- 6d ago
PNL rejects PSD accusations over vote against extending Romania's recovery plan deadline
Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL) has dismissed accusations from the Social Democrats (PSD) that its MEPs voted against extending the deadline for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, calling the claims manipulation and stressing that an extension is not possible under current EU rules.
- 6d ago
Nicușor Dan summons party leaders on 12 July to break political deadlock and save EU funds
Romanian president Nicușor Dan has summoned the leaders of PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR to Cotroceni Palace on Monday, 12 July, seeking a majority to form a new government and pass urgent EU-related reforms.
- Jul 6
UDMR warns Romania's PSD-PNL deadlock only benefits extremists, calls for compromise and presidential push
The leader of UDMR's deputies, Csoma Botond, says the two-month government vacuum is a 'kindergarten quarrel' that strengthens AUR and erodes trust, and he wants President Nicușor Dan to step in more actively.
- Jul 5
Traian Băsescu: President Nicușor Dan, PSD, PNL, and interim government all violating Romania's constitution
Former president Traian Băsescu says President Nicușor Dan has abandoned his role, the interim government of Ilie Bolojan is illegal after 60 days, and PSD and PNL have governed together for 20 years, sharing blame for economic mismanagement.
- Jun 28
UDMR's Csoma Botond blames PSD for government deadlock, warns red lines will delay new cabinet into next year
UDMR leader Csoma Botond says PSD's refusal to accept a rotating premiership and a common governing program has stalled efforts to form a government, and warns that without compromise a new cabinet may not take shape this year.
- Jun 28
Romanian PM candidate Siegfried Mureșan accuses PSD of anti-Europeanism after party mocks his European credentials
Siegfried Mureșan, the MEP proposed for prime minister by the pro-European PNL-USR-UDMR coalition, said many Social Democrat politicians are anti-European and will keep Romania on the margin of Europe, responding to personal attacks from PSD mayor Lia Olguța Vasilescu.
- Jun 28
AUR senator says early elections only way out of Romania's political crisis, accuses president of overreach
Senator Petrișor Peiu, the AUR's parliamentary leader, has predicted a fragile PSD government led by Sorin Grindeanu will win investiture, while arguing that only early elections can break the deadlock and accusing President Nicușor Dan of overstepping constitutional bounds.
- Jun 28
Laura Vicol files criminal complaint against PM candidate Siegfried Mureșan over Nordis label
Former PSD deputy Laura Vicol, a defendant in the Nordis real estate fraud case, has filed a criminal complaint against MEP Siegfried Mureșan, the PNL-USR-UDMR proposal for prime minister, accusing him of fueling a public hate campaign by associating her with the scandal in a Facebook post.
- Jun 11
PNL turns back on Eugen Tomac as Mureșan demands majority government and economic reform
Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL) will not back the cabinet proposed by PMP leader Eugen Tomac, PNL MEP Siegfried Mureșan told Adevărul, citing the need for a parliamentary majority and deep economic reforms.
