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BY GRAYLING

Who's Who in the Cabinet of Luca Niculescu

Luca Niculescu, a 55-year-old journalist-turned-diplomat, on Tuesday became Romania’s new Prime Minister, heading a Cabinet dominated by Social Democrats (PSD) and supplemented by a handful of technocrats. No less than 12 ministries go to PSD representatives and seven posts to independents, including the Prime Minister himself. See Who’s Who and a snippet of their thinking.

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Competition Law - New merger control regulation

Order No. 2192 of the Competition Council President of 17 September 2026 implementing the Merger Control Regulation (the “New Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette No. 834 of 1 October 2026. The New Regulation replaces in its entirety the 2017 Merger control Regulation. The notification thresholds remain unchanged. However, the New Regulation introduces significant changes regarding the coordination of the merger clearance procedure with the national security investment screening process conducted by the Commission for the Examination of Foreign Direct Investments (“CEISD”), and it expands the Competition Council’s powers to gather information.

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Regulatory Radar

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Proiect OUG pentru rectificarea bugetului asigurărilor sociale de stat pe anul 2026

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 29 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Finantelor

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INS: Somaj de 6,3% în septembrie 2026 (+0,3% y.o.y)

Stadiu: publicat de INS, 30 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  INS

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Proiect OUG privind sprijinul pentru asigurarea energiei termice în sezonul rece 2026–2027, unele măsuri fiscal-bugetare, precum și pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte normative

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 29 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Finantelor

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Decizia CCR nr. 75 din 27 ianuarie 2026 referitoare la excepția de neconstituționalitate a dispozițiilor art. 73 pct. 23 teza a doua din OG nr. 99/2000 privind comercializarea produselor și serviciilor de piață 

Stadiu: publicat in Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr. 905, 29 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  CCR

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Communication - ProtectEU: Agenda to prevent and counter terrorism - COM(2026) 101 final

Stadiu: Chamber of Deputies' Resolution published in the Official Gazzette, Part I, no. 904, 29 October 2026    
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Proiect OUG cu privire la rectificarea bugetului de stat pe anul 2026

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 29 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Finantelor

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 29.10.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  Guvern, Ministerul Sanatatii, CNAS, ANMDMR

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