National Liberal Party (PNL) parliamentarians Daniel Fenechiu and Gabriel Andronache submitted on Wednesday to the Parliament the legislative proposal by which the President of Romania can run, in the last 3 months of the term, as an independent on the lists of a party or alliance in the parliamentary elections.The bill modifies, in this sense, article 52 of the law on the election of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies."The president of Romania, depending on the date of the election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, if he/she is in the last 3 months of the term, can run as an independent on the lists of a political party, a political alliance or an electoral alliance to obtain a senator's mandate or of deputy. In case he/she is elected senator or deputy, the president of Romania is obliged, after validation, to choose between the quality of senator or deputy and that of president", the draft states.The bill will first be debated by the Senate and then by the Chamber of Deputies, which is the decision-making body.
Romania is represented at two of the most important European book fairs this week, in London and Brussels, providing the Romanian literary scene with access to a wider audience. Both fairs reunite tens of thousands of visitors in events, lectures, and launches. Romania at the London Book Fair The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) is organizing […]
The Romanian Air Force will soon be able to carry out air defense missions for national and allied airspace with three F-16-equipped squadrons stationed across three air bases, defense minister Angel Tîlvăr said. He made the statement at a ceremony at Câmpia Turzii, marking the completion of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft acquisition for the […]
Pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu, who is now seeking the support of the Trump administration to run for president of Romania, said Donald Trump "is not what he used to be" and called vice-president JD Vance “a virus” in a podcast from July 2024, Digi24 reported. Georgescu, who was virtually unknown...
The sixth edition of Urban Blues Fest will take place at The Pub Trocadero in Bucharest next month, from April 4 to April 6. This year’s festival promises three nights of blues performances that celebrate both tradition and modernity. The festival kicks off on April 4 with Sentimental Journey, featuring Robert Cristian Zsugya, aka Southernman […]
Graffiti Plus (GRF+), one of Romania’s leading communication consultancy agencies for brands and businesses, announced its intention to debut on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in 2025, a first for a local company in this sector. The company is one of the most awarded agencies in the region. In 2024, it had the highest number of […]
Lidl accelerated its expansion in Romania this year, adding 12 new stores to its local network in two months. This brings the retailer's total number of stores to 377, with plans to open 25 more by the end of the year. The new locations span across both large cities, such as Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, Ploiești, […]
