Prime Minister designate Dacian Ciolos, chairman of Save Romania Union (USR) announced that during the course of Friday, he will have a new meeting with the leaders of PNL (National Liberal Party) and UDMR (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania), mentioning that he told them of his intention of forming a Government as quickly as possible."I had a meeting this evening with the leaders of PNL, UDMR, where I laid out my plan once I was designated as a candidate for Prime Minister, that my intention is to form a Government. (...) Colleagues, PNL chairman, Florin Citu, UDMR chairman, Kelemen Hunor, said that they need a discussion in the party, in order to get a mandate for such a negotiation and we will have a meeting on Friday," Ciolos said, during a press conference at USR headquarters."I am waiting for UDMR and PNL's decision. (...) It is important to see how much PNL and UDMR will take responsibility in order to offer a Government to Romania," Ciolos highlighted.The PM designate met on Wednesday with the chairman of PNL, interim PM Florin Citu, the chairman of UDMR, the interim deputy premier Kelemen Hunor, and the leader of the parliamentary group of national minorities, Varujan Pambuccian, for a first discussion in order to establish a majority for forming a new Government. (Photo:https://www.facebook.com/dacianciolos/)
The Hanwha Group, a major South Korean arms manufacturer, intends to build an arms factory in Romania's southern Dâmbovița county within two years, with the prospect of it becoming a regional hub for systems, maintenance, and repairs. The announcement was made by Michael Coulter, CEO of Hanwha Global Defense, during a meeting with Romanian journalists. "In […]
The 10th edition of the Jazz in the Church festival will be held at the Lutheran Church in Bucharest from May 8 to 11, 2025, featuring a mix of artists recognized for their contributions to European jazz, as well as new artists. Among the major names on the lineup are Swiss artist Nik Bärtsch and […]
The famous Constanța Casino on the Romanian Black Sea coast has been fully restored and will be officially handed over to the Constanța City Hall in the coming days, the Ministry of Development has announced. The final inspection for the completion of the restoration work is scheduled for March 20, marking the last step before […]
Romania is one of five countries - alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovakia - where the executive has "deliberately undermined the rule of law in almost every aspect," according to a report by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, or Liberties. Liberties launched its annual exercise in 2019 to track the European Commission’s rule-of-law reports, […]
Artiss Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, Temporal Harmonies: From Classical to Contemporary in Visual Art, at the Noblesse Palace in Bucharest on March 26. The event will feature a diverse selection of works from iconic classical painters like Theodor Aman to internationally recognized contemporary artists such as Adrian Ghenie. The exhibition highlights […]
Romania is assisting North Macedonia after the deadly nightclub fire on Sunday, March 16, by transporting four patients to hospitals abroad. The fire that broke out at a club in Kočani claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured 155 others. The four young people in critical condition are being flown to Lithuania […]
