{"id":1064346,"date":"2026-09-27T19:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1064346"},"modified":"2026-09-27T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:12:20","slug":"september-27-2026-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/september-27-2026-update-id1064346.html","title":{"rendered":"September 27, 2026 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exercise. <\/strong>The next MOBEX mobilisation exercise is scheduled to take place in Bucharest and the neighbouring county of Ilfov between 5 and 12 October, the Romanian Ministry of Defence has announced. Reservists will take part in specific training activities at the military units to which they are assigned. They will be notified directly, via a call-up order, only if they are required to attend. Not everyone will take part at the same time. It is a routine exercise, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) states. The previous exercise to assess the state of preparedness of the population, the economy and the territory for defence took place between 14 and 18 September in the counties of Neam\u021b, Suceava and Boto\u0219ani (north-east). The Ministry of National Defence points out that MOBEX exercises are organised every year in several counties across the country during peacetime. They are not a response to any crisis situation, but merely a pre-planned assessment to test whether defence structures can be rapidly reinforced with personnel and resources, should the need arise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Government. <\/strong>The specialized committees of the Romanian Parliament are set to begin hearings on Monday with the ministers nominated by the Prime Minister-designate, PNL-EPP MEP Siegfried Mure\u015fan. The cabinet is expected to comprise 16 ministers: seven nominated by the PNL, five by the USR, three by the UDMR and one independent candidate supported by the three parties. Three of them also hold the position of deputy prime minister. Ten of the 16 nominees are also members of the current, dismissed government led by the Liberal Ilie Bolojan. The PNL is retaining the same ministers: Alexandru Nazare at Finance, Mihai Dimian at Education, and Drago\u015f P\u00eeslaru at Investment and European Projects. Also from the Liberals, the current Deputy Prime Minister, Oana Gheorghiu, will take over the Health portfolio. Returning to ministerial posts after brief hiatuses are Raluca Turcan, as Minister of Labour, and Sebastian Burduja, as Minister of Energy. A new appointment: the current President of the Senate, Mircea Abrudean, will take over the Ministry of the Interior and become Deputy Prime Minister, replacing the long-serving Minister C\u0103t\u0103lin Predoiu, who has recently been reluctant to support Bolojan\u2019s policies. The USR has also retained four ministers in their current posts: Radu Miru\u021b\u0103 at Defence, who is also Deputy Prime Minister; Diana Buzoianu at the Environment; Oana \u021aoiu at Foreign Affairs; and Irineu Dar\u0103u at the Economy. C\u0103t\u0103lin Drul\u0103 also returns to the Transport portfolio. The UDMR has retained two of its current ministers \u2013 Cseke Attila at Development, and T\u00e1nczos Barna at Agriculture and as Deputy Prime Minister. Otvos Koppany takes over at Culture, replacing the unpopular Demeter Andras. For the Justice portfolio, Mure\u0219an is backing the former judge, Andreea Chi\u015f, who has no political affiliation. On Wednesday, Mure\u0219an\u2019s team is set to receive a vote of confidence in the joint plenary session of the two-chamber parliament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poll. <\/strong>Almost half of Romanians believe that all politicians are to blame for the current political situation, while 88 per cent feel that Romania is heading in the wrong direction, according to a new poll carried out by the Avangarde Socio-Behavioural Studies Group. According to the study, 49 per cent of those surveyed say that all politicians are to blame for the current political situation. 21 per cent blame the PNL, 11 per cent blame the PSD, 8 per cent blame President Nicu\u015for Dan, 3 per cent blame the AUR, and 3 per cent blame the USR. At the same time, 88 per cent of respondents believe that Romania is heading in the wrong direction, while 8 per cent hold the opposite view. The greatest concern for the coming period relates to: a possible economic crisis (31 per cent), children\u2019s future (20 per cent), the escalation of the war in neighbouring Ukraine (18 per cent), health issues (11 per cent), and hatred in society (11 per cent). If parliamentary elections were to take place next Sunday, the votes would be distributed as follows: AUR \u2013 36 per cent, PSD \u2013 23 per cent, PNL \u2013 16 per cent, USR \u2013 8 per cent, UDMR \u2013 5 per cent. The remaining parties would not reach the 5 per cent electoral threshold required to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating. <\/strong>Romania is set to face another sovereign rating review next week, at a crucial juncture in the formation of the future government \u2013 according to reports in the Bucharest media. Parliament is expected to vote on Wednesday on the cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Mure\u015fan, and on Friday, 2 October, the credit rating agency Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s will publish its country report. A delegation from the agency is already in Bucharest and is holding talks with Romanian officials. Acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan says that public finances are on a path to balance, while the acting Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, cites budget execution and continued fiscal consolidation as Romania\u2019s main arguments. The stakes are high: maintaining the rating in the \u2018investment grade\u2019 category, on which borrowing costs and investor confidence depend. Over the summer, the credit rating agencies Fitch and Moody\u2019s maintained Romania\u2019s rating in the investment-grade category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning. <\/strong>Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily remains active, causing disruption to air traffic, warns the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Italian authorities have extended the suspension of flights from Catania airport until midnight on Monday, and the resumption of air operations depends on the development of volcanic activity and weather conditions. Romanian citizens in difficulty can request assistance from the Consulate General in Catania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football. <\/strong>Romania\u2019s national football team are playing Bosnia on Monday evening in Bucharest in another Group B4 Nations League match. The match will be played behind closed doors. On Friday, in their opening match, Romania lost 1\u20132,\u00a0 away from home, to Sweden.\u00a0 In the same group, Poland and Bosnia drew 0\u20130. The Romanian national team will play two more Nations League matches during this international break: against Poland on 2 October in Warsaw, and again against Sweden on 5 October in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handball. <\/strong>Romania\u2019s women\u2019s national handball team finished third at the EHF EURO Cup 2026, after defeating Hungary 33\u201330 (16\u201316) on Sunday in the third-place play-off, held in Bucharest. Also on Sunday, Denmark beat Norway 34\u201330 in the match for the trophy. The five host nations of the 2026 EHF EURO \u2013 Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey \u2013 did not compete in the qualifiers but took part in the EHF EURO Cup alongside Norway, Denmark and Hungary. (MI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise. 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