Romania’s government discusses pick for European Commissioner. PM Orban announces dismissals, financial aid for striking coal miners
President Klaus Iohannis has joined Prime Minister Ludovic Orban for the Liberal minority government’s first Cabinet meeting where Orban is expected to decide on a new European Commissioner, drastically reduce the number of ministries, and pass a decree guaranteeing incomes for striking coal miners who risk unemployment when their mines close down.
Iohannis’...
The unseen side of Romania’s disputed parole law: murders, rapes and child sex crimes.
Romanians were outraged over the kidnapping and grisly killing of a 15-year-old teenager girl in the southern town of Caracal this summer.
A weak police response and mishandling of the case led to street protests and exposed the potential effects of the ruling Social Democrats' contentious judicial reforms they embarked on in 2017.
Snake thief: Police discover stolen boa constrictor, lizard, in man’s home
Police
have detained a man suspected of stealing reptiles from a vivarium in the Transylvanian
city of Cluj.
Police said they set up a trap for the unnamed man, 35, who was suspected of stealing a number of reptiles from a vivarium at the Babes-Bolyai University.
They went to the man’s home in...
Romania president urges lawmakers to prioritize public health as Covid-19 cases spike. ‘The virus is real, it has no political color, it won’t disappear simply by denying its existence’
President
Klaus Iohannis on Thursday urged politicians, the media and other people with
influence to leave differences aside and prioritize public health, as Romania reported
the largest number of new coronavirus infections in a day.
„In the spirit of the constitution, I appeal for there to be loyal collaboration between state institutes,” Iohannis said.
Romanian missing dog found a week later 250 kilometers away
After a week of searching, a missing dog was found 250 kilometers
away from where she was last spotted and reunited with her owner.
Marius Popescu, a Romanian animal lover who posted the alarm
on social media, said he was pessimistic about the outcome, as Arya, a one-year-old
female Czechoslovakian wolfdog, was a prized breed. Not only...
Romania reports record 614 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
Romania
has reported 614 new cases of coronavirus, setting a new record for a single
day in the East European country.
The new infections take the total number of cases to 30,789, higher than in any other country in the region apart from Ukraine which has more than double Romania's population of 19 million.
500 tickets a second. Fans rush to grab passes for Untold 2020 edition
The artist lineup hasn’t even been announced, but fans are already rushing to snap up tickets for Untold, Romania’s most famous music festival.
Organizers said a record 15,000 passes for the 2020 edition of the Untold electronic music festival sold in just 30 seconds on Wednesday. That’s 500 tickets a second.
COVID-19 pandemic. Romania needs 100 million masks when face coverage becomes compulsory-economy minister
Romania needs to have a stock of 100
million surgical masks starting mid-May when it will become compulsory to wear
a mask in public, the economy minister said Friday.
The minister, Virgil Popescu, said masks should be reasonably priced following months of shortages and price gouging, but stopped short of saying the government would cap prices.
UPDATE. Snap elections in Romania look uncertain after court ruling
Romania's president says the prospect of early elections has fallen after after a court ruled that he must pick a prime minister who can command a parliamentary majority.
Monday's development prolongs political uncertainty in Romania with President Klaus Iohannis acknowledging that the possibility of snap elections "have just dropped to under 50%."
Coronavirus cases climb past 12,500 and deaths rise to 726 in Romania
Romanian authorities said the number of COVID-19 cases reached 12,567 on Friday and the number of deaths rose to 726.
The
Strategic Communication Group said 327 new cases had been registered in the
last 24 hours.
The total
number of tests conducted since the virus outbreak in March is now 183,700
Authorities have stepped up...
