President Klaus Iohannis signed on Thursday the decree for the promulgation of the Law on certain fiscal-budgetary measures to ensure Romania's long-term financial sustainability, the Presidential Administration informed.On September 26, the Government pledged responsibility for this package of measures.The package of fiscal measures aims to reduce "budget waste" and to put an end to the way in which "the powerful and with a lot of money thought they were untouchable", prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on September 26.On September 29, Save Romania Union (USR), Forta Dreptei and two National Liberal Party (PNL) MPs signed the notification to the Constitutional Court of Romania regarding the package of laws that the Government has committed to responsibility in Parliament.On October 18, Romania's Constitutional Court rejected the complaint, its president Marian Enache explaining at that time that the procedure for adopting the law on fiscal and budgetary measures, by engaging the responsibility of the Government, respected the requirements of the Constitution and the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court.
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, re-shared a post about the Craiova Christmas Market on X on Monday, December 1. She described the event as "beautiful" and included three emojis in her caption. The original post highlighted that the Craiova Christmas Market was taking place in a safe environment. "No concrete barriers. No armed guards. No […]
