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Study: Romanians no longer want to go back to the office, not even for more money
BREAKING Prime Minister Ciucă: Offshore law will be adopted today / At the end of June we will have the first molecule of gas from the Black Sea entering the system / In five years we will become energy independent
Former Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu placed on police’s wanted person list. An arrest warrant was issued in his name after being sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison for bribery and is currently at large. Source say he left the country last month
Hungarian opposition newspaper: In addition to illiberalism and support for Putin, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin are accused of revisionism
The figures of the disaster you don’t see on TV / How Ciucă and Ciolacu get away with the serious crises of their government
Romania, on a forced march towards a controlled economy; the death of liberalism / Major institutions of balance and control annihilated in the militarized democracy / What a failed state looks like (II)
What a failed state looks like: Who is in power in a Romania of the work poorly done (I)
EXCLUSIVE The number of applications to register extremist political parties is on the rise, especially by former AUR founders: Roexit, LEU, Romanian People’s Patriots, Qanon
You should have shut up!
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
Government announces series of cyber attacks on public institution websites, including www.gov.ro and the website of Ministry of National Defense / Pro-Russian hacker group Killnet claims responsibility for the cyber attack
Bucharest district mayor detained at Otopeni Airport – sources / Mayor Piedone was taken under escort to anticorruption directorate for hearings in a new criminal investigation
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
Ukraine: The explosion in Transnistria is a Russian false flag operation
An Explosion was reported in Tiraspol, in the building of the Security Committee, following an attack with grenade launchers/ Moldovan Government: „It is about creating pretexts for tensioning the security situation in the Transnistrian region”
Kuleba says he raised the arms issue in talks with PM Ciucă: „We leave it up to countries to decide how they can help us / Romania’s policy is an intelligent one” / Aurescu avoided talking about Romania’s military aid to Ukraine
„Buzau Land” officially becomes a UNESCO International Geopark
€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
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
Romanians can „adopt” Ukrainian refugee families for the Easter meal through the Facebook group „United for Ukraine” / Vlad Gheorghe: „We have a duty to help them as much as possible to feel a little joy”
Defense Minister Dîncu: At the moment, a reservist can earn around 3,000 lei during the training period / In the next four to five years we are thinking of bringing around 10,000 volunteers to this active reserve area of the Army
EXCLUSIVE POLL 77% of Romanians believe that Romania will face an economic crisis this year/ Confidence that the political leaders can manage the crisis is at its lowest level/ Most Romanians use their cars as much as before despite the fuel price increases
Russian Defence Ministry says Romania among countries sending most mercenaries to Ukraine
Alarming news about the Military Democracy in Romania of which you hardly hear anything about on TV
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
Grim report on the state of the environment in Bucharest: The capital city is suffocating under filth, heavy traffic and lack of green spaces
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
Protest planned for Saturday in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in solidarity with journalist Emilia Șercan/ Protesters will demand the resignations of Prime Minister Ciucă, Minister Bode and the head of the Romanian Police
Mircea Hava, one of the longest-serving National Liberal Party (PNL) leaders: „I don’t think that elections with only one candidate are a good thing/ The credibility of the PNL cannot and should not depend only on one man, Ciucă or someone else”
ANALYSIS Who are the champions at attractig most funds from the Recovery and Reselience Plan and where does Romania rank?
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
A car crashed into the fence of the Russian Embassy / The driver was killed in a fire he might have intentionally set / The driver is Bogdan Drăghici, head of the TATA Association, accused of child molestation
Romania expels 10 Russian diplomats / Foreign Affairs Ministry: we strongly condemn the crimes committed in Bucea and other localities in Ukraine, for which Russia is responsible
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.
Government: the first billion euros of the Recovery and Resielence Plan was accessed. The money will be used for the renovation of buildings
SOURCES The real status of the „only delayed NRRP objectives”, those on the government cloud / If not fulfilled, Romania risks losing half a billion euros of EU money
Drulă, harsh attack on Iohannis and Hellvig: We cannot accept that Romania be ruled by the armed forces / There are people who, through occult channels, want to impose an illiberal silence over Romania and we will fight them
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
The Liberals have lied to themselves for six months about Cîțu. Will they collectively lie to themselves about Ciucă next?
The silent coup against Cîțu: What we know about it, who is in which camp, why the Liberals want to replace him with Ciucă and what is the possible timeframe for his removal
Shop set up in Arad for refugees in need of free clothing and food / „Refugees are increasingly in need of clothing and shoes”
Minister of Defense: army to have two types of volunteers, reservists and active military personnel
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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!”
Taxation of domestic work passes Parliament: how gardeners, personal chauffeurs, cooks, caretakers who are currently paid illegally will all be paid, and what tax benefits their employers get
EXCLUSIVE The deputy mayor of Mariupol, Ukraine’s ruined city. „We live like rats, in basements, in darkness, we have no food, electricity or water. We are in the Middle Ages, and the Russians won’t let us out”
A team of specialized divers destroyed a sea mine found off the Black Sea, 70 kilometers off the Romanian coast
Health Minister Alexandru Rafila announces the distribution of potassium iodide pills: „This week we are launching the information campaign and, starting next week, the distribution to all those eligible, in principle up to the age of 40”
Băsescu and power. The Petrov case
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
Final court ruling: Traian Băsescu informant of secret state police Securitate. The Supreme Court rejected the former president’s appeal.
Reduction of fuel excise duty is no longer on the agenda of the governing coalition Florin Cîțu announces
NATO Deputy Secretary General: We anticipate a more robust permanent NATO presence with pre-positioned military equipment and missile and air defence elements on the eastern flank of the alliance / We are already thinking about the reconstruction of Ukraine
Hungary’s PM Orban: „dangerous NATO proposals are on the table” regarding Ukraine / „Hungary’s position is clear: we do not want to send soldiers or weapons beyond NATO territory”
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
Viktor Orban emerged from diplomatic isolation to meet with Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic. The two are Russia’s only allies in Europe
„Momentum”, the first electric supercar concept developed entirely in Romania. Interview with Ovidiu Toma, CEO of CryptoDATA
ANRE representative on increased energy bills: Romanians „will receive fish” from April 1, but come 2023 „they should learn to fish”/ Nagy-Bege: „We can’t even imagine how much waste there is at the moment”
Rural tourism in Maramures affected by the war in Ukraine / Hardly any guesthouses booked for Easter
EXCLUSIVE Weber (EPP) on the PSD’s insistence to renegotiate the NRRP: „Now is not the time to renegotiate. Now is the time for implementation” / Message to Social Democrats: „Don’t escape from the promises Romania made”
Blitzkrieg against the justice system. President Iohannis’ defiant gesture
Ciolacu: PSD will never agree with the proposal made to Mr Arafat from the „civil society”! Censorship, and the Ministry of Truth, cannot become the weapons of democracy and the rule of law
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
How Romanians are preparing to flee the country in case the war in Ukraine spreads. Queues at the passport offices, savings exchanged in euros, powers of attorney for travelling with minors and leased cars
How and why Putin can return „victorious” as head of post-war Russia (Op-ed)
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 images of the war
Initiation of procedures for Bucharest and Kyiv to become sister cities approved by Bucharest City Council / The National Liberal Party demands the repeal of the sister city agreement with Moscow
Government: all Ukrainian children in Romania will be enrolled in schools under the same conditions as Romanian children / Ukrainians will be able to work without a work visa
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
Government to approve on Saturday the costs for housing Ukrainian refugees: 50,000 spaces provided free of charge and 22 temporary camps
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after meeting with Nicolae Ciucă: „We stand with Romania in its ambition to join the Schengen area, Europe needs strong economies that are energy independent from Russia”
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă in Poland: „We are looking at solutions for the energy situation / We will support Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine for accession to the EU”
Year 1 after Putin’s war: political domino effect in Eastern Europe
Hungarian customs officers have informed Romanian customs officers that only Ukrainians with biometric passports can still enter Hungary. Those who fled the war and don’t have a passport will stay in Romania / Huge lines at the western border
President Iohannis announced two strategic decisions for Romania: increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP and ensuring energy independence through the development of renewable and nuclear energy
Putin’s war with the future
No increase in radioactivity in Romania as a result of the war in Ukraine – Government
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
Ministerul ucrainean al Apărării prezintă pierderile rușilor de la începutul invaziei: Ucrainenii au ucis 2.800 de soldați ruși, au distrus 80 de tancuri, 516 blindate, 10 avioane și 7 elicoptere
The day a KGB-bred lunatic blew up Europe
Joint statement by governing coalition leaders condemning Russia’s armed aggression in Ukraine: Our country will not be involved in any possible military conflict. Never in its history has Romania had more solid security guarantees
Humiliating moment for the Romanian justice system. Laura Vicol, a former lawyer for underworld criminals, chaired the meeting of the four parliamentary committees that approved the proposals for Romania’s future judges at the European Court of Human Rights.
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%
Deep tensions in the AUR party. George Simion, great ruler over an army of orcs.
Where are the Liberals in the National Liberal Party?
Outdoor mask mandate unconstitutional rules Constitutional Court of Romania
The Social Democratic Party leader on the surtax of those who own more than two properties or two cars: „This is a social-democratic approach, and I want to tell you that it exists all over Europe”
The Orthodox Church distances itself once more from the extremist party AUR: We firmly dissociate ourselves from any irresponsible praise for the exponents of dictatorial political regimes
EXCLUSIVE How George Simion was kicked out of the sovereigntists’ meeting in Madrid / The AUR leader accused of lying when he claimed to represent Romania at the summit together with the PNTCD / Far-right Spanish party VOX: This is the first time this has happened in our political history
The restoration of epaulettes. Romanian President Iohannis serves the system a gift of reconnection to funds
The anti-democratic blitzkrieg of the USL 2 / The similarities with the USL coup of 2012
A new face of the hybrid warfare? How the conservative, anti-LGBT movement is artificially amplified in Romania
Deadly Party or the criminalization of Venezuelan writers
Roald Dahl’s BFG faces a sworn enemy in Romania: politician notified Consumer Protection over grammar mistakes in the book, prompted action against library, case solved in court. Politician still calls out “obscene language”
Far-right, populist movement rises out of nowhere to become fourth largest party amid unprecedented voter apathy in Romania parliamentary elections
Romania’s 2020 elections dystopia: how a party once red flagged for graft uses corruption and underworld figures against electoral rivals as country leaders drop defenses on rule of law
INTERVIEW Corina Rebegea, CEPA’s Director for Democratic Resilience: What a Biden/Trump victory could mean for NATO / The US decision to remove troops from Germany affects overall solidarity within the alliance
Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: With the ongoing revolution in Belarus, Putin fears loss of influence, or even worse, that the Russian people follows suit
INTERVIEW Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the US Army Europe: Romania is the NATO center of gravity in the Black Sea region / Unit rotations to Romania will keep increasing in the coming years
How does Europe stimulate consumption as household expenditure dropped sharply due to COVID-19
What should Romania learn from the French case: How the local elections could be organized?
France has recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases since late May / The surge relates to the number of PCR tests carried out but also to contact tracing flaws, and slow decision-making
“Child Trafficking in Paris”: a documentary about the Romanian theft rings operating in Paris / Almost 1 million euros has been transferred to Romania by 38 families
Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: Romania is one of the potential hosting countries along with Poland and the Baltic States for the US troops removed from Germany
Is it safe to travel to France despite the Covid-19 pandemic? / What are the current travel restrictions and safe places to go
Radical shift in strategy: the US wants to get Russia on its side in the open confrontation with China. Such change could have major consequences even for Romania
COVID-19 resurgence fueled by young adults: Studies and data from several countries suggest young people play a key role in the virus’s spread / They also make up a growing portion of new cases
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Russia and Turkey compete to exert influence. Romania wants to secure its gas development projects. Overview of the peripheral actors and the interests they defend
Elvire, 22-year-old: I thought the Covid-19 only happened to other people, until it happened to us. Doctors said that my father would probably not survive
London court to decide in Romanian corruption-related case involving businessman Alexander Adamescu / Another Romania-related case involving businessman Puiu Popoviciu expected to be judged in October
The French National Day will pay tribute to the medical staff mobilized during the Covid-19 pandemic. A highly symbolic ceremony marked by national union and sub-European cooperation
Organizing local elections on September 27 is a risky gamble since Romania is preparing for a second wave of COVID-19. Will the measures PM Orban promised be sufficient to protect voters?
The New French Government Unveiled: Roxana Mărăcineanu, a Romanian-born French former swimmer, remains but loses significant powers
France’s new Prime Minister: Will something really change?
Romania becomes a corruption-free state under President Klaus Iohannis / How the topic was removed from National Defence Strategy – a first in 15 years
What’s in a Word ? Trianon
EXCLUSIVE Internal report warned as early as April 30 that Russia was exploiting population unease during pandemic to build social tension in Romania / How Russia pushed its disinformation campaign in Romania during Covid-19 crisis
How Romania dealt with the corona crisis so far, as the country drops state of emergency for a state of alert
Strategic plan for massive Hungarian involvement in Transylvania aids ethnic Hungarians in Romania. So far, Budapest claimed financial assistance was non-discriminatory for Romanians and Hungarians
Romania exceeds threshold of 1,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as it enters second month of epidemic
EU Commissioner Adina Valean urges member states to ease rules on truck drivers, open more border points for transport of goods
Romanian President Iohannis announces almost total quarantine starting Wednesday
Romania’s Covid-19 cases climb faster as country reports first six cases within 24 hours
Foreigners no longer allowed to enter Romania, with few exceptions, as tougher coronavirus measures are announced
