Tag: Romania

Romania: Calin Georgescu Appeals Against Ban on His Candidacy
The leading figure in the previous presidential race denounced the ban on his candidacy as part of a political crackdown. On Tuesday, Romania’s Constitutional Court will rule on an appeal by former presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu against the Central Electoral Bureau’s (BEC) decision to bar him from the May presidential election. RELATED: Romanian Electoral Authorities […]
March 10, 2025

Romanian Prosecutor’s Office Arrests Former Presidential Candidate Georgescu
The winner of the annulled 2024 presidential election will be investigated for alleged irregularities. On Wednesday, Romanian nationalist politician Călin Georgescu, who won the annulled 2024 presidential elections, was arrested and taken to the General Prosecutor’s Office for investigations into possible electoral irregularities. This incident occurred just as he was set to announce his new […]
February 26, 2025

Romanian President Iohannis Resigns Ahead of May Elections
Senate President Ilie Bolojan will take over as interim president until the elections. On Monday, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis unexpectedly resigned from his mandate ahead of the elections scheduled for May, asserting that his departure prevents a crisis, as Parliament was on the verge of initiating an impeachment process. RELATED: Romania Rejects Greenpeace’s Request to […]
February 10, 2025

Romania Rejects Greenpeace’s Request to Stop Gas Extraction in Black Sea
The Neptun Deep gas field is located 160 km off the coast, in waters with depths ranging from 100 to 1,000 meters. On Thursday, the Bucharest Court rejected Greenpeace’s request to suspend the construction and operation of Neptun Deep, Romania’s largest natural gas field in the Black Sea. RELATED: Greenpeace Warns of Environmental Impacts from […]
January 30, 2025

Austria Lifts Veto: Romania and Bulgaria Set for Schengen Membership
The Austrian broadcaster ORF reported that the Austrian Ministry of the Interior has stated that it will no longer stand in the way of the two countries’ full integration. Related: Germany’s Border Control Move Sparks Concerns Across EU Austria has decided to lift its veto on Bulgaria and Romania, allowing both countries to fully join […]
December 9, 2024

Presidential Elections Are Cancelled in Romania
Political figures and citizens voiced their outrage over the unprecedented cancellation of the 2024 elections. On Saturday, the Central Electoral Bureau announced that its operations would cease on Dec. 13, following the decision by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) to annul the results of the first round of the elections. RELATED: Social Democrats Win […]
December 9, 2024

Romanian PM Ciolacu Resigns as Head of Social Democrats After Losing Election
For the first time since 1989, the PSD has failed to get its candidate into the second round of the presidential elections. On Monday, Romania’s outgoing Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned as leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after being eliminated from the race for the presidency in the first round of the elections, […]
November 26, 2024

Romania: Polling Stations Open for Presidential Election
If no candidate secures a majority, a runoff will be held between the top two contenders in two weeks On Sunday, nearly 19,000 polling stations opened in Romania at 07:00 local time for the first round of presidential elections to select the next head of state for a five-year term. RELATED: Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania […]
November 24, 2024

Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania Launch Task Forces to Demine Black Sea
In January, these countries signed an agreement to address the mine threat arising from the Ukrainian conflict. On Monday, the Black Sea Mine Countermeasure Task Group, a trilateral effort by Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania, launched its mission to locate and neutralize drifting mines in the Black Sea. RELATED: Russian Missiles Destroy Five Ukrainian Fighter Planes […]
July 2, 2024

EPP Proposes Transfer of Asylum Seekers to Safe Third Countries
The European People’s Party (EPP), the European Parliament’s main center-right grouping, has proposed major changes to the European Union (EU)’s asylum system, including the possibility of deporting asylum seekers to “safe third countries.” RELATED: Mexico Urges US To Regularize Migrants’ Legal Status Presented during their Congress in Bucharest, Romania, the EPP manifesto emphasizes the right […]