On Thursday, president Nicusor Dan had new consultations with parliamentary parties about the future government. PSD said, after talks, that by the end of the day there would be an assumed package of fiscal measures, while USR said it was ready to “fight” next to premier Ilie Bolojan. Later on, Nicusor Dan and Ilie Bolojan met on Thursday night, at Cotroceni, but did not reach an understanding about tax rises, sources from the Presidential Administration declared for HotNews.ro. Political sources say that Bolojan had insisted on VAT increases and conditioned the take over of the prime minister position on the application of that measure. Talks between Nicusor Dan and Ilie Bolojan began at 4.00 p.m. and the PNL leader asked for a VAT increase from 19% to 21% in the ruling program, since it was, in his opinion, the only solution meant to rapidly increase budget incomes. Moreover, according to political sources quoted by TV news, Bolojan told the president that he refused to become premier if the head of state did not accept the 21% VAT rise. But the president opposed that solution and said he had made a promise during the election campaign and would not infringe it. The premier nomination was postponed for the following days. The variant of technocrat premier was brought to the fore by Dan and Bolojan at their meeting on Thursday night. Althought initially new talks among PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR party presidents with Nicusor Dan had been scheduled for Thursday, 9.00 p.m., the meeting was cancelled following the failure of negotiations between president Dan and Ilie Bolojan, according to sources from a party attending the negotiations.
EuPlătesc.ro, one of Romania’s leading payment processors, has added Visa’s Click to Pay solution to its portfolio, offering retailers a modern, secure, and efficient online payment method. According to Visa estimates, this solution has the potential to increase online revenue for European retailers by up to 30%. Through this integration, EuPlătesc strengthens its mission to […]
In a decisive step toward digital inclusion and in alignment with the European Accessibility Act, ASSIST Software and Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava (USV) have officially launched A(I)BILITIES, a groundbreaking AI project designed to create adaptive, personalized user experiences for people with disabilities. The initiative is powered by generative AI technologies and aims to […]
Diana Buzoianu, Romania’s new environment minister, announced on Wednesday, July 16, that “Rabla,” the government-sponsored scrappage scheme aiming to replace older, polluting cars with newer models, will be resumed with a RON 200 million budget. The minister made the announcement on her Facebook page, highlighting the budgetary difficulties facing the Romanian executive at the moment. […]
Around 88% of Romanians declare they love their country and are proud of it, but only half believe it offers a good future for their children and future generations, according to an INSCOP Research survey. Around 75% of Romanians completely agree with the statement “I love Romania and I am proud of my country,” while […]
Maramureș International Airport in northern Romania has submitted a funding request for the implementation of a renewable energy project aimed at constructing a 2.5 MW photovoltaic park and an integrated battery storage system. The application was officially filed on July 14, according to the official announcement. The investment will cover the airport’s full electricity needs […]
Romania will face some of the most severe economic consequences of heatwaves in Europe, with projected losses expected to exceed -2.5% of GDP by 2055–2064 due to lowered labor productivity, according to research published in Nature Communications and quoted by Euronews. ...
