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What is happening to fuel prices at the pump following the measures taken by the government?

14:09
Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan is refraining from commenting on whether fuel prices at the pump will decrease if the government implements measures to support Romanians amid rising fuel costs associated with the war in the Middle East.

Grindeanu announces that he will resign as Speaker of the Chamber if the government falls

14:07
Sorin Grindeanu, the president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), announced on Monday that if his party decides to withdraw from the governing coalition, it will result in a complete reassessment of all negotiated positions, including the role of the President of the Chamber of Deputies.

The government declares a state of crisis in the oil market and caps the markup on fuel

14:05
The Romanian government is set to adopt an emergency ordinance on Tuesday, declaring a state of crisis in the oil market. This initiative aims to implement several measures to protect the public, including setting a cap on fuel price markups and closely monitoring the market.

Nicușor Dan: The last bit of energy is at a high price, consumers and companies have a high price

13:06, 20 Mart. 2026
"Because the last bit of energy is at a high price, consumers and companies in the respective countries have a high price", declares Nicușor Dan. The president states that Romania supports in Brussels the capping of gas prices and the taxation of large profits in order to protect the population.

A new expressway in Romania. Authorities launched the tender for design and execution

13:05, 20 Mart. 2026
A new expressway will be built in Romania. Authorities launched the tender for design and execution on Friday. The Minister of Transport announces that it will be the first expressway in Ilfov County.

Victor Negrescu warns that Romanian agriculture is facing a possible crisis

13:02, 20 Mart. 2026
The agricultural sector in Romania is affected by changes in the global market and trade agreements, said the Vice President of the European Parliament, Victor Negrescu.

NATO Secretary General on Iran’s threats: Romania is safe

13:09, 19 Mart. 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Romania is safe despite Iran's threats. We will defend every inch of allied territory, the NATO chief also said, during a press conference attended by Romanian President Nicuşor Dan.

The National Food Collection has begun: where you can donate

13:08, 19 Mart. 2026
Residents across the country are invited to join, between March 20 and 22, the 14th edition of the National Food Collection, a campaign organized by the Federation of Food Banks in Romania.

Pro Infrastructure: Despescu and Predoiu delay an essential measure for road safety

13:05, 19 Mart. 2026
The Pro Infrastructure Association publishes a position statement regarding the constant delay of the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Romanian Police, to implement a system that would discourage aggressive behavior behind the wheel.

The coalition moves forward. Bolojan: A formula for the social package has been found

12:55, 19 Mart. 2026
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced that a formula has been found by which the proposal related to the social package would be included in the budget. As a result, the political crisis has been resolved. The Head of Government announced the moment when the new budget could be approved.

Finance Minister on fuel prices: „Let’s be careful not to raise expectations”

13:23, 18 Mart. 2026
Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare has once again analyzed the evolution of fuel prices and announced that the Government could soon announce a series of measures. However, he warned that the measures must be well thought out and carefully announced so as not to raise the population's expectations.

Ministry of Health increases budget for screening and prevention. Certain programs will be expanded

13:22, 18 Mart. 2026
Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, announces a significant increase, by 300 million lei, of the budget for national screening and prevention programs.

Scenes worthy of Caragiale in Parliament during the vote in the committees

13:20, 18 Mart. 2026
In a scene that was more reminiscent of Caragiale than of a technical debate on the budget, the joint budget-finance committees were the scene of a new political scandal on Wednesday,after parliamentarians disagreed not only on the basis of a PSD amendment, but also on the way the votes are counted.

Ţoiu, after meeting with OECD Secretary General: I conveyed the MFA’s firm commitment

13:19, 18 Mart. 2026
Foreign Minister Oana Ţoiu met with Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD. During the meeting, Ţoiu reiterated the Romanian authorities' commitment to achieving OECD membership this year.

Rail access to the Port of Constanta will be modernized. 400 million lei project

14:39, 17 Mart. 2026
The rail transport capacity to the port platforms in the Port of Constanta will be increased, through a project worth over 400 million lei.

Budget committees have approved the budgets of several key institutions

14:38, 17 Mart. 2026
The draft state budget law for 2026 entered the debate of the joint budget-finance committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on Tuesday, with parliamentarians to prepare reports on each main credit authorizing officer.

PSD Amendment passed with the help of AUR. One-off aid for military pensioners

14:34, 17 Mart. 2026
 An amendment submitted by PSD and adopted in the specialized committees of Parliament provides for the granting of one-off aid for military pensioners who have pensions of less than 3,000 lei. According to the approved form, the financial support would be granted in two installments.

ANAT warns that the 2026 summer season on the Romanian seaside risks being blocked

14:32, 17 Mart. 2026
The National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) accuses the Minister of the Environment, Diana Buzoianu, of carrying out an image campaign and warns that the season on the Romanian seaside risks being blocked.

UniCredit launches €35 billion takeover bid for Commerzbank

12:45, 16 Mart. 2026
Italian bank UniCredit announced on Monday that it has launched a takeover bid worth around €35 ​​billion for Commerzbank, but said it is not seeking, at least for now, total control of the German bank.

Gheorghe Popescu becomes majority shareholder at Farul. Gheorghe Hagi returns to coaching

12:40, 16 Mart. 2026
Farul Constanţa Club announced on Monday that former international Gheorghe Popescu is taking over the majority stake in the team, following a decision made by Gheorghe Hagi.

Ilie Bolojan: “Accession to the OECD will become a reality this year”

12:32, 16 Mart. 2026
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan spoke at the launch of the OECD Economic Survey about Romania’s progress in accession, tax reforms, the labor market and increasing the competitiveness of the economy. The meeting was also attended by the organization’s Secretary General, Mathias Cormann.

Study: Romanians are no longer sleeping at night due to financial problems

12:31, 16 Mart. 2026
85% of Romanians claim that they have had trouble sleeping at least once in the last month because of money, a recent study shows.

Banking sector taxation increases, but the state loses money from BNR revenues

15:13, 13 Mart. 2026
Even if commercial banks will pay higher taxes, state revenues from banking sector taxation are set to decrease in 2026 by approximately one billion lei compared to 2025, mainly due to the reduction in the amounts transferred to the budget by the National Bank of Romania.

16 locomotives and 20 electric multiple units for Romania. Ministry of Transport obtains funding

15:12, 13 Mart. 2026
16 electric locomotives and 20 interregional electric multiple units will be purchased by Romania after the Ministry of Transport obtained 317 million euros from the Modernization Fund. The first approved tranche is 150 million euros.

CFR Călători introduces a new route with new trains between Bucharest North and Timişoara North

15:09, 13 Mart. 2026
CFR Călători announces that starting from March 14 and 15, new trains will be introduced into circulation on a new route in the traffic schedule. The new route connects Bucharest with important cities in the center and west of the country, and the trains will be operated with Alstom electric trains.

Victor Alistar: We have an average of resolved cases, twice and almost, above the EU average

15:08, 13 Mart. 2026
The spokesperson of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Victor Alistar, declared to OFF The Record that the activity of judges in Romania is hampered by the large volume of cases to be resolved. The average compared to judges in the European Union is almost twice and even higher.

Romanians are eating out less often, and the average bill has fallen by 13%

14:25, 12 Mart. 2026
The restaurant market in Romania is estimated at €7.8 billion in 2025, but Romanians have started going out less often and spending less. Studies show that the average bill has fallen to 53.3 lei, compared to 61.1 lei last year, with customers becoming much more selective.

Bolojan attacked by subordinates: budget raises questions about economic realism

14:23, 12 Mart. 2026
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is being criticized by his own subordinates. The draft budget raises serious questions about economic realism and legal responsibility, according to representatives of the Union of Employees in the Government Apparatus (SAALG).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Bucharest

14:21, 12 Mart. 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at Cotroceni Palace, where he was welcomed by President Nicușor Dan.

Oana Țoiu: We will have an evacuation flight tomorrow night too

14:49, 11 Mart. 2026
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Țoiu, announced on Wednesday that Romanian citizens in Middle Eastern countries will have a new repatriation flight available.

Nicusor Dan, after the CSAT meeting: The state is preparing scenarios for responding to the increase in oil

14:47, 11 Mart. 2026
President Nicușor Dan announced that the CSAT meeting on Wednesday also targeted the economic impact of the war and the increase in oil prices. He specified that the government is analyzing several reaction scenarios, also mentioning the already existing price cap scheme for gas.

Nicușor Dan, after CSAT: I assure Romanians that their country is safe. In fact, safer

14:46, 11 Mart. 2026
The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, explained, on Wednesday, what the deployment of military capabilities in Romania consists of and conveyed to the Romanians that "their country is safe, in fact, even safer".

SRI maintains terrorist alert level at blue-precaution

14:44, 11 Mart. 2026
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) reports that at this moment it is not necessary to raise the terrorist alert level in Romania and maintains the level at blue-precaution.

Abrudean: Discussions regarding the Ombudsman must be clarified within the coalition before the vote

14:00, 09 Mart. 2026
Mircea Abrudean said that the situation regarding the appointment of the new Ombudsman should be clarified within the governing coalition so that there is no lack of coordination between the majority parties in the joint plenary session of Parliament.

MFA: Romanians can leave countries affected by conflict even with expired documents

13:58, 09 Mart. 2026
Authorities in Middle Eastern countries are temporarily accepting expired Romanian documents to allow Romanian citizens to leave the region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

A city in Romania installs radars that turn traffic lights red when drivers exceed the speed limit

13:57, 09 Mart. 2026
A city in Romania has found an innovative way to stop speeding drivers. The radar automatically turns the traffic light red.

A SCM judge slams Nicuşor Dan’s referendum: it has no legal or constitutional basis

15:14, 06 Mart. 2026
The referendum on justice announced by President Nicuşor Dan has no legal basis, let alone constitutional, says Judge Claudiu Drăguşin, member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), on MEDIAFAX's Of The Record program.

Budăi: Meat containing carcinogenic hormones from Brazil detected in the EU

15:13, 06 Mart. 2026
PSD deputy Marius Budăi claims that there has been "the first official confirmation of an import into the EU of meat containing carcinogenic hormones from a Mercosur country."

The government wants to accelerate the implementation of the PNRR

15:12, 06 Mart. 2026
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan convened a working meeting at the Victoria Palace with the ministries involved in the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to accelerate the pace of reforms and investments undertaken by Romania, according to a government press release.

„Absolutely protected”: Nicușor Dan responds after an Iranian missile was shot down in Turkey

16:10, 05 Mart. 2026
Romanian citizens are "absolutely protected" from ballistic threats, according to Romanian President Nicușor Dan, who spoke at a joint press conference with Polish President Karol Nawrocki.