Romania confirms first case of coronavirus. Man, 25, went hunting with Italian who had the virus
Romania confirmed its first case of coronavirus in a man from the southern county of Gorj, Health Minister Victor Costache said.
The 25-year-old man had been hunting with an Italian
citizen who traveled to Romania earlier this month.
“He is in a good
condition and will be transferred to a Bucharest infectious...
EU court convicts Romania of failing to reduce air pollution in capital Bucharest
The European Union’s top court on Thursday convicted Romania for failing to reduce pollution in Bucharest and guarantee clean air for residents, the environment minister said.
Costel Alexe accused the Bucharest City Hall of not taking action to cut high pollution levels. “An entire country is condemned because of an irresponsible local administration,” he...
A record 15 million passengers used Bucharest airports in 2019
Bucharest airports say there was record traffic last year in terms of passenger
numbers and flights, airport authorities reported.
Traffic at the Henri Coanda and the Baneasa airports increased to 14.73 million, a rise of 6.3% from the previous year, according to the Bucharest Airports National Company which released the figures this week....
Romania coronavirus cases soar to 698 in single day
Romania reported almost 700 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the highest number reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
The Strategic Communication Group said Romania had a total of 32,079 cases after 698 new infections in the past 24 hours. Many of them were in the capital.
Pentagon has $130 million plan to turn ‘former Soviet base’ in Romania into NATO Black Sea hub
An airfield in central Romania could become a hub for U.S. Air Force operations in southeastern Europe, where the Pentagon is seeking added fighter plane rotations as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression, the Stars and Stripes reported.
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, which is working...
With churches closed for Easter, Romania’s PM tells faithful to use holiday for ‘deep reflection’ on the world after coronavirus
With churches forced to close for Easter due to the coronavirus pandemic, Romania's Prime Minister Ludovic Orban appealed to religious Romanians to use the occasion to reflect on what the future holds when the health crisis passes.
In his Easter message Saturday, Orban said he was encouraged that in spite of the challenges of...
German truck maker MAN opens 4 million euro service and sales point in western Romania
German truck maker MAN has opened its ninth service and sales point in Romania, a 4 million euro investment which business groups and diplomats said was particularly welcome during the coronavirus pandemic.
„The decision to open an office in Oradea in this difficult period came from a desire to support the Romanian transport sector...
Romanian Black Sea tourism hit by Covid panic, takings down by more than one-third
Like tourism around the world this year, Romania's Black Sea tourism has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of tourists to the coast in southeastern Romania was down by nearly a third this summer and takings fell even more, an industry chief said Monday.
Ionut Nedea who is manager...
EU reports fewer railway fatalities. Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania are worst countries for accidents
The number of railway accidents and deaths across the European Union has gone down in recent years although hundreds still die and hundreds of others are seriously injured every year across the 28-member bloc.
Most of
the railway accidents occurred in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania in 2018,
Eurostat reported Wednesday
It...
European Commission gives Romania one month to tackle illegal logging
The European Commission has told Romania it has one month to implement regulations to prevent timber companies from selling illegally chopped wood and timber products on the EU market.
The Commission on Wednesday said Romanian authorities had failed to effectively check operators and sanction violations. It said inconsistencies in Romanian law did not permit...
