{"id":12568,"date":"2026-10-21T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12568"},"modified":"2026-10-21T06:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:00:33","slug":"eu-moldovan-leaders-congratulate-romanias-new-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12568","title":{"rendered":"EU, Moldovan leaders congratulate Romania\u2019s new PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola congratulated Luca Niculescu after he took office as Romania\u2019s prime minister<\/a> on Tuesday, October 20. Moreover, Moldova\u2019s leader Maia Sandu and prime minister Vasile Tofan also welcomed the new government and pledged continued cooperation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have important work ahead of us,\u201d von der Leyen wrote on X, citing the need to create opportunities for citizens and businesses and strengthen security on Europe\u2019s Eastern Flank.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no time to waste. Let\u2019s move forward together, for Romania and for Europe,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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In her turn, Roberta Metsola said Romania had an important role in shaping Europe\u2019s future at a time when security and the need for a stronger, more united EU were increasingly important.<\/p>\n

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Moldova\u2019s president Maia Sandu also published a message on social media, wishing Luca Niculescu and his government success and thanking outgoing prime minister Ilie Bolojan for their cooperation.<\/p>\n

\u201cRomania can always count on us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Moldovan prime minister Vasile Tofan described Romania as a reliable partner connected to Moldova through language, culture, and close ties between communities on both sides of the Prut River.<\/p>\n

He highlighted bilateral projects in energy, infrastructure, and European integration, adding that the government in Chi\u0219in\u0103u would remain \u201ca trusted partner and a friend\u201d to Bucharest.<\/p>\n

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The Romanian Parliament approved Luca Niculescu\u2019s cabinet on October 20 with 280 votes in favor and 58 against, ending more than five months of political deadlock. The independent diplomat was president Nicu\u0219or Dan\u2019s fourth nominee for prime minister following three unsuccessful attempts to form a government.<\/p>\n

The new 18-member cabinet, comprising 11 Social Democrat (PSD) ministers and seven independents, was sworn in later that day and held its first meeting.<\/p>\n

Niculescu told ministers that improving Romanians\u2019 standard of living would be the government\u2019s main priority. Its immediate tasks include revising the 2026 budget, drafting next year\u2019s budget, preparing for winter, and addressing potential problems in the energy sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may sometimes come from different worlds – some of you are politicians, while others are only now discovering this world – but we are nevertheless a team,\u201d Niculescu said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He urged ministers to use the governing program as the basis for their decisions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola congratulated Luca Niculescu after he took office as Romania\u2019s prime minister on Tuesday, October 20. Moreover, Moldova\u2019s leader Maia Sandu and prime minister Vasile Tofan also welcomed the new government and pledged continued cooperation. \u201cWe have important work ahead of us,\u201d von […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}