​A document posted on the Internet and indicated by newspaper Adevarul depicts a deal signed by the leaders of Romania's governing coalition with a union of redundant military personnel, other trade unions and civil society organizations. It speaks of dismantling such key state institutions as the Constitutional Court, the National Integrity Agency, the National Anti-Corruption Department and the body studying the archives of the Communist-era secret police, the Securitate. The head of the redundant military personnel's union confirmed the document as real but said it was a draft deal which has to be discussed in detail. For his part, PM Victor Ponta said he only signed the first page of the document and that the story was fabricated by suspended President Traian Basescu's staff.
Oana Gheorghiu, co-founder of the non-profit organization Dăruiește Viață, which built a hospital for children entirely with private donations, was officially sworn in as deputy prime minister on Thursday, October 30. Her appointment followed the proposal by prime minister Ilie Bolojan to fill the post left vacant after the resignation of Dragoș Anastasiu. President Nicușor […]
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan said the government is unlikely to raise the minimum gross basic salary in 2026, arguing that such a move would trigger a chain reaction of wage increases across the public sector and impose an unsustainable burden on the state budget, Ziarul Financiar reported. ...
Russian operatives with ties to the Kremlin are reportedly attempting to prevent the extradition of Horatiu Potra, a former French Foreign Legionnaire and bodyguard turned alleged financier of Romanian isolationist leader Călin Georgescu,
Romania's e-commerce platform eMAG will use the cloud hosting and AI services provided by Tencent Cloud, the cloud division of the Chinese group and the world's largest gaming company Tencent, Profit.ro reported. The partnership is aimed "to provide smooth and highly...
Romanian state-controlled power producer Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) reported a 23% year-on-year decline in net electricity generation to 8,473 GWh in the January–September period, according to operational data published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The company, valued at RON 55 billion (EUR 11 billion), said the reduction was largely driven by lower hydrological flows,
The agro-industrial conglomerate Trans-Oil Group, one of the largest players in the Black Sea region, with a focus on the Republic of Moldova but also active in Romania, Serbia, Turkey, and Asia, is analysing a possible listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange as part of its strategy to diversify its financing sources, according to
