Pro-EU rally to take place in Bucharest, several cities on March 15
<p>Rallies meant to show Romanians’ support for EU membership will take place on March 15 in Bucharest and several other cities.</p>
<p>The rallies, held under the name <strong>Euromanifest</strong>, are not associated with any party or candidate. Instead, they are the result of a civic initiative organized by people who believe in democracy, freedom of expression, and Romania’s European path, according to the organizers.</p>
<p>The main event is to be held in Bucharest’s Victorei Square, a symbolic place of protest and gathering in the last decade.</p>
<p>Similar events will be organized in Timisoara, Oradea, Brasov, but also outside Romania in London, Dublin, and Brussels.</p>
<p>“We firmly distance ourselves from any political affiliation and reject any attempt to divert this event for electoral or partisan purposes. #EuRoManifest is a civic initiative organized by people who believe in democracy, freedom of expression, and Romania’s European path. The event will be a space for debate and awareness, a call for responsibility and unity around democratic values, without attacks or incitement to hatred,” the organizers said in a post on Facebook.</p>
<p>The Euromanifest rally was popularized <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/s/euromanifest/560254097022554/">on Facebook</a> by NGOs and Romanian civil society in the context of pressure applied on the Romanian state by the Trump administration, Russia, and far-right politicians and parties. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/rally-bucharest-calin-georgescu-march-2025">A rally</a> estimated at tens of thousands of participants from all over the country was organized by the far-right party AUR and its smaller, newly emerged partner POT in favor of pro-Russian isolationist and former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu in Bucharest on March 1.</p>
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<p><em>(Photo source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/s/euromanifest/560254097022554/">Euromanifest</a> on Facebook)</em></p>