Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), on Tuesday announced having decided to run for the position of President of Romania."I have decided to submit my candidacy for the Romanian Presidency. I made the decision after consulting with the Romanians, my family and my colleagues in the party. At Saturday's Congress convention I will come before the Romanians with my plan for Romania and I will ask my colleagues for their support to win the presidential election," Ciolacu said on Tuesday in a social media post.He added that Romania needs, "more than ever", stability and balance."Romanians need the certainty that by working they can have a better life. The country needs a president who cares about all Romanians."I have never backed down from hard things. I took over the presidency of the PSD in a very difficult moment and, together with my colleagues, we managed to regain the trust of the people. I accepted the responsibility of being Prime Minister in one of the most complicated moments in recent history. And I managed, together with my colleagues in the government, to put things in order. I am ready to take now the responsibility of being the president of all Romanians. I have faith that I can contribute to the future of my country - a future of security and well-being. May God help us!"
Cristian Radu, the mayor of Mangalia - a popular seaside resort in Romania, has been placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days after the Constanța Court of Appeal upheld prosecutors’ request to arrest him on bribery charges. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, August 27, is final,
Private markets infrastructure provider SeedBlink announced on Thursday, August 28, that it has promoted Ronald Rapberger to head of sales to drive its next phase of growth. The company is in active expansion, and has grown from a fundraising platform into a technology-driven infrastructure for startup investing in five years, according to the company's press […]
The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland traveled to the Republic of Moldova on Wednesday, August 27, to convince people to support the country’s pro-EU government a month from now, on September 28, at the parliamentary elections. Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, and Donald Tusk delivered emotional speeches in Chișinău and surprised the crowd when they addressed them in […]
A foreign food delivery worker was attacked in Bucharest by a 20-year-old man who struck him in the face while shouting that he was an “invader” and demanding he return to his country. The case drew wide public attention after former police officer Marian Godină shared a video of the incident on Facebook (see below). […]
Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz has traveled to Istanbul as part of a delegation of European mayors showing solidarity with the arrested mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The European delegation also includes the mayors of Barcelona, Athens, Budapest, Sofia, Utrecht, and Zagreb. The European mayors want to draw attention to “the political nature of the arrest of Ekrem […]
Romanian media reported on Wednesday, August 27, that president Nicușor Dan is considering business lawyer Gabriel Zbârcea to lead the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), a politically sensitive appointment that requires parliamentary approval.
