The political agreement signed on Monday morning by the leaders of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR), the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) and the group of national minorities includes a rotating prime ministership, with the position of prime minister to be held by the Liberals (PNL) between June 2025 and April 2027, after which it will be assumed by the Social Democrats (PSD) for the period April 2027 - December 2028.'The signatory political parties agree to implement a rotation mechanism regarding the position of prime minister. For the period June 2025 - April 2027, the coalition-supported candidate for the office of prime minister shall be designated by the PNL. For the period April 2027 - December 2028, the coalition-supported candidate for prime minister shall be designated by PSD,' ? provides Article 4 of the Political Agreement.According to the document (Article 5), the structure of the Government includes: a Prime Minister, 16 ministries, distributed as follows: 6 ministries to PSD, 4 ministries to PNL, 4 ministries to USR, 2 ministries to UDMR. The Government will also include: 3 Deputy Prime Ministers without portfolio: one each for PSD and UDMR, and one independent; 2 Deputy Prime Ministers with portfolio: one from PNL, and one from USR. At the moment the agreed rotation is implemented, in accordance with Article 4, one Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio position will be assigned to PNL, and one Deputy Prime Minister with portfolio will be assigned to PSD.PSD (Social Democratic Party)-Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio-Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure-Ministry of Justice-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development-Ministry of Energy-Ministry of Health-Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity-General Secretariat of the GovernmentIndependentDeputy Prime Minister without portfolioPNL (National Liberal Party)-Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Internal Affairs-Ministry of Investments and European Projects-Ministry of Education and Research-Ministry of FinanceUSR (Save Romania Union)-Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of National Defence-Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests-Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and TourismUDMR (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania)-Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio-Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration-Ministry of CultureEach ministry will generally have two state secretaries, with a maximum of four state secretaries in ministries that have complex activities, according to the political agreement.The political agreement to form the coalition is valid for the period 2025-2028 and comes into force on the date of signing.
A powerful explosion at a residential building rocked the Rahova neighborhood in southern Bucharest, District 5, on Friday morning, October 17, leaving 3 dead and at least 17 injured. The building is now at risk of total collapse, according to the authorities. The explosion affected two floors of an eight-story building, with the upper corner […]
Brașov City Hall announced that the Christmas lights will be switched on November 30, marking the official opening of the 2025 Christmas Market. The event is planned to take place across three main areas, namely Sfatului and Sfântul Ioan squares, plus the area of the Transilvania University Rectorate. The market will run from November 30, […]
SolarToday Eastern Europe commissioned a 10.32 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system - BESS in Vaslui county, Romania. In addition, the company announced plans to expand its local presence further. The 10.32 MWh system stores solar power from a 6 MW photovoltaic park in Zorleni and delivers it during peak demand to help balance the […]
The Commander of the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest, Major General Florentina Ioniță-Radu, was brought to the headquarters of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Thursday, October 16. She was questioned in a case investigating crimes of abuse of office, complicity in abuse of office, and usurpation of official positions. After the questioning, Ioniță-Radu was […]
Romania’s general prosecutor, Alex Florenţa, stated that thousands of refugees from Ukraine, who arrived in Romania after the start of the war in 2022, were interviewed by prosecutors as part of the international case investigating accusations of genocide. Alex Florenţa said on Thursday evening, October 16, on Radio...
A draft law approved by Parliament after a negative vote in the Senate was overruled by the Chamber of Deputies, clearing the hydropower projects in the environmentally-protected areas that held the necessary permits as of mid-2007, when the environmental protection was instated, received harsh criticism from environment minister Diana Busoianu (Save Romania Union - USR). […]
