European Commission: Romania’s population will drop to 15 million by 2070
Romania’s population, which has steadily decreased in recent years, is projected to shrink even further in the next 50 years.
By 2070, Romania’s population will be 15 million, the European
Commission said.
When communism ended in 1989, Romania had a population of
23 million. Over the past 30 years, it dropped by 3.8...
‘Almost perfect’ money forgery case cracked in Romania
It was
nearly the perfect forgery.
For six years, three Romanian money counterfeiters manufactured and put into circulation 17,000 replicas of the 100 lei bill, fake currency worth a total of 354,000 euros.
For years, investigators searched for a clue, a way to crack the crime. They even brought Europol officers...
World’s oldest man, Dumitru Comanescu dies aged 111
Dumitru
Comanescu, the world’s oldest man, has died at the age of 111 and almost eight
months, Romanian authorities said.
Romanian Comanescu
who took the title less than a month ago passed on Saturday morning, the
director of the Bucharest Center for Seniors, Alexandra Dobre told Digi24. There
was no word on the cause of death.
Romania eases out of Covid-19 lockdown, but restrictions, questions remain
Romania
lifted more restrictions on Monday both at home and for travelers to the
country, but says some restrictions must remain to keep the spread of the coronavirus
in check.
Malls, private schools, kindergartens, fitness centers and outdoor swimming pools were allowed to reopen on Monday, although masks are still compulsory in indoor public places. Cinemas and...
Romanians set to re-elect president who promises to back anti-corruption fight (update 6)
Romanians were voting Sunday in an presidential election in which the clear favorite is centrist president Klaus Iohannis, who has vowed to continue to strengthen the rule of law and support anti-corruption measures that were rolled back by successive Social Democrat governments.
Iohannis, 60, a former physics teacher supported by the center-right Liberal...
Ex-Romanian strongman Liviu Dragnea indicted of embezzling European Union funds
The former leader of the Social Democratic Party, Liviu Dragnea has been indicted of embezzling millions of euros of European Union funds by forging documents to ensure a company won contracts to build roads during his term as the chairman of the county council.
The Anti-corruption Directorate late Friday said Dragnea, currently serving
a 3...
Romanian opposition parties move to thwart no-confidence vote that PM-designate Ludovic Orban plans to lose
Romania’s
prime minister-designate Ludovic Orban is facing a no-confidence vote which he
plans to lose.
But the tactic may not work after three opposition parties said they would boycott Monday’s vote leaving parliament with too few lawmakers to validate the session.
That would derail the Liberals’ plan to hold early elections which...
Romania court hands hefty prison sentences to owners of Colectiv nightclub where 64 killed in fire
A Romanian court has handed sentences of nearly 12 years to three owners of the Colectiv nightclub, where a fire erupted four years ago, killing 64.
The Bucharest Court also sentenced Ioana Daniela Nita, the manager of a company whose fireworks sparked the fatal blaze on Oct. 30, 2015 to 12 years and eight...
German shoe manufacturer plans to ax hundreds of jobs in Romania over rising costs
Hundreds of jobs in the shoe industry are to go after a German shoe
manufacturer Ara Shoes announced it was closing one of its factories in Romania
and would ax jobs at a second plant this year over rising costs, a paper
reported
The company said it would shut its factory in the town of Simleul Silvaniei...
Romania eyes June 1 to reopen outdoor cafes and beaches in mid-June
It looks increasingly likely that outdoor cafes and restaurants in Romania will reopen on June 1 if the number of coronavirus cases stays at the current level, a minister said.
Health Minister Nelu Tataru said: “If the downward trend continues, we are thinking of easing more restrictions, such as opening outdoor terraces on June...
