Broad political agreement on Romania’s new Urban Planning Code reportedly reached

17 July 2026 The representatives of the pro-Western parties in Romania reportedly agreed on the new Urban Planning Code upon consultations mediated by the Presidency on July 16. Passing the bill is a milestone under the National Relaunch and Resilience Plan (PNRR) with a EUR 1.1 billion grant attached and must be done in parliament by the end of August. The reported agreement marks one of the first signs of cross-party cooperation since the political crisis deepened following the collapse of the governing coalition. However, negotiations continue on several other politically sensitive PNRR reforms, including the new public sector Wage Law and amendments to integrity legislation, where consensus remains more difficult to achieve. The new Urban Planning Code will include the result of the re