political crisis

The well-connected EPP vice-president steps in after four months of deadlock, with AUR polling near 40 percent if snap elections follow another failed investiture

The move comes after Alexandru Munteanu’s resignation on 3 July, which triggered the government’s collapse

Many see Siegfried Mureșan - a long-time Brussels insider - as disconnected from domestic priorities

President Nicușor Dan and his nominee defy their own parties in bid for PSD-supported government

Fragmented results force parties to negotiate power-sharing across government, parliament and presidency

The new prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea promises reforms and a pro-Western course, but parliamentary support remains unclear

What began as anger over access to beaches and the protection of environment turned into the question of who should decide, and how, about the country’s future

Kosovo risks being perceived not as a small but reliable democracy, but as another source of instability on Europe’s periphery

Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigns as coalition fractures over air defence failures, but deeper political tensions were building before the incidents

Institutional deadlock and prolonged uncertainty are delaying European financing and raising concerns over Kosovo’s stability before the 7 June elections

AUR is the winner as the cabinet falls, while PSD functions as a tool for those who want to preserve the status quo, with political leaders serving as disposable pawns

The rapprochement has triggered alarm across European institutions, exposing cracks in the S&D family’s long-standing “firewall” against the far right