NATO to relocate reconnaissance aircraft from Germany to Romania to be closer to the war in Ukraine


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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...  

How is it possible that Interior Minister Lucian Bode remains in the Government after plagiarism and silence on domestic violence? The explanation: a shared vulnerability with Prime Minister Ciucă


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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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BREAKING Ethics Commission of the Babes-Bolyai University finds several examples of plagiarism and faulty citation in the doctoral thesis of the Minister for the Interior Lucian Bode: „The thesis is deeply flawed”


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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


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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)


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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


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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...  

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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President Iohannis spoke on the phone with Zelenski and called on him to ensure the rights of the Romanian minority. „The new law on national minorities has created concern and discontent among Romanian authorities”


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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


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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...  

BREAKING Surge in acute respiratory infections: More than 140,000 cases recorded last week, a record for December in the last ten years / INSP: The average for the last 5 pre-pandemic seasons was 64,000 cases


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Hungarian Alliance Party of Transylvania: The number of Hungarians in Romania has dramatically decreased by one fifth in a decade


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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...  

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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Government approves the transposition of the Regulation on the taxation of super-profits for energy companies / How much do countries like the Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy or Greece tax these companies?


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Why the appointments of chief prosecutors at DNA, the General Prosecutor’s Office and DIICOT are vital. What kind of people will Minister Predoiu and President Iohannis nominate?


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Top 10 investigations published by G4Media and ignored by the rest of the press. Support the independent press


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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


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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


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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


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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...  

BREAKING Special pension reform enters the government approval circuit on Tuesday and will be adopted next week as draft law / Bill will be sent to Parliament for debate / Military pensions remain unchanged


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Austrian Chancellor ahead of European Council: 20,000 illegal migrants who arrived in Austria passed through Romania and Romanian police know about them / It’s a security problem for all Europe


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President Iohannis: Romania will not appeal the Schengen decision to the European Court of Justice / There will be no boycott of Austria by Romania / Schengen accession possible in 2023


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USR calls for a commission of inquiry into alleged illegal secret service involvement in justice and politics


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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


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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...  

Romania’s first revenge on Austria’s veto: Bucharest blocks Vienna’s intention to take over the chairmanship of the OSCE, a key institution for security in Europe


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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


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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


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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....  

EXCLUSIVE Austrian Chancellor on alleged „pressure” on Austrian companies in Romania: „I understand that there is pressure, I am surprised. The issues should remain separate, economy with economy and security with security” – Sources


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Agony and ecstasy on Romania’s road to Schengen. TIMELINE with all the key events related to Romania’s Schengen accession this year


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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”


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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…

SOURCES: Romania will ask for a vote on Schengen accession at the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council / Government official: We are negotiating until the last moment, Austria is completely isolated at European level


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Austrian Chancellor announces opposition to Romania’s Schengen accession: ‘More time needed’/ Minister Bode, two weeks ago: My counterpart assured me that the statements are not against Romania


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Emil Hurezeanu, Romanian Ambassador to Vienna: The President of Austria has a favourable opinion of Romania, in the context of its accession to the Schengen area / But the final decision belongs to the government, and the signals from here are not optimistic


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BREAKING Help from the European Commission for Romania to join Schengen: Brussels presented the plan requested by Austria to fight illegal migration on the Western Balkans route / Vienna’s reaction expected


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EXCLUSIVE Dutch government announces „positive stance on Romania and Croatia’s Schengen accession” but has „rule of law concerns” for Bulgaria


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Fake doctor Matteo Politi, accused of performing surgery on 28 people in several private clinics without the right to practise, was sentenced at first instance to 3 years and 10 months in prison


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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


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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...  

President Iohannis talks about the possibility of postponing a decision on Romania’s accession to Schengen: „If we don’t have a certainty by 8 December, it is possible to postpone the decision by a month or two months”


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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


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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…

SOURCES Interior Minister Lucian Bode goes to Vienna for talks with Austrian Interior Minister / Gerhard Karner announced that Austria will not agree to Schengen expansion


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Major decision expected today in Brussels: The College of Commissioners discusses the preliminary conclusions of the Verification and Cooperation Mechanism on Romania / Commission could take an important step towards lifting the CVM – sources


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President Iohannis urges OMV management to start as soon as possible the offshore exploitation in the perimeter owned by Romgaz and OMV Petrom


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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


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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...  

BREAKING Austrian Interior Minister announces opposition to Schengen accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia / In January, Minister Bode thanked Austrian minister for „supporting” Schengen accession


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SOURCES One of the scenarios for Romania’s accession to Schengen: a monitoring programme similar to the CVM in justice


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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...  

Do Romania and Bulgaria really deserve the keys to the EU unconditionally? A few observations on the glowing assessment of the European Commission of the Romanian border security


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EXCLUSIVE The Netherlands has sent a Schengen evaluation mission to Romania. What the Dutch experts are checking


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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 President Klaus Iohannis promulgates the three justice laws. The head of state did not wait for the opinion of the Venice Commission, as requested by the European Commissioner for Justice


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BREAKING Massive blackout in Moldova, including Chisinau, after Russian bombing of Ukraine / Power supply from Romania cut off


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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


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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


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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 employee profile has changed a lot recently. Expectations from our clients have increased a lot in terms of transferable knowledge”, Alexandru Matei, Country Head Resource Management Organization Luxoft (P)


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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 


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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


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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


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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....  

The ghost children: the Horahai, excluded by the Roma and the Turks, illiterate and undocumented, they do not exist for the Romanian state / How an NGO managed to increase the number of preschoolers from two to six preparatory classes


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DOCUMENT Who are the owners of Romania’s big news TV channels: Antena 3, RTV, Digi24, Realitatea and B1 TV


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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...  

All MEPs from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s party abstained in the vote on Romania’s Schengen accession / Another Dutch MEP (EPP) from the governing coalition voted against


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Why Defense Minister Vasile Dincu is hard to oust from the Government


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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


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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


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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


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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”


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Romania buys two firefighting vessels from Dutch company Damen for 44 million euros the day before Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s visit / The purchase comes ahead of the decisive vote for Schengen entry / Parallel to the British frigate deal


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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


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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


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BREAKING The Venice Commission will issue its opinion on Romania’s justice laws in December, although the PSD-PNL majority wants to adopt them by November. EU Commissioner Didier Reynders urged Bucharest not to adopt the laws without this opinion


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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


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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


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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


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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...  

The BMW affair. How Romanian police justify buying hundreds of BMWs from Iohannis’ friend: police need powerful cars for traffic chases / 3 other car brands met the technical requirements but did not participate in the tender – Mercedes, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo


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European Parliament calls on the EU Council and the European Commission to urgently present a timetable for Romania’s accession to Schengen 


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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...  

BREAKING Vladimir Putin announces partial mobilization: now we are also talking about nuclear blackmail by the West, we will use all means to defend ourselves/ We want to liberate Donbas, Herson, Zaporizhzhia from neo-Nazis


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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


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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…

EXCLUSIVE €250 million project to digitalize the National Agency of Fiscal Administration. Official talks with major global suppliers – SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, IBM. Minister Adrian Câciu: We want quick solutions to reduce tax evasion


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967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths in the last day


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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...  

BREAKING Council of Europe calls on Romania to amend justice laws in line with Venice Commission and state anti-corruption body’s opinion – GRECO / Calls for disclosure of money paid by political parties to the press


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Does Romania deserve to join Schengen? The risks of a politically negotiated decision


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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...  

EXCLUSIVE Political turmoil in Romania over Schengen enlargement: authorities and political parties are trying to prevent a Dutch veto after a party in the Dutch government coalition signalled it would oppose Romania’s accession


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Romanian-American collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence between Lockheed Martin and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca / Prime Minister Ciucă: „Our role in the Black Sea region is increasingly relevant”


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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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Blue Air suspended all flights departing from Romania, 3,000 passengers stranded / Company accuses the Ministry of Environment of freezing accounts / Ministry of Environment refuses to lift the seizure of accounts for a debt of 28 million lei


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EXCLUSIVE Unprecedented: Government admits in an official document that the ordinance for capping energy bills could violate European law / The justification note states in black and white: It is likely to contradict Directive 944/2019 and Regulation 943/2019


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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


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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...  

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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EXCLUSIVE European Commission on the controversial justice laws adopted by the government: we are following the process closely / It is important that the final laws address long-standing concerns raised in the context of the CVM


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An open letter signed by 100 intellectuals asks the Minister of Education, Sorin Cîmpeanu, for radical amendments to the draft Education Laws and to extend the period of public debate.


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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


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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


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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


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Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban announced on Tuesday that he is officially launching the National Alternative Movement Party, reports Agora. Ceban,…

Tanczos Barna announces that he is working with Petre Daea to find solutions to reforestation / The ministers plan to reforest 56,000 hectares, which should be financed through the NRRP


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A first in Romania: More electric and hybrid cars sold than diesel cars / Sales of diesel cars dropped by a third


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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


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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...  

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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Nicușor Dan’s project, the Bucharest-Ilfov Metropolitan Train, will cost 962 million euros and will have a demand of 86,000 passengers/day. What experts say about the usefulness of a train around the capital


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Five members of a family, including a 5-year-old girl, killed in Argeș. The suspect is a relative of the victims and is suffering from mental disorder. Prosecutor mentions harrowing violence, claims suspect had a well-established plan


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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? 


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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


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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 Prosecutor General’s Office returns the Revolutuion case back to court; 33 years have passed since the Romanian Revolution of 1989/ Prosecutors claim to have resolved the irregularities pointed by the judges


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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


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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


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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


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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 


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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...  

Lucian Croitoru

Giants’ inflation, dwarfs’ inflation (Op-ed)


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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...  

Résumé of Ancuta Condurache, the new director of the PNRR: 14 years at the Ministry of Transportation, 3 years at the Voluntari City Hall, master’s degree in aeronautical management


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NRRP Monitor report on June 30 targets: 16 targets achieved, 11 overdue/ „Funds could be blocked in autumn due to whistleblower law”


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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...  

ANALYSIS reporting on the Railways and highways in the NRRP. Construction sites open on only 10% of the length of highways, and no design and construction contracts signed for railways and metros


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The unprecedented and accelerated degradation of democracy under the Iohannis-Ciucă regime. With Romania silenced, the PNL is rapidly becoming PSD-ized


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Under the leadership of the Iohannis – Ciucă tandem, the PNL has quickly turned into a party with authoritarian reflexes,…

SOURCES European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has struck a deal with the Ciucă government and President Iohannis: If the justice laws pass in September, the last CVM report will be in October and the verification and control mechanism will be lifted


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Vera Jourova’s good fortune: The first EU official to get the chance to see Romania’s rule of law in action


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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,...  

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.


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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%


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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


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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


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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


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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...  

SOURCES: Coalition leaders decided to introduce changes in property tax based on value / Tax deductions for wages up to 4,500 lei gross / No agreement on surcharging large companies


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Rules for recruitment for vacancies related to the implementation of the NRRP, established by the Government by Emergency Ordinance 


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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


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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...  

EXCLUSIVE Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna: There is some military support provided by Romania / We are grateful that Romania supports Ukraine’s candidacy / Pro-Russian narrative was decisive in the Hungarian elections


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Rogozin threatens Romania, Bulgaria and Montenegro with Sarmat ballistic missiles


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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


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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


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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


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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 


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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...  

EXCLUSIVE A draft proposal to amend national security law seeks to broaden list of threats to national security to Organised crime, actions targeting the administration system, health, education, cultural heritage, and communications


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EXCLUSIVE Three of the four ships that fuel ships in the Port of Constanta are owned by Russian companies / One of them belongs to Gazprom Neft, which is under EU and US sanctions 


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Progressive embargo on Russian oil imports and €9 billion aid for Kyiv, says Charles Michel, President of the European Council/ Sanctions cover more than two thirds of Russia’s seaborne oil imports 


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High-level fumbles on the NRRP. Prime Minister Ciucă announced in March that all 24 targets had been met, but an official government document from May shows that only 22 targets have been reached 


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How justice independence is annihilated in Romania. The Danileț case, an exemplary execution


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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...  

EXCLUSIVE Ministry of Energy: Law on decarbonization, which foresees a decrease in the amount of coal-based energy, will be sent to the European Commission for consultation / According to the NRPP, it must enter into force by June 30


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A fire broke-out on the Bucharest Subway on Tuesday morning, 172 passengers were evacuated through the tunnel between the Universitate and the Roman Square stations / Two passengers ended up in hospital / Traffic resumed after two hours


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Study: Romanians no longer want to go back to the office, not even for more money


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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...  

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


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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


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Hungarian opposition newspaper: In addition to illiberalism and support for Putin, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin are accused of revisionism


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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


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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


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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...  

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)


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What a failed state looks like: Who is in power in a Romania of the work poorly done (I)


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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...  

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


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You should have shut up!


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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...  

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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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


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Bucharest district mayor detained at Otopeni Airport – sources / Mayor Piedone was taken under escort to anticorruption directorate for hearings in a new criminal investigation


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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


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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


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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...  

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”


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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


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„Buzau Land” officially becomes a UNESCO International Geopark


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„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


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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


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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...  

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”


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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


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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


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Russian Defence Ministry says Romania among countries sending most mercenaries to Ukraine


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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


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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


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„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


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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 


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It was, perhaps, the most low stakes and stress-free Congress ever seen at the PNL. Not even President Klaus Iohannis…

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


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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”


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ANALYSIS Who are the champions at attractig most funds from the Recovery and Reselience Plan and where does Romania rank?


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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


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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...  

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


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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


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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


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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...  

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


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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


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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


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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?


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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...  

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


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Shop set up in Arad for refugees in need of free clothing and food / „Refugees are increasingly in need of clothing and shoes”


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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


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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...  

Notice To Our Readers | G4Media.ro


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G4Media.ro decided on Wednesday to temporarily stop displaying ads coming from the automated ad delivery servers until a problem that has been affecting our website...  

US Ambassador to the OSCE asked about threats against the G4Media: The United States condemns threats, harassment and violence against journalists and those working in the media


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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!”


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Romanian Postal Services company is accusing a campaign in the Hungarian-language media, which it claims contains a defamatory message against…

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


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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”


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A team of specialized divers destroyed a sea mine found off the Black Sea, 70 kilometers off the Romanian coast


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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...  

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”


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Băsescu and power. The Petrov case


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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


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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. 


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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


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PNL President Florin Cîțu said on Tuesday that reducing fuel excise duty is no longer on the agenda of the governing coalition. „This measure –...  

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


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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”


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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


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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


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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,...  

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”


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Rural tourism in Maramures affected by the war in Ukraine / Hardly any guesthouses booked for Easter


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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...  

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”


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Blitzkrieg against the justice system. President Iohannis’ defiant gesture


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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...  

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


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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


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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 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


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How and why Putin can return „victorious” as head of post-war Russia (Op-ed)


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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


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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


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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...  

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


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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


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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


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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


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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...  

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”


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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”


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Year 1 after Putin’s war: political domino effect in Eastern Europe


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„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...  

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


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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


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Putin’s war with the future


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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


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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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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


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The day a KGB-bred lunatic blew up Europe


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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...  

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


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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.


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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%


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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.


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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...  

Where are the Liberals in the National Liberal Party?


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Only 16% of the National Liberal Party (PNL) voters (the party has reached a 16% share in the electorate’s choice) declare themselves to be entrepreneurs,...  

Outdoor mask mandate unconstitutional rules Constitutional Court of Romania


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Authorities can no longer impose the wearing of masks outdoors, and employers can no longer decide on remote work without the employee’s consent during a...  

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”


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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


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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


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The restoration of epaulettes. Romanian President Iohannis serves the system a gift of reconnection to funds


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Flying under the radar, with a numbed press, many major state companies under the ministries left behind by the ministers of the USR-PLUS party, as...  

The anti-democratic blitzkrieg of the USL 2 / The similarities with the USL coup of 2012


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The Cîțu faction in the PNL, and President Klaus Iohannis in perfect sync with Marcel Ciolacu’s PSD are orchestrating a chaotic attack on the rule...  

A new face of the hybrid warfare? How the conservative, anti-LGBT movement is artificially amplified in Romania


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Perhaps it is not quite a coincidence that homophobic discourse is growing dangerously in Eurosceptic countries, with severe democratic deficits, led by ultra-populist leaders such...  

Deadly Party or the criminalization of Venezuelan writers


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”Change of sign: The suicidal stupidity, Without even noticing, Grasp of power.” Patrea Mea A4, Ana Blandiana The people of Venezuela are suffering the oppression...  

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”


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Far-right, populist movement rises out of nowhere to become fourth largest party amid unprecedented voter apathy in Romania parliamentary elections


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The general elections in Romania on Sunday caused a shockwave across the political spectrum with the rise of a new, populist, far-right movement to parliamentary...  

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


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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


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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


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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


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How does Europe stimulate consumption as household expenditure dropped sharply due to COVID-19


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It will take years for the European economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and it will depend, among other things, on the return of...  

Vot urna alegeri 3 InquamPhotos Octav Ganea

What should Romania learn from the French case: How the local elections could be organized?


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While the government has yet to take a formal decision on whether to postpone or hold them on September 27, France has begun analyzing its...  

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


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“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


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Being culprits and victims at the same time, this is the paradoxical duality of these children –mostly from the Roma…

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


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Is it safe to travel to France despite the Covid-19 pandemic? / What are the current travel restrictions and safe places to go


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While Europe has been through some difficult times since the pandemic started, many people have experienced emotional, physical and mental fatigue, a KFF study says. ...  

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


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Moscow responded to Secretary of State Pompeo’s statement in which he suggested that Russia and the US could work together…

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


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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


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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 


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Elvire is a political sciences student living in Paris. After her father attended a work session without physical distancing, she…

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


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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


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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?


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The New French Government Unveiled: Roxana Mărăcineanu, a Romanian-born French former swimmer, remains but loses significant powers


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The newly-appointed French PM – Jean Castex – unveiled tonight the composition of the much awaited government. Roxana Mărăcineanu switched from minister to deputy minister...  

France’s new Prime Minister: Will something really change?


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Following the resignation of the French Prime Minister, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex to this position. The new Prime Minister is expected to form...  

Romania becomes a corruption-free state under President Klaus Iohannis / How the topic was removed from National Defence Strategy – a first in 15 years


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The fight against high level corruption in Romania, which was declared a strategic objective in 2005 and a threat as…

What’s in a Word ? Trianon


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Editor’s note: June 4th has a different significance now as compared to previous years. On May 13th, the Romanian Parliament adopted a Social Democratic Party...  

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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


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How Romania dealt with the corona crisis so far, as the country drops state of emergency for a state of alert


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Romania is leaving the two-month state of emergency imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic with no distinctly good or bad results, with a reasonable low number...  

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


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Romania exceeds threshold of 1,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as it enters second month of epidemic


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Romania on Thursday marks a month since the first case of coronavirus infection was identified on its territory. Also today, it marks an accelerated growth...  

EU Commissioner Adina Valean urges member states to ease rules on truck drivers, open more border points for transport of goods


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Transport Commissioner Adina Valean has submitted a series of requests to member states to ease the flow of transport of goods within the European Union...  

Romanian President Iohannis announces almost total quarantine starting Wednesday


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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday announced an almost total quarantine would come into effect across the country starting Wednesday as a means to combat...  

Romania’s Covid-19 cases climb faster as country reports first six cases within 24 hours


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Six people have died due to the Romania by Monday afternoon, a day since the first death was announced. The evolution comes as the number...  

Foreigners no longer allowed to enter Romania, with few exceptions, as tougher coronavirus measures are announced


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Foreigners willing to travel to Romania will no longer be able to do so, with few exceptions, according to new, tougher measures announced by authorities...  

The coronavirus paradox in Romanian politics: opposition votes new government as ministers, supporting party are forced to stay isolated / President announces state of emergency starting next week


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From NATO to Romanian Parliament: Senator confirmed Covid-19 positive after visiting Parliament, dismissing suspicions / Procedures to form a new government hit hard


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An influential Romanian senator and several people in his proximity have been confirmed positive for the new coronavirus on Friday.…

Liberal leaders, president throw Romania to the brink of deep political crisis fueled by the coronavirus epidemic and an imminent economic crisis


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Romania’s designated PM Florin Citu withdrew from the position to lead a new Liberal government on Thursday, just hours before a final vote of approval...  

As perfect storm is building, Romania needs historical deal between major parties to prevent impending crisis


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Financial markets fear a global recession caused by the new coronavirus epidemic, doubled up by the oil war sparked by Saudi Arabia. Romania would enter...  

Coronavirus: Despite still low infection figures, Romania pushes hard measures as medical, social and electoral pressures grow / Flights to and from Italy suspended


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Romanian authorities over the weekend announced a wave of hard measures in attempts to deal with prospects of an expanding…

Russian researcher claiming Dacians were of Slavic descent banned from Romania / He prepared to hold conference denying link between Romanian, Latin languages


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Romanian authorities have denied Russian researcher A.I. Umnov-Denisov’s entrance in Romania when he came to the country to hold a…

Military prosecutor’s office facing checks following inquiry into Mafia-style intelligence op against journalists and magistrates


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A criminal inquiry into the tailing and tapping of Romanian journalists and magistrates last week has led to official checks on how that inquiry was...  

My Government / My Justice – Considerations on the naming of new top prosecutors


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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed the decrees naming three new chief prosecutors. He did so by ignoring the fact that the main body...  

Who are the prosecutors eyeing top jobs in key judiciary bodies


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Romania is expecting to see who are the people due to take over the helm of its key prosecutorial bodies. As official terms in office...  

How we lost faith and why we must recover it


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When asked why young people want to leave Romania, citizens list three reasons: lack of trust in the authorities, corruption – which is also a...  

Sifting through the ashes of the state


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The Caracal murder, the radiography of the local mafia in Olt, the case of public indifference towards a distressed minor recently occurred on the streets...  

Ciorapel the Baron and Dancila the Unsuspecting. How the PSD government and its barons are making a mockery of crucial Romanian infrastructure projects


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More than seven years, or better yet, 2,634 days (as calculated by Hotnews) have gone by since the first PSD…

Exclusive: Court of Auditors’ checks of PSD’s use of public subsidies halted by Dragnea acolyte. A step by step account


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Sources from within the Romanian Court of Auditors have informed G4media.ro that in 2018 a Court of Auditors’ department notified the PSD that it would...  

Why did they choose Dancila as the head of the PSD


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Many saw in Iliescu the supreme evil, then Adrian Năstase came along, and evil became relative. He may have been evil, but at least he...  

Who governs Romania: Dancila and the PSD or the opposition? Who is responsible for the horrors of the Dragnea era?


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Dancila’s government has weathered the motion of no confidence, but it acts as if they were in the opposition. The pension law didn’t get enough...  

Liviu Dragnea, sentenced to three and a half years in prison / He will soon be imprisoned


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On Monday, May 27th, Liviu Dragnea was sentenced by the High Court to three years and six months imprisonment in the Teleorman Child Directorate fictitious...  

Why did Dancila get a swollen head? The third emancipation in Dragnea’s era


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Dragnea’s favorite expression when it comes to PSD members who end up flexing their muscles once they get to power is that they get „a...  

Candidate for a day?


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Mircea Geoana will remain in the party’s history, and in the collective memory, as the first leader of the PSD who became president for a...  

EU elections in Romania : local politics on trial


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More than ever, Liviu Dragnea’s political fate depends on the EU elections’s outcome and on the PSD-ALDE, which its numbers will convey to the system....  

Radu Mazare’s bad luck: the new president of Madagascar just unleashed „the war on corruption”


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Radu Mazare was arrested and will be extradited to Romania after a quick decision by the authorities in Madagascar, although the former mayor of Constanta...  

The Knight of Tomatoes and the return of the four assassins


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Dragnea has hit a rough patch : his weapons – total victimization and extreme populism – had to be activated. On Sunday, he swung them...  

Europe Day in Romania – same time, different place: a historic achievement and and a resounding crash


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Thursday, May 9th, was a day of great contrasts. On Europe Day, at the EU Sibiu summit, President Klaus Iohannis succeeded in projecting the bright...  

Dragnea’s „fixer” in the judiciary system and at the Constitutional Court


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The appointment of an opportunist judge and of an obedient prosecutor at the Constitutional Court secures a PSD controlled majority in one of the most...  

The feast with the public sector salaries, a time-bomb set by the PSD. Who will defuse it?


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The expenditure on public sector salaries has exploded. It is apparent even from the statistics put out by the PSD government. The question now is...  

A party that is toxic for press freedom. Dragnea has pushed censorship and self-censorship in the media to new heights


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On World Press Freedom Day we must be able to say loudly and clearly that PSD was and is toxic for the Romanian press. Whenever...  

The Chamber of Deputies, the decision forum, adopted the amendments to the Criminal Codes / The Minister for Development stood among the members of the UDMR party during to voting procedure, without the votes of which the changes would not have passed


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Et tu, Viorica?


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On Wednesday, following proof of a working PSD-ALDE majority in Parliament, PSD leader Liviu Dragnea gave Prime Minister Dăncilă an ultimatum: either a government restructuration...  

The EU Commission’s preventive strike: Article 7 veiled threat if the government releases the emergency decree meant to save Dragnea


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On Tuesday evening, the European Commission made an unusual gesture, on the far outskirts of diplomatic practice. Faced with Liviu Dragnea’s pressures for the release...