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The director of the National Meteorological Administration is being investigated for allegedly using the agency's budget to buy perfumes, clothes, and lingerie worth over 200,000 lei. The environment ministry has also raised separate questions regarding the potential misuse of a €50m European project, with both matters now referred to the General Prosecutor. The hunt for a stable government continues as the Prime Minister-designate, Luca Niculescu, prepares to present his cabinet list and program on Thursday. He faces a landscape where Călin Georgescu remains in custody while an associate faces indictment for allegedly spending nearly $300,000 on influencers to buy votes. Elsewhere, a high-speed rail project started in 2017 has been delayed again, with tunnel work now expected to last until late 2027. Infrastructure and politics moved at a similar pace this week as the Speaker of the Chamber and the caretaker Prime Minister traded barbs over whose irony best addresses the nation's shortages.

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Elena Mateescu, the Director General of Romania's National Meteorological Administration (ANM), is under investigation for alleged lavish spending on luxury items and the potential misuse of a 50 million Euro European project. The interim Minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu, has forwarded the control body's report to prosecutors for further action.

G4Media: ANM Head Under Investigation for Extravagant Spending and EU Funds Misuse

The head of Romania's National Meteorological Administration (ANM) is being investigated for allegedly spending lavishly, including on luxury items, and for a potential misuse of a 50 million Euro European project. The Minister of Environment has sent the control body's report to prosecutors.

Adevărul: Luxury spending from ANM budget: perfumes, clothes and lingerie over 200,000 lei

Diana Buzoianu, the interim Minister of Environment, announced that the report from the control body regarding the spending of the National Meteorology Agency (ANM) will be sent to the Prosecutor's Office.

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu announced his intention to submit the list of ministers and the government program this Thursday, indicating progress in forming a new Romanian government. He also addressed questions about potentially resigning before the parliamentary vote, affirming his commitment to the task.

HotNews.ro: Luca Niculescu and the three government variants considered. "Thursday I…

Luca Niculescu discusses potential government configurations and his plans to present the government program and ministerial list.

Digi24: Luca Niculescu Responds to Questions About Resigning Before Parliamentary Vote

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu stated he will see through the challenge of forming a government and addressed questions about potentially resigning before the parliamentary vote.

G4Media: New Government List and Program to be Submitted This Week

Luca Niculescu announced his intention to submit the list of ministers and the government program on Thursday, indicating progress in forming a new Romanian government.

Bogdan Peșchir has been indicted by the General Prosecutor's Office for allegedly bribing voters by paying $290,225 to various influencers and supporters of Călin Georgescu. Meanwhile, Călin Georgescu published a short message from custody, thanking his supporters.

G4Media: Individual Prosecuted for Vote Buying Through Influencers

Bogdan Peșchir has been indicted by the General Prosecutor's Office for allegedly bribing voters by paying $290,225 to various influencers and supporters of Călin Georgescu.

Adevărul: Călin Georgescu, message from custody for supporters. How the Facebook post…

Călin Georgescu published a short message on his Facebook page thanking his supporters and expressing mutual feelings, less than two weeks after his preventive arrest.

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Sorin Grindeanu and caretaker Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan have engaged in a public exchange regarding the difficulties faced by Romanians. In other domestic news, a judge returned a ceremonial axe to a sovereignist individual, an extreme bedbug infestation was reported, and a high-speed railway project faces significant delays. Additionally, a 70-year-old Soviet-era slogan remains visible on a building in Brașov.

Libertatea: Sorin Grindeanu responds to Ilie Bolojan: 'Romanians' shortages won't…

Sorin Grindeanu stated that the difficulties faced by Romanians will not be resolved by addressing them with irony, in response to Ilie Bolojan.

Libertatea: Ilie Bolojan responded to Sorin Grindeanu, who requested a PSD-PNL-UDMR…

Ilie Bolojan has issued a response to Sorin Grindeanu, who had previously called for the formation of a government coalition involving PSD, PNL, and UDMR.

Libertatea: Judge returns axe to sovereignist who urged people to storm voters of Elena…

A judge has returned a ceremonial axe to a sovereignist individual who had previously called for citizens to confront supporters of Elena Lasconi.

Adevărul: Extreme case of bedbug infestation. 'The worst in my career,' says a…

A specialist with 38 years of experience described an extreme case of bedbug infestation, calling it the worst he has encountered.

Adevărul: Video Western high-speed line blocked underground: tunnels delaying Simeria…

Railway tunnels at Sălciva, built on the Ilteu - Gurasada section of the Simeria - Arad high-speed line, are the most delayed works of the project started in 2017, pushing the completion date to the end of 2027.

Libertatea: Brașov 2026: The 'Long live Soviet-Romanian friendship' slogan remained on…

The slogan 'Long live the Romanian-Soviet friendship', written over 70 years ago, remains visible on the Uzina Tractorul building in Brașov, highlighting a persistent historical mark.

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