Tiberiu Nitu, Romania’s General Prosecutor, gives up his mandate in wake of accusations regarding the abusive use of official convoys, after his name appears in the Oprea file. Nitu justifies his resignation as a gesture of “responsibility and honor”, given that his name is “artificially associated with a situation that could have consequences towards the image of the institution” that he represents.  However, he stated that he did not ask for, nor did he benefit from the advantages of official convoys, in the spirit they are enacted, but he was given a device for protection and escort. One day after the public resignation, President Klaus Iohannis signs the decree for his relieve....more »

Romania is committed to it's role in the partnership with NATO and the EU as fundamental pillars of it's foreign policy said President Klauss Iohannis in a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Romania. He also mentioned that "today, the future of the Schengen area is questionable. Romania is already acting as a state for the Schengen area and takes an active role in the construction of the European policy to protect and strengthen the Union's borders. Beyond the present circumstances, Romania maintains its goal of joining this space."...more »

The World Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Government for technical assistance to public institutions in order to support the structural reforms and the modernization of the public administration. The head of Wor...more »

In 2016 Romanians will be called for two sets of elections, locals which are set for early June, and Parliamentary elections to be organized at the end of November or early December. There are some important changes regarding the election process that were adopted by the Parliament in 2015, namely the law of political parties, the financing of political parties, the law of local elections, parliamentary elections law and postal voting law which allows Romanians from abroad to vote electronically. The postal voting adopted in parliament, will apply to parliamentary elections, being the first time that this vote is implemented for the Romanians in the diaspora. For local elections, the most important novelty is that the law provides for a single round election of mayors and presidents and vice presidents of local and county councils. Another amendment of the law is that EU citizens can be elected mayors....more »

In the context of the Strategic Partnership within NATO, the United States and Romania announced that major military components of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in Romania, a key element in Phase II of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), are completed and have been handed over to the operational commander for future integration into the NATO Ballistic Missile Defense architecture....more »

Co-president of the ALDE coalition , Calin Popescu Tariceanu says that after the Ponta government's resignation the coalition of PSD-UNPR and ALDE is not working anymore, as each party has different positions, reports Mediafax. "I have a, let's say, uncomfortable feeling. I was somehow obliged to take an attitude alone, noting the government's resignation. ...more »

Dacian Ciolos, the newly designated Romanian Premier, announced, on the 15th of November 2015, that he has the final list comprised of 21 names of those who would be the future leaders of the new Governmental Cabinet....more »

The law allowing for the creation of the National Agency for the Administration of Sequestered Goods has been voted for in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies....more »

The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, named the country's new Premier on Tuesday, November 10th2015....more »

The recent political crisis is one which has brought Romania to the attention of international media. Starting with the death of young police officer, Bogdan Cosmin Gigina, who lost his life while leading the official convoy of then Minister of Interior, Gabriel Oprea, the people of Romania have been getting increasingly anxious with regard to the ruling political class of their country. ...more »