Romanians in Moldova voted massively in Romania runoff: 88% chose Nicusor Dan

0 Over 158,000 Romanian citizens in the Republic of Moldova voted in the second round of the Romania presidential election, hitting a record-high turnout. Of these, 88% voted for Nicusor Dan, the pro-European candidate who won the office of President of …

Pavel Durov Claims France Tried to Interfere in Romania’s Democracy by Requesting Censorship on Telegram

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused the head of France’s intelligence service of attempting to interfere in Romania’s democratic process by requesting a ban on conservative voices on the messaging platform ahead of the country’s national elections. In …

Independent Dan Claims Victory in Romania's Presidential Runoff

(MENAFN) Nicusor Dan, an independent candidate, has emerged victorious in Romania's presidential runoff, overcoming George Simion, leader of the AUR party. The near-complete official results, released by the AEP, confirm Dan's win with 54.17% of …

Romania conducts runoff vote in presidential election rerun

(MENAFN) Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday, May 18, for the second round of a presidential election rerun, following the annulment of last year’s results by the Constitutional Court. The runoff pits George Simion, a nationalist and critic of EU …

Romania reportedly reaches deadlock in talks with EC on Resilience Facility money

The European Commission reportedly refused Romania's plan to re-allocate Resilience Facility money from infrastructure projects that are delayed and can not be implemented within the deadline to projects that are in a more advanced stage but were …

Romania keeps monetary policy rate at 6.5%

In line with broad consensus, Romania's central bank (BNR) decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 6.5% in the May 16 meeting.  Amid persistent inflation (5.3% y/y CORE2 inflation in March-April) and fiscal uncertainties, analysts expect the …

Romania places non-binding bid for Moldova's sole maritime port Giurgiulesti

The Romanian state, through the company that manages the Port of Constanta, submitted a non-binding offer to take over the operator of Moldova's sole maritime port Giurgiulesti (PILG), namely the company Danube Logistics (Moldova), from the European …

Romania's cargo railway company CFR Marfa to pass EUR 300 mln assets to new set up company

 The state cargo railway company CFR Marfa, which entered insolvency in April after five years of pre-insolvency status, plans to diminish its dues by 32% to RON 3.1 billion (EUR 620 million) during this year by the transfer of RON 1.5 billion (EUR 300 …

Nicuşor Dan set to win in Romania as Europe votes in ‘Super Sunday’ of elections – video

Romanians voted in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter the country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also cast their ballots in a European electoral 'super Sunday'. Bucharest mayor …

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist, official data shows