politics

Ciolacu: The tax facilities removal won”t be brutal, so that the activity won’t be ruined

15:34, 16 Aug. 2023
The elimination of fiscal facilities will not be "a brutal one, to affect the activities", has said the Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, stating that the exceptions will be phased out.

Romania: 150,000 teachers are on strike

15:03, 22 Mai 2023
The Education union leaders in Romania announced after negotiations on Sunday afternoon that a general strike would begin on Monday, when 150,000 teachers would be on strike.

Klaus Iohannis, on Russian oil and gas imports ban: Romania is ready

14:44, 04 Mai 2022
Romania will be prepared and will cope if it will be finally decided to ban Russian oil and gas imports, claims president Klaus Iohannis, after Ursula von der Leyen proposed this in the plenary of the European Parliament.

Romania: The Social-Democratic Party (PSD) and the Liberal Party (PNL) leaders will meet on Tuesday at the Parliament Palace

12:12, 09 Nov. 2021
The Social-Democratic Party (PSD) and the Liberal Party (PNL) leaders will meet on Tuesday at the Parliament Palace for negotiations on forming a government alliance. A team will be set up to standardize the two governing programs, announces the president of PSD, Marcel Ciolacu.

CCR: The law on the extension of local elected officials’ terms, unconstitutional

17:57, 03 Iun. 2020
The law on the extension of local elected officials terms' is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) has decided on Wednesday, because it "enshrines an illegal legal parallelism".

Iohannis:There will not be days without rules.I will not hesitate to reissue the state of emergency

19:16, 14 Mai 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said on Thursday that there will be not be three days without rules and restrictions, from the time of the state of emergency, respectively Friday, until the entry into force of the Law on the state of alert, starting Monday.

Marcel Ciolacu about Klaus Iohannis: It shows how low you can get in politics

16:19, 29 Apr. 2020
The statement of president Klaus Iohannis "shows how low you can get into politics", deems Marcel Ciolacu, leader of he Social-Democratic Party (PSD). "It is an exit that totally disqualifies the presidential position!", writes Ciolacu on Facebook.

Iohannis, on the autonomy of the Szekler Land: It is incredible what is happening in Parliament

16:10, 29 Apr. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has launched a harsh attack on PSD, accusing the social-democrats of "willing to give Transylvania to the Hungarians": "It's incredible where this PSD has ended up, what agreements are being made in the Romanian Parliament".

Iohannis, about the vote in Parliament: A majority without any legitimacy voted in a populist manner

15:39, 16 Apr. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said on Thursday, referring to parliamentarians who voted to extend the state of emergency and to impose conditions on the Government, that "a majority without any legitimacy votes populist measures that have no support", alluding to at PSD, UDMR, ALDE and Pro Romania.

Marcel Ciolacu, undecided on voting in Parliament for prolonging the state of emergency

20:10, 14 Apr. 2020
Marcel Ciolacu says the Social-Democratic Party must decide whether or not to vote in Parliament the extension of the state of emergency, as there are consequences to consider in both situations.He says the Government is incompetent and does not come with solutions for testing, economy, agriculture.

Letter to the prime minister from political leaders: They request meetings to restart the economy

20:43, 13 Apr. 2020
Social-Democratic Party (PSD) president Marcel Ciolacu has announced on Monday that he sent a letter to prime minister Ludovic Orban, signed by four other political leaders, requesting to the head of the Executive to meet regularly to restart the economy.

Tăriceanu: I think the ruling officials do not tell the whole truth about the crisis we are in

13:38, 01 Apr. 2020
ALDE leader Călin Popescu Tăriceanu believes that the governors do not tell the whole truth about the crisis we are in and ask them to be honest with the Romanians. For his part, PMP leader Eugen Tomac called for the creation of a portal with real-time information on the coronavirus outbreak.

Klaus Iohannis: I am nominating Ludovic Orban for the position of prime minister

15:59, 13 Mart. 2020
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has said on Friday that his proposal for Romania's prime minister is Ludovic Orban, being the only proposal he received from political parties, following the consultations.

Marcel Ciolacu: The vote on Cîţu Cabinet to be held next week

12:52, 06 Mart. 2020
Social-Democratic Party's acting leader Marcel Ciolacu has said on Friday that the Cîţu Government parliamentary vote will take place next week, but that the exact date will be set on Monday in the Permanent Joint Offices.

Lucian Romaşcanu, PSD: Florin Cîţu could form a majority coalition in Parliament

16:25, 27 Feb. 2020
PSD senator Lucian Romaşcanu has said on Thursday that the social-democrats are open to any solution that can put an end to the political crisis and that it is possible for prime minister designate Florin Cîţu to form a majority in Parliament, so that the government be voted.