President Klaus Iohannis signed on Thursday the decree for the promulgation of the Law on certain fiscal-budgetary measures to ensure Romania's long-term financial sustainability, the Presidential Administration informed.On September 26, the Government pledged responsibility for this package of measures.The package of fiscal measures aims to reduce "budget waste" and to put an end to the way in which "the powerful and with a lot of money thought they were untouchable", prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on September 26.On September 29, Save Romania Union (USR), Forta Dreptei and two National Liberal Party (PNL) MPs signed the notification to the Constitutional Court of Romania regarding the package of laws that the Government has committed to responsibility in Parliament.On October 18, Romania's Constitutional Court rejected the complaint, its president Marian Enache explaining at that time that the procedure for adopting the law on fiscal and budgetary measures, by engaging the responsibility of the Government, respected the requirements of the Constitution and the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court.
Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau, BEC, rejected the registration of Călin Georgescu's candidacy on Sunday, March 9. Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections, officially submitted his candidacy for the repeat presidential election on Friday, March 7. BEC's...
Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections, officially submitted his candidacy for the repeat presidential election on Friday, March 7. Outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) headquarters in Bucharest, supporters gathered to chant...
Romania’s anti-fraud agency ANAF will look into roughly 23,000 individuals who have earned income from renting properties for tourism purposes through online platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb, according to finance minister Tanczos Barna. Individuals identified in this situation will receive compliance notifications, and anti-fraud inspectors will initiate audits where necessary. While obtaining such information […]
The Circular Catalysts program, an initiative of the British Council in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute, is making a return to Romania with the reopening of its documentary exhibition at the Museum of History and Ethnography in Târgu-Neamț. Running from March 7 to May 11, the exhibition showcases collaborations between Romanian and British designers, […]
Bucharest general mayor Nicușor Dan submitted his candidacy for the 2025 presidential elections on Friday, March 7, the first to do so among the announced candidates. He is running as an independent, and was assisted by volunteers to gather the necessary signatures. The 2025 presidential elections will take place on May 4 (first round) and […]
Brașov city officials are considering a proposal from a German company that aims to set up a Treetop Walk in the up-and-coming mountain city. It would be the first of its kind in Romania. The company's representatives made a first presentation of the concept on Thursday, March 6. The initiative aims to develop sustainable tourism […]
