Premier Nicolae Ciuca ranks first in point of visibility in the month of May. He was followed by education minister Sorin Campeanu and energy minister Virgil Popescu, both of them having a spectacular advance compared to the previous month. In exchange, health minister Alexandru Rafila, who ranked second in top, goes down to the 11th position, accord9ing to the Barometer of ministers' visibility, an analysis made by News.ro and Klarmedia monitoring agency, based on the monitoring of the written and online press. Transport minister Sorin Grindeanu ranks 4th with 3,655 mentioning in the written and online press, the same position as in April. The next minister in the top is defense minister Vasile Dincu, who also keeps the same position as in the previous month. His visibility was marked by statements referring to the situation of the defense industry and those about the Ukraine war. Foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu ranks 6th, after being 3rd in April, the significant presence in the written and online press being given by the announcement about the Romanian Embassy in Kiev resuming activity and the participation in the meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Marcel Bolos, the minister of European Projects climbs to 7th position, a change due to his presence in the written and online press following his nomination in the position, the PNRR renegotiation and reorganization of the ministry he is head of. Interior minister Lucian Bode goes down to 8th from 6th position. Although he has the same number of mentions as in April, labor minister Marius Budai goes down to 9th from 5th position. Environment minister Tanczos Barna, goes down one position, the 10th, and health minister Alexandru Rafila goes down from second position in April to 11th in May, while the 12th position belongs to agriculture minister Adrian Chesnoiu. The last positions are held by culture minister Lucian Romascanu, digitization minister Sebastian Burduja, justice minister Catalin Predoiu and the minister of tourism Daniel Cadariu.
TeraPlast Group recorded a 34% increase in revenue in 2024, reaching RON 897.9 million, compared to RON 672.3 million in 2023. This growth is generated by an increase in sold volumes, the launch of operations at the Opal stretch film factory, and the consolidation of results from companies acquired in 2024. EBITDA remained at a […]
The construction of the Cluj-Napoca subway began on Tuesday, February 25, with the consolidation work on the hill located in the area of station 2 in the Florești suburb. Once completed, the subway in Cluj-Napoca will be Romania's second, after the one in Bucharest. It will be 21 km long and include 19 stations. The current […]
Electric services group Hidroelectrica, the largest company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), reported a net profit of RON 4.1 billion in 2024, down 35%, and revenues of RON 9.1 billion, 25% lower than in 2023, according to financial data published on Wednesday, February 26. Hidroelectrica said its results were influenced by the decline in […]
Medisprof Cancer Center has received approval for the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for its new integrated oncology hospital in Cluj-Napoca, marking another step in the project estimated at a total of EUR 22 million. The approval paves the way for the construction phase, which is expected to begin in 2026 and take 24 months to […]
Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice has definitively rejected far-right politician Călin Georgescu's appeal, through which he requested the suspension of the declassified documents that served as the basis for the annulment of the presidential elections in December 2024. The lawsuit was filed at the Bucharest Court of Appeal by the Association for the […]
Update: Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu had his first reaction after Călin Georgescu was brought in for questioning at the Prosecutor's Office. He said that, given the tense electoral context, judicial bodies are obligated to present solid and impeccable evidence in the investigation that also involves a potential candidate in the May elections. He also reiterated […]
