New members of TVR’s Board of Directors, approved by Culture Cttees
Parliament’s joint Culture Committees approved on Tuesday the new membership of the Board of Directors of the Public Television Broadcaster (SRTV), their endorsement report set...
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Ada Solomon, the new CEO of European Women’s Audiovisual Network
Filmmaker Ada Solomon takes over the presidency of EWA – European Women’s Audiovisual Network from director Isabel de Ocampo. The network’s mission is to encourage...
EU Commissioner Corina Cretu at the award ceremony of the 2017 European Reporter and Blogger contest: Romania has for the first time the opportunity to redefine itself
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, attending on Monday evening the award ceremony of the 2017 European Reporter and Blogger contest, called on the...
European press unions call upon Parliament to depoliticize public radio, withdraw bill amending AGERPRES law
European press unions request Romania’s Parliament and Government depoliticize the public radio service, withdraw the bill amending the functioning law of AGERPRES National News Agency,...
TVR’s management was dismissed by the Parliament. Doinea Gradea, the new interim General Manager: Colleagues from TVR express political opinions in the online environment; I don’t like this, they must be unbiased
The joint plenum of the two Chambers rejected on Wednesday, with 203 “pros” and 74 “cons”, the activity report of the management of the Romanian...
First conference of Romanian journalists abroad debates future of journalism, in Montreal
The first conference of Romanian journalists abroad was carried out over three days, starting September 15, in Montreal, Canada. According to a release of the...
Dragnea: Tudose analyzes ANAF activity with utmost rigor; he will take the necessary measures to improve its activity
PSD Chairman, Liviu Dragnea stated on Monday, at the end of the government coalition’s meeting, that he asked PM Mihai Tudose to analyze ANAF activity...
PNL challenged the amendments on the TVR Law and on the Public Radio Law to CCR
The National Liberal Party (PNL) challenged on Tuesday to the Constitutional Court (CCR) the amendments brought at the end of June to the Law on...
Active Watch releases report on World Press Freedom Day: Mass media significantly radicalise public discourse
During last year, the mass-media have significantly radicalised the public discourse, the fake news phenomenon has contaminated the Romanian media as well, and the protests...
Georgica Severin was appointed as Interim Manager of the Public Radio
Former Senator of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), Georgica Severin, was voted on Wednesday by the joint plenum of the Deputies’ Chamber and Senate, with...
National News Agency turns 128. PM Grindeanu: AGERPRES – witness and teller of an entire history
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu sent a congratulation message to AGERPRES National News Agency, on the occasion of its celebrating 128 years of existence. “I want...
CNA’s Jucan: CSM never exerted pressures on CNA
The Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) never exerted pressures on the National Audiovisual Council of Romania (CNA), member of the CNA Valentin-Alexandru Jucan stated on...
Jucan: CNA receives multiple notifications regarding Ghita’s recordings, one notification sent by DNA
The National Audiovisual Council (CNA) received, so far, a notification from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), but also some notifications from members of the CNA...
Re-examination of law regarding slashing of 102 non-fiscal taxes, rejected by deputies
The Chamber of Deputies has rejected, on Wednesday, the re-examination of the law regarding the slashing of 102 non-fiscal taxes. The decision was made with...
Searches at Radio Romania: Board members probed for illegal procurement of tourism services
Bucharest District 1 Court prosecutors searched Radio Romania’s offices on Thursday. Members of the public radio broadcaster’s board are being probed for malfeasance in office...
Germany’s Ambassador in Bucharest: I would like politics – mass-media relation centered on voter needs
Germany’s Ambassador in Bucharest Hans Werner Lauk said on Wednesday in the opening of the “Romanian-German mass-media days” that he wants the relation between journalists...
Third edition of Romanian-German Mass-Media Days kicks off in Bucharest
The Romanian-German Mass-Media Days will be organised in Bucharest, for the third time, by the Federal Republic of Germany’s embassy, in cooperation with Deutsche Welle,...
Traian Basescu: Klaus Iohannis will have to choose between me and a monkey for the PM position
Traian Basescu stated on Saturday at Arad, that he is the best option for the PM. He criticized the current PM, Dacian Ciolos, about he...
President Iohannis at “Eliminating the radio-TV fee – support or threat to the mission of the public radio and television companies?” debate : Had it not targeted radio-TV fee, I would’ve promulgated the bill repealing 102 taxes
President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday said that he would have promulgated the a law repealing 102 rates and non-fiscal taxes recently passed by Parliament, had...
MAE asks Senate for explanations on elimination of radio-TV licence tax, after alert posted on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism
Foreign Affairs Minister Lazar Comanescu asked the Senate for a point of view on the elimination of the radio-TV licence tax, in order to forward...
President Iohannis, SRTv and SRR directors discuss elimination of radio and TV licence fee
President Klaus Iohannis met Romanian Television Company (SRTv) President & CEO Irina Radu and Romanian Radio Company (SRR) President & CEO Ovidiu Miculescu on Monday...
Lower Chamber adopts Dragnea’s bill eliminating over 100 non-fiscal taxes. Elimination of radio-TV licence tax stirs controversies
The Lower Chamber on Tuesday adopted the bill filed by Social Democratic Party (PSD) President Liviu Dragnea, providing for the elimination of over 100 non-fiscal...
Agerpres Picture Library on display at Cotroceni National Museum: An original archive, with pictures depicting important moments in Romania’s history, starting 1927
An exhibition called “Discover the Agerpres Picture Library” will open on September 14 at the Cotroceni National Museum in Bucharest. In a press statement released...
Sofia hosts “The role of news agencies in time of crisis” conference
A joint conference of the Association of the Balkan News Agencies – Southeast Europe (ABNASE) and the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA)...
DNA checks commercial contracts at public TV signed in the last ten years
On Monday, the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) started to verify commercial contracts that public broadcaster TVR signed in the last ten years. The public broadcaster’s...
Government to have new spokesperson
Dan Suciu will no longer be the Romanian Government’s Spokesperson, former journalist Liviu Iolu, who is currently state advisor, being set to replace him. Dan...
Public broadcaster finally has new CEO. Liberals boycott vote, accuse Social Democrats of abuse
At a joint plenary session of the Lower Chamber and the Senate on Tuesday, Parliament approved a proposal to appoint Irina Radu (photo) as president...
EBU’s Deltenre in Bucharest: It is regrettable that extreme measure was needed to draw authorities’ attention to TVR situation
Disqualifying Romania from Eurovision is an extreme measure that was taken by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) due to the fact that since 2013 no...
MediaSind union, in partnership with Agerpres, launches ReStart high-quality journalism project
MediaSind Romanian union of journalists, in partnership with Romania’s National News Agency Agerpres, on Tuesday launched a ReStart project, on the occasion of the World...
Media freedom report points out information blackout on key events, press corruption cases
Journalism is still used for intimidation, blackmail and influence peddling, while state authorities attempt to prevent access to information on crucial events in Romania’s recent...