President Nicusor Dan invited, for Thursday, to the Cotroceni Palace, the presidents of the political parties and formations represented in Parliament for consultations regarding the designation of the candidate for the position of prime minister, the Presidential Administration informed.The consultations will take place according to the following schedule:* 11:00 - Social Democratic Party (PSD);* 11:30 - Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR);* 12:00 - National Liberal Party (PNL);* 12:30 - Save Romania Union (USR);* 13:00 - S.O.S. Romania Party (SOS);* 13:30 - Young People's Party (POT);* 14:00 - Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR);* 14:30 - Parliamentary Group of National Minorities. Ilie Bolojan is the leading candidate to be nominated as prime minister. Coalition parties have also agreed on the possibility of a rotating premiership, according to Digi24 sources. Sources cited by Digi24 and News.ro indicate that PSD wants seven ministries in the future Cabinet, including Transport and Justice. PNL would hold four portfolios, aiming for Finance, Internal Affairs, and Regional Development. USR is expected to receive three ministries, and UDMR two. PSD would agree to Bolojan as prime minister only if it regains control of the position in two years. However, the liberal leader reportedly does not want a fixed deadline for the rotation. Sources also state that Bolojan has secured veto power over the composition of the new government. However, according to Hotnews.ro sources from within the four parties, PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and National Minorities, they have reached an agreement for a government newspaper. An informal National Political Council of PSD has been held to decide the party’s mandate for Thursday’s consultations at Cotroceni Palace, but the PSD leaders discussed for an hour and a half on Tuesday evening whether they would be part of the future government, without making a final decision. PSD will call an internal referendum after Thursday’s consultations at Cotroceni, and only then will PSD members determine whether to enter the government
The third breast milk bank in Romania has opened at the Sibiu County Hospital, following a RON 13.5 million (about EUR 2.7 million) investment aimed at modernizing the hospital’s neonatology department. The modernization project, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, included the replacement of old equipment, a 20% increase in the number of […]
President Nicuşor Dan stated on Wednesday, July 30, in a press conference that the current system, which allows magistrates to retire under the age of 50 with a pension higher than their salary, is absurd. He also criticized the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM, for the current “disorderly” state of the Romanian justice system. […]
Forty Romanian firefighters and eight fire trucks left for Greece on Wednesday, July 30, to participate in firefighting missions, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. Between August 1 and September 15, Romania will take part in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) program aiming to support the Greek […]
Integrated facility and property management services provider Nazca has opened its first office outside Italy, its domestic market, in Bucharest. Nazca expects revenues of over EUR 1 million next year in Romania, and in the next 3 years, the growth plan aims to reach EUR 10 million, with target sectors being office buildings, retail, industrial […]
The 19th edition of TIFF Sibiu, one of the local editions of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film event in the county, will present a program of international films and the latest productions by Romanian fillmakers, who will attend the event. The festival takes place between August 7 and August 10, with […]
Moldovan carrier Flyone will add a route between Bucharest and Munich starting in October. The flights to Munich will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This adds to the flights it has connecting the Romanian capital to Tel Aviv, Brussels, and Verona. With these routes, the airline is responding to the constant demand from […]
