Romania braces for a vote in the Parliament late on Friday afternoon on the impeachment of President Traian Basescu. Prior to the parliamentary session, the Constitutional Court gave its advisory ruling on the request to suspend the President, but the ruling was not clear and both supporters and opponents of the head of state gave their own interpretation of it. The Friday afternoon events were preceded by an announcement of the Constitutional Court that one if its judges received "threats", by PM Victor Ponta's statement attempting to assure European countries that they should not worry about events in Romania, but also by an European Commission statement showing concern about these events.
A survey conducted by MKOR shows that far-right candidate George Simion is leading in voting intentions for the presidential elections, with 31.2% of the votes cast. Still, he would lose the second round against two of his challengers: independent Nicuşor Dan and ruling coalition's candidate Crin Antonescu, according to the survey, presented by
Bogdan Peschir, accused of corrupting voters in the electoral campaign of pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu during the electoral campaign in Romania last year, remains in custody during investigations after his appeal was rejected, according to G4Media. Businessman Bogdan Peschir was placed under arrest...
The Romanian association Elsaco-Energomontaj is the winner of a tender organized by the Municipality of Râmnicu Vâlcea for the construction of a gas-fired cogeneration power plant with a capacity of 145 MW on the CET Govora platform, according to Economedia. The value...
Capital Economics expects moderate growth in Romania's GDP this year and in 2026, of 1.8% and 2.3%, respectively, according to Curs de Guvernare. "The political context poses a major risk to the economic...
Several film festivals are happening in Bucharest, alongside a coffee culture festival, concerts, and exhibitions.
A report prepared by TikTok as a signatory to the Code of Conduct on Disinformation under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) outlines the threats observed in relation to Romania's November 2024 presidential election, the measures taken in the run-up to the election, pre-election interactions with national authorities and local experts, as well as […]
