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Politics | Romania's PM-designate Luca Niculescu unveils cabinet and governing strategy for parliamentary approval

Oct 15, 2026 | Independent prime minister-designate Luca Niculescu submitted the list of ministers and the governing strategy to Parliament on October 15 for approval in a joint session of the two chambers - The government pledges to adhere to the deficit trajectory, targeting a deficit of 5.2% of GDP in 2027, maintain the flat tax rate, and list minority stakes in SOEs. Its programme includes a revision of the 2026 budget within 30 days, a 2027 budget consistent with the deficit target of 5.2% of GDP, compared with an estimated 6.2% this year, and adoption of the Wage Law for the budgetary sector in 2027.

Source 1: Romania-insider.com | Source 2: Ministers list Cdep.ro | Source 3: Governing Strategy Cdep.ro |

Politics | Romania's interim culture minister resigns after controversy over leaked audio recording

May 27, 2026 | The Romanian government says it wants to support both the auto industry and environmental investments
Demeter András resigned on Monday, May 25, from his position as interim culture minister after a leaked audio recording sparked controversy in Romania. The resignation came after Kelemen Hunor, the leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), publicly asked him to step down over remarks described as vulgar and unacceptable.

Source: Romania-insider.com

Auto industry | More funding for Rabla in 2026

May 22, 2026 | The Romanian government says it wants to support both the auto industry and environmental investments
The Rabla program will have a larger budget in 2026, after the Ministry of Finance decided to increase the funds of the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM) by 100 million RON.

Source: www.Spotmedia.ro/en

Politics | Consultations on the next prime minister begin

May 19, 2026 | Consultations Day - The deadlock is almost mathematical. What options does Nicușor Dan have?
President Nicusor Dan begins official consultations on Monday for the designation of a new prime minister, following the fall of the Bolojan Government. All parliamentary parties and the group of national minorities have been summoned to Cotroceni Palace, starting at 9:00, with the PSD being the first. Next are AUR, PNL, USR, UDMR, national minorities, SOS Romania, and POT.

Source: www.Spotmedia.ro/en

Politics | The Romanian Government led by Ilie Bolojan has fallen

May 5, 2026 | PSD-AUR motion of no confidence, adopted with 281 votes in Parliament: The government led by Ilie Bolojan has fallen
Senators and deputies voted on the motion of censure initiated by PSD, AUR and PACE - Romania First parliamentarians against the Government led by liberal Ilie Bolojan.

Video here: CaleaEuropeana.ro

Politics | The President launches consultations

April 21, 2026 | First discussions with coalition parties, Wednesday, April 22, 2026
President Nicușor Dan began consultations with the ruling coalition parties on Wednesday, April 22, following the Social Democratic Party's decision to withdraw its support for Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan.

Photo source: FB.com/NicusorDan.ro

Event | Bucharest

29 January 2026 | Launch session of the Masterclass Sociocracy Academy series
This introductory module, entitled Responsible Leadership & Team Decision-Making System through Collaborative Governance in view of Romania's accession to the OECD, introduces participants to the principles and practices of Meta Sociocracy, with a focus on making decisions through consent using the Consent-Based Scoring Protocol – CBSP.

LandingPage: Brief event here

Economy | Finance | ING Bank

January 7, 2026 | How much will the leu reach against the euro in 2026
In the foreign exchange market, the Dutch believe that the NBR (National Bank of Romania) will maintain a firm control over the RON. From the current range of 5.09-5.10, a depreciation is anticipated to 5.15 until the end of 2026. ING estimates the decrease in interest rates and inflation in Romania.

We recommend you to read the article: Key economic estimates for 2026

Taxes and taxes | Online | Ghiseul.ro

7 January 2026 | www.Ghiseul.ro has real problems with the operation
Minister of Economy, Irinel Darău: There are real problems with the functioning of Ghiseul.ro these days. In this context, some Romanians have reported in the first days of the year that the Ghiseul.ro platform is unavailable and cannot see or pay their taxes, in the context in which since January 1, taxes on housing, buildings and cars have been increased. The Authority for the Digitization of Romania (ADR) announces that the payment of taxes on Ghiseul.ro is suspended for the mayoralties that have not updated the new taxes.

We recommend you to read the article: They rushed in vain to pay the taxes on houses, land and cars.