Luca Niculescu
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- 7h ago
Five senators from POT and SOS România join PSD group in Romanian Senate
Five senators elected on POT and SOS România lists announced on Monday, 2 November, that they are joining the Social Democratic Party (PSD) group in the Senate. The move lifts PSD to 40 members, the largest group in the upper chamber.
- 10h ago
AUR files simple motion against finance minister Nazare; PNL says it will not back it
AUR says it will file a simple motion asking Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare to explain the gap between two deficit figures. PNL, through Senate president Mircea Abrudean, said it will not vote for the motion.
- 14h ago
Romania and Moldova sign joint SAFE defence procurement for 62 IVECO trucks
Romania and Moldova signed documents in Bucharest on 2 November 2026 that make their defence ministries partners in a joint procurement under the European SAFE programme. The deal covers 62 IVECO trucks for the Moldovan army.
- 2d ago
Romania's labour minister says pensions will be indexed in 2027 and pensioners get aid in December
Florin Manole said on Saturday, 31 October, that the 2027 increase will follow the legal formula. An unofficial estimate puts it near 7.3%, with a budget impact of 9.6 billion lei, and pensioners will receive aid with their December pensions.
- 3d ago
USR congress in Timișoara: Fritz and Miruță target PSD and the Niculescu government
The congress in Timișoara is electing a new 24-member National Bureau and reviewing the record of the party's five former ministers. Party president Dominic Fritz used the event to set conditions for backing the Niculescu government.
- 3d ago
Health minister Rogobete accuses former PM Bolojan of lying over health budget cuts
Romania's health minister said on Friday, 30 October, that official figures contradict former prime minister Ilie Bolojan's criticism. He says a 200 million lei cut to emergency services has been restored.
- 3d ago
Romania plans to merge 429 small localities, voluntarily until March 2027 then compulsorily
Development minister Alexandru Stoica says 429 localities under 1,500 residents could merge, voluntarily until 1 March 2027, with compulsory mergers and the reform applying from 2028.
- 4d ago
Romania marks 11 years since Colectiv fire with no functional burn centre
Three burn centres are still not operating, and Bucharest has no project for an adult unit. Prime Minister Luca Niculescu asked the health minister for a realistic timetable as the fire's eleventh anniversary was marked on 30 October 2026.
- 4d ago
Romanian PM Luca Niculescu discusses Black Sea security with NATO chief Mark Rutte
Luca Niculescu said the call covered deteriorating security in the Black Sea and growing hybrid threats on NATO's eastern flank. Mediafax reports that two ships sank in the preceding week after reportedly being hit by drones off Constanța and Bulgaria.
- 4d ago
Romanian PM names High Court magistrate Gabriel-Ciprian Ene government secretary general
A magistrate-assistant at the High Court of Cassation and Justice takes a minister-rank post from 2 November 2026, and a USR deputy calls the appointment illegal while he keeps his judicial status.
- 4d ago
Romania lists 50 hospitals for stroke clot-busting as new Balotești and Sector 4 hospitals open
Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete put the number of units able to give intravenous fibrinolysis at 50, as a new hospital in Balotești was opened to insured patients and a pneumology hospital in Sector 4 was handed over.
- 4d ago
AUR leads CURS poll at 34%, while 77% of Romanians say the country is on the wrong track
A CURS survey from 22-27 October puts AUR first with 34% of voting intentions, ahead of PSD at 26% and PNL at 16%, days after the Luca Niculescu government won its confidence vote.
- 4d ago
Romania's government to settle urgent budget rectification at Friday cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said urgent health and public order funding would be settled at Friday's cabinet meeting, with a broader rectification due in mid-November. The first package could draw on ministry funds blocked at the start of the year.
- 5d ago
AUR to file censure motion against Niculescu government, with or without confidence vote
AUR says it will table a censure motion against the government led by Luca Niculescu whether or not it ties its survival to the budget rectification. Senator Petrișor Peiu also rules out any alliance with the PSD, even as the two parties have backed the same parliamentary steps.
- Oct 27
Romanian PM Luca Niculescu makes first foreign trip to Chișinău, meeting Maia Sandu and Vasile Tofan
Luca Niculescu will hold talks with Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and President Maia Sandu on Tuesday, 27 October, closing the day with a joint press conference and an energy site visit.
- Oct 27
Oleg Ungureanu, recalled Lyon consul general, named head of Romanian PM's Chancellery
Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu has named Oleg Ungureanu, recalled as consul general in Lyon on 23 October 2026, to head the Prime Minister's Chancellery with the rank of minister. The decision was published in the Official Monitor on Monday, 26 October.
- Oct 26
Grindeanu asks PM Niculescu to assume government responsibility on two reforms, and promises no tax rises in 2027
Sorin Grindeanu said on Monday, 26 October, that the PSD will ask Prime Minister Luca Niculescu to have the government assume responsibility for two reforms, due by March 2027, before the 2027 budget is finalised.
- Oct 26
Romanian PM Luca Niculescu meets central bank governor and business leaders on 26 October
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu is scheduled to meet BNR governor Mugur Isărescu at 11:00 at the central bank's headquarters, then business representatives at Palatul Victoria from 14:00. The programme does not say what the talks will cover.
- Oct 25
PSD leader Grindeanu blames Bolojan government for 30 billion lei in unpaid bills
Grindeanu says the government led by former prime minister Ilie Bolojan left unpaid bills and a deficit he describes as the largest in the EU. PSD ministers are due to present their measures in the week of 26 October 2026.
- Oct 23
Romania tightens school security with seven urgent measures after knife attacks in Bistrița and Pitești
Romania's government announced seven urgent measures on Friday, 23 October, including more guards at schools, a rapid reaction mechanism and a planned review of school security plans. The decision followed a series of violent incidents in schools in recent days.
