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Luca Niculescu announces that his first visit will be to Chișinău

13:50, 21 Oct. 2026

Luca Niculescu announced that his first visit will be to Chișinău, following a phone call with Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, during which the two discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and continuing joint projects.

Ilie Bolojan: It was an honor to serve as prime minister of Romania

13:49, 21 Oct. 2026

Former Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan posted a message on Facebook Wednesday morning, following the swearing-in of the government led by Luca Niculescu.

Luca Niculescu announces the drafting of the government plan: Romania doesn’t need to start from scratch all the time

13:22, 07 Oct. 2026

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu announced on Wednesday that he is working on a governing plan and preparing for consultations with parliamentary parties. He states that he wants solutions for political and economic balance in Romania, and that the country "does not need to start from scratch every time.”

First meeting between Niculescu and Grindeanu following the prime minister’s appointment

13:16, 07 Oct. 2026

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu and PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu had a first phone conversation and are scheduled to meet on Thursday.

What Luca Niculescu wants for the foundation of the Governments’s Agenda

13:44, 06 Oct. 2026

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu says that the reforms carried out in the process of Romania's accession to the OECD should become one of the foundations of the future governing program and calls on the parties to find a new political consensus.

Nicușor Dan signed the decree designating Luca Niculescu as candidate for prime minister

13:40, 06 Oct. 2026

The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, signed, on Tuesday, the decree regarding the designation of Luca-Alexandru Niculescu as candidate for the position of Prime Minister.

Romania to seek new prime minister

14:16, 02 Oct. 2026

The Presidential Administration has published the schedule for consultations with representatives of political parties, which will take place on Friday.

Grindeanu: I expected to be designated on Thursday. I thought they would try with the PSD as well

14:32, 25 Sept. 2026

Sorin Grindeanu, the PSD president, stated on Friday, September 25, that he expected to be designated by Nicuşor Dan, given that the previous nomination had also come from the right-wing parties.

Siegfried Mureșan announces first plans after nomination for prime minister: „I am ready to form a government”

13:52, 18 Sept. 2026

Siegfried Mureșan announced on Friday that he accepts President Nicușor Dan's nomination for the position of prime minister and that he will immediately begin, together with representatives of the PNL, USR and UDMR, drafting a governing program.

Ilie Bolojan outlines to Nicușor Dan the direction the new prime minister should take: We will seek a formula to have a government in place

12:57, 17 Sept. 2026

PNL president Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday, following consultations with President Nicușor Dan, that Romania needs a government with a credible prime minister, competent ministers and a programme that takes into account the country’s economic realities.

Grindeanu says he is ready to take on the role of prime minister

15:13, 31 Aug. 2026

Sorin Grindeanu said Monday that he is ready to take on the role of prime minister, following the PSD council meeting in Sinaia, where the party leadership voted on the priorities it wants the future government to pursue. The PSD president also added that he already has experience as prime minister.

PNL does not rule out giving up on Siegfried Mureșan’s candidacy for the position of prime minister

12:58, 14 Iul. 2026

PNL could give up on the proposal that MEP Siegfried Mureșan be designated prime minister, if the negotiations for the formation of the new Government lead to another formula considered viable, says the leader of PNL Dâmbovița, Virgil Guran.

Romania could have a new prime minister by the end of July

15:20, 30 Iun. 2026

Romania could have a new prime minister by the end of July or as late as fall, depending on the outcomes of ongoing political negotiations.

Government employees ask Ilie Bolojan for salary increases following the Romgaz model

13:11, 12 Mai 2026

Romanian government employees are demanding broader salary increases after the Romgaz pay rise, arguing that performance-based pay and staff retention measures should apply across the entire public administration.

Bolojan’s proposed measures to relaunch activity in the field of agricultural product processing

15:01, 03 Oct. 2025

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan proposed measures to boost agricultural product processing, saying Romania has "several sectors with great potential" and that "we must support the champions of these areas" to increase domestic production and export competitive products.

Romanian Unions Threaten Nationwide Protests Over Austerity Plans

14:43, 30 Iun. 2025

Romania’s five major trade union confederations have requested an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to discuss the government’s proposed austerity measures. If no response is received by the end of the day, unions say they will turn to President Nicușor Dan.

Romanian Unions Threaten Nationwide Protests Over Austerity Plans

14:30, 30 Iun. 2025

Romania’s five major trade union confederations have requested an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to discuss the government’s proposed austerity measures. If no response is received by the end of the day, unions say they will turn to President Nicușor Dan.

Political agreement between coalition parties foresees rotating prime minister

13:44, 23 Iun. 2025

The political agreement signed by the PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR, and the Minority Group establishes a rotation for the position of Prime Minister.

Cătălin Predoiu has been appointed as interim prime minister

12:54, 06 Mai 2025

Cătălin Predoiu has been appointed as interim prime minister, according to an announcement from the Presidential Administration on Tuesday morning.

Antonescu says he would accept Bolojan’s nomination as PM if he were president

13:31, 11 Mart. 2025

”I will not be a president who will force things within the ruling coalition”, Crin Antonescu, the candidate of the ”Romania Forward” Electoral Alliance, told RFI.

Klaus Iohannis convenes consultations with political parties to designate a new prime minister

20:25, 12 Mart. 2020

President Klaus Iohannis has announced on Thursday evening, after Florin Cîţu gave up his mandate, that he has decided to consult with the parliamentary parties starting on Friday at 13.00.

Ludovic Orban: PNL will not support any other government, even if the president designates me again

19:05, 03 Feb. 2020

Ludovic Orban has said on Monday that the PNL members of Parliament will not vote for another Government, not even if president Klaus Iohannis would designate him again as prime minister.

Prime Minister: Government to Take Responsibility on Two Bill Packages

19:16, 06 Dec. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced on Friday that the government will take responsibility before the Parliament for two bill packages, one which includes the budget caps law necessary for the 2020 budget, and the second which postpones the enactment of several judicial provisions.

Prime Minister: Opposition No-Confidence Motion Will Fail Again

18:35, 25 Sept. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday that the opposition’s announced no-confidence motion against the government will fail, citing the fact that none of the previous attempts to depose the social-democrat executive succeeded.

Romanian PM: Social-Democrats to Continue Governing Despite Coalition Breaking Up

16:52, 27 Aug. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Tuesday that the country’s ruling Social Democrat Party will continue to govern on its own, despite the fact that coalition partners ALDE decided to leave the ruling coalition and join the country’s opposition on Monday.

Prime Minister to Make Proposals for Vacant Cabinet Offices This Week

18:48, 28 Mai 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Tuesday that the country’s ruling PSD-ALDE coalition will send proposals for three vacant cabinet offices and one deputy-prime minister office, specifying that she will discuss the subject with President Klaus Iohannis.

Social-Democrats Appoint Paul Stanescu as Executive Chairman

18:12, 28 Mai 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Tuesday that the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) decided to appoint former development minister Paul Stanescu as executive chairman, the second most important office in the party.

Romanian PM: I Do Not Fear an Eventual Dismissal

19:42, 22 Mai 2019

Romania Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday that she does not fear losing her office, amid rumors that she might be replaced by the Social Democrat Party (PSD) following Sunday's European Parliament elections.

Prime Minister: I Will Not Allow Ambassadors of Foreign States to Set My Agenda

17:55, 03 Apr. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila reacted to a letter expressing the concerns of 12 allied states on the country’s justice system on Wednesday, saying that she will not allow the ambassadors of foreign states to set her agenda.

Parliament Leaders, PM and Justice Minister Hold Talks Following Solemn Meeting

17:38, 02 Apr. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, Justice Minister Tudorel Toader and Parliament leaders Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu held a meeting in the Lower Chamber’s bureau on Tuesday afternoon.

Romanian Prime Minister Announces Relocation of Israel Embassy Jerusalem

14:27, 25 Mart. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Sunday, during a visit to the US, that Romania will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, pending the finish of an analysis on the subject. She was later criticized by President Klaus Iohannis, who denied that a decision was made.

Prime Minister: Romania Supports North Macedonia’s EU Accession

17:53, 28 Feb. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Thursday, in a common press conference held with North Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev in Bucharest, that she assured her counterpart of Romania’s support for the Balkan country’s accession to the European Union.

Prime Minister: Government To Look Into Amending Greed Tax Decree

20:09, 18 Feb. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Monday that the cabinet will hold talks regarding amendments for the emergency decree adopted in December 2018 which introduced several new fiscal measures, including a bank asset tax dubbed “the greed tax”.

Prime Minister Notifies President Of Transports Candidacy Withdrawal

12:31, 18 Feb. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila sent President Klaus Iohannis an official letter in which she announced the withdrawal of Social Democrat Party (PSD) treasurer Mircea Draghici’s candidacy for the office of transports minister, Government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Government: Workers To Have Easier Access To Additional Pensions

17:39, 08 Feb. 2019

Romania’s Government will pass during Friday’s cabinet meeting a bill which streamlines the process of gaining and keeping the right to additional pensions for retiring workers, according to Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.

Prime Minister: We Will Discuss President’s Refusal To Appoint Minister In The Ruling Coalition

15:13, 08 Feb. 2019

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Thursday that the country’s ruling PSD-ALDE coalition will meet to decide on what actions it will take regarding President Klaus Iohannis’ repeated refusals to appoint Lia Olguta Vasilescu as regional development minister.