Romanian mayor fined for making ‘extremely racist’ comments challenging the right of Roma to have children
Romania’s anti-discrimination watchdog has fined a mayor 10,000 lei, about 2,100 euros, for ‘extremely racist comments' that ‘incited hatred’ after he said Roma parents should have their income and education checked by authorities before having children.
Dorin Florea, the mayor of the central city of Targu Mures, said that only couples with...
In Romania, coronavirus cases pass 13,500, death count reaches 803
Romanian authorities said the number of COVID-19 cases stood at 13,512 on Monday, and the death count reached 803.
The
Strategic Communication Group said 349 new cases had been registered in the
last 24 hours.
The total number of tests conducted since the virus outbreak in March is just short of 200,000....
Kilometer by kilometer: Romanian transport minister hopes for 100 kilometers of new highways in 2020 (but adds country may only get 40 km)
It’s election year and the priority for Romanian parties is building more highways to improve the country’s underdeveloped infrastructure and boost the economy.
Transport Minister Lucian Bode has made a bold promise that the country will get up to 100 kilometers of new highways in 2020, adding to the current 857 kilometers.
UPDATE. Volodymyr Zelensky fires Ukrainian ambassador to Romania, months after he was embroiled in diplomatic spat over presidential speech
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his ambassador to Romania,
months after the envoy was summoned to the Romanian foreign ministry to explain
the wording of a speech made by the Ukrainian president.
In a video address on January 22, Zelensky recalled the short-lived 1919
agreement known as the Unification Act, which was meant to establish a...
Hungary and Poland must back down in EU budget fight, Romania’s PM says
Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law conditions attached to EU funds to expedite a deal on the bloc's long-term budget and coronavirus recovery fund, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has said in an interview.
EU leaders have reached agreement on a 1.82 trillion euro budget and recovery package but...
Romanian environment minister visits waste site after authorities impound trucks carrying hazardous waste
Romania's Environment Minister Costel Alexe headed out to a landfill north of Bucharest Friday morning after reports emerged that two trucks were loaded with toxic waste.
The ministry said that Alexe had gone to the Boldesti waste disposal site about 70 kilometers north of Bucharest to see the situation for himself, amid growing...
Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air adds eight new flights to European cities
Romanian budget airline Blue Air says it is adding eight new flights to European cities from the capital Bucharest and the cities of Iasi and Bacau.
Starting 15 June, there will be a flight from Bucharest to the German city of Munchen, four times a week. Blue Air will launch a flight from Iasi...
‘Say cheese.’ EU grants Romania’s ‘telemea de Sibiu’ special status
Romania
has persuaded the EU to grant special status to one of its tastiest cheeses,
Sibiu telemea, which becomes the country’s seventh top-quality food product to
get European recognition.
The
agriculture ministry on Wednesday described the product as a semi-hard white
cheese made from freshly squeezed sheep milk. It’s sold both fresh and matured
for a minimum of 21...
Romania offers free treatment to coronavirus patients. Orthodox Church opens monasteries for people in quarantine
Romanian health authorities on Tuesday announced that all COVID-19-related cases would be treated for free, even if patients aren't covered by health insurance.
Costs will be covered by the Unique National Fund for Social and Health Insurance, the CNAS state health body said.
The measure comes into effect...
Romanian Orthodox priest: coronavirus deniers and conspiracy theorists read 2-3 sentences on Dr. Google and think they are specialists’
A Romanian priest has hit out at virus deniers and anti-vaxxers who have become more vocal, ironically as coronavirus cases have sharply risen in the East European country.
Orthodox priest Bogdan Chiorean said there was a link between anti Covid propaganda and a falling rate of vaccination for other diseases such as...
