After several years leading the Farul Constanţa project and achieving important results with the team, Gheorghe Hagi has decided to take a step back from the club’s decision-making area. The founder of the Farul project explained that he wants to return to what he likes most: coaching and working directly with the team.
„Farul has a clear identity, a strong academy and a healthy model. The time has come for me to think about myself, what I feel I can do best, coaching. Farul is moving forward in good hands, and Gică is the best fit to become majority shareholder”, Gheorghe Hagi said.
In the new shareholder structure, Gheorghe Popescu will own 70% of the shares of the Farul Constanţa club. The remaining shares will be divided equally between Gheorghe Hagi, Rivaldo and Ciprian Marica, each with 10%. Hagi thus remains a shareholder of the club that he founded and developed in recent years.
Gheorghe Popescu, who has been the club’s president for the past seven years, said he is taking on the responsibility. „I take on this responsibility with respect for everything that Gică built when he started this extraordinary project and what we have continued to build together. Farul is a solid project, with huge potential. I am not here to change its DNA, but only to bring a few upgrades to it,” said Popescu.
The new majority shareholder stressed that the club’s main priorities will remain financial balance, sporting performance and preserving the identity of Farul.
In recent years, Farul Constanţa has recorded a stable course both from a sporting and financial point of view. The club’s management claims that the team has had positive financial results in most recent seasons. Through the new shareholding structure, Farul aims to continue the development model based on the academy, financial sustainability and sporting performance, maintaining the philosophy that was the basis of the project built by Gheorghe Hagi.
„Strâmtoarea Ormuz nu va fi deschisă pentru nicio țară care intenționează să lovească Iranul
Trecerea navelor prin Strâmtoarea Ormuz are loc în condițiile impuse și din cauza insecurității create de regimul sionist și SUA în regiune, sub condiții speciale.
Forțele armate controlează trecerea și nicio țară nu poate folosi Strâmtoarea Ormuz pentru a lovi Iranul”, a anunțat Esmaeil Baghaei, purtătorul de cuvânt al MAE Iran, într-o conferință de presă.
„Ca țară riverană, avem dreptul să luăm măsurile necesare în Strâmtoarea Ormuz pentru a asigura securitatea națională.
Iran a fost întotdeauna gardianul și protectorul Strâmtorii Ormuz și al trecerii sigure a navelor prin această strâmtoare, dar americanii și israelienii au fost cei care au creat această situație.
Ca țară riverană, avem dreptul să luăm măsurile necesare pentru a preveni abuzurile agresorilor asupra acestei căi navigabile”, a spus el.
Baghaei a declarat că trecerea navelor prin strâmtoare va avea loc în condiții speciale, din cauza a ceea ce a descris ca fiind insecuritate creată de Israel și SUA în regiune, adăugând că forțele armate iraniene controlează trecerea și nicio țară nu o poate folosi pentru a lansa atacuri asupra Iranului.
În paralel, Donald Trump încearcă să construiască o coaliție de state („Coaliția Ormuz”) care să intervină militar pentru deblocarea căii navigabile.
Purtătorul de cuvânt al Ministerului de Externe iranian, Esmaeil Baghaei, a declarat că țara nu a avut niciodată încredere în SUA în timpul negocierilor.
Baghaei a declarat că discuțiile au fost purtate cu ochii larg deschiși de Teheran și cu o neîncredere absolută față de cealaltă parte, adăugând că Iranul a arătat că nu ezită să se angajeze în negocieri, în ciuda a ceea ce a descris ca fiind „crimele SUA, o pată pe istorie”.
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan had an important meeting on Monday with the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mathias Cormann, who is in Bucharest.
Starting at 10:00, Mathias Cormann was received by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan at the Victoria Palace.
On this occasion, the signing ceremony of the agreement between the Government of Romania and the OECD on the privileges and immunities granted to the organization was also organized.
During the meeting between the two, Ilie Bolojan made an official statement on the occasion of the launch of the new edition of the OECD Economic Survey for Romania.
„I am pleased to participate today, alongside you, along with the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Mr. Mathias Cormann, at the launch of the new edition of the OECD Economic Survey for Romania. Since the opening of accession negotiations in January 2022, Romania has entered a process of evaluating its policies and practices, compared to OECD standards in almost all areas of public policy. Thanks to the joint effort of the institutions involved, our country has made important steps in this accession process.”, said Bolojan.
According to the Prime Minister, the economic survey represents an important milestone for the economic development and modernization of Romania.
„The economic survey that we are launching today provides important recommendations for fiscal and budgetary reforms, for the labor market and for increasing the competitiveness of the economy. It is a reference point for economic stability and for the modernization of the state.”, added Bolojan.
In his speech, Ilie Bolojan referred to concrete data on the country’s budget deficit and the economic outlook and expectations to remedy the current situation.
„After a deficit of approximately 8.7% of GDP in 2024, 2025 ended with a deficit of 7.7%, below the level estimated by the European Commission. We are continuing the reforms started last year, and the draft budget for 2026 is realistic, so that we can reach the deficit target of 6.2% at the end of this year. At the economic level, the study shows that Romania has withstood the shocks of recent years and the effects of the war in Ukraine.”
On the competitiveness and digitalization side, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan stated that there is a need for administrative reforms as soon as possible.
„Increasing the competitiveness of the economy remains a priority. For this we need competitive costs, an efficient administration, clear rules and a modern and digitalized state. The ongoing reforms and investments, supported also through the PNRR, aim to simplify procedures for companies, reduce bureaucracy and accelerate the digitalization of public services.”, said Bolojan.
Regarding infrastructure and European funds, Ilie Bolojan stated that „Romania is accelerating the implementation of investment programs financed from European funds, especially in transport infrastructure and in the modernization of electricity networks, areas that directly influence logistics costs, energy security and the competitiveness of companies.”
„Before closing this introduction, I would like to thank Mr. Cormann and the team he leads for the guidance and collaboration we have had over these years, in order to go through this accession process. We are at an advanced stage, we have 23 committees that have been completed, we still have two committees and I hope that together, in the coming months, we will manage to go through these stages as well. I also want to thank everyone involved in the country because we had to adopt laws in Parliament and, despite all the divergences in our political world, there was a political agreement and all political forces supported the adoption of the legislation related to the various committees,” said the Prime Minister.
„Adoption to the OECD will become a reality this year, but not as an objective in itself, but as a means, so that our country can be a more competitive and prosperous country,” he added.
