- 18h ago
Nicușor Dan meets US congressional defense delegation at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base
Romanian President Nicușor Dan and Defense Minister Radu Miruță met with US House Armed Services Committee leaders on 30 August 2026 to discuss Black Sea defense, critical minerals, and military cooperation.
- 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.
- 3d 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.
- 3d ago
Nicușor Dan Signs Romania's Integrity Law to Secure €770 Million in EU Funds
President Nicușor Dan signed the integrity reform law on Friday to safeguard €770 million in European recovery funding before an August 31 deadline, despite objections to a clause that removes Timișoara Mayor Dominic Fritz from office.
- 4d ago
Romania rescues 12 crew after Dominican-flagged cargo ship is struck and sinks in Black Sea
All 12 crew members from the cargo ship Progress IV were pulled from 2.5-metre waves off Sfântu Gheorghe after their vessel caught fire and sank following an apparent strike.
- 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.
- Aug 24
President Nicușor Dan to Nominate Romanian Prime Minister in September, Adviser Says
Presidential adviser Eugen Tomac announced that Romanian President Nicușor Dan will designate a candidate for prime minister in September, seeking to establish a functioning majority government and avoid snap elections.
- Aug 24
Ukraine marks 35th independence anniversary as allies review security guarantees
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked 35 years of Ukrainian independence on day 1,643 of Russia's invasion as European leaders convened for security talks.
- 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
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 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 16
Spanish F-18 shoots down likely Russian drone over Romania in fourth 2026 interception
A Spanish F-18 Hornet operating under NATO's Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova early on 16 August, with NATO saying the drone was probably Russian.
- Aug 16
Nicușor Dan calls Black Sea crucial for European security in Navy Day message read in Constanța
President Nicușor Dan marked Romanian Navy Day on 15 August 2026 with a message read in Constanța by presidential counselor Marius Lazurca, calling the Black Sea a crucial zone for European security and urging continued investment in naval modernization.
- 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 11
Romania restarts e-Terra cadastre system after month-long cyberattack outage
Romania's national cadastre and land registry platform e-Terra was restarted on August 11 after a July 14 cyberattack encrypted and deleted parts of ANCPI's IT infrastructure, leaving roughly 94,000 requests pending and paralyzing property transactions for nearly a month.
- 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 10
Nicușor Dan challenges Romania's integrity law at Constitutional Court, risking 770 million euros in PNRR funds
President Nicușor Dan filed a constitutional challenge on 10 August 2026 against the new integrity law, contesting provisions on partner asset declarations and retroactive mandate loss. The CCR will hear the case on 12 August, before a 31 August PNRR deadline worth 770 million euros.
- 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 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 4
Romania’s Chamber adopts integrity law with amendments to oust Timișoara mayor and force president’s partner to declare assets
Two amendments adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on Monday evening rewrite Romania’s integrity law to force Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz from office and to compel the president’s partner to disclose her assets, drawing accusations of a PSD-AUR political trade and warnings that up to 800 million euros in EU recovery funds are now in jeopardy.
