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344 results for "Romania" · Update

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania25d ago

Czech Republic issued criticism in Romania [4 sources]

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Reports of conflict in Romania [10 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania26d ago

Romanian expressed disapproval of Romania in Cotroceni [4 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania26d ago

Reports of conflict in Romania [5 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania26d ago

Democratic Party expressed disapproval of Romania in Romania [4 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania27d ago

Elbit Systems issued criticism in Romania [10 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania27d ago

Democratic Party criticized Prime Minister in Romania [10 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania27d ago

Romania issued criticism in Dealu Mare [7 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania27d ago

Reports of conflict in Romania [5 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania28d ago

Romania expressed disapproval of Prime Minister in Bucharest [8 sources]

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman9d ago

Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL) and the reformist Save Romania Union (USR) announced they will coordinate their parliamentary actions and align positions in upcoming presidential consultations following the collapse of the Liberal-led government. The two parties, which together hold the largest faction in Parliament, said they are rejecting what they characterized as a 'destructive' alliance between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) that toppled Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, and pledged to keep Romania's reform agenda on track during negotiations to form a new executive.

5.5/10·Romania Insider

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MilitaryUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman10d ago

Romania's Port of Constanța, the country's largest Black Sea port, has activated a new anti-drone system capable of detecting, identifying, and taking remote control of unauthorized unmanned aircraft without jamming. The system was tested this week after detecting a commercial drone operated by foreign cruise ship crew members; the drone was non-military and the incident was resolved without incident, though crew were reminded of port restrictions and Romanian Naval Forces were notified.

5.5/10·Romania Insider·Constanta, Constanța County

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EconomicUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman4d ago

The Romanian economy declined in the first quarter of the year by 1.7% on the gross series, compared with the same period in 2025, and by 1.5% on the seasonally adjusted series, according to flash estimates  published Wednesday, May 12, by the National Institute of Statistics.  The same source noted that compared with the last quarter of 2025, GDP decreased by 0.2% in Q1 2026. This follows a contraction in Q4 2025, when GDP fell by 1.4% in real terms compared with the same period in 2024, and by 1.8% compared with Q3 2025. Overall, Romania’s economy grew by 0.7% last year, according to data published last week by the National Institute of Statistics.

5.3/10·Romania Insider

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EconomicUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman4d ago

Analysts have revised upward their forecasts for the Romanian leu’s exchange rate following political turmoil and capital outflows in recent weeks, although most projections still imply further real appreciation of the currency after years of nominal stability amid elevated inflation. The leu weakened rapidly during the latest wave of market tensions, briefly approaching RON 5.3 per euro, but economists noted that the currency still remains stronger in real terms compared with previous years due to Romania’s persistently higher inflation relative to trading partners. BCR, Romania’s second-largest bank by assets, said in a recent report cited by Ziarul Financiar that it now expects the exchange rate to reach RON 5.25 per euro by the end of 2026, compared to its previous forecast of RON 5.17.

5.3/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman6d ago

More scenarios emerged during the informal negotiations with the pro-Western parties in Romania last week, and the country will have a new government within “a reasonable period of time,” president Nicusor Dan announced on May 9 after he carried out talks with the parties of the former ruling coalition during the previous days. The new government will have among its first tasks to draft the 2027 budget plan by the end of September, president Dan said, according to Digi24 . President Dan also assured that "there is an agreement" supposedly among the parties of the former ruling coalition about passing in Parliament the legislation needed for the country's successful absorption of the Resilience Facility (RRF) money, advancing along the OECD candidacy, concluding the defence endowment contracts under the EU-backed SAFE scheme, and executing the 2026 budget in line with the target agreed with the European Commission.

5.3/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania11d ago

Romanian currency hits new record low against euro on day of no-confidence vote Romania’s currency hit a new all-time low on Tuesday, May 5, the day the Parliament was scheduled to vote on the no-confidence motion against the government, as political uncertainty continues to weigh on financial markets. The exchange rate reached RON 5.218 per EUR, up from RON 5.199 recorded a day earlier by the National Bank. The RON has been on a steady downward trend in recent weeks, weakening by around 2.5% over the past two weeks after remaining relatively stable at around RON 5.09 per euro since the beginning of the year, Ziarul Financiar noted.

5.3/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania13d ago

Poll predicts early elections would not solve Romania’s political deadlock Far-right isolationist party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) would nearly double its weight in Parliament from 19.4% to 36.4% (after redistribution and corrected for the seats allocated to minorities), the Social Democrats (PSD) would lose ground from 27.4% to 24.6%, and a reformist coalition formed by PNL, USR, and UDMR would stagnate at 35.3% (from 35.6% currently) according to the latest poll carried out by CURS and published by Hotnews.ro . None of the radical far-right parties, such as SOS Romania and POT, would meet the threshold, with their voters apparently migrating to AUR. The poll holds, however, limited practical significance since the following political developments, primarily the no-confidence motion and the negotiations following the vote, will severely impact the electoral support of most of the parties.

5.3/10·Romania Insider

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EconomicUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman9d ago

Romania's Treasury head Stefan Nanu ruled out the risk of a sovereign downgrade if fiscal consolidation measures are maintained, stating the country is on track with a 1% Q1 budget deficit against a 6.2% annual target. However, rating agencies remain cautious due to ongoing political turmoil, with interim finance minister Alexandru Nazare acknowledging concerns and admitting that instability is pressuring the exchange rate, though the National Bank of Romania is acting to stabilize conditions.

5.2/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇲🇱Mali 🇴🇲Oman10d ago

Romania's interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan will lead a caretaker government for more than a month following a no-confidence vote on May 5, as political parties struggle to form a new ruling coalition. President Nicușor Dan has extended his timeline for resolving the crisis beyond his initial one-to-two-week estimate, citing prioritization of the Bucharest Nine Summit and efforts to prevent further escalation among fractured coalition partners; the PSD and PNL have reportedly refused future cooperation, complicating efforts to rebuild a pro-European government.

5.2/10·Romania Insider·Mali

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇴🇲Oman2d ago

Romania has to fulfil a number of 45 targets and milestones in order to unlock over EUR 15 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) scheme, according to a document discussed on May 14 by the interim government of interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan. According to the note drafted by the Ministry of Investments and European Funds, the figure represents the amount at risk and exceeds the EUR 10.7 billion (including the EUR 2.6 billion greenlighted by the European Commission as the fourth payment) still to be disbursed by the end of the scheme, since it includes money to be returned in case some investment projects are not completed.  The note has the role of establishing an action plan for the full absorption of the RRF funds, which therefore seems to depend on the functioning of the government (even under its current interim capacity) and the public administration (EUR 7.3 billion), but also on political support in parliament (EUR 7.8 billion). For the investment projects that need to be completed within the RRF time framework (by the end of August), PM Bolojan pledged to take action and make available the necessary funds so that the contractors are paid and encouraged to keep working.

4.9/10·Romania Insider

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Supply ChainUpdate🇷🇴Romania 🇧🇪Belgium 🇩🇪Germany3d ago

Alkagesta Expands Aviation Fuel, Marine Fuel and Biofuels Operations Across Europe Alkagesta continues expanding its operations in the European energy sector by increasing supplies of aviation fuel, low-sulfur marine fuel (ULSFO), and advanced biofuels across multiple regional markets, including Romania. Since February 2026, Alkagesta has been supplying Jet A-1 aviation fuel through the NATO pipeline system in Europe. Initially, the company supplied airports in Brussels and Frankfurt, and today it operates across five airports in Germany and Belgium, strengthening its position in the European aviation fuel market.

4.9/10·Romania Insider·Brussels, Brussels Capital

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PoliticalUpdate🇴🇲Oman 🇷🇴Romania 🇷🇺Russia5d ago

Members of the Romanian Parliament part of the extremist, pro-Russian party SOS Romania, have begun the process of collecting signatures for the suspension from office of Nicușor Dan, according to the leader of the party, Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă . So far, 155 lawmakers out of the total 465 have signed for the initiative, Șoșoacă added, without specifying which party’s MPs have backed the suspension procedure.  “We were asked not to make the names of the people public because there is already a very big scandal in those respective parties,” Șoșoacă claimed on Monday, May 11, cited by Agerpres . She further explained that starting from May 8, more than 400,000 members and supporters of SOS Romania have expressed support for the dismissal of Nicușor Dan.

4.9/10·Romania Insider

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EconomicUpdate🇷🇴Romania12d ago

Romania’s central bank spends up to EUR 2 bln to steady RON amid political turmoil Romania’s central bank is estimated to have spent between EUR 1.5 billion and EUR 2 billion in April to stabilise the local currency RON and manage capital outflows triggered by mounting political uncertainty, Economica.net reported, citing calculations based on official reserve data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). The interventions must have continued during the first days of May, when the local currency witnessed further weakening to record lows. The bulk of the intervention in April appears to have been concentrated at the end of the month, when foreign investors reportedly reduced exposure to Romanian government bonds and equities. Pressure on the currency intensified sharply in the final days of April, coinciding with the announcement of a no-confidence motion against the government, which unsettled markets.

4.9/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania12d ago

Romania will stay on pro-Western path regardless of no-confidence vote, president says Romania will maintain its Western orientation regardless of the outcome of the upcoming no-confidence vote , president Nicușor Dan said on Monday, May 4. His remarks came a day before Parliament is set to debate and vote on a motion against the government led by Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan. Romania is facing political uncertainty after the Social Democratic Party (PSD) withdrew from the ruling coalition and the government and, together with the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), which is currently in opposition, filed a motion of censure against the government.

4.9/10·Romania Insider

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PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania15d ago

Romania criticized Government in Bucharest [6 sources]

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