Romania
Anti-virus policies may hurt democracy in eastern EU
COVID-19 will overwhelm resource-poor eastern EU health systems, ramp up nationalism and erode democracy further
EUBucharest risks losing public trust over virus
Health minister resigns over mishandling COVID-19 outbreak in Romania
RomaniaMoves for early elections will try Romanians’ patience
Government in Romania is in a mess, with parliamentary manoeuvres geared towards engineering early elections
RomaniaRomanian Liberals’ attempt to force poll may backfire
Minority government’s bill on reforming mayoral elections is a ploy to precipitate early elections
RomaniaNew Romanian government gambles on economic stimulus
The government has no clear plan to narrow the budget deficit, other than forecasting growth persisting at about 4%
RomaniaDisparate support will hobble new Romanian government
Defections and wide support base secure approval of Liberal-led government, unblocking the van der Leyen Commission
RomaniaRomania’s political renewal is still unlikely
Lacklustre and divisive presidential election campaign could destabilise incoming Liberal minority government
RomaniaPresident will be key in replacing Romanian government
The Dancila administration has fallen; its successor must find an acceptable EU commissioner and make budget cuts
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