Romania’s Social Democrats seek to hinder government activity through court actions

31 July 2026 The Bucharest Court of Appeal suspended six of 11 government decisions challenged by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD), according to Digi24. Two of the suspended decisions concern milestones that Romania must meet under the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The court examined six of the 11 challenges on July 30 and suspended all six. The remaining five cases are due to be heard next week, most likely on August 3. The PSD had initially challenged 12 government decisions, but acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan withdrew the decision concerning the National Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation 2026-2030 two days before the court hearing. The biodiversity strategy is also an RRF milestone. The two suspended decisions linked directly to RRF milest