Romania New COVID-19 measures in Romania as infections surge Face masks will be mandatory and bars and restaurants will operate at 50% or 30% capacity as part of the new measures. 08/01/2022
Romania Protest in Romania over bid to extend COVID health pass to workplaces Romania has the EU's second-lowest vaccination rate with just 39.6% of its population fully vaccinated, compared to more than 67% for the rest of the bloc. 21/12/2021
Romania Romanian minister resigns following plagiarism reports Florin Roman, who had served in Romania’s new coalition government for less than a month, quit his post after his education credentials were called into question. 15/12/2021
Romania Back in power, Romania's PSD wants to put its toxic past behind it Under Liviu Dragnea, the Social Democrats became a byword for corruption and graft. Now a new crop of leaders says that the party has changed. 01/12/2021
Romania Romanian MPs approve coalition that will see rotating prime ministers Under the coalition agreement, Romania will rotate its prime minister every 18 months before the next parliamentary elections. 25/11/2021
Romania Romania could have rotating prime ministers if new coalition approved The Liberals and Social Democrats may agree to rotate the role of prime minister between the two parties until the next elections in 2024. 22/11/2021
Romania Romania's two biggest parties will begin talks to end political crisis A PNL-PSD coalition would end Romania's political stalemate but would be deeply controversial within both parties and among the voting public. 09/11/2021
Romania Romania's crisis continues as latest PM-designate throws in the towel Third time lucky? 02/11/2021
Romania Romania's defence minister nominated to try and form government Nicolae Ciuca, a reserve army general and Romania's caretaker defence minister, has been named as the country's prime minister delegate. A previous attempt to form a centrist government in Romania failed this week. 21/10/2021
Romania Romanian MPs fail to support new government proposal of Dacian Ciolos The vote result risks prolonging Romania's ongoing political crisis amid an acute surge of coronavirus cases. 20/10/2021
Romania Romania's Dacian Cioloș unveils new cabinet ahead of parliament vote Romania's prime minister designate is going to ask MPs to vote in favour of a government made entirely of members of his own USR party, which has just 80 seats in parliament. 18/10/2021
Uncovering Europe Meet the nationalist who wants to see Moldova and Romania as one state Many Romanians would like to see Moldova and Romania as a single country. Most Moldovans don't agree. 14/10/2021
Romania Why Romania's new PM-designate could face a winter of discontent Even if Dacian Cioloș can win the support of parliament - which is doubtful - he has an unenviable task ahead, analysts say. 12/10/2021
Romania Former PM Dacian Cioloș tasked with forming new Romanian government Romania's former prime minister Dacian Cioloș has been appointed to try and form a new government. 11/10/2021
Romania Romania faces political deadlock after PM Citu ousted The only thing that Romania's political parties can agree on is that Florin Citu must go. 05/10/2021
Romania Romania MPs 'offered bribes' to support PM Citu, claims opposition AUR leader George Simion says his MPs were told that relatives and allies could be appointed to directorships of state energy companies if they abstained from voting. 04/10/2021
Romania Romania PM holds onto party leadership after internal battle Cîțu, who heads the ruling National Liberal Party, held off a challenge from former Romanian leader Ludovic Orban. 27/09/2021
Romania Romania lurches into another political crisis as Citu clings to power Citu has had to rely on his party's bitter rivals, the Socialist Party, to block a no-confidence vote. Ludovic Orban, the man he replaced, is waiting in the wings. 10/09/2021
Romania Romania's government faces confidence vote after party quits coalition Ministers from the second-largest party in the ruling coalition resigned on Monday following the dismissal of Romania's Justice Minister last week. 07/09/2021
Romania Romania's government in crisis after dismissal of justice minister A junior party in Romania's ruling coalition has called on Prime Minister Florin Cîțu to resign after he dismissed the justice minister on Wednesday. 02/09/2021
Romania Romanian government faces vote of confidence in parliament Left-wing opposition parties have accused Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu of "leading the country towards the abyss". 29/06/2021
Romania Romania approves law to exclude Huawei from future 5G network Romania has approved a bill that aims to exclude Chinese group Huawei from the country's future 5G mobile network. 16/04/2021
Romania Romanian health minister dismissed over handling of COVID-19 pandemic A number of incidents related to the pandemic had created tensions within Romania's governing coalition. 14/04/2021
Uncovering Europe A decade after talks began, is Romania any closer to joining Schengen? A European Union member since 2007, Romania still isn't a member of Europe's borderless zone. Why not? 26/03/2021
Romania Romania's ex-minister sentenced for corruption and money-laundering Elena Udrea, a former Romanian tourism minister, and Ioana Basescu, daughter of the former president, received prison sentences for money laundering. 02/03/2021
Romania Romania: Protests after hospital fire leaves at least five people dead The rally was organised by a new right-wing political party that has opposed same-sex marriage and supported clerics that have defied coronavirus restrictions. 31/01/2021
