Romanian police issued 7,000 provisional protective orders to safeguard domestic abuse victims this year
Romanian police have issued more than 7,000 temporary restraining orders to safeguard domestic abuse victims this year, a rise of 8% rise from 2019.
”Police
issue restraining orders when there’s an imminent risk to life of physical
integrity or a person’s freedom through an act of domestic violence,” a police statement said.
Victims...
Rail link from Bucharest airport to railway station to become operational in August-transport minister
A long-awaited rail line connecting Bucharest’s Henri Coanda Airport to the capital’s main railway station will become operational by August, the transport minister has said.
Lucian Bode said the line is currently 65% completed after a visit to the site last week. Currently, the only public transport connecting the airport to the city is...
Romania expects to have ‘one or two’ anti Covid-19 vaccines at the beginning of next year, president says
Romania’s president says the country will have ‘one or two’ anti-Covid-19 vaccines by the beginning of 2021 when the country will start to inoculate health professionals and high-risk groups.
When “the first batch comes we’ll be able to give shots to all healthcare professionals,” followed by patients who are vulnerable to the...
Romanian police destroy 2 tons of heroin and cocaine
Police in
the Black Sea port of Constanta say almost two tons of illegal drugs including heroin,
cocaine and cannabis have been incinerated.
The drugs
were taken by truck to the town of Navodari on Wednesday and burned.
Romanian
police seized the drugs from 2001 to 2019.
“Substantial quantities of heroin, cocaine,
cannabis,...
Romanian NGO to build modular hospital in Bucharest to treat COVID-19 patients, support overstretched healthcare system
A non-governmental organization is building a modular hospital in the Romanian capital to treat COVID-19 patients and provide support to Romania’s underfunded and patchy heath care system during the coronavirus pandemic
The Daruieste Viata association said the hospital, which is being built in the grounds of the Elias Hospital, will be ready to take...
Romanians are big eaters and food wasters while MILLIONS go hungry
Romanians are among the poorest member of the
European Union, but they waste an incredible 9 to 13 kilograms of food every
month, according to a study carried out by non-governmental group Food Waste Romania.
The figure is far higher than the EU average and vastly exceeds France where 29 kilograms are thrown away annually.
Minister: Half the masks in Romania ‘not fit’ for purpose. ‘Buy Romanian,’ he tells consumers
Half the masks on the market in Romania don’t meet safety standards and won’t protect people from Covid-19, the economy minister said Wednesday.
Virgil Popescu said he was “disappointed with protection masks that are currently on the market.”
“Half
which are on sale, in hypermarkets, pharmacies, wholesalers, importers don’t
respect (standards), even though...
Romanian president calls Parliament back from winter recess to vote on changing electoral system
The power
struggle between Romania’s political parties continued Monday with President Klaus
Iohannis calling Parliament back from the winter recess to vote on changing the
voting system in local elections.
The move came after the opposition Social Democracy Party said it had obtained sufficient signatures to submit a vote of no-confidence against the minority Liberal...
The real reason why Iohannis is pressured into accepting a debate with Dancila
PSD’s reasons are quite obvious. The party is down. After Dragnea took off its mask, even some of the most loyal supporters were horrified by what they saw. It got two million votes at the elections for the European Parliament, and so did Viorica Dăncilă in the first round of the presidential elections.
These...
EU leaders reach coronavirus recovery deal after marathon summit. Romania secures an ‘impressive’ 80 billion euros
European Union leaders reached a landmark 1.82 trillion euro budget and Covid-19 recovery package early Tuesday morning.
After days of sometimes rancorous discussions, the heads of government agreed on a 750 billion euro package to fund post Covid-19 relief efforts across the bloc in the form of grants and loans.
