A report released this Friday by the Institute for Public Policies (IPP) on the parliamentary activity between 2008 and 2012 shows that 22 MPs were sent to court, five were handed down final sentences and another 42 are currently being investigated by the National Integrity Agency (ANI) for potential incompatibility in office or conflicts of interest.Thus, in t ...
A Colombian national arrested last year for planning acts of sabotage in Romania at the request of a Russian citizen has been sentenced to six years in prison by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Biziday.ro reported. The verdict is not final and may be appealed within ten days. Luis Alfonso Murillo Diosa was convicted of […]
The Romanian Presidential Administration announced that the “Open Doors at Cotroceni Palace” initiative will become a permanent program, with a new visitor format set to launch starting June 14. Details about the updated format will be made public in the coming days. Since March, the Presidential Administration has been hosting regular open days at the […]
A majority of Romanians support reducing public expenditures as a way to curb the national budget deficit, according to a new poll conducted by INSCOP Research and published by Informat.ro on June 4. The survey found that 58.4% of respondents would totally agree with reducing state operating expenses unrelated to public sector salaries, while a further 18.8% […]
The Cluj-Napoca Court of Appeal decided on June 4 to suspend the environmental agreement for the Hidroelectrica's (BVB: H2O) Răstolița hydropower plant project, which is already over 90% completed and scheduled to be put into operation in November this year, the minister of energy, Sebastian Burduja announced. The decision is not final. "It is not […]
The Romanian Senate has adopted a legislative proposal that allows the beginning of construction works on the Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped hydroelectric power plant without the need for a new feasibility study after years of delays, according to Cluj24. The Senate adopted, in its June 2 meeting, the legislative...
Romania will borrow again from external markets through large bond issues only after a new government is installed and announces the fiscal measures needed to correct the deficit and give investors confidence in Romania's debt, Treasury head Stefan Nanu told Bloomberg, according to
