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Romanian president Nicușor Dan signed the decree formally designating Liberal MEP Siegfried Mureșan as a candidate for prime minister on Monday, September 21. The decree was published in the Official Gazette the same day, triggering a 10-day deadline for Mureșan to request Parliament’s confidence in his governing programme and proposed cabinet. “I am treating this…

Under the title “How Romanian Criminal Networks Are Draining US Welfare Accounts,” The Wall Street Journal published documents and evidence already submitted to American courts, showing that gangs of Romanian citizens, most of whom entered the US illegally, cloned welfare cards by installing so-called “skimmers” on ATMs. Skimmers, which fit perfectly over payment terminals and…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan and his partner Mirabela Grădinaru laid flowers at the 9/11 Memorial in New York on Sunday, Septemebr 20. The tribute took place during Dan’s visit to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly. “At the 9/11 Memorial, we laid flowers in memory of all those who lost their lives…

During the same period, 54.1% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewables, representing a slight decrease from 54.3% in the same period of 2025. Solar energy was the main source of renewable electricity in the EU (41.6% of total renewable electricity), with its share increasing from 37% in the second quarter of…

South Korean pianist Jeongwoo Lee, 18, won the first prize in the Piano Section of the 2026 George Enescu International Competition, as well as five special prizes, following the final held on September 19 at the Romanian Athenaeum. The Second Prize went to China’s Yiming Guo, while the Third Prize was awarded to Taiwan’s Pin-Hong…

Over 2.7 million public pension recipients, roughly half of the total, may have had their pensions calculated incorrectly following the 2024 recalculation, potentially receiving less than they were entitled to, while others received more, according to Profit.ro. The issue was identified in a report by the Court of Auditors, based on checks of calculations carried…

DIICOT prosecutors suspect the far-right, pro-Russian politician deceived several Romanian businessmen, from whom he received more than EUR 1 million, promising them that he would help them access financing from foreign banking institutions. While Georgescu was being picked up, properties connected to him in the localities of Mogoșoaia, Ciolpani and Buftea, near Bucharest, were searched…

Damen Holding BV, the largest creditor of Romania’s insolvent Mangalia shipyard, which the Dutch group has managed for years, is challenging in court a decision allowing the shipyard’s assets to be sold through an accelerated procedure with successive price reductions, rather than through the repeated auctions at the same going-concern valuation initially requested by creditors.…

Romania has suddenly increased its gas imports by almost 3 million cubic metres per day, according to Transgaz data cited by Economedia, suggesting that the country is accelerating the filling of its underground storage facilities ahead of the winter season. Until recently, Romania was importing around 12 million cubic metres per day through Bulgaria via…

Romanian PM-designate Siegfried Mureşan said on Friday, September 18, that he would begin talks to secure parliamentary support for a new government with national minority lawmakers before approaching the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He said the PSD would have to decide whether to support a pro-European government or strengthen its partnership with the Alliance for…