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.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
