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The deadly danger of revisionism in Eastern Europe: how Putin and his allies in Romania, Hungary, Moldova and Serbia are trying to throw the region into chaos
Budapest’s claim to use the flag of Greater Hungary at football matches is just the latest in a long line…
The political stakes of special pensions: why Marcel Ciolacu wants to speed up the reform, despite Nicolae Ciucă’s strong opposition
Marcel Ciolacu, PSD president and future prime minister if the coalition protocol is respected, made two consecutive appearances on Wednesday and Thursday dedicated almost exclusively...
Hungary will not arrest Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff assures
Hungary will not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to enter Hungarian territory, as there would be no legal basis for doing so,...
Is Romania becoming an anti-European country? How we ended up on the brink of disaster. Who’s taking us out of the EU orbit
Romania is no longer an enthusiastically pro-European country. In Romania, the Euro-sceptic stance among the population, encouraged by much of the press and politicians, has...
The USR wants to ban slot machines from apartment blocks and towns under 5,000 inhabitants – draft law
USR on Tuesday tabled a legislative project initiated by MP Tudor Pop to ban gambling venues from operating in towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants,...
A male ballet dancer accused of entering the dressing room of his female colleagues will not be sanctioned / „There is no regulation allowing the attribution of disciplinary action” / Eight female dancers have filed complaints with the management of the National Opera of Iasi
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A former vice president of a pharmaceutical association has been arrested for allegedly aiding in the production of 4.7 tons of methamphetamine. Laurentiu Huica is accused of producing a medication registered only in Romania, which was then used to make drugs in labs across several Eastern European countries. The estimated profit from this illegal activity is nearly half a billion euros.
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Ciolacu and Ciucă posing as saviors of the nation after blocking 3.2 billion from the PNRR / Romanian political wiseguys had a little surprise at the EU ATM
The PSD and PNL fought for almost a year in Parliament to empty the integrity whistleblower law of its content,…
Bill for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes debated in the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
The draft law on the legal regime of the cannabis plant, substances, and preparations containing cannabis used for medical purposes was presented on Monday by...
EXCLUSIVE A father and his high school son have called for the founding of the Coalition for the Legalization of Marijuana (CPLM) Party / The boy’s mother, who was accused of bullying in the past, is the head of a structure in the Ministry of Education that works to identify new approaches in the education system
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The kiss of death for the Liberals
In the minds of some PSD strategists a new idea has recently been born: why wait until next year with the general elections, since we...
VIDEO: The Romanian Ministry of Defence warns of a Fake News with images from Alba Iulia from the military parade of 1 December: Anti-aircraft systems shown moving towards the border with Moldova / The fake news also made it to a Greek publication promoting Russian propaganda
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How the Russian invasion changed Romania’s security. America is back in Europe, Transnistria may become the litmus test for Bucharest
A year after the start of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Western analyses point to a war of attrition years in the making. The decisions of...
Moscow accuses the West of „instructing” Chisinau to break off dialogue with Tiraspol
Mikhail Galuzin, deputy to the Russian foreign minister, said in an interview with TASS that the West had instructed the government in Chisinau to stop...
ANALYSIS A year of war in Ukraine: More than 6,000 Ukrainian citizens have taken up employment in Romania
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 6,000 Ukrainian citizens have been employed in Romania, according to data provided by the Labour...
ANALYSIS A cascade of legislative changes promoted mainly by the PNL hits NGOs hard and discourages protests / Civil society calls on President Iohannis to intervene
A series of bills promoted in recent months mainly by the PNL restricts the work of non-governmental organisations, limits the…
Fighter jets for Kyiv. How long would it take Ukrainian pilots to learn to fight in an F-16
Ukrainian pilots would need at least six months to become familiar with handling an American F-16 aircraft, but this is just one small aspect of...
PSD, total assault on the key institution in 2024. At stake: control of elections and the money parties use to buy off media moguls
How fair will the four rounds of elections in 2024 be? The question needs to be raised, because the independence and autonomy of the Permanent...
Re-use of medical devices not uniformly regulated in the EU: Romania prohibits it, Germany permits it, France only approves donation to other countries/ The situation in other countries/ Cardiologist: „Few devices are purchased, they run out quickly/ Sometimes we don’t know what decisions to make because of the chaos in the laws”
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The annihilation of the press: the biggest threat to national security in Romania. The monster created by the Iohannis – PNL – PSD regime
The government, through the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, is preparing a new instalment of money for the media moguls. Here comes the anti-earthquake campaign,...
The king of sleep and his hidden dream
What could an uncrowned King of Sleep want in his last year of reign? Peace among his subjects and, as the reign can no longer...
BREAKING Maia Sandu announces a violent Russian plan with attacks and hostage-taking to destabilize Moldova. Domestic forces associated with fugitive oligarchs Shor and Plahotniuc, as well as citizens of Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro, are expected to be involved in the operation
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5.2 Richter earthquake in Oltenia / Earthquake was felt in western and central Romania / Seismologist: It is the strongest earthquake in the area
An earthquake measuring 5.2 Richter occurred on Monday in Romania, 14 km northwest of Târgu-Jiu and 73 km northeast of Drobeta Turnu-Severin, according to the...
Romanian Defence Ministry: The Russian missile never crossed Romanian airspace
The Romanian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday that the Russian missile had „at no time” crossed Romanian airspace. The remarks come after...
BREAKING Ukraine claims two Russian Kalibr missiles crossed Romanian airspace / Defence Ministry: information not confirmed
Two Russian Kalibr missiles reportedly crossed Romanian airspace on the border with Moldova and Ukraine on Friday, says the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of...
Slovak ambassador in Budapest summoned after Slovak foreign minister says Hungary would have already raised territorial claims had Vladimir Putin succeeded in Ukraine
„If Vladimir Putin had been successful in Ukraine, Hungary would have already raised territorial claims on Slovakia,” Slovak Foreign Minister…
Eulogistic article featuring the Russian Ambassador to Bucharest in a local publication from Ialomita. Kuzmin, a Kremlin propagandist, launched a flurry of false claims and wasn’t bothered with a single question about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in thousands of civilian casualties
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Aggressive aid plan for Kiev advanced by Republicans. What conditions they put on Ukraine
US Republicans have launched a two-pronged campaign to pressure the Biden administration in the coming months to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including some...
EXCLUSIVE PMP MEP, Eugen Tomac, announces that he has filed an action with the Court of Justice of the European Union asking the court to declare the illegality of the decision by which the JHA Council rejected Romania’s accession to the Schengen area: „A new vote can no longer be a political one, but a technical one. A positive vote”.
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The interim president of the Senate, Alina Gorghiu, on the statements made by Justice Minister Predoiu on the case of Giorgiana Hosu’s husband: „It was a blunder, it was an error. It can happen to anyone / The important thing is that he apologised, that he admitted he made a mistake”
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The Tate brothers to remain in custody. Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected their appeal
The Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected the Tate brothers’ appeal on Wednesday, so the two American-British citizens remain in custody, according to the court minutes...
Mayor’s past as stray dog eradication activist haunts him after fatal attack
The case of Ana Oroș Daraban, the woman killed on Saturday by dogs in the Lacul Morii area in the sixth district of the city...
How the Justice Minister seriously compromised a criminal trial / Cătălin Predoiu is left with a „truly honorable” gesture
Of his own volition and without being questioned by journalists about the fate of a particular defendant convicted in the first instance, the Minister of...
Tate brothers remain in custody. The Bucharest court extended the measure until 27 February
Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate remain in custody, Bucharest court judges ruled on Friday. Luana Radu and Georgiana Naghel, the other two suspects in the...
INTERVIEW Finnish Minister for the EU Tytti Tuppurainen on justice in Romania, Schengen accession and the war in Russia
Tytti Tuppurainen, Finnish Minister for European Affairs, said in an interview with G4Media that Romania must continue reforms in justice and the fight against corruption....
Why Marcel Ciolacu wants to retain transport and finance ministries if he becomes prime minister / How liberals will act
PSD President Marcel Ciolacu seems to has tested the waters with his public proposal to keep transport and finance after he becomes Prime Minister in...
Romania’s ambassador sent back to Vienna as a „gesture of openness and facilitation of a dynamic dialogue, through all available channels”, after a conversation between President Iohannis and his Austrian counterpart / Emil Hurezeanu summoned back to the country after Austria’s veto on Schengen accession
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Why is President Iohannis still holding Bode-the plagiarist in his arms?
It is incomprehensible why President Klaus Iohannis, the promoter of „educated Romania”, the one who proclaimed „zero tolerance towards plagiarism”, still holds in his arms...
2022 was the third warmest year on record in Romania since 1900, Environment Minister says/ Other statistics on climate change in the country
The year 2022 was the third warmest year in the history of meteorological measurements in Romania, with an average annual temperature of 11.77 degrees Celsius...
The general director of state railway carrier of Romania CFR SA, Alexandru Ion Simu, prosecuted by the anticorruption directorate DNA. Promoted during current transport minister Sorin Grindeanu’s term in office, he is accused of firing, along with another director, an integrity whistleblower who had revealed unlawful activities in the press.
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A missile component found by students near Gura Portiței on the Romanian Black Sea coast. The object poses no danger, says the Emergency Situations Inspectorate
A group of students announced on Monday that they found a military shell casing on the Romanian Black Sea coast…
Head of Romanian National Fiscal Authority ANAF: In two weeks we will be able to say whether OMV owes this solidarity contribution or not / For us all companies are equal, if they try to do financial engineering, I guarantee that they will not be able to get away with it
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Greek initiative for Schengen enlargement with Bulgaria and Romania / Greek official: It will have direct benefits for Greece as it will be unified by land with the rest of the EU member states / We are in contact with the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission
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NATO to relocate reconnaissance aircraft from Germany to Romania to be closer to the war in Ukraine
NATO will relocate some of its surveillance aircraft currently stationed in Germany to Romania in order to be closer to Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports...
ActiveWatch calls for the resignation of the head of news at the Romanian public television, Laurențiu Ciocăzanu, on the grounds that he believes that the writing of articles paid for by a political party by a journalist is not unethical and should not be marked as paid advertising / Ciocăzanu: I don’t feel guilty about the contract with PNL
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Tate brothers to find out on Tuesday whether or not they remain in custody/ The two Britons are charged with rape and human trafficking
The Tate brothers arrived at the Bucharest Court of Appeal on Tuesday morning, where judges will decide whether or not the two British citizens remain...
53% of employees expect a pay rise this year and 40% plan to look for another job if this doesn’t happen/ 62% of employers plan to raise wages (survey)
Some 53% of employees expect their salaries to increase this year, and 40% plan to look for another job if…
Minister of the Interior Lucian Bode accused of suing Babeș-Bolyai University to block an impending plagiarism verdict: The University’s Ethics Commission can only carry out checks on members of the university community as defined by law, a community of which I am not a member
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Mehmet vs Vlad, top10 on Netflix in Romania: What holds up and what is historically questionable in this series by a Turkish director
Season II of the Rise of Empires series: The Ottomans presents Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Vlad Țepeș (aka Vlad the Impaler; translator’s notes), a six-episode...
EXCLUSIVE The official who organises elections in Romania, Constantin Mitulețu, is the subject of a criminal complaint by National Integrity Agency (ANI) for having employed his sister-in-law in the institution. Mitulețu: I’m not resigning, there’s no conflict of interest
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Why 2023 is the key year for Ciucă, Ciolacu and Iohannis / The most important political events expected to take place in the new year
The political fate of Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă will be decided in 2023, a year with major political stakes for the PSD and PNL...
Hungarian Alliance Party of Transylvania: The number of Hungarians in Romania has dramatically decreased by one fifth in a decade
The Hungarian population in Transylvania has declined dramatically, according to the preliminary results of the Romanian census published on Friday. The extent of the decline...
BREAKING Census results: Romania’s population decreased by 1.1 million. The share of ethnic Hungarians decreases, the share of Roma increases slightly / The aging process accelerates / Education level increases, illiteracy decreases / Which counties lost the most inhabitants
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Top 10 investigations published by G4Media and ignored by the rest of the press. Support the independent press
G4Media had dozens of investigations and exclusive news about political power in 2022, most of them ignored by the rest of the media, while PNL...
LATEST: Intelligence Service declassified its internal file on the 1989 revolution. Documents can be consulted online
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has declassified the file on the involvement of employees of the Department of State Security (DSS) in the events of...
BREAKING Ukraine’s defence minister announces arms orders to Romania and several countries
Ukraine will receive the necessary arms and ammunition every month of 2023 to be able to fight the Russian invasion, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov...
Sources: Government considering scrapping compensation for fuel pump prices after significant price drops
The Ciucă government is currently discussing a possible decision to end the current mechanism that compensates the price of fuel at the pump, government sources...
USR calls for a commission of inquiry into alleged illegal secret service involvement in justice and politics
Cătălin Drulă, President of USR, calls for the urgent establishment of a parliamentary commission of inquiry to prove the allegations of former CCR judges Daniel...
LATEST Eugen Tomac officially asks the European Commission to challenge the JHA Council’s decision to block Romania’s entry into Schengen
MEP Eugen Tomac, President of the PMP, officially asked the European Commission on Tuesday to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union...
Interior Minister Bode, letter to his Austrian counterpart accusing him of „lies and injustice”: „In January you assured me of Austria’s support for Schengen accession” / „You have managed to stir up the revolt not only of the Romanians in Austria, but also of your own citizens”
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CURS poll commissioned by PSD: President Iohannis seen as responsible for Romania not joining Schengen / Majority calls for measures against Austrian economic interests
A survey conducted by Curs on behalf of the PSD between 9 and 11 December, consulted by G4Media, shows that…
Romania’s accession to Schengen: A festival of lies and propaganda
Austria on Thursday vetoed the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, citing the problem of nearly 100,000 illegal migrants on its territory....
Agony and ecstasy on Romania’s road to Schengen. TIMELINE with all the key events related to Romania’s Schengen accession this year
Romania’s accession to Schengen has caused a dizzying carousel of political and diplomatic events over the past half year. It all started with the OK...
Austria’s arbitrary and abusive behaviour in preventing Romania’s Schengen accession. How Russia gains from Vienna’s „strategic patience”
Austria announced out of the blue exactly 19 days ago, on 18 November, that it would veto Romania’s entry into…
EXCLUSIVE POLL What do Romanians think about joining Schengen? 41% think Romania will be admitted/ Corruption in police stations and police is a cause for concern for member countries say 56% of Romanians/ 46% think it would be right for Romania to join Schengen alone, uncoupled from Bulgaria / Who should resign in case of failure?
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OFFICIAL 30-day pre-trial detention for Romanian Court of Accounts Vice President Niculae Bădălău / Prosecutors: the accused has developed a real modus operandi in obtaining works contracts from the municipalities of Giurgiu and Teleorman for companies controlled by him
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The two faces of Romania: how Bucharest became NATO’s „capital” despite the lack of internal reforms
This week, Bucharest became ground zero for global diplomacy. The capital is hosting a summit of NATO foreign ministers, a G7 meeting and the Munich...
The lifting of the CVM: a breath of fresh air for the Government and President Iohannis / What the European Commission’s decision means for Romania
The European Commission’s decision to terminate the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Romania, two years after a similar decision was…
President Iohannis urges OMV management to start as soon as possible the offshore exploitation in the perimeter owned by Romgaz and OMV Petrom
President Klaus Iohannis asked OMV’s management, during his talks at the Cotroceni on Monday, to start as soon as possible the offshore exploitations in the...
PNL and PSD, in a tug-of-war over pension increases. What the two parties are proposing
The PNL and PSD are at war with each other over pension increases, as they have been for the past two months, and over the...
SOURCES One of the scenarios for Romania’s accession to Schengen: a monitoring programme similar to the CVM in justice
Romania, the EU Member States and representatives of the European institutions are currently discussing several scenarios for Schengen accession to take place at the EU...
EXCLUSIVE The Netherlands has sent a Schengen evaluation mission to Romania. What the Dutch experts are checking
The Dutch government has sent an evaluation mission to Romania to verify the state of fulfilment of the necessary criteria for joining the Schengen area,...
BREAKING Massive blackout in Moldova, including Chisinau, after Russian bombing of Ukraine / Power supply from Romania cut off
Several regions of the Republic of Moldova were left without electricity on Tuesday evening due to Russian shelling in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spînu...
The risk of being the champion of integrity in politics / How USR raised the bar and what happened when it fell under it: the case of Clotilde Armand
The accusations made by the National Integrity Agency (ANI) against the mayor of Sector 1, Clotilde Armand, are a blow to the PSD’s political opponents...
3 billion US loan for the construction of two new units at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant
Energy Minister Virgil Popescu will receive letters of intent for two loans of $50 million and $3 billion from the president of the US Exim...
Foreign Affairs Ministry, after Putin’s statements: falsely suggesting that Romania has territorial claims over Ukraine / Russian President: large territories in Romania, in Hungary, have been taken (…) Russia can be the only real guarantor of Ukrainian statehood and sovereignty
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The media empire controlled by Viktor Orban’s party FIDESZ in Transylvania is collapsing: 70% of journalists have been fired
The Mediater association, through which Viktor Orban’s FIDESZ party controls much of the Hungarian-language press in Romania, is laying off two-thirds of the journalists working...
The Emperor of empty words
Rarely do we get to see a politician’s hollowness in all its glory. President Klaus Iohannis gave us this opportunity on Tuesday, during the pompous...
The metastasis of the press. Elon Musk’s case in Bran demonstrates un unprecedented vulnerability for Romania
The metastasis of the press. Elon Musk’s case in Bran demonstrates un unprecedented vulnerability for Romania The press is considered the watchdog of society....
DOCUMENT Who are the owners of Romania’s big news TV channels: Antena 3, RTV, Digi24, Realitatea and B1 TV
The list of the shareholders of the companies that own the broadcasting licences (radio and TV stations) was published following a DNA decision of 18...
Why Defense Minister Vasile Dincu is hard to oust from the Government
Since taking office, Minister Vasile Dincu has suffered from the weariness of a politician who hides his incompetence and inadequacy in a sea of „crafted”...
Law with new rights for employees promulgated by President Iohannis. Employees can request paternity leave and five days leave to care for a relative
President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Monday a law that introduces new rights for private sector employees and civil servants, according to Agerpres. The law amends...
Romania company among the 75 start-ups selected by the European Commission for funding through an innovation fund
The European Commission has selected 75 innovative start-ups, including a company from Romania, after the second deadline for assessing applications for funding through this year’s...
Dutch Ambassador on Romania’s integration into the Schengen Area: we need to weigh the information / This takes time
A statement by the Dutch ambassador in Bucharest, Roelof van Ees, seems to temper the optimism of some Romanian politicians about a rapid integration into...
A Romanian woman testifies at the Council of Europe about the traumas she experienced in communist orphanages/ Independent investigations are called for in all EU states on the violation of children’s rights/ „We were kept naked, there was no heating, we received only a little food and we were left in the dark”
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The passion of President Klaus Iohannis for BMW: The story begins in 2007 with a white limousine / He also drove a model unique in the country, the M5 variant / Local press, ten years ago: The mayor of Sibiu is the local face of the car dealer, with whom he has a contract
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The generation that gets to eat
In one of his rare public outings, Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) chief Eduard Hellvig on Tuesday projected the image of an enviable country: „Romania is...
Cryptic messages from the head of the National Intelligence Service(SRI) in one of his rare public outings: I also know about the problems caused by some former SRI workers who are either positioned behind all sorts of people or gravitating around state-owned companies. We will do our best to solve them
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Education minister Sorin Cîmpeanu, the second minister in the Ciucă government to leave for reasons of academic integrity / In addition to the two, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă and Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu are also accused of plagiarism, while Minister for the Interior Lucian Bode has classified his thesis.
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“Youth acting against fake news”: a project with information and debates on detecting and combating fake news
From curing COVID with garlic to the 5G chip vaccines, and on to the „de-nazification” of Ukraine are just a few steps in the direction...
Unprecedented degradation of the Romanian press – Appeal initiated by G4Media, backed by Freedom House and Expert Forum
G4Media.ro, Group 4 Media Freedom & Democracy Association, Freedom House and Expert Forum are sounding the alarm about the unprecedented degradation of the media landscape...
20 years of National Anticorruption Directorate. The water gun held to the heads of politicians
The National Anticorruption Directorate marks 20 years of existence on Tuesday. What has it meant to run this institution for two decades and what are...
European Parliament calls on the EU Council and the European Commission to urgently present a timetable for Romania’s accession to Schengen
MEP Victor Negrescu has obtained the support of a large number of MEPs to call in the plenary of the European Parliament representatives of the...
SOURCES Liberals to propose in the coalition meeting that the measure of compensating 50 bani per litre for fuel should continue only for diesel, not for gasoline
National Liberal Party (PNL) will propose today, in the meeting of the governing coalition, scheduled at 5 p.m., that the…
967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths in the last day
967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths were reported in the last day, including one in the 30-39 age group, according to a bulletin...
Does Romania deserve to join Schengen? The risks of a politically negotiated decision
Romanian politicians from both the government and the opposition have been shaking hands these days in the European Parliament to counter a possible danger: the...
SOURCES The Criminal Prosecution and Forensic Section of the General Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the random assignment procedure of the case in which Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă obtained the dismissal of the submissions in the case of his doctoral thesis / Who is the prosecutor in charge
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EXCLUSIVE Government warned by The National Authority for Energy Regulations ANRE that the new energy bill capping ordinance will lead to the disappearance of some energy suppliers / State-owned companies will have to be created / The billing ordinance blatantly violates European rules
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EXCLUSIVE Avangarde POLL: 73% of Romanians believe there will be a major economic crisis / Half of the population fears inflation the most, followed by the energy and food crisis and rising bank interest rates / 67% have reduced consumption. Where did consumers cut back most?
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Romania’s population at January 1, 2022 was 19.038 million inhabitants/ The demographic ageing process is deepening
Romania’s resident population was 19.038 million on 1 January 2022, down by 163,600 people compared to 1 January 2021, according to a press release from...
The Declic community files a criminal complaint after the cancellation of the plagiarism complaints against Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. The organization is asking for verification of how the file reached Judge Marius Iosif, previously appointed to several public positions by PNL
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Marcel Ciolacu: Energy prices for the population will remain capped at the current level / It is excluded that we will not pay the compensation
PSD President Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday evening on Antena 3 that the price the population will pay for energy will remain capped at the current...
Massive 8.77 billion lei NRRP contract signed for the modernisation of the Caransebeș-Timișoara-Arad railway
The largest financing contract for the railway sector under the National Recovery and Resilience Programme (NRRP), worth 8.77 billion lei, has been signed and involves...
The pro-Russian mayor of Chisinau, who is courting Romanian political leaders, has launched a new party. Ion Ceban, a formidable politician in Moldova
Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban announced on Tuesday that he is officially launching the National Alternative Movement Party, reports Agora. Ceban,…
A first in Romania: More electric and hybrid cars sold than diesel cars / Sales of diesel cars dropped by a third
Sales of electric and hybrid cars exceeded sales of diesel cars for the first time this year, the Environment Ministry announced in a press release....
Radio Free Europe: Romania’s state of play on highways in the NRRP / Only 10 km completed in one year, 50 km in the works
Romania has so far built only 10.8 of the 429 kilometers of highways it has proposed in the NRRP for the next few years. Another...
EXCLUSIVE How much money has Romania already spent from the NRRP since January? Ministry of Finance: ‘No money has been used’, ‘to be used’, and ‘no requests for funds have been received’/ Three institutions avoided direct answers and passed us from one institution to another
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Major crisis of confidence in Romanian politicians. How did Iohannis drop to 15% approval rating, and Ciolacu leading the pack of losers?
A survey conducted by Avangarde on behalf of the PSD and published on Tuesday, August 2, indicates a major crisis of confidence in the entire...
European Commission approves €149 million to support hydrogen production in Romania
The European Commission approved on Monday, under EU state aid rules, a €149 million aid scheme for Romania made available through the Recovery and Resilience...
The three big laws that are turning Romania into a mafia state. President Iohannis must put a stop to serious derailments in education, justice and national security
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă and President Klaus Iohannis are trying their best to present Romania abroad as a genuine democracy,…
Who does Prime Minister Ciucă serve / The General’s debt of honour
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă has to decide: does he continue to govern alongside the UDMR as if nothing had happened or does he part ways...
Resignation and departure of the UDMR from government, the only decent solution for Kelemen Hunor / A major test for Prime Minister Ciucă and the governing coalition
The leader of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, has turned black to white, defended what cannot be defended and seriously undermined…
The Romanian model
Romania is neither Poland nor Hungary, but it is starting to be increasingly associated with these two EU problem countries. There are just differences in...
The abuses of power of Prime Minister Ciucă. The general is destroying entire institutions to escape plagiarism accusations
General Nicolae Ciucă, propelled as Prime Minister by the toxic PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition, has moved on to a new autocratic phase. He is destroying entire institutions...
Ministry of Health: More than €80 million from the NRRP goes to newborn intensive care units. Beneficiary Guide published for consultation
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it has published the Beneficiary Guide and related annexes for public consultation under Component 12 – Health,...
New education law abolishes CNATDCU, the key institution dealing with the analysis of plagiarism / PM Ciucă will escape CNATDCU scrutiny if the law enters into force
CNATDCU, the National Council for the Accreditation of University Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates, the essential institution in the analysis of…
Family doctors can equip and renovate medical practices with money from the NRRP / €180 million available at their disposal
Family doctors will have more than €180 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan to renovate and equip medical practices, Europa FM reports. 3,000...
Giants’ inflation, dwarfs’ inflation (Op-ed)
High inflation in many countries will not be defeated by firm monetary policies alone, nor will it be tackled without them. Even if monetary policies...
NRRP Monitor report on June 30 targets: 16 targets achieved, 11 overdue/ „Funds could be blocked in autumn due to whistleblower law”
Of the 27 NRRP milestones and targets that were due on the 30th of June, only 16 have been met and 11 are overdue, according...
The unprecedented and accelerated degradation of democracy under the Iohannis-Ciucă regime. With Romania silenced, the PNL is rapidly becoming PSD-ized
Under the leadership of the Iohannis – Ciucă tandem, the PNL has quickly turned into a party with authoritarian reflexes,…
Vera Jourova’s good fortune: The first EU official to get the chance to see Romania’s rule of law in action
European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova has been in Bucharest since Monday to check and assess how the rule of law, justice,...
EXCLUSIVE How Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă’s criminal case was directed by the „cover” method to Judge Marius Iosif, who retired immediately after quashing the plagiarism complaints / Plus: Until last year, Iosif and the government spokesperson were colleagues in the Freemasonry
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Fugitive Paul Philippe of Romania caught in France. He had been sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison in the case of the illegal restitution of the Băneasa farm.
Fugitive Paul Philippe of Romania has been arrested by authorities in France. When stopped on the streets of Paris, the…
Government to hike dividend tax from 5% to 8% from next year. Excise duties on alcohol and tobacco hikes, gambling taxes increase, VAT on sugary drinks to rise to 19%
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă told PNL leaders at a meeting on Monday the main fiscal measures were decided after negotiations…
The champion who talks to water
A 17-year-old teenager has for a moment fixed the broken compass of Romanian sport and Romanian society in general, correctly pointing to the North: There...
Celine Gauer, European Commission: Romania’s NRRP is an excellent plan, focus must be on implementation/ Delivery of reforms cannot be negotiated
Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan is excellent on the green transition component and on structural reforms, Celine Gauer, Head…
A 2000 year-old treasure with about 300 Roman coins discovered in Mures county by a treasure hunter
A more than 2,000-year-old treasure, consisting of about 300 silver and bronze coins, was discovered by a treasure hunter from Mures county in a forest...
Rules for recruitment for vacancies related to the implementation of the NRRP, established by the Government by Emergency Ordinance
According to a press release issued by the Executive, the act concerns the filling and the organization and conduct of competitions for vacant and temporarily...
A president without a compass. Klaus Iohannis and „his people”, a serious attack on freedom of the press and the G4Media.ro
President Klaus Iohannis expressed on Tuesday his first reaction on a subject of utmost importance, a week after the first articles published exclusively by G4Media.ro...
Rogozin threatens Romania, Bulgaria and Montenegro with Sarmat ballistic missiles
The head of Russia’s Roscomos space agency, Dmitry Rogozin – a regular in belligerent tweets – threatened Romania, Bulgaria and Montenegro with Sarmat intercontinental ballistic...
Far-right party AUR calls for ” clarifications” on the national security laws, 6 days after the first reports came to light about the draft laws
The far-right party AUR is asking the institutions of the national security system for clarifications on the draft laws in…
The European Commission has received Romania’s first payment request of around €2.6 billion from the NRRP
The European Commission has received Romania’s first application under the NRRP for the payment of €1.8 billion in grants and €789.7 million in loans (without...
EXCLUSIVE The operational funds of the secret services will no longer be controlled by Parliament or the Court of Auditors – draft law
The operational expenditure funds of the secret services, i.e. the money with which the intelligence services finance their operations, will no longer be controlled either...
Military Unit Romania. How the new national security laws turn the country into a large military unit
Of the package of ten national security laws already on the coalition table, three deserve special attention: the two draft laws on the organization and...
How justice independence is annihilated in Romania. The Danileț case, an exemplary execution
The disciplinary section for judges of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) voted on Wednesday, by 5 to 4, on the report of the Judicial...
Study: Romanians no longer want to go back to the office, not even for more money
Romanians are not willing to give up their free time or the opportunity to work remotely, even for a better-paid job, and 77% of them...
Hungarian opposition newspaper: In addition to illiberalism and support for Putin, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin are accused of revisionism
Since the outbreak of Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24 February, Hungarian minorities in Hungary and neighboring countries have been increasingly accused of revisionism because...
EXCLUSIVE The management system of the NRRP is non-functional, especially with regard to anti-fraud and corruption prevention measures – SOURCES
The system for managing the National Recovery and Resilience Program (NRRP) is not working or is partially working and substantial…
The figures of the disaster you don’t see on TV / How Ciucă and Ciolacu get away with the serious crises of their government
Two key news stories have slipped under the radar of major news broadcasters. In places where they have been mentioned in passing, however, you won’t...
What a failed state looks like: Who is in power in a Romania of the work poorly done (I)
The latest controversial appointments to key institutions made on Monday, once again raise the issue of populating the Romanian state at the top with mediocre...
You should have shut up!
I would have greatly appreciated it if no politician, media tycoon, or official of the Romanian state, who has had even a small contribution to...
Bogdan Licu, the nominee for Constitutional Court: „I have done some things that no one has ever done, including the Ficior and Vișinescu cases” / The indictments show that another prosecutor, Denisa Cristodor, handled both cases / The mystery surrounding his undergraduate degree
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Florin Cîțu, asked whether Romania should support Ukraine with armaments: we agreed that any effort, even if it includes armaments, should not be wasted at this time
Florin Cîțu said when asked whether Romania should also support Ukraine with armament, that he agrees that any effort should…
Ukraine: The explosion in Transnistria is a Russian false flag operation
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says in a press release that Monday’s explosion in Transnistria at the Security Committee building was a false-flag operation by Russia’s top-secret...
„Buzau Land” officially becomes a UNESCO International Geopark
„Buzau Land” officially received the title of UNESCO International Geopark on Thursday, being recognized as a territory with natural and cultural values of global importance,...
€70 million investment at Iasi Airport can go ahead as planned as Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska relinquishes shares in Strabag, the company that won the tender
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, one of the richest men in Russia, with an estimated fortune of $3 billion, until recently…
EXCLUSIVE Huge interest in installing photovoltaic panels through the NRRP: 98% of projects are in this area, while only 1-2% are on wind energy
Component 6 of the NRRP, managed by the Ministry of Energy, which facilitates investments in the development of „green” solutions, has quickly entered the sights...
Russian Defence Ministry says Romania among countries sending most mercenaries to Ukraine
The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Romania is among the countries sending the most mercenaries to Ukraine, according to the Russian state agency TASS. Russian...
Alarming news about the Military Democracy in Romania of which you hardly hear anything about on TV
Some recent reports point to the accelerated degradation of the rule of law in Romania and the transformation of the country from a weak democracy,...
EXCLUSIVE Who are the men around ex PM Viorica Dancila’s new political party NOI / She baptised the child of the future deputy secretary general
„Nation People Together” (NOI), the new party of former Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, has in its leadership young intellectuals who…
Grim report on the state of the environment in Bucharest: The capital city is suffocating under filth, heavy traffic and lack of green spaces
Romania’s capital is suffocated by construction work, filth and lack of green spaces, and experts recommend reinventing urban mobility and developing public policies to improve...
What changes will take place in the PNL and in the relations with the PSD after the installation of General Ciucă at the head of the National Liberal Party
It was, perhaps, the most low stakes and stress-free Congress ever seen at the PNL. Not even President Klaus Iohannis…
ANALYSIS Who are the champions at attractig most funds from the Recovery and Reselience Plan and where does Romania rank?
Spain and France have already attracted billions of euros after meeting dozens of milestones in their own national recovery and resilience plans. By contrast, Romania...
The Luduș sugar plant in danger of being shut down / Unions accuse the French owners of not wanting to sell / Owners say they have no one to sell to
Both employee representatives and sugar beet farmers claim that the French owners do not actually want to sell the factory, but to dismantle it. On...
After publishing an investigative report accusing Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă of plagiarism in his PhD thesis, journalist Emilia Șercan filed a police complaint for threats against her. Now she claims the Romanian Police has leaked information from her criminal complaint and alleges suppression of evidence.
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Government: the first billion euros of the Recovery and Resielence Plan was accessed. The money will be used for the renovation of buildings
The Romanian government announces that it has accessed the first billion euro of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), money that will go towards...
Marcel Ciolacu: Putin is a war criminal, Russia committed genocide in Ukraine / We may have a speech by President Zelenski today in the Romanian Parliament
PSD President Marcel Ciolacu described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a „war criminal” and accused Russia of committing „genocide” in…
The Liberals have lied to themselves for six months about Cîțu. Will they collectively lie to themselves about Ciucă next?
President Klaus Iohannis is just executing a new long-prepared shot, like a golf swing. It took him about two years to get here. The installation...
Shop set up in Arad for refugees in need of free clothing and food / „Refugees are increasingly in need of clothing and shoes”
A shop offering free clothing, food and toys to Ukrainian refugees was set up by an association, with the help of volunteers, in Arad, the...
Minister of Defense: army to have two types of volunteers, reservists and active military personnel
National Defense Minister Vasile Dincu said on Thursday in Cluj that his ministry is to publish a draft law providing for two types of volunteering...
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Romanian Post blames defamatory message against the company in Hungarian-language media campaign: „Don’t leave your vote up to the postal services!”
Romanian Postal Services company is accusing a campaign in the Hungarian-language media, which it claims contains a defamatory message against…
A team of specialized divers destroyed a sea mine found off the Black Sea, 70 kilometers off the Romanian coast
A sea mine found Monday morning 39 nautical miles (70-72 km) off the coast of the Black Sea has been destroyed, according to a Ministry...
Băsescu and power. The Petrov case
For a purebred political animal like Traian Băsescu, used his entire life to exercising power in various forms, the High Court’s verdict is tantamount to...
Romania’s major stakes at the extraordinary NATO summit: the creation of a security hub in the Black Sea and a massive increase of NATO’s permanent presence
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned the Black Sea into the planet’s hottest spot in 2022. Ever since the…
Final court ruling: Traian Băsescu informant of secret state police Securitate. The Supreme Court rejected the former president’s appeal.
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) upheld the decision of the trial court and ruled that Traian Băsescu was a collaborator of the...
Reduction of fuel excise duty is no longer on the agenda of the governing coalition Florin Cîțu announces
PNL President Florin Cîțu said on Tuesday that reducing fuel excise duty is no longer on the agenda of the governing coalition. „This measure –...
BREAKING Venice Commission recommends that the DNA and the DIICOT investigate crimes committed by magistrates; it regrets that the draft law on the abolition of the the special Section for the investigation of criminal offences in the judiciary was hastily adopted before the Commission’s opinion
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Viktor Orban emerged from diplomatic isolation to meet with Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic. The two are Russia’s only allies in Europe
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, on Saturday had one of the few breaks out of the diplomatic isolation he has been subjected to by Western...
„Momentum”, the first electric supercar concept developed entirely in Romania. Interview with Ovidiu Toma, CEO of CryptoDATA
The first electric supercar concept developed entirely in Romania by the company CryptoDATA Tech, will be presented during an event organized on Saturday in Bucharest,...
Rural tourism in Maramures affected by the war in Ukraine / Hardly any guesthouses booked for Easter
Agritourism in Maramureș county is affected by the state of war in Ukraine, with Romanian tourists avoiding booking their Easter holidays, the owner of a...
Blitzkrieg against the justice system. President Iohannis’ defiant gesture
On Friday, shortly after US Vice President Kamala Harris’ departure after an eight hours-long state visit, President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law that abolishes the...
NGOs and think-tanks to create an IT platform to identify pro-Russian propaganda narratives on social media in the context of the war in Ukraine
Oana Popescu, director of the NGO Global Focus, told G4Media.ro on Friday that she has launched an initiative, together with several representatives of other NGOs...
How and why Putin can return „victorious” as head of post-war Russia (Op-ed)
The time for conclusions has not yet come, for their time – like that of lasting peace in Ukraine – is still far away, and...
Extremist party AUR loses 3.5 points in one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. INSCOP poll shows the PSD and the USR stagnating and the PNL rising
The extremist party AUR lost 3.5 points in one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an INSCOP poll…
The images of the war
For 13 days now we have been writing about the war in Ukraine. Since the morning of February 24, when a colleague rang the alarm...
Government: More than 12,000 Romanians have donated blood in the past five days. A significant portion is made available for the rescue of Ukrainian citizens
The government announced on Friday that more than 12,000 Romanian citizens have donated blood in the last five days, a…
Government to approve on Saturday the costs for housing Ukrainian refugees: 50,000 spaces provided free of charge and 22 temporary camps
The government is expected to approve a decision on Saturday on the maximum amount of accommodation costs for Ukrainian citizens entering Romania following the armed...
Year 1 after Putin’s war: political domino effect in Eastern Europe
„I am angry about our historic failure,” said Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, former German defense minister, five days ago. She was referring to the West’s failure to...
Putin’s war with the future
My generation and that of our parents was until yesterday spared the threat of war. Since last Thursday, the world as we know it, the...
No increase in radioactivity in Romania as a result of the war in Ukraine – Government
The Romanian government has announced that „there is no increase in radioactivity in Romania” according to measurements carried out by the National Commission for the...
VIDEO German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces fundamental change to German policy. After decades of self-imposed pacifism after World War Two, Germany will significantly increase defense investments and break-away from energy dependece on Russia. Full Speech in translated in English
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The day a KGB-bred lunatic blew up Europe
Dead children, teenage prisoners, torn families, blood, and pain. This is what Europe woke up to on Thursday when the madman in Kremlin gave the...
POLL commissioned by G4Media: In which parties do you think Russia has the most agents? 48% think in all parties, but most in at AUR 12%, PSD 8%, PNL 6%, USR 2%
45% of Romanians believe that Russia has agents of influence in the Romanian political establishment, only 10% say they don’t…
Deep tensions in the AUR party. George Simion, great ruler over an army of orcs.
Tensions at the top of AUR, between the two co-presidents George Simion and Claudiu Târziu, have flared up again in the public space. The two...
