The number of Romanians who believe the current government will steer the country in the wrong direction is 17 percentage points higher than those satisfied with Prime Minister Bolojan’s cabinet, according to an INSCOP survey. A total of 53.4% of respondents say the new government will lead Romania in the wrong direction, while 36.6% remain optimistic. Those who think the country is headed in a good direction are typically PNL and USR voters, people under 30, public sector employees, and residents of Bucharest or other large cities. The pessimistic respondents are mainly AUR voters, individuals with primary education, and residents of smaller towns and rural areas. The INSCOP poll was conducted between June 20–26, 2025, using the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) method. The sample size was 1,150 people aged 18 and older. The maximum margin of error is ±2.9%, with a confidence level of 95%. According to the survey, those who believe the new ministers and prime minister will take the country in the wrong direction are often AUR voters, live in rural areas, and are TikTok users. Conversely, those who support the new government are typically PNL and USR voters, have higher education, and live in large cities. The percentage of Romanians who think the country is going in the wrong direction remains high—61%. Meanwhile, 30.9% are more optimistic, and 8.1% of respondents either did not know or did not answer.
President Nicusor Dan signed on Thursday the decree appointing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as interim Vice Prime Minister on the areas coordinated by Dragos Anastasiu, the Presidential Administration informed.On 27 July, Dragos Anastasiu announced he was stepping down from the vice prime minister office, mentioning that he could no longer accept "being denigrated and thus […]
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan continued consultations on Thursday with representatives of the Association of Communes of Romania, telling them there is a strong chance to overcome the current difficult period if the approach of "responsibility toward public funds" is maintained."The reform of local public administration will be part of the second package of government measures […]
Financing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) projects will continue for those already initiated and will stop only in case investment has not begun, where not a single euro was spent for construction, Development minister Cseke Attila explained on Thursday. “PNRR will not stop, neither will financing investments which have already been initiated, […]
The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday having developed in cooperation with the Finance Ministry and the National Tax Administration Agency a set of proposals to amend the Insolvency Law, which will be included in the second reform package.Some of the amendments provide for a higher recovery rate of the taxes and fees owed by insolvent […]
Romania is in the antechamber of recession, with the risk that its economy will decline in the third or fourth quarter, especially amid an increase in taxes, a significant drop in sales and record inflation at European level, says business consultant Adrian Negrescu."We are currently in the antechamber of recession. It is a moment […]
The Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that is set to adapt national legislation for enforcing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which supports media pluralism, editorial responsibility, protects journalists from abusive surveillance and intimidation, and provides protection for sources.According to a Culture Ministry release, the implementation in Romania of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the […]
