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Romania to seal off Ukrainian grain shipments and check for pesticides directly at customs / Bucharest will not ban imports or transit

Romania to seal off Ukrainian grain shipments and check for pesticides directly at customs / Bucharest will not ban imports or transit

19 apr.
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 (ANSVSA) will directly control the level of pesticides in Ukrainian products at customs, according to a statement from the Agriculture Ministry. At the same time, Minister Daea asked Ukrainian Minister […]
Romania, the only neighbouring country that still allows grain imports from Ukraine. Agricultural transit to the EU increasingly difficult / Minister Daea announces the introduction of customs duties on imported goods

Romania, the only neighbouring country that still allows grain imports from Ukraine. Agricultural transit to the EU increasingly difficult / Minister Daea announces the introduction of customs duties on imported goods

18 apr.
Luxoft, awarded by ANIS in the category Software Outsourcing Solution of the year. Bogdan Paduraru, owner of the project: "our teams combine software development skills, doubled by know-how regarding the field in which the client operates." (P)

Luxoft, awarded by ANIS in the category Software Outsourcing Solution of the year. Bogdan Paduraru, owner of the project: „our teams combine software development skills, doubled by know-how regarding the field in which the client operates.” (P)

15 apr.
BREAKING Defense Ministry asks Parliament for approval to buy military submarine (document)

BREAKING Defense Ministry asks Parliament for approval to buy military submarine (document)

13 apr.
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 G4Media. The document will be discussed in the Parliament’s joint permanent bureau. „The armament program consists in achieving combat capability against surface ships and anti-submarine vessels by equipping the Romanian […]
Romania to purchase F-35 next-generation aircraft, Defense Council decides

Romania to purchase F-35 next-generation aircraft, Defense Council decides

12 apr.
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 aircraft, i.e. the acquisition of F-35 next-generation aircraft, according to a statement published by the presidential administration after the CSAT meeting held at the Cotroceni Palace. During the meeting „the […]
EXCLUSIVE Orban government funds for the press: Court of Auditors demands recovery of illegally paid sums / The General Secretariat of the Government employees forced to pay out of pocket

EXCLUSIVE Orban government funds for the press: Court of Auditors demands recovery of illegally paid sums / The General Secretariat of the Government employees forced to pay out of pocket

10 apr.
Holding the Intelligence services in check. Can wiretaps be used in corruption cases? A mandatory public debate

Holding the Intelligence services in check. Can wiretaps be used in corruption cases? A mandatory public debate

06 apr.
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 the corruption files, if the latest amendments voted in Parliament become law and are not censored by the Constitutional Court. This time only with the interceptions on national security warrants […]
ANALYSIS The stakes of the Otopeni Airport corruption case: how a tender scheduled since 2021 for the management of shops and restaurants was postponed for two years / Huge profits obtained by the two quasi-monopolies at the airport / What Grindeanu, Drulă and Chirițoiu have to say 

ANALYSIS The stakes of the Otopeni Airport corruption case: how a tender scheduled since 2021 for the management of shops and restaurants was postponed for two years / Huge profits obtained by the two quasi-monopolies at the airport / What Grindeanu, Drulă and Chirițoiu have to say 

05 apr.
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

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

05 apr.
Iohannis: Government rotation will happen. There is no viable alternative to this coalition / I will get involved for the smooth running of things / Complicated to reach early elections

Iohannis: Government rotation will happen. There is no viable alternative to this coalition / I will get involved for the smooth running of things / Complicated to reach early elections

03 apr.
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

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

03 apr.
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?

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 mart.
PSD-PNL-UDMR offer to Brussels: can we steal lumps of €50,000 of your money without going to jail?

PSD-PNL-UDMR offer to Brussels: can we steal lumps of €50,000 of your money without going to jail?

29 mart.
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. At the time, a group of PSD supporters initiated a bill setting the threshold for abuse of office to be considered a crime at 200 thousand lei. The damage in […]
Former defense minister of the Republic of Moldova claims that far-right AUR party leader George Simion met in 2011 with a head of the Russian secret service FSB/ AUR denies the allegations

Former defense minister of the Republic of Moldova claims that far-right AUR party leader George Simion met in 2011 with a head of the Russian secret service FSB/ AUR denies the allegations

29 mart.
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

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 mart.
G4Media is the most cited online publication, a MediaTrust survey finds / Digi 24 is the most cited media source in the country

G4Media is the most cited online publication, a MediaTrust survey finds / Digi 24 is the most cited media source in the country

28 mart. 1
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 G4media.ro was the leader among the most cited online sources, with 256 references. In second place, with a slightly lower 238 references, was stiripesurse.ro. The podium is closed by hotnews.ro, […]
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

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 mart.
The Patriots of convenience

The Patriots of convenience

27 mart.
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 in the last 8 years, with only 46% declaring today that Romania’s membership in the European Union is a good thing, compared to 62% of the European average, and that […]
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

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 mart.
The political stakes of special pensions: why Marcel Ciolacu wants to speed up the reform, despite Nicolae Ciucă's strong opposition

The political stakes of special pensions: why Marcel Ciolacu wants to speed up the reform, despite Nicolae Ciucă’s strong opposition

23 mart.
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 to the reform of special pensions, an important milestone in the NRPP. In both public appearances, Ciolacu called on his coalition partners to resolve the issue quickly and criticized, for […]
Hungary will not arrest Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff assures

Hungary will not arrest Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff assures

23 mart.
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, Gergely Gulyas, chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said on Thursday, reports Reuters, cited by Agerpres. Hungary has signed and ratified the Rome Statute, the document that […]