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Rogobete: "Reform isn't leaving people without bread on the table"

The former health minister says the word "reform" is being misused to justify hiring freezes, budget cuts and deferred investments.

  • Rogobete accuses officials of falsely labelling hiring freezes and cuts as reform.
  • Former minister: "Real reform means real change — not marketing or hypocrisy".
  • Statements come amid Romania's ongoing two-month governmental crisis.

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PNL dissidents plan anti-Bolojan platform, eye new party

The faction that backed the Veștea government and opposes current PNL leadership wants to formalise its resistance — and, if expelled, launch a pro-Nicușor Dan party.

  • PNL dissidents want an internal anti-Bolojan platform as a first step.
  • If expelled, they are considering launching a new pro-Nicușor Dan party.
  • The split deepens as the pro-European coalition struggles to form a new government.

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PNL threatens to suspend Nicușor Dan after president allegedly called party MPs

PNL vice-president Florin Roman accuses the president of directly lobbying party lawmakers to back his proposed government, calling it an unprecedented move.

  • Roman accuses Nicușor Dan of directly calling PNL MPs to win their support for his cabinet.
  • The PNL vice-president raises the prospect of a presidential suspension procedure.
  • The government crisis enters a new phase with open conflict between Cotroceni and PNL.

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Mureșan hits back at PSD pick: "Grindeanu will always be the OUG 13 PM"

The PNL–USR–UDMR candidate for prime minister publicly disqualifies his rival by invoking the 2017 corruption-decree scandal.

  • Mureșan invokes OUG 13, the 2017 decree that sparked Romania's largest post-communist protests.
  • Neither political camp has enough votes alone to invest a new government.
  • Parliament's session expires Tuesday — without a deal, an extraordinary session will be required.

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Tomac explains why he gave up the prime ministerial mandate

The first premier nominee of President Nicușor Dan says he ran into a wall built by the political parties and failed to secure a parliamentary majority.

  • Tomac returned his mandate before a confidence vote, citing an insurmountable party blockade.
  • Romania's governmental crisis has lasted nearly two months since the Bolojan cabinet fell on 5 May.
  • Parliament's session expires Tuesday; Romania risks missing PNRR milestones worth 11 billion euros.

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Parliament session ends tomorrow. Five scenarios, no deal in sight

Romania's political deadlock deepens as the ordinary parliamentary session expires Tuesday — no prime minister, no majority, no government.

  • The ordinary session expires Tuesday; without an invested cabinet, an extraordinary session becomes mandatory.
  • Two nominations have failed; PNL–USR–UDMR back Mureșan while PSD supports Grindeanu.
  • PNRR funds and Romania's sovereign credit rating face direct pressure from the governance crisis.

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Nicușor Dan calls National Security Council meeting amid regional tensions

The Supreme Defence Council convenes at Cotroceni Palace on Monday at 3 p.m., with national security issues on the agenda.

  • Nicușor Dan called a CSAT meeting for Monday, 29 June, at 3 p.m. at Cotroceni Palace.
  • The agenda covers national security topics; no details were released in advance.
  • The meeting takes place with Romania under a caretaker government and regional tensions running high.

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Georgescu and Alexandrescu clash on air over censorship accusations

The former presidential candidate accused Realitatea Plus of cutting his appeal against the Veștea cabinet; the host denied the charge live on air.

  • Georgescu accused Realitatea Plus of suppressing his appeal against the Veștea cabinet.
  • Host Anca Alexandrescu rejected the censorship charge live during the show.
  • The tense exchange reveals fractures within Romania's national-sovereigntist media sphere.

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UDMR points finger at PSD: "They are blocking the new PM"

UDMR parliamentary leader Csoma Botond says the Social Democrats' refusal to sign a governing programme agreement is the root cause of Romania's ongoing political deadlock.

  • UDMR accuses PSD of refusing to sign a written governing programme agreement.
  • The Veștea Cabinet fell on 22 June with only 189 votes, well below the required 233.
  • Romania has lacked a full-powers government since 5 May; the PNRR deadline is 31 August 2026.

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