UPDATE. Well-known political scientist Vladimir Tismaneanu under fire for allegations of racism after depicting Roma as ‘crows.’ He issues full apology
Vladimir
Tismaneanu, a well-known political scientist and professor at the University of
Maryland, in the U.S. is facing accusations of racism in Romania over a post he
shared on social media.
Romanian-born Tismaneanu posted an image on Friday where Roma
or Gypsies from a town in southern Romania were depicted as “crows” a derogatory
and widely used term in...
Romania’s government is facing a no-confidence vote Thursday. Here’s what’s happening
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Amid rising political
tensions, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is facing a vote of no confidence on Thursday.
It comes after the ruling Social Democrats lost their parliamentary majority and
a month ahead of presidential elections.
In recent days, the Social Democrats have been trying to woo...
Romanian president defends COVID-19 lockdown fines. ‘Without them, we’d be grieving for many more dead today’
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has defended the use of fines handed out to people for violating strict lockdown rules, saying the penalties saved many lives.
The Romanian president said Thursday that the country was impelled “like other countries ...to take drastic measures to protect people and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”
Cluj to become first city in Romania to test driverless bus
The Transylvanian city of Cluj prides itself as a city on the cutting edge.
It will now cement its reputation as a hub for innovation when it becomes the first city in Romania to test a self-driving bus in a pilot project set to roll out next year.
It’s a...
Romanian parliament passes law limiting foreign land ownership
Romania
lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it much harder for foreigners to
buy farmland in Romania.
Lawmakers
at the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday voted 205-96 in favor of the bill which
outlines strict conditions on how agricultural land can be sold.
The bill which was put forward by the opposition Social...
Town with troubled past becomes latest coronavirus hotspot in Romania
It’s a small town in southeastern Romania.
But Tandarei has a reputation that extends much farther, due to child trafficking and other cross-border crime.
Known as 'the Beverly Hills for Romanian gangsters' thanks to luxury mansions which line the streets of the poor town, it's now become the latest hotspot for...
Romania reports eighth death from COVID-19, a 70-year-old man who’d been in Italy, with underlying health problems
Romania’s health ministry says a man has died after contracting the novel
coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to eight.
The ministry said a 70-year-old man who was receiving treatment at the
Infectious Diseases Clinic in the southern city of Craiova died on Tuesday, five
days after he was diagnosed with the disease. He had diabetes...
UPDATE. Coronavirus: 260 people infected in Romania; fears of fresh infections rise as 1000s of Romanians return from high-risk zones in western Europe
Romanian authorities said Wednesday that the total of new coronavirus case had risen to 260, with 49 people testing positive in the last 24 hours.
The Strategic Communication Group said the most recent cases were scattered around the country and infected people were aged 1 to 72. They have been hospitalized, placed in...
Kiwi trees, tornadoes and 20C in December: How global warming is affecting Romania.
When I moved to Romania, just like any other foreign journalist, I began learning about local customs, sometimes more edifying than the daily political story! I’m from a country with a temperate climate (there isn’t a big difference between the seasons and they still say that it “rains all the time” in England). I was hit by the...
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis ridicules failed no-confidence vote brought by opposition
The leader of Romania's biggest party has been mocked by party members, and several Social Democrat lawmakers have defected to the ruling Liberal party in recent days. So it is no surprise that President Klaus Iohannis added his voice to the criticism of a failed vote of no-confidence against the minority Liberal Party.
