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Corruption is on the rise in Romania and it now ranks at the bottom of the list of European Union countries, according to the annual ranking carried out by a global anti-corruption watchdog. The ranking by the civic group Transparency International measures the levels of perceived corruption in 180 countries on a yearly...

The number of new coronavirus infections remained high on Friday, with authorities reporting 411 new cases in the past 24 hours, the second consecutive day when new cases have gone beyond 400. The Strategic Communication Group said medical authorities had conducted 11,800 tests in the past day, meaning that 3.84% of tests came...

The U.S. ambassador to Romania, Adrian Zuckerman, has warned against using Huawei to develop the country’s 5G networks saying it could pose a threat to national security. Stressing the alternatives to the Chinese group, Zuckerman said U.S., European and South Korean companies, such as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm, were leading the way with...

Cats are known for hiding away in drawers and wardrobes. But when laborers were called to the radiology department at a hospital in the Black Sea port of Constanta to repair the ventilation system, they probably didn't expect to find a group of furry felines. As they removed a false ceiling in the...

#EUvsVirus, an online pan-European Hackathon, that aims to find technology-based solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is taking place this weekend. More than 16,000 groups will participate in the virtual event, including 1,200 from Romania, a relatively high number, with only Italy, Spain and Germany having a greater presence. Up to...

Since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Romania, like other countries, has placed hundreds of thousands of people in quarantine, both those entering the country and residents living in virus hotspots around the country. But a ruling from Romania’s top court on Thursday has raised questions about whether the government has the legal authority to enforce quarantine...

“Indolent” officials who fail to take responsibility and have a slapdash approach to their jobs. People who don’t work in a team and publish dishonest information. That’s what Violeta Alexandru said she found after she became labor minister. Alexandru said she encountered a litany of problems at the ministry after her appointment in November.

Romanian Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban faces a confidence vote Monday amid political uncertainty and concerns that European Union policymaking will be held up over the process. There were tensions ahead of the vote in Bucharest, with two parties including the Social Democrats, the largest group in the legislature, saying they would boycott the session. However, 235...

The number of cases of confirmed coronavirus climbed to more than 10,400 on Friday, with 312 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death count rose to 552, the Strategic Communication Group said in its daily report. Separately, 70 Romanian citizens abroad have succumbed to the virus. Seven people died in...

Dozens of lawmakers from the European Parliament have written to Romania’s president asking him not to sign into law a bill that would ban gender identity studies in schools and universities and send the country's education "back to the Middle Ages,” according to critics. Sixty-four lawmakers appealed to President Iohannis, saying if signed into...