FILE PHOTO: Romania's designated Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan looks on, at the start of a joint parliamentary session, ahead of a vote of confidence in his coalition, in Bucharest, Romania, June 23, 2025. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS/File Photo
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's broad coalition government survived four back-to-back no confidence votes on Sunday, allowing it to push through deficit-lowering tax hikes and spending cuts that have angered public sector workers and raised the prospect of strikes.
The four-party coalition government must lower the highest budget deficit in the European Union to avert a ratings downgrade from the last rung of investment grade and unlock billions of euros worth of recovery funds from Brussels.
