The European Commission might postpone its report on Romanian justice, which was due early next week the latest, because an analysis is needed on the impact of measures taken by Romania's Victor Ponta Government and the Parliament over Justice institutions, several European sources told HotNews.ro. The possibility comes as several European officials have taken stand on the turmoil in Romanian politics, where a government alliance-led attempt to oust President Traian Basescu raised question marks about the independence of Justice and other institutions.
Bucharest's interim mayor, Stelian Bujduveanu, announced on Tuesday, August 19, the launch of a large-scale urban regeneration project around Gara de Nord, the capital's busiest railway station. The plan, developed in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and the District 1 City Hall, aims to transform the degraded transport hub into a modern intermodal node,
Save Romania Union (USR) has discussed with prime minister Ilie Bolojan (Liberal Party, PNL) about the organization of local elections in Bucharest in November, given his position as head of government and also as PNL president, sources told
The Israeli company Econergy, one of the most important investors in renewables in Romania, announced that it has officially connected a new 87 MW photovoltaic park located in Oradea to the Romanian electricity grid and announced plans for a 68 MW storage facility at the project site, according to
Romania’s courier industry recorded revenues of RON8.1bn ($1.78bn) in 2024, up 17% year on year, according to data from the SMARTreports platform powered by Bridge-to-Information, Ziarul Financiar reported. The sector added RON 1.1 billion (EUR 220 million) in revenues compared to 2023, marking one of its...
Consultations were held between the government, trade unions, financial markets regulator ASF, and the financial institutions involved, about the draft project for the disbursement of pensions under the pillars II and III. The consultations followed public protests to the draft law inked by ASF and promoted by the government, particularly regarding the ban on complete […]
Romania’s Ministry of Labor has published for consultation a draft emergency ordinance (OUG) that would ban transfers and secondments between public institutions until the end of 2026, Cursdeguvernare.ro reported. The measure is intended to prevent civil servants from circumventing upcoming staff reductions as the government...
