Nicusor Dan, ranked 2nd in the first round of the presidential elections, presented on Wednesday a survey conducted by Verifield that places him still behind George Simion before the final on May 18. According to the survey, George Simion has a score of 54.8%, while Nicusor Dan has 45.2%. It was conducted by telephone on May 6, on a sample of 944 people. The margin of error is +/-3%. Nicusor Dan presented an opinion poll only once before the presidential elections, a research for the first round, from March 24-28. The score presented in the Verifield survey at that time was quite close to the one obtained by Nicusor Dan – 20.8% compared to the final score of 21%, but with substantial errors in what it considered the other candidates. George Simion was underestimated in the Verifield survey by six percentage points – rated with 35% in the research, Simion obtained 41% in the first round. Similarly, Crin Antonescu was also underestimated – 16.4% compared to 20.07%, the score in the first round. Overestimated in that survey was Victor Ponta – rated with 21.1% in the survey, but with a voting result of 13.04%. Asked by reporters what he would do if George Simion won the elections, Nicusor Dan replied: “I don’t know what Romania would do, meaning the signal would be very, very bad for the economy. I’ve already seen it. I saw it on November 24, after Calin Georgescu won, I’ve seen it now, after George Simion got 40%.” The independent candidate was also asked about the threats Romania faces. “On the financial side, the risk is of inability to pay or the arrival of the International Monetary Fund to make the reforms that the government did not make. Here I said, we must look at the great evasion, we must look at the absorption of European funds, we must look at state spending and we must look at state companies”, Nicusor Dan replied. He said that “the second issue is security itself”. “And here we must adhere to the Strategic Partnership with the United States, we must participate in the European rearmament program and we must reform our army,” Nicusor Dan also declared.
The European Commission has approved a payment of EUR 1.27 billion to Romania as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) funding worth some EUR 28 billion in total. The rest of the scheduled payment, totaling EUR 870 million, was suspended. Romania’s European funds minister, Marcel Boloș, announced that three objectives included in […]
The tech startups YellowGrid, WiseWatts and Procesio won CleanTech Corporate Hackathon 2025, the first event dedicated to innovators, startups and scaleups creating AI-based technologies and solutions for sustainable energy in South East Europe. YellowGrid, the team that won first place and the EUR 5,000 prize, is composed of Cătălin Stăncel, Sergiu Mureșan, Andrei Antohie and […]
Romanians' trust in the EU is well above the European average, but they occasionally show different priorities compared to those of most Europeans, according to the most recent Eurobarometer survey. The measurement, conducted in the winter and spring of 2025, shows an overall increase in European citizens’ trust in the EU, especially in the areas […]
Romania has dropped four positions in the global Startup Ecosystem 2025 report by StartupBlink. It is now ranked 48th worldwide, and has lost ground in Eastern Europe, where it dropped from 8th to 9th place, after Ukraine advanced one position and Greece two positions, surpassing Romania globally. However, Romania is now 16th in the global AI top […]
The Nufărul geothermal station in Oradea, developed through a European project worth EUR 25 million, was officially inaugurated on Thursday, May 29. The station is the first of its kind in Romania, and builders had to drill approximately 2,800 meters for water. “All extracted water comes to the geothermal station on Iancu de Hunedoara Street, […]
CTP, a leading developer, owner, and operator of industrial and logistics properties, has extended its collaboration with HelpShip, a major e-fulfillment and logistics provider within the euShipments.com group, increasing HelpShip’s leased space to 20,000 sqm at CTPark Oradea Cargo Terminal. The expanded facility will serve as the company’s main fulfilment center. With HelpShip’s growth from […]
