July 25, 2025. TV: What was discussed on TV news last night
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The evening was dominated by the theme of the reform of state-owned companies, a constant topic on all stations, with emphasis on cutting sinecures, streamlining the public apparatus and involving government experts. The Piedone dossier, with personal stenograms and attacks on prosecutors, generated debate. Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu and the accusations against him were in the spotlight on Realitatea Plus. Austerity measures and fiscal policies were analyzed on all TV channels, in the context of budgetary pressures and external warnings. International topics (Ukraine, Viktor Orban, Asia) were also on the agenda.
Top topics debated
- Reform of state-owned companies
- Piedone Dossier. Private life transcripts
- Accusations against Dragos Anastasiu
- Austerity policies, fiscal measures. Anghel Saligny" program
- Tensions in Ukraine. Anti-Zelenski protests
Subjects discussed in particular on certain TV channels:
- Antena 3: Education unionists threaten to block work.
- Romania TV: Pension recalculation. New taxation for 1 year of seniority.
- B1 TV: Goana după imagem. Ionuț Stroe started giving advice on TikTok.
- Digi24: Romsilva remains without 90% of directors.
- Reality Plus: Romanian state awaits Dutch handout. 5.7 million euros for the Dacian Treasure.
Top 5 entities mentioned:
- Dragoș Anastasiu
- Cristian Popescu Piedone
- Viktor Orban
- Government of Romania / expert group
- PNL / Ilie Bolojan
Details
Antena 3. Discussions focused on the reform of state-owned companies, analyzed from the perspective of efficiency and the involvement of private consultants. Another dominant topic was the Piedone Dossier, with a focus on private life stenograms. Also discussed were austerity measures, the crisis in Ukraine and the controversy surrounding Viktor Orban and his meeting with Bolojan, as well as the waste of funds through the Anghel Saligny program.
Romania TV. The evening's grid was dominated by the Piedone Dossier, treated from the angle of an alleged judicial diversion. Other topics of interest were the discontent within the PNL, Romania's financial instability, the international crisis (Ukraine and Asia), as well as social issues.
Digi24. The broadcasts focused on the reform of state-owned companies, management problems at Romsilva and the risks of Romania's financial downgrade (Standard & Poor's). Other topics included the statements of the president of the National Socialist National Bank (BNS) and the abolition of rents for MPs living in Bucharest.
B1 TV. The main topics were fiscal measures and austerity, approached through the prism of tensions in the coalition and opposition to sinecures. They also discussed Viktor Orban's visit and its political implications, the reform of state-owned companies and politicians on TikTok.
Reality Plus. focused on the accusations against Dragos Anastasiu. It also discussed austerity measures, the Dacian Treasury and the reform of state-owned companies.