Social/Politics
Romania Under Bitter Cold Alert From Wednesday Until Sunday
Romanian weather authorities on Tuesday extended an orange code alert for heavy snowfall and blizzards until Wednesday for several counties in the southeastern part of the country, and expec...
EC: Report On Romania’s Justice Progress To Be Adopted Wednesday
The European Commission’s report under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania will be adopted Wednesday, EC spokesman Mark Gray told MEDIAFAX Monday.
New Romanian Government To Seek Parliament Confidence Vote Thursday
Former Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the Parliament will assemble to hold a confidence vote for a new government Thursday and the ruling coalition is expected to nominate new minister...
Emil Boc Resigns To Salvage PD-L's Election Chances
Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday handed in his resignation under pressure from the party. The designated prime minister is Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Does Romania Need A Technocratic Government?
A technocratic Government raises the major issue of the lack of political support in the long term because such a Government is ultimately endorsed by political parties working as ruling coa...
Vlad, Selgros: There Are Three Romanias - Villages, Cities And Bucharest
Alexandru Vlad, the chief executive of the local operations of cash&carry retailer Selgros, a EUR766 million business, says that Romania is divided into three distinct "countries," each of t...
Basescu Nominates Mihai Razvan Ungureanu As New PM
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), was nominated Monday evening by Romanian President Traian Basescu as the new prime minister, replacing Emil Boc.
Romanian Administration To Carry On Regardless Of Political Context – Acting PM
Romania's Government will ensure the country's administration carries on as usual and will only adopt decisions, not ordinances or bills, acting prime minister Catalin Predoiu said Monday.
Capital Economics: Romania More Vulnerable To Euro Crisis Contagion
Romanian government’s resignation is bound to impact the local financial markets on the short term, leaving the country more vulnerable to contagion from the eurozone unless the situation is...