More than 1,100 Romanians infected with Covid-19 at German slaughterhouse
1,000 Romanian workers working at a slaughterhouse in northwestern Germany, have tested positive for Covid-19, the latest outbreak to sicken Romania's migrant workers, the foreign ministry said.
Initially, authorities said that 650 Romanians had been infected at the meat processing plant in Tonnies, which employs about 4,000 Romanians, but on Thursday announced that...
Coronavirus Anxiety: Romania opens new helpline for Covid-19 distress
Romania has opened a new helpline for people who are anxious or feel overwhelmed by the spread of the new coronavirus.
The line set up by non-governmental group HUB is a call center for people suffering from anxiety and depression over the virus and its effects on everyday life.
UPDATE. Romania’s new health minister tasked with handling the biggest health crisis since the revolution. Who is he?
Romania's Health Minister Victor Costache resigned on Thursday after proposing that Bucharest’s 2 million residents should individually be tested for COVID-19.
Critics said the idea was logistically difficult, inefficient and far too expensive for the underfunded healthcare system.
The initiative was also the last straw, and he was forced to go....
BREAKING NEWS | Adrian Zuckerman confirmed as new US Ambassador to Romania
Tonight, the US Senate oficially confirmed Adrian Zuckerman, a Romanian-bord New Jersey lawyer nominated by Donald Trump, as the new US Ambassador to Romania. The final vote tally was 65 for and 30 against. President Trump will notified of the Senate's decision.
Thousands in Romania protest illegal logging and deaths of forest rangers
Thousands of people in Romania have staged marches in cities around the country to demonstrate against illegal logging and demand better protection for the country’s virgin forests and to protest the slayings of two forest rangers who were killed in just over a month.
The deaths raised fears for the safety of those...
UPDATE. Liberal PM-designate steps back minutes before Romanian Parliament vote. Says Liberal chairman Ludovic Orban is best pick for job.
Prime Minister-designate Florin Citu of the Liberal Party announced he was stepping down on Thursday minutes before he faced a confidence vote in Parliament. He said recent developments meant that Liberal chairman Ludovic Orban was the best choice for the job.
It was unclear whether the minority government led by Citu, who was...
Romanian government to hand out 1 billion euros to companies hit by COVID-19 crisis
Romania's government will offer one billion euros to small and medium-sized enterprises hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
The money comes from unspent European funds from the 2014-2020 period which needs to be used by the end of the year, Ziarul Financiar reported.
The financing will be given in the form of...
Cold Comfort: Igloo Village to be built in Transylvanian mountains
News that Romania’s Ice Hotel would not be built for the first time in 16 years due to unseasonably warm weather disappointed tourists planning a winter break in the Transylvanian mountains.
But owners have now come up with an alternative offer for holidaymakers looking for chilly charms 2,000 meters up the mountains.
Romania’s snail-pace roads: authorities ‘hopeful’ of building 100 kilometers of highways in 2020
Car ownership
has almost doubled in size in the last decade in Romania, but the country’s
highways have failed to keep pace with the amount of traffic.
Highway building has become a priority for the country’s political parties after an entrepreneur Stefan Manfachi built a 1-meter highway in 2019 to shame the authorities and protest the...
Pro-Russian Socialist elected mayor of Moldovan capital
A
pro-Russian Socialist has been elected mayor of the Moldovan capital Chisinau, a
loss for pro-European parties which have held the seat since the country declared
independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Ion Ceban of the Moldovan Socialists’ Party won 52.4% of the vote in Sunday’s runoff to defeat Andrei Nastase, the co-chairman...
