- 2d ago
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.
- 2d ago
AUR's number two publicly breaks with George Simion over PSD deal and demands Romania holds early elections
A public rift inside Romania's AUR party burst open on 14 July as its Senate leader, Petrișor Peiu, rejected leader George Simion's bid to trade support for the PSD for the Senate presidency, demanding early elections instead.
- 5d ago
Oana Gheorghiu says President Nicușor Dan 'made a mistake' nominating Adrian Veștea as premier without PNL consultation
Romania's interim deputy prime minister Oana Gheorghiu described President Nicușor Dan's nomination of Adrian Veștea for prime minister as an error driven by internal party information, speaking on Digi24's 'În fața ta' on 11 July 2026.
- 6d ago
PNL to hold new congress in August-September after Bucharest Tribunal suspends June decisions
The National Liberal Party (PNL) will convene a fresh congress in August or September after a Bucharest court provisionally suspended the statute changes and leadership election approved at the party's 21 June congress.
- Jul 9
Romanian poll puts far-right AUR at 36.4%, PNL surges to second place as crisis reshapes electorate
A July 2026 opinion poll shows the opposition AUR party at 36.4%, with the National Liberal Party (PNL) rising sharply to 22.4% as two months of political turmoil mobilise voters and redraw party support.
- Jul 8
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 7
Romania must pass six laws to unlock €4.5 billion in EU recovery grants, interim PM warns
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan says Parliament must convene in extraordinary session this July to adopt six legislative reforms, or risk losing over 4.5 billion euros in PNRR grants.
- 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 6
PSD's Pucheanu: 'We want to change the bride, not divorce' PNL coalition
Ionuț Pucheanu, PSD vice-president and mayor of Galați, said the party is open to a new governing coalition with PNL, but wants Ilie Bolojan replaced as prime minister, comparing the situation to a marriage where only the bride needs changing.
- 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.
- Jul 5
PNL vice-president accuses President Nicușor Dan of partisanship, says second term support hinges on party ties
Robert Sighiartău, vice-president of Romania's National Liberal Party, sharply criticised President Nicușor Dan on Saturday, accusing him of abandoning campaign promises and siding with the Social Democrats during the political crisis.
- Jul 2
Romania to challenge Pfizer's freezing of ROMATSA accounts in Belgian court, PM Bolojan confirms negotiations will continue
The Romanian government will file a legal challenge next week after EUROCONTROL froze ROMATSA's route-charge revenues at Pfizer's request, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday, while negotiations over the 600-million-euro COVID vaccine debt continue.
- Jul 2
Romania's interim PM calls Parliament from recess to pass laws unlocking over €7 billion in EU funds
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced on July 2 that the government will ask Parliament to hold an extraordinary session in the second half of July to vote on legislative projects critical for unlocking more than €7 billion from Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
- Jul 1
Bucharest court suspends PNL extraordinary congress decision, restoring old leadership as faction fight deepens
The Bucharest Tribunal provisionally suspended the National Liberal Party's June 19 decision to call an extraordinary congress, handing a victory to dissident members fighting Ilie Bolojan's leadership overhaul.
- Jun 29
Fritz calls AUR the 'life insurance' of PSD, predicts party will install Grindeanu as prime minister
USR president Dominic Fritz launched a sharp attack on the far-right AUR party on Monday, accusing it of being a tool of the Social Democrats and claiming it will eventually vote to make PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu Romania's next prime minister.
- Jun 29
Băsescu: Romania's government deadlock to persist until autumn as parties dodge early elections
Former president Traian Băsescu says Romania's political crisis will not be resolved before autumn, as all major parties and the president avoid triggering early elections while the country remains without a legitimate government.
- Jun 29
Romania's Supreme Defence Council convenes amid political tensions to set NATO summit objectives and approve 2027 external missions
President Nicușor Dan convened the Supreme Council for National Defence on Monday at 15:00 amid a political standoff with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, with the agenda focused on Romania's objectives for the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara and the deployment of forces abroad in 2027.
- Jun 28
Călin Georgescu accuses TV station of censorship in tense on-air row with former supporter Anca Alexandrescu
A live interview on Realitatea Plus descended into confrontation as former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu accused moderator Anca Alexandrescu, once a vocal backer, of backing the wrong government and having his past statements censored by her station.
- 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.
