Romania's interim Labour Minister criticised the speed at which the Superior Council of Magistracy issued rulings on special pensions, while stopping short of questioning their legal legitimacy.
Romania's National Liberal Party says internal power struggles have spilled into the courts, raising questions over how judges were assigned to four contested cases.
PNL alleges irregularities in the assignment of judges to four cases at the Bucharest Tribunal.
Six dissidents are contesting leadership decisions in court; the party calls them 'putschists'.
PNL warns the internal power struggle has shifted from party bodies into the justice system.
The PSD leader accuses Ilie Bolojan of taking over the liberal party "for personal gain" and replacing veteran members with figures from AUR, POT and SOS România.
Grindeanu claims PNL replaced veteran liberals with recruits from AUR, POT and SOS.
Bolojan is directly targeted, accused of taking over the party for personal ends.
The attack lands amid an ongoing governmental deadlock and fragile coalition talks.
Romania's Presidential Administration voluntarily published Nicușor Dan's asset declaration, though a 2025 Constitutional Court ruling no longer requires it. Those who lent him money during the campaign remain unnamed.
Dan voluntarily published his asset declaration despite no longer being legally required to do so.
A balance of 1.2 million lei likely reflects unrepaid campaign loans.
The identities of those who lent him money remain undisclosed on grounds of confidentiality.
The president announced he will no longer mediate coalition talks, leaving party leaders to produce a parliamentary majority — on the last day before summer recess.
Dan withdraws from mediation and demands parties independently secure 233 votes for investiture.
Political crisis enters summer recess unresolved, with two rival prime-minister nominees deadlocked.
Caretaker Bolojan government holds limited powers while reforms and PNRR milestones stall.
The PNL leader cited the MEP's budget and PNRR expertise as his credentials. President Nicușor Dan rejected the nomination before it could reach parliament.
Bolojan nominated MEP Siegfried Mureșan as the centre-right's candidate for prime minister.
President Nicușor Dan rejected the proposal, stopping the nomination process in its tracks.
Romania remains without an invested government as the 31 August PNRR deadline approaches.
The interim prime minister chose his words carefully when asked about his relationship with the president, and shut the door on the PSD leader's candidacy for the top executive role.
Bolojan describes his relationship with Nicușor Dan as purely institutional, stopping short of any personal endorsement.
PNL refuses to back PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu as prime minister candidate.
The political crisis drags on with PNRR milestones due by August 31.