The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) would be voted for by 32% of Romanians if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, according to an opinion poll conducted by Avangarde between May 23 and 28. The PSD is in second place in Romanians’ preferences, with 20%. The political figures with the highest level of trust are Nicusor Dan and Ilie Bolojan, the same sociological research reveals, and a majority of 53% of Romanians believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction. According to the Avangarde poll, 32% of Romanians would vote for AUR in the parliamentary elections. In second place is PSD with 20%, followed by PNL, in third place with 16%, then USR with 15%. UDMR would obtain 5%, SOS Romania – 4%, POT – 3%, and Forta Dreptei, PMP and DREPT 1% each. In terms of trust in personalities and politicians, President Nicusor Dan leads, with 44% of respondents saying they rather trust him. In second place, with a trust rate of 40%, is Ilie Bolojan, the interim president of the PNL. Calin Georgescu has a trust rate of 22%, followed by Sorin Grindeanu, the interim president of PSD, with 20%, George Simion, the president of AUR – 19%, Catalin Predoiu – 15% and the interim president of USR, Dominic Fritz, with 14%. Diana sosoaca closes the top with a trust rate of only 7%. To the question “From your point of view, is the direction Romania is heading in a good or a wrong one?”, 53% of respondents answered that the direction is wrong, while 38% said that the direction is a good one. The Avangarde survey was conducted between May 23 and 28, on a multi-stratified, probabilistic sample of 1,300 respondents aged 18 and over, using the CATI method (telephone). The maximum sampling error, at a 95% confidence level, is +/- 2.3%.
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Romanian Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from April 1, 2026. He will succeed Marek Noetzel, current COO and CEO-designate. Barbu has also been nominated as a Board Director and will stand for election at the […]
