The nine judges of Romania's Constitutional Court decided on Tuesday that the July 29 referendum to dismiss suspended President Traian Basescu was invalid. Six members of the Court decided to invalidate the poll and three against it. The vote means President Traian Basescu, who has been suspended by the Parliament, returns to the Presidency. The judges convened today to decide whether the referendum was valid or not. The Court session came after weeks of political turmoil as the governing coalition led by Social Democratic PM Victor Ponta and interim President Crin Antonescu has been trying hard to find ways so that a Court decision force Basescu to leave. The struggle has drawn massive criticism and suspicions about rule of law in Romania.
Timișoara-born Jecza Gallery will open Fractal Topologies of Infinity, an exhibition that brings into dialogue the works of Constantin Flondor and Mirel Vieru, at Scânteia+ at Casa Presei Libere in Bucharest. The exhibition, curated by Maria Rus Bojan, marks the opening of the gallery’s permanent space in the capital. “This inauguration marks the beginning of a […]
A song with lyrics by Radu Gyr, an interwar poet connected to the far-right and antisemitic Legionary Movement, was performed on October 30 by the “Tronos Junior” Choir in Romania’s new National Cathedral. The incident led to numerous reactions and condemnations, but was rejected by the Church. The controversial event took place on the Day […]
Bistriţa, a city in northern Romania and a former Saxon burg, has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in the newly-established category of Architecture. This creative field adds to the seven existing ones: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music. Bistriţa is one of 58 cities that […]
Real estate developers building residential projects in Bucharest’s District 1 will now be required to contribute financially to the construction of elementary schools in areas lacking educational facilities, the district’s City Hall announced on October 31, Profit.ro...
A bipartisan group of senior members of the United States Congress is preparing legislation to block the Pentagon’s plan to downsize the American military presence in Romania and other NATO outposts along the alliance’s eastern flank,
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced that he would not attend the “Prime Minister’s Hour” debate scheduled in Parliament for November 3, citing prior commitments related to Romania’s defence industry partnership with Germany’s Rheinmetall AG. The session had been requested separately by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the nationalist Alliance for the Union of […]
