With more than 20 years of experience at TVR, Cholaku government spokesman Mihai Konstantin had several sources of income last year, but the most money was collected not from Public Television, but from the position of executive director of AOMR – Association. representing Orange, Vodafone and Telekom Mobile.

A journalist and communications specialist with over 25-year career in print and television media, moderator and host of events, Mihai Konstantin was appointed Government Spokesman in July this year.

Revenue from TVR, AOMR and two more companies

Prior to his appointment as State Secretary, Government Spokesman, Mihai Konstantin worked for more than 20 years at Public Television (TVR), most recently as a senior journalist in the news department. Among other things, he prepared and presented a column on digital education for GhiDigital.

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At the same time, before his appointment to the Čolak government, Mihai Constantin was also the executive director of the Association of Mobile Operators of Romania (AOMR), the association that represents the interests of Orange, Vodafone and Telekom Mobile.

Mihai Kostyantyn has held this position since September 2017, and data from a recently published wealth declaration show that this is where most of the money came from.

• SEE THE DECLARATION OF MIKHAI KOSTANTIN

Thus, last year he earned a total income of over 87,000 lei from TVR (over 7,200 lei/month) and 150,000 lei (12,500 lei/month) from the Association of Mobile Operators.

Also last year he collected 17,500 lei from Grayling Romania for moderating events.

In addition, he also had an income of about 82,000 lei from the repayment of loans previously granted to Rating Media SRL, where Mihai Constantin is an administrator, according to information from Termene.ro updated on September 1, 2023.

Rating Media engages in “advertising agency activities” and is wholly owned by Mihaj Sanda Merioar.

• HotNews.ro has asked a government representative to provide an explanation regarding his relationship with this company and the person who controls it, and we will return with answers as soon as we receive them.

Mihai Kostyantyn lent Rating Media almost 300,000 lei. Two more loans to individuals

The property declaration also states that Mihai Kostyantyn lent almost 300,000 lei to Rating Media last year.

It is not clear whether the “income from the repayment of the loan from Rating Media” received last year is related to the previous loan to this firm.

• HotNews.ro has also asked for clarification on this topic, and we’ll be back with answers as soon as we get them.

In addition, Mihai Konstantin lent 22,000 lei and 8,500 euros to two other persons last year.

No debts to banks, but with several acquired properties and a numismatic collection, paintings and sculptures

Data from the property declaration show that in 2017 Mihai Konstantin bought a house with an area of ​​117 square meters, an agricultural plot with an area of ​​3,800 square meters and two urban plots with an area of ​​597 square meters and 1,113 square meters in the city of Gorgota, Prahova County.

Mihai Konstantin also has an apartment of 57 square meters in Bucharest.

In addition, it has a numismatic collection and about 100 paintings and sculptures by contemporary authors, acquired between 2008 and 2023, with an estimated value of 50,000 euros.

Mihai Kostyantyn has no debts to banks.

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