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Hundreds of police officers from several counties in Romania protested on January 14 against the reduction of their incomes as an effect of the fiscal corrective package endorsed by the government at the end of 2024.  Under the corrective package, some bonuses have been reduced or eliminated, while overtime will be compensated with days off…

The Romanian far-right opposition party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) filed a request to summon the lawmakers on January 20-24 to begin the procedures for suspending president Klaus Iohannis from office, Digi24 reported. AUR is backing the initiative of the Party of Young People (POT) in this regard. Since the procedures are rather…

The leader of Romania’s nationalist party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, was elected, on January 14, vice-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party), one of the most influential parties on the current European political scene, during a congress organized by the ECR Party in Brussels. “George Simion has…

The price of natural gas continued to rise on January 14 at Bucharest commodity exchange BRM due to the cooling weather and uncertainties regarding the long-term functionality of the only gas pipeline that still transports Russian gas to Europe, TurkStream. The price exceeded the threshold of RON 300 (EUR 60) per MWh for the first…

Romania is looking to alternative parts of the bond markets to keep its borrowing costs as competitive as possible, the head of Treasury Stefan Nanu said in Vienna on January 24, as quoted by Reuters and Daily Mail. Romania plans to tap the foreign markets with an FX bond as soon as the end of…

Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu stated during an interview that he was invited to the inauguration ceremony of the US president-elect Donald Trump but declined the invitation, Hotnews.ro reported. Georgescu told Realitatea Plus host Anca Alexandrescu, whose show he frequents, that he has no reason to go, despite the fact that the right-wing, sovereignist bloc…

Romania’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) has launched a tender for a contract worth RON 342 million (EUR 68.7 million) to purchase up to 40 intervention vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with intervention robots designed to carry out specific missions in areas affected by potential industrial disasters, including in the industrial sector, according to…

Bible Chat, an app launched by Romanian entrepreneur Laurențiu Bălașa, aims to assist Christians of all denominations, regardless of the Bible they follow, with answers or counseling based on their problems. The app is currently expanding in the US. Bălașa, 34, told Economedia.ro that he developed the AI-powered application with the help of theology researchers…

21% more books ordered in 2024 F.M. Dostoevsky – the most appreciated author Ioana Chicet-Macoveiciuc – the best-selling Romanian author Ilfov, Bucharest, and Brașov – the highest number of orders per capita Brașov – 35% more books sold 135 RON – the average order value nationwide; 240 RON – the average order value internationally The classic novel “The Catcher in the Rye” – the…

Nicușor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest and a presidential candidate, has expressed strong reservations about how Romania’s administrative and territorial reorganization is being discussed after the Social Democrats said they intend to draft a project in this sense. He emphasized the need for a methodical and data-driven approach and said the reform should not be…