Political analyst Cristian Pirvulescu argues that President Klaus Iohannis had no other option but to resign office, yet on the other hand, his gesture only deepens the crisis and mainly benefits the far-right opposition."Given the immense pressures that were exerted, the president had no other alternative but to resign, because pressure came from all directions. It's hard for me to say whether the current government majority warned him that they would not support him at the vote on the impeachment move, but I think he preferred this option because, in reality, he no longer had any political support," Pirvulescu told Agerpres on Monday.He explained that "under the given circumstances, the crisis only deepens with the resignation of President Iohannis, it doesn't stop here", because "a host of other problems will arise, although for the moment this somewhat de-escalated the mounting tension the extreme right and the Save Romania Union in particular were manipulating for electoral purposes. It's difficult to say at this point if this benefits anyone. From my point of view, the main beneficiary is the far right. They asked for it, they got it," said Professor Cristian Pirvulescu.Klaus Iohannis announced on Monday that he is stepping down as President of Romania, mentioning that he will leave the Cotroceni Palace on February 12.Iohannis specified that the decision comes as the Romanian Parliament on Monday set in motion the procedure to impeach him."In order to spare Romania and its citizens a crisis, this unnecessary and negative development, I resign from the position of President of Romania. I will leave office the day after tomorrow, on February 12. May God bless Romania," Iohannis told a press conference at the Cotroceni Palace.
The Romanian software company Life is Hard, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the ticker LIH, announced a strategic investment of EUR 250,000 in RepsMate, a deep-tech startup, on Friday, May 23. RepsMate specializes in conversational AI and the intelligent automation of company-customer interactions. The investment reinforces the growth in LIH’s ENGINE division, which […]
An autonomous, driverless bus was tested on Thursday, May 22, in Cluj-Napoca during the International Summit for Climate Neutrality, held under the slogan "Carbon OFF. Future ON,” to demonstrate the integration of modern technology into public transport. The bus performed a demonstration tour on a short route, starting from the Radisson hotel, crossing George Coșbuc […]
Romania’s national railway company CFR Călători announced on Thursday, May 22, that it will provide a daily direct connection from Bucharest to Varna starting June 13, and to Sofia and Istanbul/Halkali starting June 14. According to the cited source, the train will run on the new route from June 13 to October 13, 2025, and […]
Romanian filmmaker Bogdan Mureșanu will premiere his first animated short film, Magicianul/The Magician, at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival, taking place in France from June 8 to 14. The film, written, directed, and produced by Mureșanu, is the only Romanian title selected in the official competition, which features 35 productions...
US general Ben Hodges, the former head of the United States Army in Europe, said on Thursday, May 22, that if Russia attacks NATO, it will first bomb Romania’s port of Constanța and civilian targets. Hodges spoke in an interview about the possibility of reducing American troops in Europe, and implicitly in Romania. He added […]
Romania's national women’s handball team faces an uphill battle against Denmark, Japan, and Croatia in the group stage at the 2025 World Championship. The teams were selected on Thursday, May 22, at the Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Romania was part of the second seeding pot at the draw for the groups of the 27th edition […]
