Romania

President Iliana Iotova called for a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea and for turning it into a zone of shared security

Production at the Mioveni plant has fallen from a peak of around 1,300 vehicles a day to approximately 1,060

The first such attack inside Bulgaria’s EEZ leaves one vessel sunk and another ablaze; two crew members are confirmed dead as regional tensions rise

Niculescu’s profile differs from those of his predecessors in ways that could reduce partisan friction

Two crew members found deads as the Royad Mammadov, carrying Ukrainian grain, goes down close to a Romanian offshore installation

Giorgia Meloni and Nicușor Dan rally the Friends of Cohesion against further cuts in the 2028–2034 budget, setting up a clash with the six frugal countries

President Nicușor Dan must now decide between a new nomination and snap elections

Officials present the initiative as civilian infrastructure that also supports military mobility on NATO’s eastern flank

The PM-designate files a 170-seat cabinet as PSD, the party that toppled Bolojan, still controls the vote - and the unanswered LNG file

A reported remark on Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing Romania’s government to collapse draws scrutiny

The issue is not simply who pays the highest price. It is what happens to these assets after they leave Russian ownership

The prime minister-designate has finalised his government with PNL, USR and UDMR, but the three parties fall short of the 233 votes needed