Romanian authorities under fire for letting injured bear lie on road for 18 hours
Rokmania's Environment Minister Costel Alexe expressed outrage about the case of an injured bear that was left overnight at the side of the road after it was hit by a car.
The story
of the bear that was left in agony as officials dithered about what do dominated
the news over the weekend and evoked furious...
Top court OKs law banning aggressive dogs without lead, muzzle in public
Romania’s
top court has given the green light to a law that bans aggressive dogs in
public without a lead and a muzzle.
The Constitutional Court debated the constitutionality of the law on Tuesday and approved the legislation by a majority.
The law
defines aggressive as being “any...
Romanian courts vote to abolish special unit tasked with investigating magistrates (update 1)
More than 50 courts in Romania have voted to disband a special section tasked with investigating magistrates established by the former Social Democrat-led government that sparked widespread criticism about assaults on the independence of the justice system.
The investigative agency, the Section for the Investigation of Criminal Offenses in the judiciary, was created...
Romanian city to get biggest bicycle factory in southeast Europe
Traffic jams and pollution have pushed some Romanians to opt for cycling as the most efficient way to get around crowded cities.
Now, the
western city of Timisoara is about to
get the biggest bicycle assembly plant in southeastern Europe in a major
development that will create hundreds of jobs in the area and potentially pave
the...
Romania’s 1st news channel Realitatea TV loses license due to insolvency
Romania’s audiovisual council has voted to take away the license for struggling news station Realitatea TV, the country’s first news channel that started broadcasting in 2001.
The post will go off air on Wednesday following a 6-4 vote by the National Audiovisual Council on Tuesday.
The parent company Realitatea Media has...
Small Transylvanian town turning into hub of democracy
Visitors trek to the small town of Turda in the heart of Transylvania for
its salt mine and to hike to its gorge.
But the town of 40,000 now finds itself on the map for another reason. In recent years, it has been turning into a regional hub for democracy and debate, a motor...
Why do hundreds of Romanian parents spend 20,000 euros a year on school fees?
Romania was hit by a report on educational standards this week saying there was a steep decline in the math, reading and science levels of 15-year-olds. Amid the alarm, Universul.net takes a look why parents in Romania are increasingly sending their children to expensive private schools.
Critical thinking skills? Preparation for foreign universities? Focus...
Major Bucharest hospital loses accreditation over burn patient’s death
The Floreasca
Emergency Hospital in Bucharest has lost its accreditation after a patient died
when she suffered serious burns during surgery.
The National Health Management Authority announced Monday that it had taken away the hospital’s accreditation due to irregularities, such as it failed to inform the health ministry of the incident in 24 hours as required...
Romanian, Moldovan presidents hold talks. Same meeting, different messages
The presidents of Romania and Moldova have met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and each side issued a statement afterwards. Reading the statements you’d be forgiven for thinking the two nations’ top officials were at the same meeting.
POLITICAL OPTIONS
The presidents have
different political...
Bucharest residents face “days without heating and hot water” this winter-study
Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu turned down the heating in homes and in public spaces and people shivered in the cold winter months. The late Communist dictator wanted to save money and keep Romania debt-free, so heating, as well as food, were rationed and in short supply.
It’s 30 years
since Ceausescu was overthrown and executed...
