- 4h ago
Romania to detonate Danube rock, sink barges to save Cernavodă nuclear plant
With the Danube at a 40-year low, Romania's government mobilises the army to blast a granite rock and sink four stone-laden barges, redirecting water to the Cernavodă nuclear plant's cooling intake.
- yesterday
Sanitas halts healthcare strike after deputies unblock 6,800 posts and salary bill is postponed
The Sanitas federation suspended its general strike on Friday morning after securing a Chamber vote to unfreeze over 6,800 vacant health positions and the postponement of the government's public-sector wage bill.
- 3d ago
Romanian Senate votes down PNRR integrity bill after PSD pushes retroactive amendment against Dominic Fritz
The Senate, as decisional chamber, failed to pass the public integrity law on 30 July after the PSD inserted a retroactive clause that would have stripped Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz of his mandate and over 100 other officials of their posts. The bill is a PNRR milestone tied to 770 million euros.
- 3d ago
Moldova's new PM Vasile Tofan heads to Bucharest for first official visit, with energy and EU accession on the agenda
Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan makes his first official visit abroad on 30 July, travelling to Bucharest for talks with President Nicușor Dan and interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on energy links, security and EU integration.
- 4d ago
Hungary shuts down Paks nuclear plant as Danube hits record low, triggering energy crisis
The Soviet-built Paks station, which provides around 40 percent of Hungary's electricity, was fully halted on Sunday after the Danube fell to minus 124 centimetres, smashing a 2018 record. Prime Minister Peter Magyar warned of five critical days ahead and urged drastic power savings.
- 4d ago
Interim PM Bolojan: former health minister Rogobete is 'one of the arsonists' of Romania's hospital strike
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan says the general hospital strike launched by Sanitas on 28 July is fuelled by lies, and singles out former PSD health minister Alexandru Rogobete as an irresponsible 'arsonist' who knew what to fix.
- 4d ago
PNL's Mureșan and Motreanu blast PSD for PNRR delays, warn of €1 billion penalty risk
Two PNL MEPs say the Social Democrats are sabotaging the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, while the interim government warns that court actions against three milestones could cost Romania €1 billion.
- 5d ago
Romania's SMR project faces delay, $3.8B cost rise, and land-sale scrutiny, government control body finds
A report by the Romanian prime minister's control body says the small modular reactor project at Doicești is 20 months late, $3.8 billion over budget, and built on a land deal that paid 16 times the original purchase price.
- 6d ago
Grindeanu reveals private messages from Bolojan: interim premier sent 11 legislative proposals via phone, refuses official dialogue
PSD president Sorin Grindeanu disclosed that interim premier Ilie Bolojan sent him 10-11 legislative proposals through private messages, while refusing official political dialogue, and warned that PSD will not allow law-breaking under the pretext of current crises.
- 6d ago
Romanian healthcare strike to start Tuesday; 400 hospitals affected, emergency care guaranteed
Romania's healthcare unions will launch an open-ended general strike in about 400 public hospitals from July 28, after last-minute talks with the presidential administration ended without agreement. Emergency rooms and ICUs will stay operational, but thousands of non-urgent procedures face delays.
- 6d ago
Romanian Social Democrats sue caretaker government over strategic decisions
The party says the executive exceeded its constitutional limits by adopting a biodiversity strategy worth 972.4 million euros and other long-term policies after being dismissed by Parliament.
- 6d ago
Kazakhstan resumes oil exports via CPC pipeline after drone-attack halt, easing supply fears for Romania
The resumption at the Novorossiysk terminal follows a week-long halt after drone strikes on tankers, with Romania importing over 60% of its oil from Kazakhstan.
- Jul 26
Romanian poll: AUR leads with 34% as Georgescu tops trust; early elections rejected
AUR holds 34% voting intention, PSD 23%, PNL 21%, according to a CURS poll. Călin Georgescu leads trust with 33%, but majorities reject early elections (58%) and a presidential suspension (57%).
- Jul 26
Raluca Turcan accuses PSD of sabotaging salary law, says 770 million euros in EU funds at risk
Former labour minister Raluca Turcan accused PSD president Sorin Grindeanu of politically sabotaging the public-sector salary reform, putting at risk 770 million euros in EU recovery funds. Interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan said the bill is not finalised and will be debated in early August.
- Jul 23
Rogobete accuses Bolojan of blocking healthcare hiring and seeking 10% salary cut, submits amendment to exempt medical posts
Former Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete says interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan wants to cut medical salaries and block hiring in a system already short of 36,000 staff, while Bolojan denies the claim.
- Jul 23
Romania faces fuel supply strain as Kazakhstan halts CPC oil deliveries; interim PM says no shortages for two weeks
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan assured that Romania will not face fuel shortages in the next two weeks, despite Kazakhstan suspending oil deliveries through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium after drone attacks near Novorossiysk. Rompetrol is seeking alternative routes, but a 10-15% production cut at the Petromidia refinery looms for August if no solution is found.
- Jul 22
Romania's finance minister pledges immediate approval for 22 nurse posts at Marie Curie hospital, but only if separated from larger 7,800-position memo
Interim Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said he would approve a memorandum for 22 nursing posts at Bucharest's Marie Curie Children's Hospital within 24 hours, provided the Health Ministry separates it from a broader 7,800-position request that lacks budget cover.
- Jul 20
PNL dissolves leadership of six branches after poor election results, Bolojan takes control of party think-tank
Romania's National Liberal Party dismissed the heads of six county and sector branches on Monday, citing poor electoral performance, and appointed current and former party leaders to its ideological institute.
- Jul 19
Pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău knew of Romania's PM nomination before party leaders, Ciucu reveals
Ciprian Ciucu says Ion Ceban, the pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău, showed him a phone message proving he knew about Adrian Veștea's nomination as prime minister hours before PNL's leadership was informed on 14 June 2026.
- Jul 15
Romania's acting PM warns 4.5 billion euros in EU funds at stake as PSD blocks PNRR reforms
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan published a detailed Facebook rebuttal on 15 July 2026 after Social Democratic leader Sorin Grindeanu questioned the existence of pending PNRR bills in parliament, listing six projects under debate and warning that over 4.5 billion euros in non-reimbursable EU money are at risk.
