Deputies adopted on Tuesday a bill initiated by the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) to change the date of elections for the president of Romania.There were 183 votes "in favour", 84 "against" and one abstention.The bill aims to amend Art. 5 paragraph (1) of Law no. 370/2004, so that elections for the president of Romania are held no later than three months before the month in which the term of office of the president expires."Election day is Sunday. Elections shall be held no later than three months before the month in which the president's term of office expires. At least 75 days before the voting day, the Government shall set the date of the elections by decision," an amendment states.The leader of the Save Romania Union (USR) deputies, Ionut Mosteanu, asked for the bill to be sent back to the select committees, arguing, among other things, that the election of the president is a very important aspect of democracy and "it is not acceptable for this bill to stay two days in the Chamber of Deputies", as it needs to be debated. The proposal was rejected by the plenary, with 51 votes in favour and 95 against."The red PSD [Social Democratic Party] and the yellow PSD [National Liberal Party] have joined hands to trample on democracy. You are amending electoral laws in an election year," Mosteanu said.The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) deputy Georgel Badiu accused that "the rules are being changed during the game". "Gentlemen from the PSD, PNL, UDMR, you are cheating politically, you seek to use both Parliament, the Government and the CCR [the Constitutional Court of Romania] in the interest of your own cliques. It is unacceptable to change the rules during the game," Badiu said.According to MP Ludovic Orban, "there is a lack of democracy and respect for citizens". He invited the Liberals not to vote for this bill.PSD MP Oana Florea told the "astonished right" that they will be "astonished when they see the result of the elections".The bill was previously adopted by the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies being the decision-making body in this case.
Moldovan prime minister Alexandru Munteanu arrived in Bucharest on Thursday, November 13, for his first official foreign visit since taking office. He met with president Nicușor Dan and Romanian counterpart Ilie Bolojan before visiting the Parliament, where he met with the president of the Senate, Mihai Abrudean. After the first meeting, president Nicușor Dan stated […]
Bucharest maintains a steady flow of new office developments, with nearly 170,000 square meters of projects scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2027, according to the latest Bucharest Office Marketbeat Q3 2025 report from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Despite a 25% drop in total leasing activity compared to last year, demand remained solid, with companies […]
The number of Romanians seeking work abroad has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to new data from leading online recruitment platform eJobs. So far in 2025, only 106,000 applications were submitted for jobs outside Romania out of a total of 9.8 million, representing just 1.1% of all job applications. Employers abroad […]
Four young Romanians from Prahova County created Youllgetit.eu, a platform containing a database with thousands of internships dedicated to students in Europe. The youths are former members of the RO2D2 robotics, and are now students at top universities in Romania, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Luca Moșu, one of the creators of the platform, told […]
Banca Transilvania, a leading bank in Romania, and BPC, a global leader in payments solutions, have completed the first Romanian pilot of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) for payments, enabling cardholders to authenticate online purchases with their new European Digital ID. The project forms part of the EU Digital Wallet Consortium led large-scale pilot funded by […]
Around 39% of Romanians spend more than usual during the holiday period, starting with Black Friday, and the percentage increases especially during the winter holidays, when 6 out of 10 exceed their planned budget, according to the “Financial Seasons Barometer,” an iVox Research survey ordered by CFA Romania. The research shows that although impulsiveness manifests […]
