The US delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly appreciated on Friday in a press release ‘Romania’s role as firm ally of NATO and full-fledged member of the EU’ and in this context they expressed their concern in connetion to the ‘Russian efforts to undermine and influence the electoral process’ in our country."It is the prerogative of the Romanian people to choose their leaders, and the United States respects, without interference, the sovereign right of Romanians to choose," emphasised ten bipartisan congressmen. "We are deeply concerned by the compelling evidence declassified by the Romanian government of Russian efforts to undermine and influence the electoral process. Aggressive tactics by foreign governments to undermine the integrity of Romania's democratic institutions, such as the manipulation of social media platforms like TikTok, must be thoroughly investigated and condemned in their entirety," the US lawmakers were quoted as saying in the statement. "Ensuring the integrity of the electoral process is essential to uphold the principles of democracy and sovereignty. We stand with Romania in its concern to organise free and fair presidential elections," wrote Mike Turner, Gerald Connolly, Linda Sanchez, Brett Guthrie, Neal Dunn, Ann Wagner, Brian Fitzpatrick, Brendan F. Boyle, Rich McCormick, Rick Larsen, and Donald Norcross.
The Arts Hour on Tour, the BBC World Service arts and culture program that visits cities all over the world, will be in Bucharest next week to record a show on topics relating to the cultural life in the city and Romania. Television and radio broadcaster Nikki Bedi, who curates, writes, and presents the program, […]
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu recently stated during an interview that foreign minister Emil Hureaznu will be replaced if he continues to send messages to private individuals, such as those addressed to Elon Musk, without consulting him. The warning comes after Emil Hurezeanu stated on Saturday, February 22, that Elon Musk’s support for Călin Georgescu […]
Romanian state-controlled gas producer Romgaz (BVB: SNG) reported a net profit of RON 3.22 bln (EUR 647 mln) in 2024, up 14.5% compared with the previous year. The company’s revenues went down by 11.9% to RON 7.93 bln (EUR 1.6 bln) because of lower...
The Romanian Parliament rejected the no-confidence motion initiated by far-right parties AUR, SOS Romania, and POT against the government led by Social Democrat prime minister Marcel Ciolacu. The motion received 147 votes in favor and one against during the lawmakers' meeting on Friday, February 28 - a figure lower than the 155 signatures with which […]
Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), the company that operates Romania’s only nuclear power plant – Cernavoda, reported a net profit of RON 1.7 bln (EUR 343 mln) in 2024, down 31% compared with the previous year. The company recorded 37.6% lower revenues from electricity sales due to lower average...
In his first press conference since becoming interim president, held on Friday, February 28, Ilie Bolojan said that discussing peacekeeping troops in Ukraine is premature, since no peace agreement was reached. He also discussed increasing Romania’s defense spending, the relationship with the United States, and the reconstruction of Ukraine. The press conference was organised after Ilie […]
