“You got a Valentine’s Day present early.” How some Romanians reacted when a TV personality was beaten up by her boyfriend
Romanian TV personality Daniela Crudu was physically assaulted by her boyfriend last weekend. She suffered a broken nose, a sprained ankle and other injuries that required hospital treatment. Doctors say she will need surgery.
Crudu, 30, didn’t press charges against her partner
saying she feared he would become even more violent. In the meantime,...
UPDATE. Romania records spike in coronavirus cases, deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Romania leapt to 1,815 on Sunday, after a record spike of 308 new cases recorded in a single day.
The Strategic Communication Group said 43 people had died of the COVID-19 since the outbreak.
Most the patients who died from the effects of...
Klaus Iohannis vows to get more EU funds for Romania to catch up with other members
President Klaus Iohannis said Romania's economy has to catch up with other EU members and he was committed to fighting for more than the current 44 billion euros allocated to Romania when the next long-term EU budget is decided.
Speaking after a European Council meeting, which European leaders joined online, Iohannis said he wanted...
Coronavirus takes its toll on Romanian doctors with almost 5,600 cases, 28 deaths
A total of 5,597 health professionals have contracted Covid-19 either from hospitals or retirement homes, the health union said Monday.
“We have an ageing and professionally exhausted health personnel,” the Health Solidarity federation said in a statement.
Overall, about 7% of all Romania’s coronavirus cases are healthcare personnel, such as medics,...
For third day in a row, Romania reports more than 300 new Covid-19 infections
For the third day in a row, Romania reported more than 300 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the cumulative total to 23,400 since the pandemic started.
The Strategic Communication Group said Friday 320 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, the same total as Thursday. There were 345 cases on Wednesday.
Boy, 18, becomes youngest Covid-19 fatality in Romania
An 18-year-old boy who had cancer has become the youngest person diagnosed with Covid-19 to succumb to the virus, authorities said Monday
The unnamed patient, who was suffering from a brain tumor, was one of 37 patients with coronavirus to die in the past 24 hours. Previously, the youngest fatality was a 21-year-old woman...
Ex-Romanian intelligence officer who opposed anti-corruption fight flees country ahead of prison sentence-reports
A former intelligence officer, known for his opposition to Romania’s anti-corruption fight, has fled Romania a day before he was sentenced prison for corruption, media reported.
Daniel Dragomir, who was formerly a lieutenant colonel in the Romanian Intelligence Service, was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison by the Bucharest Court...
Coronavirus. Hospices of Hope, non-governmental group that cares for cancer patients in southeast Europe, faces funding, equipment shortages
Hospices of Hope, a British non-governmental organization which offers palliative care to cancer and terminally ill patients in southeast Europe, says it is extra facing challenges in the four countries where it operates due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chief Executive Officer Casa Sperantei, the charity's Romanian branch, Mihaela Nemtanu, said Tuesday that there...
President Klaus Iohannis pleads with Romanians ‘Don’t come home for Easter’ due to coronavirus pandemic
It is an image of modern-day Romania. Hundreds of thousands of Romanians who live in western Europe returning home at Christmas and Easter to be with family and friends.
But this year, the coronavirus pandemic means many will be forced to give the custom a miss, as Europe enters a lockdown and Romania, currently...
Romania’s government plans 750 million euros aid to small and medium businesses to offset losses during coronavirus pandemic
Romania’s economy has contracted by up to 40% during the coronavirus pandemic but the government wants to give aid to small and medium businesses worth 750 million euros with the European Union to offset losses.
Economy
Minister Virgil Popesu said the funds would come from the national budget and
then recovered from the EU as...
