Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu urged on Thursday independent Victor Ponta to bow out of the presidential race after the latter revealed that in 2014, as prime minister, he had agreed "to flood Romanian villages in order to save foreign cities.""To calmly admit - years on - that you, as Romania's prime minister, agreed to flood Romanian villages in order to save foreign cities and to boast that, as a reward you received the citizenship of another state, clearly shows that playing sovereignism has gone awry! Whatever excuse you invoke, every citizen of this country expects an official - whether president, prime minister or anything else - to defend their own country and fellow citizens! Under no circumstances would anyone believe you are a sovereignist and that you are going all the way for your people and country! Victor, at least make a wise decision now! Withdraw from the race," Ciolacu wrote on Facebook."Redeem yourself at least in the twelfth hour for the huge mistake you made back then! At least now, truly put Romania first," said Marcel Ciolacu.Victor Ponta told a podcast on Wednesday that he received Serbian citizenship for having "overridden in 2014 other Romanian authorities and ordered the opening of the Portile de Fier dam sluice gates to prevent Belgrade from getting flooded."On Thursday he wrote on Facebook that the biggest floods in Europe in the last 120 years occurred in 2014, causing victims and huge destruction, and that Romania, as a good neighbor, helped the countries in danger.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
