Education Minister Daniel Funeriu calls for reanalyzing the law. The National Sports Authority (ANST) is preparing to modify the Sports Law, with one of the changes concerning life annuity. Thus, athletes would end up receiving a life annuity only after they turn 30. In these conditions, several gymnasts, including Catalina Ponor and Sandra Izbasa, may [...]
The grounds for the annulment of the 2024 presidential elections are in the Constitutional Court’s ruling, president Klaus Iohannis said when asked to comment on the Venice Commission’s recommendations on the best practices for scrapping elections. “In the [according to the] Constitution, the Constitutional Court (CCR) validates or invalidates the presidential elections. I hear voices […]
The Employers' Organization of Private Railway Companies in Romania (OPSFPR) has filed a new complaint with the European Commission, claiming that the government is using newly-established company Carpatica Feroviar in a scheme aimed at avoiding the recovery of incompatible state aid from insolvent state company CFR Marfa. According to OPSFPR, Carpatica Feroviar is not selling […]
The government of Romania will continue to distribute as dividends, from the companies it controls, at least 90% of net profits until 2028, according to the Report on the Macroeconomic Situation for 2025 and the Projection for 2026-2028 accompanying the state budget law consulted by Cursdeguvernare.ro. ...
Romania sold EUR 2.8 billion in two FX bonds denominated in euros, with maturities of five and nine years, and USD 1.25 billion (EUR 1.21 billion) of 12-year US dollar-denominated bonds, according to Economedia.ro. The timing of the issue is complicated...
Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan has officially launched his presidential campaign website, inviting supporters to join what he calls “a community-driven campaign.” In his announcement, he emphasized the need for public engagement, outlining three key ways people can get involved: donations, volunteering, and signature collection. The campaign aims to raise EUR 2 million, Dan said, recalling […]
Environmental non-governmental organization WWF-Romania (World Wide Fund for Nature) recently warned that the Danube Delta could lose 2,500 hectares to intensive agriculture. The warning was issued on February 2, World Wetlands Day, and concerns the Carasuhat area in the Danube Delta. This is a region that was partially restored through a European project funded with […]
