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Tate brothers’ case sent back for review: Final decision excludes key evidence
The Bucharest Court of Appeal decided on Tuesday to send the case involving the Tate brothers back to DIICOT (Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime...
What Trump’s victory means for Romania
Alongside Central and Eastern European countries, Romania could receive more attention from the United States during Trump’s second term, just as it did during his...
Election day in the U.S. Who will lead America and the free world: Harris or Trump?
Tens of millions of Americans are expected to turn out on Tuesday for Election Day to select the next President of the United States and...
Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow’s influence grows across the region
A red ring seems to be gradually forming across Eastern Europe. In Georgia, elections have been won by a party pushing a pro-Kremlin agenda, a...
Why were the results of Moldova’s referendum on European integration so narrow?
After counting almost all the votes cast on Sunday in the constitutional referendum, the „Yes” vote is leading by about 11,000 votes, with 50.4% to...
Romania set to join Schengen land area this year, Premier Ciolacu announces
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated Thursday evening on România TV that „this year, Romania will join the Schengen land area.” He added, „I have...
BREAKING Romanian F-16s deployed after RO-Alert warns of potential drone threat in Constanța
A RO-Alert message was issued in Constanța on Thursday evening regarding the potential fall of drones. Residents were advised to seek shelter in basements or...
Chișinău alleges Russian-affiliated paramilitary training Moldovans for government overthrow
Hundreds of Moldovan citizens have reportedly undergone training in Russia, Serbia, and Bosnia with the goal of toppling the government in the Republic of Moldova,...
Bucharest bulldozer scandal at Piața Unirii: A tale of clashing mayors and construction chaos
A heated dispute between Bucharest’s General Mayor, Nicușor Dan, and Sector 4 Mayor, Daniel Băluță, erupted at the Piața Unirii construction site this week, culminating...
Controversial court ruling ousts Diana Șoșoacă from presidential race, fueling anti-PSD sentiment and democracy concerns
The unprecedented and perilous decision by Romania’s Constitutional Court to disqualify Diana Șoșoacă from the presidential race has stirred a strong anti-PSD (Social Democratic Party)...
Romanian NGOs condemn Constitutional Court ruling as threat to democracy
Twenty non-governmental organizations, including ActiveWatch, APADOR-CH, and Expert Forum, have issued a public letter protesting the “arbitrary” disqualification of an opposition candidate from the electoral...
President Iohannis’s controversial bid for a Senate seat raises eyebrows in Romania
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is actively seeking a role for himself after his term at Cotroceni Palace concludes. Having unsuccessfully attempted to secure positions within...
The telltale coffee wrapper: How a fragment of packaging led to the arrest of the man behind a Romanian businessman’s murder
A fragment of coffee packaging found at the scene where the house of murdered Sibiu businessman Adrian Kreiner was surveilled led to the identification of...
BREAKING Romania nominates Roxana Mînzatu for European Commissioner following von der Leyen interview
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) Member of the European Parliament, Roxana Mînzatu (44 years old), has been officially proposed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (leader...
Romania changes Baccalaureate exam calendar due to climate changes
Romanian students who will finish 12th grade next year will undergo the end-of-high school exams, known as the Baccalaureate, starting June 10, which is earlier...
Romania’s four-day workweek: A legal reality awaiting implementation
The current legislative framework in Romania provides sufficient leeway for implementing a four-day workweek, though the decision to adopt such a measure ultimately lies with...
Unprecedented move: Romania’s National Liberal Party (PNL) buys newspaper coverage to boast about EU’s glowing justice and anti-corruption report
The National Liberal Party (PNL) has paid for the publication of advertising articles in online media, praising the European Commission’s…
Mircea Geoană: The man behind the NATO suit
Since he decided to run for the presidency of Romania over a year ago, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană has been traveling across Romania...
US Senate Committee criticizes Romania for military academy’s partnership with China
A report by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Chinese aggression criticizes the fact that some military academies in NATO countries maintain partnerships and...
Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece create strategic corridor to help move military equipment and soldiers quickly along NATO’s Eastern Flank
The defense ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece signed a letter of intent in Washington on Thursday to create a military mobility corridor between the...
From courtrooms to cash: The millionaires of Romania’s Justice System/ Last year’s salaries reported by the heads of the judiciary/ A deputy at the High Court owns boats and a house in Greece/ A state secretary from the Ministry of Justice has nearly 2 million euros/ Constitutional Court Judge Geani Stan Purchased an apartment in Marbella
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The minister of national lies and the custom-ordered subjects for the Romanian Baccalaureate Exams
Everything to secure her power. She introduced a double exam for the 8th grade by law – the national evaluation and high school admission –...
BREAKING Tarom pilots end strike, flights resume after pay raise agreement
The undeclared strike by Tarom pilots ended on Tuesday after a set of salary increases was agreed upon with the company’s management, according to union...
Romania sets Presidential elections dates for November 24 and December 8 / Parliamentary elections for December 1
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (Prime Minister of Romania) announced at the beginning of the government meeting that a government decision would be adopted to validate...
Polonia vrea să construiască „cel mai modern aeroport din Europa”
„Cel mai modern aeroport din Europa” va fi polonez? Asta a declarat guvernul polonez miercuri, 26 iunie, care a precizat că, la finalizarea acestui mastodont...
A Kingdom for the Emperor
No one knows at this moment whether the state blackmail practiced by Klaus Iohannis with NATO leaders has yielded results or not. The President of...
EXCLUSIVE Heated debate in the EU over billions of euros for Romania: Will future EU funds be conditional on reforms like the PNRR or allocated unconditionally?
A letter from one of the EU institution leaders, consulted by G4Media.ro, has sparked a debate about the future of…
How Romanian President Klaus Iohannis became a situational ally with Viktor Orban, Russia’s trojan horse in NATO
President Klaus Iohannis has been left without any supporters in the race for the NATO leadership after Hungary and Slovakia announced their support for Mark...
Official: Viktor Orban decides to support Mark Rutte for NATO Secretary General / Rutte only needs Romania’s backing to secure consensus
Hungary is prepared to support the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the position of NATO Secretary General, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
How Ciolacu and Ciucă, apostles of stability, created election chaos with Toni Greblă’s help. The integrity of voting, democracy’s foundation, is in question
The grand coalition of stability between Romania’s major political parties, PSD (Social Democratic Party) and PNL (National Liberal Party), caused…
Coldplay and Babasha: Inclusion or Intrusion? When Ideology Ignores Context
In 1989, I participated, as the letter C, in a choreographed display spelling out „Ceaușescu” at a stadium rally in Romania, celebrating the then-dictator Nicolae...
The Future President of Romania
„I will be the future president of Romania.” This is what Sebastian Burduja (a young Romanian politician) has been telling his classmates in the US...
The public obscenity of special pensions
Special pensions, early retirement at the peak of one’s career, and the conduct of former military institution heads post-retirement have become hot topics following recent...
Former Romanian Intelligence chief Florian Coldea placed under judicial control with 500,000 Lei bail after 15 hours of questioning.
Former Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) Chief Florian Coldea has been placed under judicial control with a bail set at 500,000 lei after being questioned by...
Why you are waiting in vain for a revolution against Putin in Russia? Some explanations
Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been expectations of a hostile response from Russian society. Many have harbored hopes for this,...
How Klaus Iohannis became an unwanted NATO Secretary-General candidate: A solo run or misunderstood alliance? Exclusive insights from behind the scenes
Klaus Iohannis’ bid for the NATO Secretary-General position seems to have been effectively ended by the White House. President Joe…
BREAKING Bucharest District 1 mayor Clotilde Armand has been indicted / She filed her candidacy for a new term on Thursday
Prosecutors from the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the District 1 Court indicted Clotilde Armand (USR), the mayor of District 1, on Thursday, for the offense...
From scandal to comeback: How Romania’s political elite revived a media mogul’s influence
Dan Voiculescu, the founder of the Antena media networks, has forcefully returned to the political playground he left after being sentenced to ten years in...
A scoundrel in white coat with pretensions of a candidate
Dr. Cătălin Cîrstoiu mocked an entire country on B1TV Tuesday evening, explaining that he worked voluntarily, out of dedication, for his own clinic after an...
Why hasn’t the cynical health minister been dismissed? The most serious examples of indifference and defiance by Alexandru Rafila
This hospital is not owned by the ‘Give Life’ Association; it belongs to the ‘Marie Curie’ Hospital,” Alexandru Rafila (PSD) stated nonchalantly on a weekend...
EXCLUSIVE: How the National Agency for Cadastre lost 200 million euros on a rural property registration project / Despite this, hundreds of project team members received monthly bonuses of 1,000 euros for five years / Prime Minister Ciolacu has dispatched Control Body
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20 alleged deaths from medication error at Pantelimon Hospital’s ICU in Bucharest; manager confirms 19, investigation underway—prosecutors open criminal case
The Bucharest Tribunal Prosecutor’s Office opened a criminal investigation following an email complaint about suspicious patient deaths at the ICU…
Klaus Iohannis’ legacy: The dissolution of the PNL into the PSD
The greatest challenge the National Liberal Party (PNL) faces today is mobilizing its party members. Liberals are no longer willing to engage in campaigning, as...
Yesterday’s enemies, today’s partners: How PNL, PSD, USR, and AUR have lowered the standards of integrity and coherence in politics
Former political adversaries have joined forces and are running together in the local elections, one for the mayor’s office and the other for the County...
From haircuts to high stakes: Barber who graduated at 32 appointed by PM to lead gambling oversight
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appointed Cristian-Gabriel Pascu as the deputy head of the National Office for Gambling on Monday, following a proposal from the Ministry...
Exclusive: Iohannis to host Viktor Orban, Charles Michel, and the Prime Ministers of Belgium and Croatia at Cotroceni
President Klaus Iohannis is set to welcome European Council President Charles Michel and the Prime Ministers of Hungary – Viktor Orban, Belgium – Alexander De...
Sale of electronic cigarettes to minors banned: President Klaus Iohannis signs law into effect
On Wednesday, President Klaus Iohannis promulgated a law amending and supplementing various normative acts in the field of tobacco products, as reported by the Presidential...
BREAKING Stores to remain open during weekends, Premier Ciolacu states: Public feedback overwhelmingly opposes closure
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday, at the beginning of the government meeting, that stores will not be closed over the weekend, emphasizing that...
G4Media launches new platform: G4Food
G4Food, a new platform developed by G4Media, was launched on Tuesday, during an event about the current challenges faced by the main players in the...
Plot twist in Bucharest’s mayoral race: Coalition leaders sidestep notables for unknown Cătălin Cîrstoiu in strategic power play
Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă can breathe a sigh of relief. After a long search, they’ve found a candidate without political ambitions, neither too liberal...
Prime Minister Ciolacu warns Romania may Lose 500 million euros without European Commission agreement on taxation milestone in Recovery Plan
Prime Minister Ciolacu states that Romania risks losing 500 million euros if there is no agreement with the European Commission on milestone 206 of the...
BREAKING: Presidential elections can be held in September / Constitutional Court rejects USR’s complaint
The presidential elections will be able to be organized in September. The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday the complaint by USR regarding the law that...
The drift of democracy under President Iohannis: How the PSD and PNL manipulate political, administrative, and media levers to undermine the opposition
The PSD-PNL political oligopoly, controlled by President Klaus Iohannis, is swiftly moving towards autocracy. Opposition leader Cătălin Drulă has also…
We must not give up on Ukraine. We must offer it credible security guarantees (Op-ed by Jan Lipavský)
“It is our common purpose, over time, to do for Europe’s east what NATO has already helped to do for Europe’s west. Steadily and systematically,...
BREAKING Romanian President Iohannis: I have decided to enter the race for the position of NATO Secretary General. The reasons invoked by the President
President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, announced on Tuesday in a press statement that he has submitted his candidacy for the…
The Roșia Montana tragi-comedy: A victory for all, teeth knocked out and all
There’s something so quintessentially Romanian, grotesque, and hilariously absurd in the public reactions following the dry verdict that put an end to the Roșia Montană...
EXCLUSIVE The Romanian Government was informed that the decision regarding compensations in the Roșia Montană case will be announced on Friday (sources)
The Romanian Government was informed that the decision regarding compensations in the Roșia Montană case will be communicated on Friday,…
SOURCES: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană is attempting to organize a major NATO event in Bucharest in May, as a springboard for his presidential candidacy
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, is trying to organize a significant NATO event in Bucharest, in May, as a…
Leaders in Transnistria seek Russia’s help to protect against alleged pressures from Moldova
The leadership of the separatist region of Transnistria, gathered in an extraordinary Congress of deputies of all levels, officially requested Russia’s assistance on Wednesday to...
Marcel Ciolacu’s high-wire act in Szeklerland
Over the weekend, PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu made one of the rare visits high-ranking Romanian politicians dare to undertake in Szeklerland. It’s a territory where...
Who wins and who loses from the merging of local elections with European parliamentary elections / Key move for Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă
The primary victors of the decision to consolidate local elections with European parliamentary elections are, unequivocally, Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă, even before their respective...
The first edition of this year’s FIDELIS government bonds program starts on Wednesday and will run until March 1st, as announced by the Ministry of Finance
The first edition of this year’s FIDELIS government bonds program starts on Wednesday and will run until March 1st, as…
The power struggle behind the scenes in the Romanian Orthodox Church: Teodosie aims for Metropolitan status to boost his Patriarchal aspirations
His Eminence Teodosie, the Archbishop of Tomis, has been openly challenging Patriarch Daniel and, over the past three years, intensified his efforts to consolidate more...
Samsung and retailers eMAG, Altex, and Flanco fined a record 123 million lei for price fixing by the Competition Council / Companies’ response
In a decisive stance against anti-competitive behavior, the Competition Council of Romania imposed fines amounting to 123 million lei on four major entities in the...
Civilians and the brass in the electoral campaign: who is pulling the strings?
In recent months, a series of events and stances have raised concerns that unseen actors may be influencing critical political and institutional decisions in the...
Interview: DNA chief Voineag’s prosecutorial model: A blend of former chief prosecutors Morar and Kovesi with a personal touch
In a revealing interview with G4Media.ro, Marius Voineag, the head of Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), discusses the agency’s focus on significant corruption cases within...
EXCLUSIVE: An investigation has been initiated by the Anticorruption Directorate into a 27 million euro procurement process in Sector 3, overseen by Robert Negoiță. Individuals closely associated with Sorina Docuz, an ally of Prime Minister Ciolacu, are implicated in the transaction. Chief Prosecutor Voineag confirmed that the case was opened at the start of the year.
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Criminal complaint filed by the far-right AUR against President Klaus Iohannis, regarding his foreign trips
On Tuesday, AUR deputy Dan Tanasă filed a complaint at the General Prosecutor’s Office against President Klaus Iohannis, requesting an investigation into the aspects of...
Kyiv Officials react to Romanian far-right party AUR and Hungary’s Our Homeland Movement advocating Western Ukraine annexation
Two far-right parties from NATO countries have claimed portions of Ukrainian territory, expressing their desire to annex them and, possibly, to exploit a hypothetical victory...
How USR Became the Party of Happy People
On Sunday, members of USR’s Political Committee voted to form the United Right Alliance, consisting of USR, PMP, and Forța Dreptei. They also announced a...
What the EU’s socialist and environmentalist drift is leading to: whole economic sectors in danger of collapse, sharp decline in living standards, digital lag
Farmers’ protests sweep across Europe: A united front against Brussels’ market-defying policies For the first time in a decade, protesters…
Symbolic Return: Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Visit to Romania marks 40 years since graduating from Bucharest’s Faculty of Construction in 1984
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is on an official visit to Romania – a rare event for the head…
A pivotal moment for the Ciolacu administration: Understanding the transporters and farmers’ protest
Presently, the foremost challenge for Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu lies not in addressing the core issues faced by truckers and farmers, but rather in preventing...
Why Iohannis has slim chances to enter the power-sharing game in Brussels / Understanding the power distribution algorithm in the EU
Like many such rumors, the one regarding Romanian President Klaus Iohannis’ potential move to Brussels as the head of the European Council warrants scrutiny beyond...
The „Dragnization” of Ciolacu
Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), has visibly changed in the half year he has spent as prime minister. Before ascending to...
SOURCES: President Iohannis, invited to give a speech in the plenary of the European Parliament in February
President Klaus Iohannis is expected to deliver a speech in the plenary of the European Parliament at the beginning of February, following an invitation from...
ANALYSIS: The three Romanians leading key institutions in Moldova and the nine high-level Romanian advisors to the Chisinau government
Two key institutions in Moldova are led by Romanians who have built their careers in Bucharest and subsequently acquired Moldovan citizenship. These are the National...
Andrew Tate, victorious in court regarding the lifting of the seizure on his luxury cars
The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the controversial influencer Andrew Tate on Monday, overturning the judicial decision that imposed a seizure on...
ONLINE DEBATE, January 18/ From Plate to Purpose: become a changemaker against food waste
Food waste is one of the biggest economic, social and environmental issues of our century, all over the world. We, as European citizens, are part...
Romanian PM Ciolacu fires head of Revolutionaries’ Secretariat after denial of his 1989 role recognition, appoints former PSD Bucharest interim president
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu dismissed Mihai Iulian Dodu as the State Secretary of the Secretariat for Revolutionaries. This decision…
A little deception with NATO’s Consent / How is it possible for a military alliance to turn a blind eye to such a thing?
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, unscrupulously uses his official position within the North Atlantic Alliance to conduct a rampant electoral campaign in Romania. In...
SOURCES: USR, PMP, and Forța Dreptei have struck a deal and are launching the Polul de Dreapta, an alliance for the 2024 elections
The leaderships of the USR, PMP, and Forța Dreptei parties approved on Thursday the formation of the Polul de Dreapta (the right-wing pole) following negotiations...
How sincere is the conversion to philosemitism and pro-Israelism of the populist, radical and extreme right in Europe and America?
At the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, one of the guests was the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom...
Austria greenlights Romania’s Schengen bid for airport access. What are Vienna’s three conditions
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced on Monday, in a first, that Vienna is willing to relax its Schengen veto for Romania and Bulgaria, allowing...
Health Ministry declares measles epidemic nationwide / Nearly 2,000 cases registered in 29 counties, about a third of them in Mures county / Map of cases
The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday evening that it has declared a nationwide measles epidemic, with 2,000 cases reported in…
The great vulnerability of Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu: The business dealings of his protégée
The G4Media.ro investigation into a contract worth 27 million euros on the verge of being awarded by the Sector 3 City Hall in the Capital...
Anticorruption Directorate Seeks to prosecute ex-Romanian PM Cîțu, health ministers over €1B COVID-19 vaccine procurement Scandal
On Thursday, the DNA prosecutors requested the lifting of immunity for the former Prime Minister Florin Cîțu and former Health Ministers Vlad Voiculescu and Ioana...
Snitching on tax dodgers: could citizens earn a percentage of the fraud’s value? Liberal finance minister Boloș encourages the idea
To increase the collection of taxes, Finance Minister Marcel Bolos is considering an incentive for Romanians who are willing to report tax evaders. According to...
SOURCES: The Government aims to halt salary increases for public sector employees. An emergency ordinance project that also changes the definition of arrears
The government intends to stop salary increases for public servants by prohibiting state institution heads from issuing administrative acts for…
Economedia Conference: A.I. PLAY in business and administration
Economedia is pleased to invite you to an immersive conference on the role of artificial intelligence in reshaping the business environment and administrative landscape of...
Ciolacu, the new Dragnea. The PSD is gearing up for a private sector apocalypse in 2025, with the PNL eagerly playing the role of accomplice
The pension law is a frontal attack by the PSD on the stability of Romania. In the midst of a budgetary drift, Marcel Ciolacu has...
OPINION One month since Hamas’ crime against humanity targeting Israelis: any justification or indifference is nothing but complicity with Islamo-fascists
“First they came for the LGBTQ and I spoke out because love is love. Then they came for the immigrants…
The PSD Minister of Labor announces a 40% increase in pensions from September 1, 2024, amid the electoral campaign for the parliamentary and presidential elections.
Labour and Social Solidarity Minister Simona Bucura-Oprescu announced at Monday’s meeting of the Chamber of Deputies’ Labour Committee that the…
BREAKING: President Iohannis signs the special pensions law
President Klaus Iohannis signed into law the law on special pensions on Thursday. The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Monday 16 October, with 174 in...
Romanian Constitutional Court rejects the complaint on the draft law on fiscal-budgetary measures / New taxes and elimination of tax facilities may enter into force
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) rejected the USR’s complaint, Court President Marian Enache announced on Wednesday. This means that…
The „Belgian” Islam and the „French” Islam: urban phenomena / Brussels, a city managed by 19 distinct entities with quasi-medieval autonomy
Now, after the presumed terrorist who fatally shot two Swedish supporters on Monday evening was in turn killed by the…
Hungary’s Viktor Orban bypasses a previously scheduled meeting with the Romanian president, opting instead to meet with the pro-Russian prime minister of Georgia
On his Wednesday visit to Hungary, President Klaus Iohannis has scheduled a meeting with President Katalin Novák, but not with…
They are Russia’s clowns in Romania / What we learned after Zelensky’s visit
Now we know, we’ve all seen them: George Simion, some of the AUR supporters, Diana Șoșoacă, and a few marginal trumpets from the press are...
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey discuss formation of joint NATO force for Black Sea mine dredging, Alliance official confirms
Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey are discussing the creation of a joint force to remove any mines floating in their territorial waters as a result of...
BREAKING Volodimir Zelensky expected to visit Romania on October 10 – Sources
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Romania on October 10th, according to official sources who spoke to G4Media. The confirmation of the visit...
G4Media: No advertising for betting, gambling, alcohol, or tobacco. Ethical financing in the Romanian media
From its inception, G4Media has steadfastly declined advertising from sectors such as gambling, betting, tobacco, and alcohol. Our editorial stance holds that, despite their legal...
BREAKING: President Iohannis convenes CSAT meeting over drug use, deemed a major national security threat
President Klaus Iohannis has convened a meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT), which will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2023, starting...
EXCLUSIVE Central bank governor Isarescu touted for presidential run by far-right party AUR: Simion remains tight-lipped
Far-right party AUR has been courting Governor Mugur Isarescu, through intermediaries, for a possible presidential candidacy on behalf of the party, several political sources told...
Italy has obstructed the EU accord on migration and asylum, a matter pivotal for Austria as a precondition for retracting its Schengen veto against Romania. The Meloni government is anticipated to mollify its stance, following Germany’s consent to a significant compromise.
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Romanians to enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. starting December 1, 2025, announces ambassador Andrei Muraru
Romania’s Ambassador to the United States, Dan-Andrei Muraru, announced on Digi24 that there are only two years left until Romanian citizens will be able to...
Book release: an examination of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s political career: “The ambiguous dictator”
Professor Traian Sandu, renowned for his insightful history of the Iron Guard (Translator’s Note: The Iron Guard, founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, was...
The government is seeking confidence vote in Parliament at 6:00 PM for the package of fiscal measures. MPs have only a few hours to submit amendments.
The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate will meet on Tuesday at 18.00 in a joint session to hold the…
BREAKING Romania’s costliest military deal in history: $6.5 billion requested for 32 F-35 Jets – Ministry of Defense seeks Parliament approval
Romanian Ministry of Defense has formally requested Parliament’s approval to begin the program to purchase 32 F-35 military jets from…
Its geography and the coming elections are what save Romania. Why Ciolacu stands a good chance of having the EU and the financial markets accept his sham tax reform?
Like any reform attempt in Romania, nestled at the gates of the Orient, the Ciolacu government’s effort is largely a…
Debris that could be from a new drone crash in Romania discovered in the area of Nufărul and Victoria / The site is 20 km inland from Ismail
The crew of an IAR 330 Puma helicopter of the Romanian Air Force identified on Wednesday around 11.30 am, in the area of Nufăru and...
Cutting funds for hospitals, premeditated murder. How Minister Rafila lies about the money from the European Recovery and Resilience Facility
Romania’s health system, one of the worst in the EU, loses almost €700 million in free money from the EU through the National Recovery &...
PHOTO GALLERY Transborder coverage Ukraine-Romania-Georgia-Bulgaria/ How the Kakhovka dam breach devastated ecosystems of the Black Sea
The man-made destruction of the Russia-occupied Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine in June unleashed a massive flood, which killed hundreds of people, sent tens...
The utility value of the far-right AUR party for the Romanian state and for the PSD
The extremist party AUR has been carrying out an aggressive victimization campaign for several days, led by its leader, George Simion, with the aim of...
The explosion of incompetence at the top of the Romanian state
The highest representatives of the Romanian state have been talking nonsense in front of the whole world for two days. With half of Europe’s leaders...
Defence Minister Confirms Discovery of Drone Debris in Romania; President Iohannis Previously Denied Incident; Additional Airspace Security Measures Underway
Pieces of a Russian drone were found on Romanian territory. Defence Minister Angel Tîlvăr confirmed the information to Antena 3…
UNFINISHED: an immersive experience/ Three-day multidisciplinary festival (Partnership)
If you haven’t personally experienced UNFINISHED, you cannot explain what it is. No matter how much you read or hear others talk about it, no...
The Apostle of helplessness. Why Predoiu must be replaced as Interior Minister
Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu (PNL) should be urgently replaced after confessing that he has declared the fight against adult drug use lost. Witnessed by police...
EXCLUSIVE: Romania has only six beds for all patients with burns covering over 20% of the body / Health Minister Rafila stated there are „about 30” / Romania hasn’t built a single center for treating severe burn victims, 8 years after the Colectiv tragedy, of which 4 years were under the leadership of the PSD Ministry of Health
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Dagestan of Europe. „It’s their problem”
The explosion at the LPG storage facility in Crevedia, which resulted in two deaths and dozens injured, remains a classic case of political corruption. With...
Three reasons why the Ciolacu government is taking responsibility in Parliament for the austerity package
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday that the government will take responsibility for the austerity package. It’s a move agreed with PNL chief Nicolae...
Romania Evolves from Cocaine Transit Point to Consumer Market; Bucharest, Constanța, Arad, Timiș, and Iași Emerge as Major Trafficking Hubs
Cocaine trafficking and consumption in Romania have seen significant increases in recent years, according to the latest analysis from the National Anti-Drug Agency (ANA) and...
Prime Minister of Ukraine: We expect active participation of Romanian businessmen in Ukraine’s recovery / We will expand border crossings and build new ones
Ukraine is maintaining its „strategic course” of integration into the EU and NATO, Prime Minister Denis Shmihal said in Bucharest…
Why the Ukrainian offensive is not yielding results
The offensive launched by Ukrainian forces two months ago has not achieved the hoped-for results, with Volodymyr Zelensky’s army so far achieving limited success in...
Dutch law professor on Schengen: EU Council can be sued by Romania and Bulgaria for opposing their accession
Stefan Salomon, a law professor at the University of Amsterdam, told a Schengen-related hearing in the European Parliament’s petitions committee that member states were bound...
BREAKING: Constitutional Court returns special pension law to Parliament, some articles related to magistrates’ pensions unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court has sent back the special pensions law to Parliament on Wednesday, after the constitutional judges found that some articles related to magistrates’...
Sources Confirm Agreement on Tax Package by PSD-PNL coalition leaders
The leaders of the PSD-PNL coalition decided in Monday’s meeting on the main fiscal measures to cover the budget deficit, political sources told G4Media. The...
The three political blunders that marred the start of Prime Minister Ciolacu’s tenure
Marcel Ciolacu, as prime minister, accumulated three political-diplomatic blunders in just five weeks. These blunders included the abrupt rejection of Germany’s military request, the legitimization...
Hungary’s Viktor Orban Insulting Behavior in Romania: the promised beautiful friendship ended before it began
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on Facebook after his private meeting with Marcel Ciolacu in Bucharest, after they discussed grandiose investment projects, Schengen and...
The significance of the private meeting between Marcel Ciolacu and Viktor Orban / What is changing in the Bucharest – Budapest relationship
The private meeting on Wednesday between Marcel Ciolacu and Viktor Orban took place at the request of the Romanian Prime Minister, facilitated by UDMR leader...
SOURCES High-Stakes Infrastructure Project Debated by Prime Ministers Orban and Ciolacu: A High-Speed Train to Connect Budapest and Bucharest / Meeting’s Significance: Hungary to Assume EU Presidency in the Second Half of Next Year, a Key Position if Romania Misses Schengen Entry Again This Year
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EXCLUSIVE Alert from the transport operators: The termination of the grain transport agreement will have severe repercussions for Romania. Expect a considerable rise in costs, a doubling of transit time, potential border crossing blockades, and an overwhelming influx of trucks at the Port of Constanta
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BREAKING Labor Minister Marius Budăi resigns after the „Horror Asylums” scandal
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has announced that Minister Marius Budăi has resigned as Labour Minister. „It is a gesture of honour,” Ciolacu said. „I had...
The authoritarian excesses of the PSD. Events in the judiciary, the economy, the press and Parliament
PSD Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Friday gave his first directive on the judiciary and asked the DIICOT to prioritize the investigation into the „horror”...
Mircea Geoană in the Era of Great Transformation
The last speech delivered by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană at the Land Forces Academy in Sibiu was like all the others in recent...
NATO Deputy Secretary Mircea Geoană Harnessing Position to Amplify Presidential Campaign in Romania – North Atlantic Alliance Officials Weigh In
As NATO Deputy Secretary, Mircea Geoană uses his trips and public outings to launch messages as a presidential candidate. In…
Klaus „Bad luck” Iohannis
July 4 was supposed to be the climax of Klaus Iohannis’s two mandates, which have otherwise been devoid of substance. An almost royal ceremony at...
Bucharest Court Denies Request to Form CPLM Party Advocating Marijuana Legalization, Citing Violation of State’s Legal Order; Initiators Appeal Decision
At the end of May, a Bucharest court rejected the application filed by three founders to set up the Coalition…
BREAKING Eduard Hellvig resigns as Director of National Intelligence Service: „It’s a gesture of democratic health”
The Director of the National Intelligence Service (SRI), Eduard Hellvig, announced on Monday his resignation as Director of the Service, saying that he has achieved...
„Port of Constanța, strategic for Romania and Europe”, a new G4Media editorial project
The G4Media launches a new editorial project – „Port of Constanta, strategic for Romania and Europe”, which will reveal to readers the strategic stakes that...
SOURCES: Government considers eliminating tax breaks for construction and agricultural workers: they too will pay health contributions
The Ciolacu government is considering eliminating tax breaks for employees in construction and agriculture in two stages, on 1 September 2023 and 1 January 2024,...
Ciolacu government’s first attack on the free market economy. The capping of the mark-up, a blatant interference in market rules / Iohannis and PNL, no reaction
The capping of the commercial markup on producers and shops by emergency ordinance, proposed by Prime Minister Ciolacu, is a…
BREAKING Special pensions law passed by Senate / Bill goes to President Iohannis for promulgation / Why USR voted against the bill
The special pension law was voted on and passed by the Senate on Wednesday. The law goes to President Klaus Iohannis for promulgation. In the...
First PSD-PNL controversy in the new government: Prime Minister Ciolacu categorically rejects the Finance Minister’s proposal to lower VAT on basic foodstuffs
Tuesday saw the first public controversy between PSD and PNL in the new government. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) categorically…
Russian ambassador to Romania praises far-right party AUR: the „exception” in parliament that opposes the US
Russia’s ambassador to Bucharest, Valeri Kuzmin, praised the extremist AUR party for being the only „exception” in parliament that opposes the US. He made the...
State-owned electricity transmission system operator Transelectrica, a company with revenues of 6 billion lei, caught up in the PSD-PNL conflict for the head of the general secretariat of the government. The company is now run by a person from Buzau unknown in the energy sector.
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One of the stakes of the PSD-PNL fight for the head of the Government General Secretariat: control over the super-agency that manages state-owned companies
One of the most important tasks of the new Secretary General of the Government is to propose to the Prime…
Inaccuracies in PM Ciolacu’s explanations of his studies / What additional information appeared in the PSD leader’s updated résumé
PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu has updated his résumé, with an updated version published on Thursday by Digi24.ro, after G4Media.ro revealed that he started a private...
Who is Marcel Ciolacu, the fourth PSD premier nominated by Iohannis: Leader from Buzău emerged suddenly at the centre without any big victory in the elections / Ties with firms that direct money to the press / Hunting with Omar Hayssam / He eliminated most of the convicts from the party
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Saving Private Ciucă
Once in politics, installed as Prime Minister and made head of the party overnight, the great General Nicolae Ciucă shrank until he became a disciplined...
Nicolae Ciucă expected to announce his resignation as Prime Minister / What’s next
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă holds a press conference at the Government to announce his resignation from office, the first step towards government rotation. PSD leader...
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă Set to Resign as Coalition Negotiations Intensify: Ciolacu’s Proposals angers UDMR coalition party
UPDATE PSD President Marcel Ciolacu said on Sunday, after the meeting with social democrats, that the PSD wants the UDMR to stay in government and...
Broken Romania: slot machines, electronic cigarettes and drugs have invaded schools. What Iohannis got instead of Educated Romania
The entire Romania looks like an out-of-control Las Vegas: thousands of slot halls and casinos, huge ads for electronic cigarettes and casinos with half-dressed girls,...
Hungarian analyst, former intelligence officer: Viktor Orban seeks to gain new territories and relies on Russia to change the political order in Europe
Peter Buda, a professor at a Budapest university and former intelligence officer, said in a podcast that Prime Minister Viktor…
„Smoking epidemic” among teenagers in Romania. E-cigarettes and heated tobacco still bypass anti-smoking laws, with major cities besieged by ads
More than 50% of high school students have smoked e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products in the past 30 days, preliminary…
LATEST President Biden announced at G7 that the US is preparing $4 billion in loans for Romania’s small nuclear reactor project to strengthen energy independence
US President Joe Biden announced Saturday at the Group of 7 (G7) major economies summit that two US government financial…
Nepotism Exposed: 10 Cases of Nepotism at Dolj Public Health Authority; Director, Sister, Husband-Wife, and More Among Ten Employees Linked by Family Ties; A DSP employee charged with inspecting hospitals, also uses his company to provide market consultancy for hospitals; Cases reported by two integrity whistleblowers
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Teachers’ Strike: Ciolacu’s First Black Swan Moment as PSD Braces for First-Time Governance Amidst Massive Social Problems
With a starting net salary of only 2,400 lei for new teachers, the general strike in education was only a matter of time. Ciolacu is...
Mechanism to control the use of secret service recordings in criminal cases declared unconstitutional / Constitutional Court: „The legislator did not regulate an effective control of the elements related to the legality of the recordings” / Elimination of the threshold for abuse of office is constitutional
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EXCLUSIVE Romanian Anticorruption prosecutors have requested documents from Romgaz regarding the €1 billion deal with ExxonMobil for the Neptun Black Sea field
DNA prosecutors have recently asked for documents from state-owned Romgaz regarding the 2022 deal with US company ExxonMobil for the…
Braila gangster „Dasaev” sentenced to 12 years in prison in the 2018 stabbings of two American basketball players. Sentence can be appealed
Daniel Gabriel Husein, known as Dasaev, the gangster accused of stabbing two American basketball players in Braila in 2018, was…
While Romanian Communications Minister (PNL) Burduja (Jr.) was arguing for the “freedom in the West vs. the Russian chains” from the floor of Parliament, his Father, Burduja (Sr.) held the Directorship of ALRO SA, an aluminium producer controlled by a Russian oligarch.” How Marinel Burduja became director of ALRO SA, the largest producer of aluminum in Romania
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Far-right AUR party’s government program: a collection of monstrosities from the ashes of Bolshevism, Legionarism and Communism
The government program presented on Thursday by the AUR leaders at the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is more intelligently written than the primitive...
How will the government reshuffle that buries the PNL take place / Ciolacu’s bet
The change at the top of the government will take place without major political shake-ups in the coalition, nor within the PNL or PSD, according...
Decriminalization of cannabis possession for personal use of up to 3 grams and replacement with a fine, as in some EU countries and Thailand – REPER bill
REPER MEPs Simina Tulbure, Oana Cambera, Cristina Rizea, Andrei Lupu and Daniel Toda tabled a bill on Monday to decriminalize…
„Part of the farmers refused to sell last year, and the market turned against them / The European Commission took as a reference the cereal production in 2022, when there was drought, instead of the average of the last 5 years” – Interview with Cezar Gheorghe, expert of the Romanian Farmers’ Club
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Why is Romania delaying the renegotiation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan with the European Commission and what are the risks?
The Romanian government has missed the 30 April target it had set itself for submitting a formal request for renegotiation of the NRRP with the...
EXCLUSIVE The Romanian state will guarantee Romanian private investments in the Republic of Moldova – Finance Minister Adrian Câciu
The Government is working on a legislative project by which the Romanian state will guarantee investments in the Republic of Moldova, Finance Minister Adrian Câciu...
BREAKING Prime Minister Ciucă announces 16% surtax on state employees’ incomes exceeding the president’s salary / Legal analysis still required
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă said on Wednesday that the leaders of the governing coalition have discussed of a possible 16%…
Gerhard Karner, Austrian Minister of the Interior, statements in Bucharest: I cannot give a date for Romania’s entry into Schengen
Gerhard Karner, Austrian Interior Minister, said on Wednesday in Bucharest that „I cannot give a date for Romania’s entry into Schengen. We have many common...
Prime Minister Ciucă announces that he is waiting for an analysis from the Finance Ministry on the surtax on the income of employees with a salary higher than the President: „A proposal has been discussed and will be translated into a measure that will be translated into a decision once we have all the documents on the table”
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Romania’s accession to Schengen: What will the Austrian interior minister convey to Bucharest? Signals of a „thaw” in Vienna after December veto
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner is expected to pay an official visit to Bucharest on Wednesday, the first since he…
Why Romania’s territorial reorganization is impossible: it leaves the big establishment parties without clients and would wipe out local barons
Can you imagine a Romania with only half of the local bureaucracy, in which the ghost towns would stop wasting money on thousands of useless...
Romania to seal off Ukrainian grain shipments and check for pesticides directly at customs / Bucharest will not ban imports or transit
Minister Petre Daea informed his Ukrainian counterpart on Wednesday that Romania will seal and monitor all grain shipments from Ukraine, and the Veterinary Health Authority...
BREAKING Defense Ministry asks Parliament for approval to buy military submarine (document)
The Ministry of Defense is asking Parliament for approval to buy a military submarine „against surface and underwater threats”, according to a document consulted by...
Romania to purchase F-35 next-generation aircraft, Defense Council decides
The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) approved on Tuesday the Concept for the realization of the operational air defense capability with 5th generation multirole...
Holding the Intelligence services in check. Can wiretaps be used in corruption cases? A mandatory public debate
The seemingly hasty decision of the PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition, which denied its initial position with a humiliating political flip-flop, has brought the secret services back into...
ANALYSIS The stakes of the Otopeni Airport corruption case: how a tender scheduled since 2021 for the management of shops and restaurants was postponed for two years / Huge profits obtained by the two quasi-monopolies at the airport / What Grindeanu, Drulă and Chirițoiu have to say
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BREAKING Final vote: Amendments to the Criminal Code, which removes the threshold for abuse of office, passed the Chamber of Deputies and will go to promulgation / The amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows intelligence service wiretaps to be used as evidence in criminal trials, also passed
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EXCLUSIVE POLL Massive vote for Romania to stay in the European Union / Only 13% of Romanians say they would vote to leave the EU if a referendum were held next Sunday
70% of Romanians would vote for Romania to remain in the European Union if a referendum were held next Sunday,…
SOURCES Behind the scenes of a decision that scandalized Romania: Cătălin Predoiu (PNL) proposed the 250 thousand lei threshold for abuse of office / UDMR and PSD supported a threshold even twice as high at the coalition meeting / How did the amendments get from the ministry to the senators?
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PSD-PNL-UDMR offer to Brussels: can we steal lumps of €50,000 of your money without going to jail?
Former PSD leader Liviu Dragnea dreamed in 2017 to partially decriminalizing abuse of office primarily for himself, to escape charges in the fictitious employment case....
The head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office Laura Codruța Kovesi, on the 50 thousand euro threshold for abuse of office: It is the intention to partially decriminalize the crime of abuse of office. If adopted, these changes would affect EPPO investigations and lower the existing level of protection of EU financial interests in Romania
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G4Media is the most cited online publication, a MediaTrust survey finds / Digi 24 is the most cited media source in the country
A sociological survey conducted in February by MediaTrust shows that the G4media.ro website is the leader among the most cited online sources. „In February, the...
Sorin Grindeanu’s catastrophic record at the Ministry of Transport: an endless series of accidents on the railways and highways with fatalities and injuries / State-owned companies, politicized to the maximum / Grindeanu is silent on the subject of accidents, but is vocal on the sensitive subject of the Bystroe Canal
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The Patriots of convenience
Only a few days have passed since the polls that announced that Romanians’ trust in the European Union has plummeted by more than 20 points...
SOURCES: Volodimir Zelenski’s speech in the Romanian Parliament could be cancelled / Șoșoacă threatened that „it will be bad if Zelenski comes to Parliament”, George Simion mocked the Ukrainian President
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