New coronavirus cases rise to 250 in Romania as number of infections remains unpredictable
The number of new coronavirus cases rose to 250 on Tuesday as authorities debate whether to keep a state of alert to stop the virus from spreading.
The Strategic Communication Group said the latest increase came after more than 9,300 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours.
The new figures...
Bucharest mayor says record number of pregnancies after Covid-19 lockdown. Surge in demand for financial help
The mayor of Bucharest claims a record number of woman are pregnant following a lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which meant many residents were confined to their homes for most of the time.
Mayor Gabriela Firea said Tuesday that a record 5,000 women had applied in June and July for 2,000...
Romania says 17 tons of turkey imported from Hungary in farms where outbreak of bird flu reported
Food safety authorities say
that more than 17 tons of turkey meat and organs originating from farms in
Hungary where there have been outbreaks of bird flu have reached Romania.
The Health Veterinary
Authority said that the meat had been distributed to shops in 26 counties in Romania,
more than half the country.
A...
Exiled royal’s remains repatriated to Romania after 72 years
Decades after she was forced to leave, the remains of the queen mother Helen have arrived in the country for reburial in central Romania, in a sign of the affection and respect that Romanians still have for the monarchy that was abolished when the communists came to power after World War II.
Symbolically,...
UPDATE. Romanian magistrates vote to keep special prosecution unit that critics say could intimidate judges
Romania’s leading magistrates have voted against a proposal to shut down a prosecuting unit tasked with investigating magistrates that the European Commission and others say could be used to intimidate justice officials.
The Superior Council of Magistrates on Thursday voted 10-8 with one abstention against scrapping the section. The vote is non-binding, but will...
Ornithologists rescue rare white-tailed eagle ‘shot by poachers’ in southern Romania
Ornithologists have rescued a white-tailed eagle that had been shot and was found lying in a field, near the River Danube in southern Romania.
Romania’s Ornithological Society and the Luana’s Dream Foundation said on Thursday it was “a clear case of poaching.” The white-tailed eagle, also known as the sea eagle, is one...
Romania records more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for seventh day, 33 deaths
Romania
recorded 1,151 coronavirus cases in the past day pushing the total to over
47,000 on Tuesday, authorities said.
The Strategic Communication Group said 33 patients died in the past 24 hours, about a 40% increase from Monday. One was in their 20s, and another was in their 40s. Thirteen were in their 60s. All but...
Klaus Iohannis calls elections ‘victory for Romanian democracy,’ urges democratic parties to unite to modernize country
Romania’s president says voters punished the opposition Social Democratic Party for “lies, disinformation .. and incompetence” in local elections that he hailed as “a historic victory” for the ruling Liberal Party.
Klaus Iohannis said the result belonged “to Romanian democracy,” in a statement on Monday evening. ”It was a major victory for the right,”...
Romanian president appoints 3 chief prosecutors, despite negative vote from judicial body for 2 of them
President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday appointed three chief prosecutors to head the country’s top investigative agencies, after a key judiciary group gave a negative vote to two of the candidates.
Crin Bologa will be the new head of the National Anti-corruption Directorate, the DNA, the agency that investigates and prosecutes official corruption, ending...
Thousands of Romanian court clerks stage walkout over plans to scrap their ‘special pensions’
Thousands of Romanian court clerks are staging a two-hour strike Monday ahead of a vote in Parliament on whether to scrap so-called “special pensions,” payments made to retirees that aren't based on tax contributions.
Court clerks said they would not work on Monday for two hours, starting at 10am, followed by an all-day strike...
