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ECR leaders come to Bucharest / Adam Bielan and Antonio Giordano will attend the Europa Forum and observe the AUR protest

Cristiana Dida

13 November 2026, 07:54

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European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party President Adam Bielan and the group’s Secretary-General, Antonio Giordano, are coming to Bucharest to attend the Europa Forum, an event organized by AUR at the Palace of Parliament from November 13 to 15. According to the party led by George Simion, the two European leaders will also observe the announced demonstration in support of Călin Georgescu.

AUR presents the visit as a gesture of political support for George Simion, the group’s leader and ECR vice president. The conference will bring together delegates from conservative and sovereigntist parties in several European countries. The ECR political family includes, among others, Fratelli d’Italia, the party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Poland’s Law and Justice party.

The AUR gathering is being held during the same period as the Eurosfat forum, which is scheduled to feature President Nicușor Dan and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. AUR says the Europa Forum will promote the sovereignty of member states, national identity and cooperation among nations.

The AUR protest is scheduled for Saturday, November 14. Organizers designated Izvor Park, in front of the Palace of Parliament, starting at 2:00 p.m., while George Simion later announced a demonstration at 10:00 a.m. in front of Bucharest City Hall. Mayor Ciprian Ciucu said the protest is not authorized and that calls for violence have appeared on social media. The Romania–Poland match is also scheduled for the same day, with approximately 3,000 Polish supporters expected.

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Context: AUR intensified mobilization following its support for Călin Georgescu and encountered authorities’ refusal to authorize the protest

Before the Europe Forum, AUR leader George Simion called on supporters to take to the streets for Călin Georgescu, and there had already been several days of protests in Bucharest: approximately 1,000 people gathered in front of the Central Detention Center while Georgescu was being held in pretrial detention for 30 days as part of a DIICOT investigation. Simion subsequently announced an AUR demonstration in Bucharest for November 14–15 and repeated that the party would mobilize its members in the capital.

Against the backdrop of these appeals, Bucharest City Hall refused to authorize the protest, citing recommendations from the Gendarmerie and Bucharest Police: online messages containing threats and calls for violence, the mobilization of participants from several counties, and additional risks. Simion nevertheless continued to maintain that the protest would take place even without authorization and also announced courses and conferences at the Palace of Parliament (Friday–Sunday), in response to the visit by several European officials.