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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
- 19 Iun 2023
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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
- 15 Iun 2023
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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
- 13 Iun 2023
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Saving Private Ciucă
- 13 Iun 2023
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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
- 12 Iun 2023
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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
- 11 Iun 2023
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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
- 10 Iun 2023
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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
- 8 Iun 2023
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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
- 5 Iun 2023
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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
- 20 Mai 2023
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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
- 20 Mai 2023
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Teachers’ Strike: Ciolacu’s First Black Swan Moment as PSD Braces for First-Time Governance Amidst Massive Social Problems
- 18 Mai 2023
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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
- 18 Mai 2023
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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
- 17 Mai 2023
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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
- 17 Mai 2023
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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
- 15 Mai 2023
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Far-right AUR party’s government program: a collection of monstrosities from the ashes of Bolshevism, Legionarism and Communism
- 12 Mai 2023
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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
- 10 Mai 2023
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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
- 8 Mai 2023
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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
- 2 Mai 2023
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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?
- 2 Mai 2023
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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
- 28 Apr 2023
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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
- 26 Apr 2023
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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
- 26 Apr 2023
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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”
- 25 Apr 2023
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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
- 25 Apr 2023
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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
- 21 Apr 2023
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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
- 19 Apr 2023
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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)
- 13 Apr 2023
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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
- 12 Apr 2023
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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
- 6 Apr 2023
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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...
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
- 5 Apr 2023
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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
- 3 Apr 2023
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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?
- 30 Mar 2023
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PSD-PNL-UDMR offer to Brussels: can we steal lumps of €50,000 of your money without going to jail?
- 29 Mar 2023
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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
- 29 Mar 2023
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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
- 28 Mar 2023
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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
- 28 Mar 2023
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The Patriots of convenience
- 27 Mar 2023
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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...
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
- 24 Mar 2023
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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
- 23 Mar 2023
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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
- 23 Mar 2023
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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
- 22 Mar 2023
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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
- 21 Mar 2023
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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 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.
- 14 Mar 2023
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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
- 14 Mar 2023
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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
- 13 Mar 2023
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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
- 8 Mar 2023
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The kiss of death for the Liberals
- 6 Mar 2023
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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...
How the Russian invasion changed Romania’s security. America is back in Europe, Transnistria may become the litmus test for Bucharest
- 25 Feb 2023
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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
- 24 Feb 2023
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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
- 24 Feb 2023
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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
- 22 Feb 2023
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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
- 22 Feb 2023
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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
- 21 Feb 2023
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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”
- 20 Feb 2023
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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
- 16 Feb 2023
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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
- 16 Feb 2023
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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
- 13 Feb 2023
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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
- 13 Feb 2023
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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
- 10 Feb 2023
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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
- 10 Feb 2023
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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
- 9 Feb 2023
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„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
- 9 Feb 2023
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Aggressive aid plan for Kiev advanced by Republicans. What conditions they put on Ukraine
- 7 Feb 2023
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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”.
- 6 Feb 2023
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The Tate brothers to remain in custody. Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected their appeal
- 1 Feb 2023
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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
- 26 Ian 2023
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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
- 20 Ian 2023
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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
- 20 Ian 2023
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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
- 20 Ian 2023
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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
- 19 Ian 2023
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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
- 19 Ian 2023
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Why is President Iohannis still holding Bode-the plagiarist in his arms?
- 18 Ian 2023
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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
- 17 Ian 2023
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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.
- 17 Ian 2023
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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
- 16 Ian 2023
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A group of students announced on Monday that they found a military shell casing on the Romanian Black Sea coast…
NATO to relocate reconnaissance aircraft from Germany to Romania to be closer to the war in Ukraine
- 13 Ian 2023
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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
- 11 Ian 2023
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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
- 10 Ian 2023
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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)
- 10 Ian 2023
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Some 53% of employees expect their salaries to increase this year, and 40% plan to look for another job if…
Mehmet vs Vlad, top10 on Netflix in Romania: What holds up and what is historically questionable in this series by a Turkish director
- 7 Ian 2023
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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...
Why 2023 is the key year for Ciucă, Ciolacu and Iohannis / The most important political events expected to take place in the new year
- 3 Ian 2023
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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
- 3 Ian 2023
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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...
Top 10 investigations published by G4Media and ignored by the rest of the press. Support the independent press
- 23 Dec 2022
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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
- 22 Dec 2022
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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
- 22 Dec 2022
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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
- 21 Dec 2022
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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
- 13 Dec 2022
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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
- 13 Dec 2022
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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...
CURS poll commissioned by PSD: President Iohannis seen as responsible for Romania not joining Schengen / Majority calls for measures against Austrian economic interests
- 12 Dec 2022
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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
- 8 Dec 2022
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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
- 7 Dec 2022
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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”
- 7 Dec 2022
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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?
- 28 Noi 2022
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The two faces of Romania: how Bucharest became NATO’s „capital” despite the lack of internal reforms
- 28 Noi 2022
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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
- 22 Noi 2022
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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
- 21 Noi 2022
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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
- 18 Noi 2022
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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
- 18 Noi 2022
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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
- 16 Noi 2022
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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
- 15 Noi 2022
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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
- 9 Noi 2022
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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
- 9 Noi 2022
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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...
The media empire controlled by Viktor Orban’s party FIDESZ in Transylvania is collapsing: 70% of journalists have been fired
- 7 Noi 2022
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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
- 2 Noi 2022
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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
- 1 Noi 2022
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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
- 20 Oct 2022
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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
- 17 Oct 2022
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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
- 17 Oct 2022
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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
- 17 Oct 2022
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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
- 12 Oct 2022
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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”
- 12 Oct 2022
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The generation that gets to eat
- 5 Oct 2022
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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
- 4 Oct 2022
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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.
- 30 Sep 2022
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“Youth acting against fake news”: a project with information and debates on detecting and combating fake news
- 29 Sep 2022
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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
- 28 Sep 2022
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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
- 26 Sep 2022
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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
- 21 Sep 2022
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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
- 19 Sep 2022
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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
- 19 Sep 2022
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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
- 15 Sep 2022
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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
- 8 Sep 2022
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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
- 2 Sep 2022
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Romania’s population at January 1, 2022 was 19.038 million inhabitants/ The demographic ageing process is deepening
- 30 Aug 2022
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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...
Marcel Ciolacu: Energy prices for the population will remain capped at the current level / It is excluded that we will not pay the compensation
- 23 Aug 2022
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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
- 23 Aug 2022
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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
- 23 Aug 2022
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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
- 18 Aug 2022
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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
- 17 Aug 2022
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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...
Major crisis of confidence in Romanian politicians. How did Iohannis drop to 15% approval rating, and Ciolacu leading the pack of losers?
- 8 Aug 2022
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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
- 8 Aug 2022
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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
- 3 Aug 2022
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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
- 2 Aug 2022
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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
- 29 Iul 2022
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The leader of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, has turned black to white, defended what cannot be defended and seriously undermined…
The Romanian model
- 28 Iul 2022
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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
- 21 Iul 2022
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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
- 20 Iul 2022
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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
- 20 Iul 2022
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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
- 15 Iul 2022
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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)
- 9 Iul 2022
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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”
- 4 Iul 2022
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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
- 29 Iun 2022
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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
- 28 Iun 2022
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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,...
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.
- 27 Iun 2022
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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%
- 27 Iun 2022
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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
- 23 Iun 2022
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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
- 21 Iun 2022
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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
- 17 Iun 2022
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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
- 10 Iun 2022
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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
- 7 Iun 2022
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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
- 6 Iun 2022
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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
- 6 Iun 2022
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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
- 3 Iun 2022
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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
- 3 Iun 2022
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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
- 2 Iun 2022
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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
- 26 Mai 2022
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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
- 18 Mai 2022
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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
- 13 Mai 2022
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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
- 12 Mai 2022
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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
- 12 Mai 2022
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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)
- 5 Mai 2022
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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!
- 3 Mai 2022
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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...
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
- 28 Apr 2022
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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
- 26 Apr 2022
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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...
