Coronavirus. 80 Romanians take train to Austria to take up jobs as care workers
A train carrying 80 Romanian seasonal workers has left the western city of Timisoara for Austria where they will take jobs as care workers.
In a precaution designed to reduce the risk of infection from the coronavirus, the train left Sunday evening and crossed Hungary without stopping before arriving in the capital, Vienna in...
Staycation videos wanted. Romanians invited to promote charms of local tourism
Romania’s
hospitality sector has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands
of jobs at risk.
With the holiday season underway, many Romanians are keen to get away from home and enjoy the summer weather, whatever their budget.
Even for those who can afford to go abroad, foreign holidays can be risky with...
300,000 Romanian workers laid off since COVID-19 lockdown, as jobless rate rises to two-year high
Some 304,000
people have been laid off since Romania decreed a state of emergency in mid-March
to contain the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said.
The Labor Inspectorate said Tuesday that employees from the trade sector, at car and motorcycle repair shops, in manufacturing and in industry had been made jobless.
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Unseen footage of chaotic scenes at Romania’s Colectiv club fire leaked to media
Four years after the worst fire in Romania’s recent history, nobody has gone on trial and questions remain about how it erupted and the way rescue officials reacted in the aftermath of the deflagration which killed 64.
A 20-minute video appeared in the Romanian media Thursday which shows chaotic...
Romanian mayor shuts zoo after image of sick deer appears on social media
The mayor of the western city of Timisoara has ordered the closure of the city’s zoo after an image of a poorly looking deer was posted on social media, the latest incident at the underfunded and outdated zoo.
Mayor Dominic
Fritz said the deer had since died and the zoo would shut and would reopen...
The Real Reason Why Kovesi Was Elected the First European Chief Prosecutor
"The key of the visit by the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission lies in the following statement, made at the press conference: "What you have achieved with the judiciary over the last 20 years is extraordinary. It's almost a miracle! ”
Why did Frans Timmermans use such big words? First, because they express...
UPDATE. Romanian government faces no-confidence vote. President calls vote ‘toxic,’ urges lawmakers not to pass it
Romanian lawmakers will vote Monday on whether to back Prime Minister Ludovic Orban’s centrist government, after the main opposition Social Democratic Party filed a no-confidence motion during the summer break.
“The Orban government must leave,” Social Democrat chairman Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook. The vote failed as too few...
Former Romanian strongman loses case against the European Commission over EU funds fraud
The EU court has dismissed a case filed by former leader of Romania's Social Democratic Party, Liviu Dragnea. who sued the European Commission over an investigation into EU fund fraud.
The European Court of Justice said in its ruling earlier this month that “in the light of all the...
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air slashes 100s of flights to Italy amid coronavirus fears
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost operator in Central and Eastern Europe, is cancelling hundreds of flights from Romania, Poland and Hungary to Italy due to low demand fueled by fears about the coronavirus outbreak there.
The Hungarian-owned airline announced Thursday it would slash the number of flights by 60% between March 11 and...
Romanian mayor rebuked for public ‘love letter’ to communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. ‘He made you great’
A Romanian mayor who extolled the virtues of late Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu on social media has been criticized by a government institute dedicated to investigating crimes committed during the communist era.
Mihai Balan, mayor of the northeastern village of Barnova, and a member of the opposition Social Democratic Party posted an image of...
