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Romania’s president sought to dispel rumors that authorities would enforce a national lockdown immediately after parliamentary elections on Dec. 6 and claimed that local restrictions in high-risk areas were beginning to pay off. For weeks, there has been widespread speculation on social media and in the media that authorities are waiting for elections to...

Romania reported 755 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, and 43 deaths of people infected with the virus a day before the reopening of restaurants and cinemas. The Strategic Communication Group said just 7,313 tests were carried out in the past day. Testing drops off during the weekend. Some 10.32% of those...

Romania’s Parliament has overturned contentious parole law which saw thousands of detainees freed before completing their sentences for reasons such as there was damp on their cell walls. Of the 21,000 who were granted early release since the law was changed in 2017, about 500 were rearrested for violent crimes and sent back to...

A hospital in southern Romania has been accused of trying to deliberately conceal the case of a medic who had coronavirus and infected staff and patients at the facility. The doctor, Felix Sarboiu, a vascular surgeon, had coronavirus symptoms but continued to come to work and operate on patients. He apparently refused to wear protective...

Romania’s anti-discrimination council is investigating whether remarks about a "black people's bar" made by Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea could be considered racist. President of the Council to Combat Discrimination, Ferenc Csaba Asztalos, told universul.net on Wednesday that the council had initiated an inquiry into Firea’s comments. That came...

Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors have allegedly caught former Health Minister Sorina Pintea red-handed taking a bribe exchange for an acquisition of medical equipment, media reported. Prosecutors intercepted Pintea, who is the manager of the Baia Mare County Emergency Hospital, on Friday as she took the alleged bribe in her office, chief anti-corruption prosecutor Crin Bologa...

Romania’s Orthodox Church has asked authorities to allow a pilgrimage this weekend to honor patron Saint Andrew despite the pandemic and local restrictions which were enforced after a high number of Covid-19 cases. The yearly pilgrimage to the St. Andrew cave on Nov. 30 in the village of Ion Corvin near the Black...

It’s the end of the road for Romania's largest urban infrastructure project of recent times, and the beginning of a new chapter for commuters in the Romanian capital. The M5 subway line began operating Tuesday afternoon, the first line built from scratch since the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, the architect of the...

Romania’s government may not immediately ease restrictions that were put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a slight spike in new cases in recent days. Health Minister Nelu Tataru said a state of alert that was decreed in the country in mid-May might not be lifted after it expires next week.

Romanian conductor Cristian Macelaru has been appointed the musical director of the Orchestre National de France in what French newspaper Le Figaro called “une surprise totale!’  Macelaru, who is considered a rising star in the conducting world will take over from French conductor Emmanuel Krivine, who has run the orchestra for four seasons. “I look forward...