MEDIA

During last year, the mass-media have significantly radicalised the public discourse, the fake news phenomenon has contaminated the Romanian media as well, and the protests in January-February have provided the opportunity for ample manipulation and misinformation, reads the “Freedom of the Press in Romania 2016-2017” FreeEx Report, introduced on Wednesday by ActiveWatch. “The most alarming […]

Former Senator of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), Georgica Severin, was voted on Wednesday by the joint plenum of the Deputies’ Chamber and Senate, with 214 pros, 58 cons and one abstention, as Interim Manager of the Romanian Broadcasting Company (SRR). Georgia Severin’s appointment was made after the joint plenum of the two Chambers rejected […]

Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu sent a congratulation message to AGERPRES National News Agency, on the occasion of its celebrating 128 years of existence. “I want to congratulate the entire AGERPRES team, on the occasion of the special anniversary today! It is not a small thing, especially nowadays, when things aren’t easy at all for the […]

The Chamber of Deputies has rejected, on Wednesday, the re-examination of the law regarding the slashing of 102 non-fiscal taxes. The decision was made with 174 votes for rejection, 85 against and one abstention. The PNL deputies’ leader, the liberals’ interim chair Raluca Turcan asked in the plenary session for the draft law to be […]

Traian Basescu stated on Saturday at Arad, that he is the best option for the PM. He criticized the current PM, Dacian Ciolos, about he said that he doesn’t assume the entry in politics, although he appears on banners, according to Mediafax. “There will be one more test, this time for Mr. Iohannis, if he […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Lazar Comanescu asked the Senate for a point of view on the elimination of the radio-TV licence tax, in order to forward it in reaction to an alert posted on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism. The Foreign Minister pointed out that an alert concerning the Romanian Parliament’s […]

The Lower Chamber on Tuesday adopted the bill filed by Social Democratic Party (PSD) President Liviu Dragnea, providing for the elimination of over 100 non-fiscal taxes, including the radio-TV licence tax, rejecting the amendments of the special commission which would have seen the radio-TV licence tax remaining in force. The draft law on eliminating some […]

A joint conference of the Association of the Balkan News Agencies – Southeast Europe (ABNASE) and the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA) on “The role of news agencies in time of crisis”, aimed at drawing attention to the responsibilities which the media institutions have with the public and the entire society, regardless […]

Dan Suciu will no longer be the Romanian Government’s Spokesperson, former journalist Liviu Iolu, who is currently state advisor, being set to replace him. Dan Suciu will allegedly return to the National Bank of Romania (BNR), news.ro claims. On 20 November 2015, at Premier Dacian Ciolos’s request and with the acceptance of BNR Governor Mugur […]

At a joint plenary session of the Lower Chamber and the Senate on Tuesday, Parliament approved a proposal to appoint Irina Radu (photo) as president and CEO of the Romanian National Television Broadcasting Corporation (SRTv). The decision was made by 304 votes to eight. As many as 230 Lower Chamber lawmakers and 82 Senators attended […]