The former leader of the Liberal National Party, Ludovic Orban will register his resignation, on Tuesday from the position of speaker of the Deputies’Chamber after he initially presented it to the PNL chairman Florin Citu, stated liberal sources for News.ro. After the official registration, at the legislative body, Ludovic Orban’s resignation will be effective and the procedure for the election of a new speaker of the deputies’ chamber will be started. Orban announced his resignation from the position of speaker of the Deputies’ chamber before the PNL congress, saying that, if he loses the leadership of the party, he will withdraw from the position in the parliament. Later, on 27th September, after the PNL congress. Ludovic Orban sent his resignation to the PNL headquarters, to the chairman of the party, Florin Citu. What the Regulation of the Deputies’ chamber says According to article 20 from the Deputies’ chamber regulations, the speaker of the deputies’ chamber is elected for the period of the chamber mandate, by secret voting, with voting bulletins where, in alphabetical order there are included the name and forename of all candidates proposed by the parliamentary groups. Each parliamentary group may have one proposition. As speaker of the deputies’ chamber is named the candidate who got the vote of the majority of the deputies. If no candidate had, after two rounds, the vote of the majority of the deputies, there are new voting rounds organized, after which the candidate who got the majority of the votes of the present deputies will be elected as speaker of the deputies’ chamber, according to the quorum included in art.67 of the Romanian Constitution, republished. The quality of speaker of the deputies’ chamber or that of member of the standing office stops following resignation, revocation or loss of the quality of deputy.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
