Romania’s ruling Liberals have 10-point lead over rivals over handling of coronavirus pandemic, poll shows
The Liberals have a 10-point lead over their nearest rivals showing ongoing support for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an opinion poll released Friday.
The National Liberal Party, which has a minority government, would poll 33.4%
if there were elections next Sunday. That was a slight improvement on their
ratings in June, when...
Moldova receives first batch of COVAX vaccines
Moldova
has received the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines under the global COVAX scheme
the president said on Friday.
The batch
of 14,400 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines arrived late Thursday, President
Maia Sandu said on Twitter.
She wrote that Moldova was “the first European nation to receive the vaccines via the COVAX initiative,” thanking Germany,...
Softly does it. Romanian officials say pragmatism not populism needed to preserve Romanian identity in Ukraine
Romania and Ukraine have some things in common. Both countries have what can be described at best as an uneasy relationship with Russia. Bucharest supports Kiev’s bid to move closer to the European Union and NATO, organizations it joined more than a decade ago.
Both countries are wary of Russia’s military moves in...
Popular TV journalist Cristina Topescu, jailed for trying to flee Communist Romania, found dead at home
Cristina Topescu, a well-known television journalist and media personality who spent three months in a communist prison after she tried to flee Romania to visit her mother, has been found dead at home, police said. She was 59.
Police broke into her home north of Bucharest late Sunday after a neighbor called authorities concerned...
Cars sales in Romania down by more than a half in August
New car
sales were down by almost 52% in August compared to a year before, reflecting consumer
uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, an automobile association said
Wednesday.
The Romanian Automobile manufacturers association ACAROM said that less than 11,200 vehicles had been sold in in Romania in August 2020, a decrease from 2019.
In...
Romania reports nearly 1,300 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing total over 50,000
Romania has reported more than 50,000 cases of the news coronavirus
since the pandemic spread to the country, officials said Friday.
The Strategic Communication Group said there were 1,295 new cases in the past 24 hours, one of the highest figures every reported in a single day, taking the total number of cases to 50,886.
Russia turns to Tchaikovsky to improve its image in Romania
If political relations are cool, and trade between Romania and Russia has dwindled to a trickle, there’s always Tchaikovsky.
The ‘Days
of Russian Culture’ now in its ninth edition began this week in Romania featuring
a series of Russian artists, concerts and exhibitions to showcase another side of
Russia.
A classical concert called...
Romania confirms new case of coronavirus, bringing total to four
Romanian authorities say another person has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total to four.
Officials said Tuesday that the infected person is a 47-year-old man who traveled on the same plane as a Romanian woman who has already tested positive.
Officials said the two sat next to each other...
African swine fever continues to ravage Romania, though a slight drop in cases
Animal health and welfare authorities have reported 585 outbreaks of African swine fever in Romania, a slight drop in the number of cases since the last evaluation a week ago.
The National Authority for Veterinary Health and Food Safety said that more than half a million pigs had been euthanized since the outbreak of...
“We can’t BEAR it!” Romanians tell authorities to stop sending alerts about the furry, wild animals
Romanian authorities usually get flak when they fail to advise citizens of potential dangers. But emergency officials in Transylvania say local residents are ticked off by the number of “bear alerts” they get on their phones.
The head of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in Brasov Lt. Col. Lucian...
