New regulation requires energy buyers to pay an advance or provide a guarantee for forward contracts
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) moved to introduce a protection mechanism against the risk of sham contracting of electricity with no real intention to purchase, the institution announced on Wednesday. 'Energy is a strategic asset everyone has the right to enjoy at fair prices. Those who want to buy energy must also assume the financial res
Table tennis: Romania men's team becomes European champion Under-19
The Romania men's national team won its second continental title in the Under-19 category on Tuesday at the European Junior Table Tennis Championships in Ostrava (Czech Republic), after defeating Portugal in the final, 3-2, informs the Romanian Table Tennis Federation website. Iulian Chirita brought the first point for Romania, after defeating Clement Lain
Energy Ministry investigating power outage incident at Valea Jiului Energy Complex
Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan sent the Control Corps to the Valea Jiului Energy Complex after a transformer fire a week ago left 300 miners trapped underground for several minutes without ventilation and no immediate possibility to get out. 'I think the most unpleasant situation occurred a week or so ago, when a fire at a transformer at the Valea Jiului Ener
MEP Muresan: We won't start negotiations on MFF blueprint if EC ignores EP requests on CAP and Cohesion Policy
The European Parliament will not begin negotiations with the European Commission on the EU's future multiannual budget for the period 2028-2034 if the long-term budget blueprint the EU executive will unveil on Wednesday ignores the EP's requests, especially those regarding the allocation of separate budgets for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Cohesion Po
PM, meeting with Standard & Poor's representatives; measures being prepared by Gov't on agenda of discussions
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan had a meeting on Tuesday, at Victoria Palace, with representatives of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating agency. During the discussions, the main fiscal-budgetary measures adopted by the Government through 'Package 1' were presented, as well as the measures under preparation, which aim to streamline the activities of state-owne
Timisoara to host this year first European summit dedicated to EU cities and peers in accession hopefuls
The municipality of Timisoara organizes this fall the Timisoara Cities Summit, an international event dedicated to the European Union's enlargement and to cooperation between EU cities and peers in candidate states, the Save Romania Union said in a release. The summit will take place September 29 - 30 and is organized by the Timisoara City Hall through the
Forta Legii Union: Medical assistants - undervalued, overworked and unprotected, fair pay to reflect real work
The National Union 'Forța Legii' is asking the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, for 'fair' salaries for medical assistants in the public health system, 'real' increases, 'decent' working conditions and adequate equipment for hospitals. 'After years of promises, patchwork and institutional ignorance, the reality in hos
Romanians expected to exceed the record level of 11 billion euros spent on vacations, business tourism in 2025
Romanians spent more than three billion euros on foreign travel in the first four months of 2025, 15% more than in the same period in 2024, and they are expected to exceed the record level of 11 billion euros for the whole year, according to a specialist analysis, based on data released by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Colliers data, published on Tuesday
Employees involved in managing European funds protest in front of the gov't
Several hundred employees from the Agricultural Payments and Intervention Agency (APIA), the Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) and the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE) protest in front of the Government on Tuesday. The protest action of the three trade union organizations, affiliated with the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS), is
AgriMin Barbu: Romania considers it essential to set up a crisis fund for EU agricultural producers
Romania unreservedly supports the content of the joint declaration on the agricultural aspects of the amendment of the European Union (EU) - Ukraine trade agreement and considers it essential to set up a crisis fund for the EU agricultural producers, said the country's Minister of Agriculture, Florin Barbu, at a meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agrifish)
Romania's social security spending, up 15.4pct in 2023 (statistics)
Romania's social security spending advanced 15.4% in 2023 year-on-year, according to data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Tuesday. Social security receipts amounted to RON 259.431 billion, up by 12.1% year-on-year, and their share in the Gross Domestic Product was 16.2%, down 0.5 percentage points. At the same ti
DefMin Mosteanu: I hail president Trump's decision to continue supporting Ukraine with modern weaponry
Defence minister Ionut Mosteanu on Monday evening hailed the decision of US president Donald Trump to continue supporting Ukraine with modern weapons, including Patriot systems. 'I hail and support president Donald Trump's decision to continue supporting Ukraine with modern weapons, including Patriot systems. Ukraine is also fighting for Romania's
France's Day/Ambassador Warnery: Romania went through decisive presidential elections; people had their say
Romania went through decisive presidential elections, and the people had their say after a massive mobilization and their decision was sovereign, the French ambassador in Bucharest, Nicolas Warnery told Monday's reception for the National Day of the French Republic. 'I respected the necessary diplomatic reserve until the end of the campaign, but I am h
France National Day/President Dan highlights France's key role in defense of NATO's eastern flank
France plays a key role in the defense of NATO's eastern flank, including by leading the Battle Group deployed to Romania, President Nicusor Dan declared on Monday at the reception organized in honor of the National Day of the French Republic. He brought to mind that in 2025 Romania and France celebrate 145 years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations, stre
Parliament - motion of censure/Simion: Why should all Romanian taxpayers bear Government's 'insensitivity'
The president of AUR, MP George Simion, reproached the Cabinet led by Ilie Bolojan for the large number of deputy prime ministers, accused them of 'insensitivity' and assessed this situation as 'absurd', stating that the prime minister, 'who proclaims good governance, austerity, deficit and seriousness, is standing there without leverage, threatened and b