Save Romania Union (USR) has discussed with prime minister Ilie Bolojan (Liberal Party, PNL) about the organization of local elections in Bucharest in November, given his position as head of government and also as PNL president, sources told
Romania’s Parliament today approved a law eliminating a minimum vote threshold for lawmakers ahead of general elections expected later this year.Proposed by the country’s newly appointed Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who also heads the Social-Democrats, and his coalition partner Crin Antonescu, the leader of the Liberals, the law changes an elections system that required every party to reach at least 5
Save Romania Union (USR) has discussed with prime minister Ilie Bolojan (Liberal Party, PNL) about the organization of local elections in Bucharest in November, given his position as head of government and also as PNL president, sources told
The Israeli company Econergy, one of the most important investors in renewables in Romania, announced that it has officially connected a new 87 MW photovoltaic park located in Oradea to the Romanian electricity grid and announced plans for a 68 MW storage facility at the project site, according to
Romania’s courier industry recorded revenues of RON8.1bn ($1.78bn) in 2024, up 17% year on year, according to data from the SMARTreports platform powered by Bridge-to-Information, Ziarul Financiar reported. The sector added RON 1.1 billion (EUR 220 million) in revenues compared to 2023, marking one of its...
Consultations were held between the government, trade unions, financial markets regulator ASF, and the financial institutions involved, about the draft project for the disbursement of pensions under the pillars II and III. The consultations followed public protests to the draft law inked by ASF and promoted by the government, particularly regarding the ban on complete […]
Romania’s Ministry of Labor has published for consultation a draft emergency ordinance (OUG) that would ban transfers and secondments between public institutions until the end of 2026, Cursdeguvernare.ro reported. The measure is intended to prevent civil servants from circumventing upcoming staff reductions as the government...
The government of Romania on August 19 endorsed an emergency ordinance (OUG) stopping the projects under the National Relaunch and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and national schemes including Anghel Saligny where the contracting procedures have not started and put on ice the projects with a completion rate of under 30% with a view of identifying financing […]