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30Mar 2026

Other

Eugenia Gusilov's dialogue with Gabriel Bejan, for HotNews.ro about how the energy crisis caught us: the local specifics, the relationship and the energy problems in the Republic of Moldova, international context, if we can go back to Russia for oil and gas (no) and lessons for the future from this crisis.

30Mar 2026

My discussion today, at B1.ro, with Gabriela Mihai, while waiting for the government's decision regarding the design of the "flexible excise tax" - the variant of reductions granted with a pipette, which reflects the government's lack of desire to act in fiscal terms.

27Mar 2026

Digi24

"The surgery was a success, but unfortunately the patient died". In the 90s, this expression was circulating regarding the shock therapy preached by famous economists from Harvard (Jeffrey Sachs) and applied at the beginning of the 90s to post-communist Russia. Today, we must avoid the scenario in which the reduction of the budget deficit in Romania (the operation) will be a success, at the price of sacrificing the Romanian economy (the patient). Action on taxation (reduction of excise duty and VAT) are the most effective (and liberal) levers to reduce fuel prices. Romania must return to the minimum excise duty allowed in the EU, a level it practices, together with countries such as Bulgaria, in 2023. Breaking away from the regional platoon (countries comparable to us such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic) and moving Romania into the group of countries with the highest fuel prices in the European Union (Germany, France, Finland) is not sustainable. The fact that Romanians ended up paying twice as much as an American (4.5 lei/liter) or a Japanese (5.3 lei/liter) is an anomaly, which the Romanian economy will not be able to bear. My discussion on Friday, March 27, on the Digi24 set, with Cristi Citre on this topic. #fuels #petrol #diesel

26Mar 2026

Digi24

On Tuesday, March 26, at Digi24, we also talked about fuels, but with an emphasis on stocks. An overlooked aspect is the fact that only 56% of Romania's emergency stocks (the 2 million tons) are on the national territory. The location of stocks must be in the country in a much larger proportion to avoid unpleasant situations in which problems arise in accessing them. If we rely only on the stocks in the country, it means that they do not cover 4 months, but half. So, in theory we have reserves for 4 months, and in practice for 2.

26Mar 2026

A discussion from March 26, at B1.ro, in which I participated together with Dumitru Costin from the National Trade Union Bloc about the situation in the fuel market. Very good explanation provided by Dumitru Costin regarding the existence of different cost structures on our market: one is to extract crude oil, refine it and sell fuel (as OMV Petrom does), another is when you extract crude oil elsewhere, but refine and sell it in Romania (as Rompetrol does) and it's completely different when you just sell/distribute. The ones from Socar or Mol would fall into the last category: they import gasoline and diesel (which is extracted and refined elsewhere), which they only sell in Romania. We also talked about the statement of the BNR councilor Eugen Radulescu, as well as the context in which this increase in fuel prices comes: after the increase (doubling and even tripling) of property taxes in January.

25Mar 2026

Digi24

Wednesday, March 25, on Digi24 talking about the topic of the week: the government's measures to mitigate the impact at the pump. The government admits the possibility of changing the excise tax if the situation worsens. A first step in the right direction.

24Mar 2026

TVR Info

I spoke on the Prim Plan show, Știrile TVR, on Tuesday, March 24, about the package of measures proposed by the government to reduce fuel prices and about the categorical refusal to touch the excise tax. The proposed measures are palliative and will not solve the situation because the problem is located elsewhere, namely in the excessive taxation of the state, which imposes taxes per liter of fuel higher than the actual cost of the sold good.

24Mar 2026

TVR Moldova

I spoke on TVR Moldova, on March 24, about the 3 energy crises of the Republic of Moldova. Today, Moldova is the definition of a multi-crisis: the crisis in the electricity supply, the crisis on the fuel market, the environmental crisis (caused by the spilling of oil on the Dniester following the Russian attacks on March 7 on the Dnestrovsk hydropower plant in Ukraine). So, only in March, we have in Moldova: ... - a state of alert on the fuel market (60 days) - a state of environmental alert (15 days) - a state of emergency in the energy sector throughout the territory (established in connection with electricity (60 days) The Republic of Moldova will always be able to count on the support of Romania and, in this sense, the partnership with Romania has been tested countless times in recent years. But Romania cannot do miracles either. Moldova should have long ago embrace the European practice of establishing and maintaining stocks for emergencies, if not for 90 days (as in the European Union), at least for 30 or 45 days. Instead, the crisis surprised Moldova with fuel stocks that last only for ... 8-10 days. On the other hand, what claims do you have from the Republic of Moldova, when Australia (a member of the International Energy Agency) has stocks for only 30 days, despite the obligation to have 90 days.

24Mar 2026

Moldova 1

On March 24, on TV Moldova1, talking about the Russian attack on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine that took the 440 kV Isaccea-Vulcanesti line out of service. As long as part of the power line passes through Ukraine (and Ukraine is attacked daily), Moldova's electricity supply is also vulnerable to these attacks. After our discussion, it was announced that after the demining works in the area, the actual repair will take a week, and Moldelectrica will reimburse the Ukrainian side for the repair costs.

23Mar 2026

Prima News

A discussion from yesterday morning, Monday, March 23, with Raluca Al-Haddad, on PRIMA News about: - the severity of the combined energy crisis and the latest statements from the International Energy Agency - the possibility that this crisis will turn into a "black swan" type event - about what Ras Laffan (Qatar) means - not just an installation, but an industrial city of the city-port type that hosts several mega liquefaction plants of gas as well as GTL (gas-to-liquids), has the largest liquefied gas shipping terminal in the world, refineries, shipyard, etc. - about the affordability threshold in Romania and the specifics of our market where diesel is the queen. See more

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