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
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
