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Romanian Jewish representative criticises president for challenging hate speech bill
The Straits Times
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July 11, 2025
BUCHAREST - A Romanian Jewish legislator said he would return his national order of merit on Friday in protest after the centrist president challenged a bill seeking harsher punishment for antisemitism and hate speech in the country's top court....
Romania: New CNA code bans celebrity endorsement
Gambling Insider
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The National Audiovisual Council has confirmed new legislation around gambling advertisements. By Will Underwood Key points: - Romania’s regulator, CNA, has enacted a ban on celebrity appearances in gambling ads - This legislation will apply to...
Romanian president challenges law on combating fascists, legionary propaganda at Constitutional Court
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Romanian president Nicușor Dan has sent a law to the Constitutional Court (CCR) that criminalizes the online distribution of fascist, legionary, antisemitic, or xenophobic content, citing concerns over vague definitions and potential violations of...
Romania enacts stricter gambling ad rules, bans use of celebrities in promotions
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Romania's National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has introduced new advertising restrictions targeting the gambling sector, including a ban on the use of celebrities in promotional content and the mandatory broadcast of public warnings comparing...
Romanian president takes part in video call with major allies to discuss support for Ukraine
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Romanian president Nicușor Dan participated on Thursday, July 10, in a video call with other EU and American leaders who want to provide Ukraine with additional support. Also on the call were British prime minister Keir Starmer, French president...
Romania joins EU initiative to boost trade with Ukraine through export guarantee facility
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Romania has officially joined a European Union initiative aimed at strengthening trade with Ukraine, as Exim Banca Romaneasca signed on to the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility. The program, backed by the European Investment Fund...
Romanian SocDem leader hints his party stays with the ruling coalition for now
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
The interim president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Romania, Sorin Grindeanu, stated on July 10, after the opposition delivered its no-confidence motion against the government, that "his party did not join the ruling coalition to leave...
Romanian CFA Society chief sees yearend inflation at 8% with upward risk
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Inflation will reach at least 8% in 2025 (yearend data), but there is a risk that the generalized increase in prices will rise to 10-11%, according to Adrian Codirlaşu, president of the CFA Romania association of financial analysts, speaking on...
Romania joins EU initiative to bolster trade with Ukraine by offering export guarantees
European Investment Fund
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Romania becomes one of ten EU countries participating in European push to support trade with Ukraine. Exim Banca Romaneasca joins the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility. Backed by EIF, initiative to support as many as 25 Romanian...
Romania’s central bank to launch nationwide survey on household wealth and consumption
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has launched a public tender worth RON 6 million to conduct a nationwide statistical survey aimed at assessing household wealth, financing, and consumption patterns, according to procurement documents published...
Culture & Lifestyle
The Messenger
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Georgian director Mariam Bitsadze, currently studying in the joint Master's program of ECAL (Lausanne) and HEAD (Geneva), has been selected for the Film Foundry section of the Locarno Film Festival with her short film Sous la table, a program...
Romanian dealer with 'connections to organised crime' found with kilos of cannabis in BMW
Chronicle Live
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July 10, 2025
17:24, 10 Jul 2025Updated 20:56, 10 Jul 2025 A Romanian drug dealer who had "connections to organised crime" was pulled over in Sunderland and found to have kilos of cannabis in his BMW. Cosmin Cariga, who has previous convictions relating to...
Romanian opposition files no-confidence motion over government's fiscal reform
Xinhua News Agency
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BUCHAREST, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Romania's opposition party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), on Thursday filed a motion of censure against the government's first package of fiscal measures, condemning the executive's decision to...
Ovidiu Maitec: marking the centenary of the Romanian sculptor
ART UK
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This summer, the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu, Romania, opens one of the largest exhibitions to date of work by sculptor Ovidiu Maitec (1925–2007). Marking the centenary of his birth, 'Ovidiu Maitec 100' brings together works from Romanian...
Romania Q1 GDP Growth Unrevised At 0.3%
RTTNews
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July 10, 2025
Romania's economic growth eased in the first quarter, in line with the second estimate, the latest data from the statistical office showed on Thursday. On an unadjusted basis, GDP rose 0.3 percent annually in the March quarter, slower than the 0.5...
Romanian opposition to file no-confidence motion against Bolojan government over fiscal package
BNE Intellinews
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The far-right opposition party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) announced on July 9 its intention to submit a no-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, in protest against the executive’s decision to pass...
Teachers from foreign language schools are heading to Iași to attend Romanian language courses
IPN
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July 11, 2025
0 One hundred Romanian language and literature teachers from foreign language institutions in various districts of the country will be in Iași, Romania from July 14 to 31 to participate in intensive Romanian language courses. The program not only...
Ukrainian retailer Aurora opens 50th store in Romania, first in Bucharest
Interfax Ukraine
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July 11, 2025
Aurora Group has opened its first store in Bucharest on Friday, July 11, marking its 50th location in Romania, the company's press service told Interfax-Ukraine. "Our business model – combining a broad assortment, quality service, and affordable...
Romania is the one that decided the ban applied to Mayor Ion Ceban in the Schengen area
IPN
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July 10, 2025
Today, in front of the Parliament, several members and supporters of the Communist and Socialist Bloc protested against the government’s policies, demanding free elections, respect for social rights, and the independence of state institutions. The...
'Sound of Freedom' Studio Releases New Films Taking on Woke Culture
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
Angel Studios, the distributor behind the surprise 2023 summer hit Sound of Freedom, has released a new documentary series that argues the impact of woke culture on parts of the West amounts to a "soft totalitarianism" which is comparable to, but...