The Foreign Ministry stated that Russia's blatant interference in Romania's internal affairs is an attempt to deprive the Romanian people of their constitutional right to free expression of their will. "This is yet another episode of Russia's broader hybrid aggression against Europe and the rest of the free world, which has been manifested recently in Russia's active efforts to undermine the situation in Georgia, Moldova and a number of other countries," the statement said. The Foreign Ministry emphasised that Russia's meddling in Romania's internal affairs reinforces earlier assertions by Ukraine's Foreign Ministry that the Kremlin's aggressive ambitions extend well beyond Ukraine, targeting EU and NATO countries as well. "The response to such Russian threats must be united and resolute, particularly by providing maximum support to Ukraine in countering Russian aggression in order to maintain stability in Europe and the world," the Foreign Ministry said. Background: First, the Romanian Constitutional Court recognised the validity of the first round of the presidential election, where the anti-Western Calin Georgescu shockingly emerged victorious. On Friday, voting in the second round began at polling stations abroad. However, on 6 December, after an urgent meeting, the Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round on the grounds that it had received many new requests for such a move and had reviewed information from intelligence agencies. The requests referred to declassified documents from the Supreme Council of National Defence, which revealed that the campaign of pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu was part of a coordinated foreign manipulation effort.
Play Giurgiu, a festival for children and teenagers, will present a program of films, workshops, and other cultural activities in the southern Romania city of Giurgiu, which lacks a cinema hall. The event, taking place between June 27 and June 29, is organized by the animation festival Animest at the city's Tudor Vianu theater and […]
The cap on the commercial markup for basic foods will be extended by three months, until September 30, 2025, according to a draft emergency ordinance published on June 26 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Digi24 reported. According...
The first fiscal corrective package of the seven-year fiscal plan would be endorsed in an extraordinary session of the Parliament by the end of July, Romania's president Nicusor Dan said in Brussels after meeting European Commission's president Ursula von der Leyen. "As we agreed before the formation of the government, they [the first fiscal measures] […]
Romania’s car production declined by 6% year-on-year in the January–May 2025 period, totaling 231,181 vehicles, according to data released by the Romanian Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACAROM) on June 26. The drop occurred despite a significant rebound in May when output rose 20% compared to the same month last year. Of the total vehicles produced in […]
The European Commission estimates that progressive taxation levied on global income in Romania, with tax rates of 6%,12%, and 18%, would bring EUR 11.8 billion in revenues to the budget, according to an analysis consulted by Profit.ro....
Romania's largest lender, Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV), announced it successfully raised RON 1.5 billion (EUR 300 million) with its first sustainable bonds issue in RON on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, which demonstrates the high interest of local investors, despite the uncertain economic context. The issue consisted of senior non-preferred bonds, having a maturity of […]
