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Romanian president Nicușor Dan announced that he would make a fourth prime ministerial designation on October 5 following consultations with parliamentary parties. He made the announcement on September 30, after the Parliament rejected the government proposed by prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan. Speaking from Prague, president Dan said he still had several options and warned against…

The Romanian Finance Ministry announced that it will maintain the temporary 25% reduction in the excise duty on standard diesel between October 1 and 15. The decision follows the latest twice-monthly review under the mechanism established by law. The reduction amounts to RON 701.07 per 1,000 litres, or RON 829.69 per tonne. The effective excise…

In Bucharest: Night of Art Galleries October 2 – October 4 The event, which takes place in 19 cities and more than 200 venues, marks two decades of meetings between the public, artists, art spaces and the communities that build the contemporary culture scene in Romania. More details here. Romanian Jewelry Week Until October 4…

Romania’s National Liberal Party (PNL) is prepared to discuss supporting a government centred on the Social Democratic Party (PSD), after Parliament rejected the cabinet proposed by prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan on September 30, Mediafax reported. PNL president and interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan said the party would assess the next prime minister nominated by president…

MPI is seeking land for a plant that would process magnesium ore extracted from the Rășinari-Valea Dobra-Valea Muntelui area in Sibiu County. The rejection of the request to put the land up for auction blocks, at this stage, the possibility of locating the plant on the plot considered by the company, Radio Cluj reported, as…

Romanian airline AnimaWings, part of Memento Group Holding, founded by Cristian and Marius Pandel, filed a request for insolvency with the Bucharest Court on September 30, after announcing the previous day that it planned to gradually ground and phase out its entire fleet of six brand-new Airbus A220-300 aircraft because of recurring technical problems, according…

Romania has formally submitted its final payment request under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to the European Commission, interim European investments minister Dragoș Pîslaru announced on Wednesday evening, September 30. The request has a total value of EUR 6.04 billion before the deduction of prefinancing. The net amount requested is approximately EUR 4.35…

This week, the Ministry of National Defence announced the start of the 13th edition of the Invictus Veterans Relay. The event will take place between October 1 and 25. The official start will take place at the Heroes of the Homeland Monument, in front of the “Carol I” National Defence University in Bucharest. Participants are…

Romanian president Nicuşor Dan and Czech counterpart Petr Pavel met in Prague on Wednesday, September 30, to discuss the European energy market. According to the Romanian official, Europe has not yet managed to build a single energy market, leading to differing prices across the EU. ”Our interest is in developing, including with the help of…

Romanian lawmakers rejected prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan’s proposed minority government on Wednesday, September 30. The cabinet received 182 votes in favour and 15 against, falling 51 votes short of the 233 required for confirmation. Of Romania’s 464 senators and deputies, 321 attended the joint parliamentary session, but only 197 cast ballots in the secret vote,…