The European People's Party Congress ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election will be hosted by the National Liberal Party (PNL) in Bucharest, PNL leader Nicolae Ciuca announced on Tuesday, noting that the EPP's decision in this regard shows "the confidence enjoyed by the National Liberal Party and President Klaus Iohannis within the largest European political family"."The decision of the European People's Party to hold its next congress, in 2024, in Bucharest, is one that strengthens Romania's position on the international political map. By bringing to our country the work of the most important decision-making forum of the main European party, the EPP is sending a message of support for this part of the continent that has made great efforts in the context of the invasion of Russian armed forces in Ukraine," Nicolae Ciuca said in a Facebook post.The event will be attended by over 2,000 delegates from more than 40 countries, including all heads of state and government and EPP party chairpersons, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, as well as European commissioners who are part of the European People's Party political family, informs a PNL press release on Tuesday."By organising this Congress, the PNL will provide a framework for pro-European debate. I am convinced that all the decisions we will make in Bucharest will contribute to winning the European Parliamentary elections, something that will strengthen the EPP as the main political force for the next 5 years," stressed PNL MEP Siegfried Muresan, vice-president of the European People's Party, according to the cited source.
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, has been named the 2025 laureate of the Timișoara Award for European Values, an honor established by the Municipality of Timișoara, western Romania. She will receive the award during a gala ceremony on May 22. The jury, composed of prominent Romanian professionals from various fields, recognized Metsola for […]
Romania’s interim president, Ilie Bolojan, delivered a message on Tuesday, April 22, to mark World Earth Day, emphasizing the importance of environmental care for both current and future generations. He stressed that a clean environment is essential for quality of life, public health, and the sustainable...
The leader of the Romanian reformist party USR, Elena Lasconi, a presidential candidate for the May 4 ballot with ambiguous support from her own colleagues, announced imminent thorough reforming of her party, apparently involving the replacement of the top leadership that withdrew her support recently. However, the odds for her to conduct the reforms are […]
Hungarian company Alpin Szig es Szerkezet Epitoipari, through its wholly-owned Romanian subsidiary Mineral Insulation, announced that a mineral wool factory with an annual capacity of 30,000 tons will be built in Miercurea-Ciuc, central Romania, upon a project involving EUR 20 million investments, announced the mayor of the town, Korodi Attila, and Orban Zoltan, on the side […]
The Municipality of Bucharest (PMB) completed the issuance and placement of bonds with a total nominal value of RON 555.1 million (EUR 111 million), PMB announced in a note to investors at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, where the bonds will be listed. The issue was heavily oversubscribed, with banks placing orders for 190% of the […]
Restart Energy One, a Romanian provider of renewable energy solutions with two bond issues listed at the Bucharest Exchange, announced in a note to investors that it is entering into a preventive arrangement to avoid insolvency. Its bonds were recently temporarily suspended from trading amid an investigation conducted by prosecutors involving the company's founder,
