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No-Confidence Vote Threatens Govt, €10 bn EU Funds at Risk

4/29/2026

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The Social Democrats and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) have lodged a no-confidence motion that could topple Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s minority government in early May.
Bolojan says the cabinet must stay to pass reforms that would unlock €10 billion of EU pandemic recovery funds before the August deadline.
Concordia warns that losing an investment-grade rating could add about 100 billion lei in debt-service costs over five years.

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The Social Democrats and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) have lodged a no-confidence motion that could topple Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s minority government in early May.
Bolojan says the cabinet must stay to pass reforms that would unlock €10 billion of EU pandemic recovery funds before the August deadline.
Concordia warns that losing an investment-grade rating could add about 100 billion lei in debt-service costs over five years.