coalition

Zero hour for the coalition. Decisive PSD meeting. On the table: withdrawal of support for Bolojan

13:35, 20 Apr. 2026
The Social Democrats are gathering Monday at 5:00 p.m. at the Palace of Parliament for an unprecedented internal consultation.

Negrescu: No politician with such poor results has ever been shown such leniency

14:48, 16 Apr. 2026
No politician or government has ever had such poor economic and social results and yet received 10 months of leniency, claims PSD MEP Victor Negrescu, in the context of the party’s public consultation on governance.

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.

Bolojan on coalition conflicts: I am not afraid of any party or political leader

15:59, 13 Feb. 2026
Ilie Bolojan said he is not afraid of political pressure or coalition tensions and took office knowing tough decisions would follow, stressing that passing the budget quickly is the main priority.

Bolojan on the coalition situation: It’s only a matter of time before things end badly

15:27, 17 Dec. 2025
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said that the current governing coalition risks becoming deadlocked if there is no "reset" of relations between the ruling parties, following the PSD senators' vote in favor of a simple motion against USR Minister Diana Buzoianu.

Kelemen Hunor: „We appear to be an impotent political coalition”

14:14, 02 Dec. 2025
UDMR President Kelemen Hunor criticized the governing coalition for its inability to make progress on public administration reform.

Coalition leaders meet Monday evening for a decision on magistrates’ pensions – sources

14:15, 17 Nov. 2025
Coalition leaders are meeting Monday, at 6:00 p.m., to make a decision on the reform of magistrates' pensions, political sources tell MEDIAFAX.

PSD insists on the Economic Stimulus Program

14:54, 14 Nov. 2025
PSD insists on the implementation of the Program it proposed to stimulate economic activities and categorically reaffirms that it will not support any other package of government measures that will not include these proposals.

Coalition postpones decision on extending food price cap for one week – sources

15:18, 17 Sept. 2025
The issue of capping prices on basic foodstuffs was discussed on Monday during a meeting of the governing coalition. However, a final decision was postponed until next week, as PNL leaders requested additional time for analysis.

Sorin Grindeanu has expressed his desire to maintain the coalition

14:35, 25 Aug. 2025
Sorin Grindeanu, the interim president of the PSD, has expressed his desire to maintain the coalition regarding the organization of the elections for the Bucharest City Hall.

Grindeanu: PSD Voted to Join Government, But We Are Not Prisoners of This Coalition

14:07, 08 Iul. 2025
Sorin Grindeanu, interim president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) of Romania, warns that while the party overwhelmingly voted to enter government, this does not make them "prisoners of this coalition." He emphasized that the PSD's voice must also be heard.

Romanian PM: Ruling Coalition To Discuss New Healthcare Bill On Monday

17:07, 15 Ian. 2012
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said the ruling coalition on Monday will discuss developing a new bill on healthcare reform, which will not shut down or privatize the emergency services.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Agrees To Merge Local, Parliamentary Elections, Cut MP Numbers

11:59, 14 Nov. 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition decided in a meeting Monday parliamentary and local elections will be merged in November 2012 and the number of lawmakers will be lowered to 388, Hunor Kelemen, leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Postpones Reorganization Plans On Lack Of Political Support From Hungarian Minority Party

12:03, 27 Iun. 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition has decided to postpone plans on the country’s administrative reorganization as the Hungarian minority party UDMR, part of the coalition, rejected all the propositions put forth by the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, said UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor.

Romanian Ruling Coalition To Continue Talks On Country’s Reorganization Until Monday – PM

19:04, 21 Iun. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the ruling coalition will continue talks on the country’s administrative reorganization until the beginning of next week to take a decision on the matter.

Romanian President Says Police Layoff Bill Rejection Shows Weakness In Ruling Coalition

14:21, 26 Mai 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public radio the Parliament’s failure to pass a bill laying off police officers shows weakness in the ruling coalition and comes at a bad time.

Romanian Govt Coalition May Discuss Replacing PM – Sources

13:44, 16 Mai 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition will hold a meeting Tuesday and might discuss whether to replace Emil Boc as prime minister following his reelection as head of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, people close to the matter said Monday.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Pledges To Ensure Economic Stability, Social Development

16:13, 02 Mart. 2011
The Romanian ruling coalition pledged in a collaboration protocol signed Wednesday to implement measures to ensure the country’s economic stability and social development.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Signs Collaboration Protocol

14:50, 02 Mart. 2011
The leaders of the Romanian ruling coalition parties signed a collaboration protocol Wednesday.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Wants Single Round Of Elections For Mayors

13:36, 24 Ian. 2011
Members of Romania’s ruling coalition decided Monday the Government will back changes to the local election law to allow for mayors to be elected in a single round of elections, Culture Minister Kelemen Hunor told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Meets For Talks On Maternity Leave Propositions

11:40, 02 Dec. 2010
Leaders of Romania's ruling coalition Thursday convened at the Government for debates on additional maternity leave propositions, after Labor Minister Ioan Botis suggested that maternity leave should be reduced from two years to one year.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Wants Education Reform Effective By Yearend

13:31, 08 Nov. 2010
Romania’s ruling coalition has agreed the issue of the country’s education reform entering force should be fixed by the end of the year, otherwise the Hungarian minority party UDMR could leave the coalition, UDMR vice-president Laszlo Borbely said Monday.

Romania’s Govt Coalition Discusses Letter Of Intent To IMF

11:10, 26 Mai 2010
Leaders of Romania’s centrist coalition of democrat liberals and the Hungarian minority party met Wednesday morning at the Government’s headquarters to discuss the country’s letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund, which the Government will adopt later in the day.

Coalition Split Pressures Romanian Leu, Endangers IMF Targets – Analysts

18:14, 01 Oct. 2009
The ruling coalition collapse will put pressure on the Romanian leu, while a minority government will endanger the targets established in the agreement with International Monetary Fund, restricting even more the central bank’s capacity to protect the currency, economic analysts said.

Romanian PM Assures EU Ambassadors Govt Will Keep Political Stability

18:07, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc assured ambassadors to Bucharest of European Union countries that the Government will maintain political stability despite the split in the ruling coalition prompted by the social democrats’ pullout, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

S&P May Cut Romania’s Rating If IMF Pledges Not Met

15:41, 01 Oct. 2009
Standard&Poor's may downgrade its sovereign rating on Romania if political events will lead to misfires in fulfilling its commitments for fiscal and economic strengthening, as agreed with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, agency’s analyst Marko Mrsnik said Thursday.

Romanian PM Invites Coalition Partners To Talk On President’s Recommendations

17:56, 29 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called for a meeting of the ruling coalition for 9 p.m. on Tuesday or for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, for talks on the nominations proposed by President Traian Basescu for the interior minister seat, said democrat liberal vice-president Adriean Videanu.

Romanian President Calls On Ruling Coalition Parties To Cool Off

15:12, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday both ruling coalition parties should “stick their feet in cold water”, adding he will make time for a meeting with them if they require it.

Romanian PM Wants Interior Min Replaced

12:04, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday he informed coalition partners social democrats about his intention to replace Interior Minister Dan Nica and asked them to nominate a replacement within 24 hours.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Decide To Continue Coalition With Social Democrats – Sources

10:21, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals decided in a meeting on Sunday evening to continue their collaboration with the social democrats in the ruling coalition, but asked Prime Minister Emil Boc to make a decision regarding their partners’ attitude.

Romanian President Says Center-Left Ruling Coalition Was Necessary Compromise

09:52, 16 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening in a speech in Parliament that the country’s center-left ruling coalition, which resulted from parliamentary elections last year, was a necessary political compromise.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Reps To Discuss Unitary Pay Law Amendments At Govt HQ – Sources

18:44, 12 Sept. 2009
The representatives of Romania’s ruling coalition will meet Saturday evening, at the Government headquarters, after 6 p.m., in order to discuss all amendments to the draft law regulating wages in the public sector, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition OKs 32 Anti-Crisis Measures To Be Enforced Sep 1

12:41, 17 Aug. 2009
Mircea Geoana, head of the Romanian Social Democratic Party, announced Monday after the ruling coalition’s meeting that PSD and PDL agreed on 32 anti-crisis measures that would be enforced on September 1.

Romania’s Social Democratic Party Won’t Assume Responsibility For Laws On Education

16:48, 08 Aug. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party won’t assume responsibility for the set of laws on education, deeming that parliamentary debate is required, party spokesperson Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Taking Responsibility For Laws Tests Coalition’s Political Will – Romanian PM

16:28, 08 Aug. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday told the members of the Cabinet that he wants the government to take responsibility for the laws on wages, pensions and education, and thus test the coalition's political will and the parliamentary support for carrying out these reforms.

Romanian PM Calls For Ready Documents For Agencies’ Reorganization

15:35, 08 Aug. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday asked all ministries to prepare until the next government meeting all normative acts needed to restructure agencies, which will be first discussed in the coalition’s meeting on Monday, government sources told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian Social Democrats Say Country’s Ruling Coalition Must Not Be Replaced- Official

14:54, 03 Aug. 2009
Romania’s social democrat leader Mircea Geoana on Monday said his party strongly believes the country’s ruling coalition formed of democrat liberals and social democrats must not be replaced.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ask Coalition Partners To Give Up Investigation On Tourism Min

13:45, 03 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Democrat Liberal Party asked the Social Democratic Party in a “quite firm” manner to give up the parliamentary committee investigating tourism minister Elena Udrea and to “leave her alone”, sources attending the meeting of the coalition told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Social Democrats Say Ruling Coalition Won’t Split

11:23, 03 Aug. 2009
Romanian social democrats and democrat liberals in the country’s ruling coalition on Monday stressed they would not break up their partnership, arguing this idea is a mere "political game."

Romanian PM Designates Team Of Ministers For Talks With IMF, EC

14:05, 27 Iul. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday nominated the team mandated to have talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) on the topics related to state guarantees threshold, resources for investments, tax exemption for reinvested profit and the budget deficit.