
- Sep 10
UDMR denies blocking Luca Niculescu as Romanian coalition talks continue
UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor dismissed reports that his party rejected diplomat Luca Niculescu for prime minister, as President Nicușor Dan seeks 233 parliamentary votes to end a four-month interim government.

- Jun 20
Romania's prime minister-designate puts OECD accession at centre of agenda, names Niculescu foreign minister
Designated premier Adrian Veștea called OECD membership the country's third external anchor after the EU and NATO and confirmed Luca Niculescu as his foreign minister after a meeting that also finalised the government programme.
