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/)
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
