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The president’s answers to journalists' questions on Thursday leave an unpleasant, even a very unpleasant taste. On the issue of the "system", there is undoubtedly a deep accommodation of the head of state with the situation on the ground, some kind of halfhearted resignation rather than an ambitious strategy by the system itself. "You can't fight the System when you're the...

Romania's ambassador to Moscow, Cristian Istrate, has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, to be informed about the retaliatory measures Russia plans after the president ordered a consulate closed. "The Romanian ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where he will be informed of the retaliatory measures for the closure of the Consulate General in Constanta," Russian Foreign...

For nearly two weeks, football has captured global attention as the best teams in the world are competing for glory. In Romania, enthusiasm is more muted this year as the national team is again left out of the World Cup. Our national team's last qualification at the final tournament was in 1998. Yet beyond sport, the competition is one of...

We have launched the second volume of  the Economic@BNR project, in the current climate which is dominated by multiple uncertainties and challenges, a period when economic policy decisions require coherence, consistency and rigorous substantiation. The volume brings together the most relevant indicators for Romania's economic situation, given that the nominal convergence criteria represent the quantitative matrix of sustainability benchmarks...

Two powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela's capital, Caracas, within a minute of each other overnight, causing widespread damage. The first earthquake measured magnitude 7.2, followed shortly by a stronger magnitude 7.5 tremor. This is unusual in that aftershocks are typically smaller in impact, suggesting that these were two separate earthquakes that were not linked. Rescue teams have been deployed across the city...

It must have been relief for the Romanian president after weeks of political tensions, consultations with warring politicians, and heaps of public opprobrium. Nicusor Dan made an impromptu late-night walkabout in the northwest city of Cluj where he mingled with the public in an attempt to defuse tensions and criticism caused by the seven-week crisis which many have blamed him...

Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Wednesday took a break from a messy political crisis that has left the country without a fully functioning government for seven weeks to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Independence Day. Despite the good mood, the president came face to face with interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, a political rival who was ousted in a no...

Journalist and former Associated Press chief Dan Perry was awarded an Honorable Mention for The Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary at the 2026 Simon Rockower Awards, hosted by the American Jewish Press Association. The award recognized his commentary on Israeli leadership and Middle East geopolitics published in The Forward. He received the award at the 45th Annual Simon Rockower...

The draft empowers the Romanian Government to start "urgently, immediately" negotiations with the Chisinau authorities for "finalizing the union with the Republic of Moldova". Romania’s lower chamber of deputies has tacitly adopted a draft proposal to “urgently and immediately" start negotiations to unite with neighboring Moldova. There was no debate and no vote, but the procedure was legal. The legislative initiative...

Romania’s Social Democrats have voted to form a minority government, a solution that could potentially end a seven-week political crisis that has raised concerns about stability and seen the national currency plummet in the EU and NATO member. . The Social Democrats, known as the PSD, were the co-architects of a vote of no-confidence which ousted Liberal Prime Minister Ilie...