Let summer begin! Outdoor cafes, beaches to reopen, outdoor concerts, international flights, rail will resume in Romania from June 1
Romania
will further relax lockdown measures, and allow outdoor cafes and beaches to reopen
and the resumption of international fights and trains, the president said
Thursday.
President Klaus Iohannis said some restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the virus would be lifted on June 1. Romanians will no longer need to fill out forms when they...
Romanian president signs ‘Uber Law’ giving drivers 3 months to comply with new rules
Relief for Uber, Bolt and the thousands of clients who use the alternative
transport market.
President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed off on a bill that gives drivers
an extra three months to comply with new regulations.
New rules regulating ridesharing in Romania went into effect on Nov. 1, upending
the growing alternative transport...
Rise Project: Presidential candidate Dan Barna duped Romanians in previous career. He says: “It’s like saying Hagi didn’t score a goal”
Dan Barna is running as the candidate who will reform and modernize Romania.
His campaign poster shows a serious-looking man in his 40s who promises to make
Romanians “happy” in their own country.
But investigative site Rise Project claims the message should read “tricked”
in Romania.
Rise published an investigation on Tuesday about Barna...
Romanian lynx captured and sent to repopulate forests in Croatia, Slovenia
It’s a different kind of regional cooperation. Romania which has an abundance of some wildlife, is sending some of its lynxes to forests in Central Europe where they have become scarce.
The medium-sized wild cats are captured and then sent to forests in Slovenia and Croatia as part of a program to increase wildlife...
Romanian ‘5 to go’ wins prize for best coffee chain in the region
Romanians take their coffee seriously and a now a an innovative local brand has been rewarded in an international competition.
The ' 5 to go’ startup that has branches dotted around Romania cities has won the silver medal in the best coffee chain in central and eastern Europe, beating international...
UPDATE. Romania reports three deaths from COVID-19, as cases rise to 433
Romanian authorities on Sunday reported three deaths from the new coronavirus, a man with serious underlying health conditions who'd recently returned from France and a man on dialysis.
Late Sunday, authorities said a 70-year-old man who'd tested positive on March 19 had died in the northeastern city of Iasi. He had underlying health...
So bright you can see it from Space. Bucharest seen from 263 miles up
Thirty years ago, Bucharest was cloaked in darkness. Now, the city is
brightly-lit all year round.
It’s so dazzling, you can see it from Space.
At this time of year, it’s even better-lit with Christmas lights illuminating the main arteries of the capital starting late November.
Pedestrians enjoy...
Minister unveils rebranding of Romanian traffic cops. Smile! Stop hiding in the bushes to nab motorists
On his first day in the job, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban joked he’d get “sore muscles” from the sheer quantity of papers he needed to sign to dismiss certain employees of the former government who he described as “the son of….. the son of… the son of..”
The Liberals
have vowed to change the...
U.S. Ambassador blasts China during visit to Romanian nuclear plant where Exim Bank investing $7 billion
The U.S. Ambassador to Romania visited a nuclear plant in eastern Romania on Tuesday where the U.S. is investing billions of dollars and blasted Chinese companies which had sought a stake in Romania’s nuclear industry.
“(Chinese) technology, 5G as well as other devices, are designed with the goal of spying and obtaining information on...
Romanian police fire into air as residents brawl in the streets to protest COVID-19 lockdown rules
Romanian police fired into the air to disperse street fights that erupted with residents taking to the streets in a number of communities around the country to protest COVID-19 lockdown rules. There were no reports of serious injuries.
Romania’s police chief Liviu Vasilescu said Monday that officers made four arrests in the the western...
