- yesterday
AUR threatens to boycott Romanian presidential talks and rejects coalition deals
AUR Senate leader Petrișor Peiu rejected coalition talks with PSD and PNL on 29 August 2026, threatening to boycott consultations while pursuing President Nicușor Dan's suspension.
- 2d ago
Bolojan rules out PNL coalition with PSD and reaffirms Mureșan bid amid deadlock
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan confirmed that PNL will not enter a coalition with the Social Democratic Party, backing MEP Siegfried Mureșan as political talks stall.
- 6d ago
DNA names government official Cristina Trăilă as suspect in Vaslui corruption case
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors in Iași questioned Deputy Secretary General Cristina Trăilă on Tuesday, naming her as a suspect for complicity in an influence-peddling case linked to businessman Fănel Bogoș.
- 6d ago
Romania to start prime minister nomination calendar after September 1, Grindeanu says
Chamber of Deputies President Sorin Grindeanu announced that procedures to designate a new prime minister will begin when Parliament returns to its ordinary session, ruling out a coalition with USR.
- Aug 24
Romania races August 31 deadline on wage reform to secure 770 million euros in EU funds
President Nicușor Dan will hold talks on August 25 with leaders from four parties to break an impasse on the unitary wage law, with failure risking 770 million euros in European Union recovery funding.
- Aug 23
Romania caps healthcare and education wage hike at 6 billion lei amid deficit targets
Interim Labour Minister Dragoș Pîslaru announced that salary increases for education and healthcare will not exceed 6 billion lei, prioritizing fiscal discipline over PNRR deadlines.
- Aug 23
Bogdan Ivan urges price controls as Romanian diesel costs rise despite 20% excise cut
Former Romanian Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan called for state inspections after diesel pump prices returned to 10.40 lei per liter, claiming fuel companies absorbed a 20% excise tax cut.
- Aug 23
George Simion visits Chicago church tied to Moscow Patriarchate during US tour
AUR leader George Simion spoke at a Chicago Romanian festival hosted by a church subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate, following a dispute over his US entry visa.
- Aug 23
PNL appoints former journalist Sanda Nicola to lead Sector 2 branch in Bucharest
Romania's National Liberal Party appointed Sanda Nicola, the former spokesperson for Mircea Geoana, as interim president of its Sector 2 branch in Bucharest as part of a wider capital restructuring.
- Aug 20
Romania reworks public wage bill as European Commission seeks fiscal limits for €770M fund
The Romanian government is adjusting its draft unitary wage legislation following European Commission feedback, aiming to secure €770 million in recovery funds ahead of a 31 August deadline.
- Aug 19
Romania rejects former minister Bogdan Ivan's blackout claims as industrial power dispute escalates
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and the Ministry of Energy dismissed allegations by former minister Bogdan Ivan that factories face imminent power cutoffs, clarifying that notifications were standard regulatory reminders.
- Aug 19
Romania opens 400 million lei residential battery scheme and 150 million euro grid storage auction
The Ministry of Environment launched public consultation for a 400 million lei prosumer battery subsidy, while a separate 150 million euro auction targets stand-alone grid storage.
- Aug 18
Romania restarts coal units at Rovinari plant to tackle energy deficit and high import costs
Complexul Energetic Oltenia brought three coal units back online at Rovinari on 17 August 2026 as drought and the shutdown of both Cernavoda nuclear reactors pushed daily peak import costs up to 500 euros per megawatt-hour.
- Aug 15
Romanian Constitutional Court chief meets Bolojan before integrity law ruling, sparking political uproar
Romania's Constitutional Court president Elena-Simina Tănăsescu met interim PM Ilie Bolojan on 14 August in the Senate president's office, three days before the Court rules on the contested Integrity Law, prompting demands for her resignation from opposition parties.
- Aug 10
Romania's last-chance salary law talks at Cotroceni before €770M EU deadline
Romania's interim Labor Minister Dragoș Pîslaru warned on August 10 that this is likely the last week to pass the unitary salary law before an August 31 PNRR deadline, with €770 million in EU funds at stake. President Nicușor Dan convenes party leaders at Cotroceni Palace on August 11 to seek a breakthrough.
- Aug 9
Crin Antonescu urges President Nicușor Dan to name Alexandru Nazare PM or resign amid three-month governance crisis
Former presidential candidate Crin Antonescu says President Nicușor Dan should appoint Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare as prime minister or resign, as Romania's three-month governance crisis deepens.
- Aug 7
Bolojan signals PNL openness to technocratic government as Romania awaits Moody's verdict
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said PNL could support a technocratic government with a parliamentary majority, as Romania awaits Moody's rating decision on August 7 with its Baa3 grade at risk of downgrade.
- Aug 6
Romania gives Transelectrica power to disconnect industrial consumers as Danube drought threatens Cernavoda nuclear plant
Romania's government adopted a Risk Preparedness Plan on 6 August allowing grid operator Transelectrica to disconnect large industrial consumers with 24 hours' notice, as low Danube water levels threaten the Cernavoda nuclear plant and the energy crisis may persist for one to two weeks.
- Aug 5
Romania risks up to €6 billion in EU funds after Senate passes PSD amendments to energy and biodiversity laws
Romania's Senate adopted PSD-backed amendments to the decarbonization law and biodiversity strategy on 4 August, triggering warnings from ministers and the president that the country could lose up to €6 billion in EU recovery funds.
- Aug 1
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.
