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.
The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in London hosts a special event on June 24 to mark the permanent display of The Transylvania Florilegium, a two-volume botanical art album celebrating the unique flora of Transylvania. The books, donated by Addison Publications, are valued at GBP 25,000 and will be available for public viewing and consultation at […]
Romanian audiobook and e-book streaming platform Voxa has officially entered the Latin American market, continuing its international expansion with launches in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. The move brings the company’s technology to a region of over 300 million potential digital content consumers. The Latin American launch, which began in April 2025, marks a […]
The garden of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History in Bucharest announced the opening of a greenhouse with live tropical butterflies on Friday, June 20. The new space is located in the museum’s courtyard and is populated by tropical butterflies that can be seen in free flight. Among the butterflies are spectacular species […]
Judge Lia Savonea has been appointed president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Romania’s top judicial authority, following a vote by the Judges’ Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), Hotnews.ro reported on June 23. Savonea received...
Romania's new government is weighing the introduction of a temporary tax on what it terms the "excessive profit" of banks, according to the ruling strategy confirmed by minister of finance Alexandru Nazare and cited by Economedia.ro on June 23. The measure is expected to generate...
Romania’s new government plans to repeal the current regulation requiring state-owned companies to distribute the majority of their annual profits as dividends, according to the official ruling strategy signed by the four-party coalition. Instead, profits generated by state-owned energy companies will be reinvested through a newly established energy investment fund,
