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President Klaus Iohannis’ message for Romanians: We are in a full war

13:54, 20 Mart. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis calls on Romanians, in this period of crisis, to be responsible and supportive of one another. "Together and only together we will succeed", the president has said. "Protect yourself and your loved ones, keep the distance (...), don't expose yourself and don't expose them".

GCS: 17 new cases of coronavirus. The number reaches 277, including 25 people cured

17:42, 19 Mart. 2020
There are 17 new coronavirus cases, in Bucharest, Suceava, Cluj, Bistriţa Năsăud, Covasna, Iaşi, Dolj, Ilfov and Constanţa. The total reaches 277, out of which 25 people were cured.

Romania’s Parliament has approved president Iohannis’ decree for the state of emergency

16:40, 19 Mart. 2020
The presidential decree on the state of emergency has been unanimously approved in a historic session of Romania's Parliament, in which the dignitaries voted online.

Klaus Iohannis to the diaspora: We have to tell them sadly, but also sincerely, not to come home

14:49, 19 Mart. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has told "with sadness" to the Romanians abroad not to come home this year for holidays: "Romanians abroad are dear to us. We want to see them, we would like to be together, but this year, for these holidays, it is impossible".

MAE facilitated the repatriation of 189 Romanian citizens from Malta, Egypt and Spain

12:59, 19 Mart. 2020
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) states that on Wednesday it was facilitated the repatriation of 100 Romanian citizens (74 from Malta and 26 from Egypt) who returned safely to the country and this morning other 89 Romanians returned from Spain.

Romania: 14 new cases of coronavirus. The total number reaches 260

18:40, 18 Mart. 2020
Other 14 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Romania. The new cases are in Bucharest, Braşov, Constanţa, Maramureş and Dolj and the youngest patient is two years old. The total number reached 260 cases.

Romania’s participation to the largest NATO military drills in Europe has been cancelled

17:37, 18 Mart. 2020
Romania's National Defence Ministry has stated that participation to the DEFENDER EUROPE 2020 Exercise was cancelled in the context of the spread of the epidemic with the new coronavirus.

Victor Negrescu: Romania needs to establish a team to deal with EU funds

15:07, 18 Mart. 2020
Victor Negrescu has announced that on Wednesday takes place the first European-level discussion on the funds to be allocated by the EU. Romania receives 491 million euros and can subsequently benefit from 2,5 billion euros. He stated that our country must establish a team to deal with the issue.

Epidemiological investigation at Tarom after a pilot was diagnosed with the new virus

12:57, 18 Mart. 2020
The pilot from Tarom diagnosed with the new coronavirus has had contacts with nine other pilots and some of them had contact with 22 colleagues and 19 family members, the Strategic Communication Group announces. An epidemiological investigation is underway at the airline.

Romania: 29 new coronavirus cases. The number reaches 246

12:37, 18 Mart. 2020
The Strategic Communication Group has announced, on Wednesday morning, 29 new cases of coronavirus in Romania compared to the last report, currently being 246 people confirmed with the new virus.

Klaus Iohannis, in video conference with ministers: We want to limit the medical tourism

17:50, 17 Mart. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has discussed, during a videoconference, with the ministers responsible for managing the crisis with COVID-19 and told them this morning that he had spoken with Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission's president, about the measures that must be coordinated in the EU.

Romania: 184 people confirmed with the new coronavirus

15:52, 17 Mart. 2020
The number of people confirmed with the new coronavirus has increased to 184, 16 more than the last reporting, according to the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).

COVID-19 official news online platform has been launched

14:35, 17 Mart. 2020
The Government of Romania, through the Romanian Digitization Authority, announces that, along with an NGO, has launched the COVID-19 Official News online platform (stirioficiale.ro), where news and conferences will be published online regarding the coronavirus epidemic.

Updated data: 168 Romanians are confirmed with coronavirus infection

19:08, 16 Mart. 2020
The number of people who have been confirmed with coronavirus infection has reached 168, announces, on Monday, the Strategic Communications Group (GCS). All newly confirmed positive persons with COVID-19, respectively 10, are either contacts of positive cases or quarantined persons.

Banks Call for Amended Regulations to Postpone Loan Payments

16:26, 16 Mart. 2020
Commercial banks have asked the Romanian central bank to amend the regulation framework to allow postponing loan payments in various situation arising from the coronavirus crisis, such as isolation, travel restrictions or suspension of activity.

PSD proposes to the Orban Cabinet a set of measures to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

15:16, 16 Mart. 2020
Interim Social-Democratic Party (PSD) head Marcel Ciolacu has said he expects Ludovic Orban Government to take action after Saturday's installing and proposes a set of measures.

Romania: 19 new cases of coronavirus. The official number reaches 158 people diagnosed

13:18, 16 Mart. 2020
There are 158 coronavirus cases in Romania, the representatives of the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Monday morning. Among these, 19 cases are new.

SMEs Call for Urgent Government Action to Navigate Covid-19 Crisis

13:03, 16 Mart. 2020
Around 98.6% small and medium-sized businesses in Romania say their activity will be deeply affected in the upcoming period by restrictions imposed in a bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 and call for urgent measures to stay afloat.

Bădulescu: 380 people are in quarantine in Bucharest; 210 seats are still available

13:02, 16 Mart. 2020
Aurelian Bădulescu, Capital city's deputy mayor, has said on Monday that in Bucharest there are 210 places available for quarantined persons and other 380 places are occupied. He says that the City Hall has 200 places permanently.

Romania’s Current Account Posts Surplus of EUR149M in January

12:48, 16 Mart. 2020
Romania's current account balance posted a surplus of EUR149 million in January, compared with a surplus of EUR322 million in January 2019, central bank data showed Monday.

Klaus Iohannis: I am nominating Ludovic Orban for the position of prime minister

15:59, 13 Mart. 2020
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has said on Friday that his proposal for Romania's prime minister is Ludovic Orban, being the only proposal he received from political parties, following the consultations.

Ludovic Orban will be isolated at home after contacts with Chiţac: I will isolate myself at Vila Lac

11:55, 13 Mart. 2020
Acting Romanian prime minister Ludovic Orban has announced on Friday that, after lawmaker Virgil Chiţac has been confirmed with coronavirus, he and all members of the National Political Board will be isolated at home.

Orban announces that he will not attend the consultations: It would mean exposing the president

11:55, 13 Mart. 2020
Acting Romanian prime minister Ludovic Orban has announced that he is no longer attending the consultations at the Cotroceni Palace, which are to take place today, after he decided to self-isolate, following the confirmation of a liberal senator as ill with COVID-19.

Romania Net Average Salary Drops 4.5% on Month in January

09:23, 13 Mart. 2020
The average net salary in Romania fell 4.5% in nominal terms in January compared with December 2019, to 3,189 lei (around EUR662), data from the country's statistics board showed Friday.

Klaus Iohannis convenes consultations with political parties to designate a new prime minister

20:25, 12 Mart. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has announced on Thursday evening, after Florin Cîţu gave up his mandate, that he has decided to consult with the parliamentary parties starting on Friday at 13.00.

Romania confirms 39 cases of coronavirus

20:04, 11 Mart. 2020
The 39th coronavirus case has been confirmed at national level, representatives of the Strategic Communication Group have announced on the situation of COVID-19 in Romania. One of the most recently confirmed pacients is a 54 year old woman who was in direct contact with the patient admitted to the Gerota Hospital.

Raed Arafat: It is not necessary for Bucharest and Ilfov county to be in quarantine now

12:49, 11 Mart. 2020
It is not required that Bucharest and Ilfov county be quarantined at this time, says Raed Arafat, secretary of state in the Ministry of Interior Affairs.

Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Romania, in Buzău and Bucharest

20:20, 09 Mart. 2020
Two new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Romania, a 73-year-old woman from Buzau and a 60-year-old man from Bucharest, with the number of people suffering from this new type of virus reaching 17, the Strategic Communication Group has announced.

Three Government employees, suspected of coronavirus

18:24, 09 Mart. 2020
Three people working at the Romanian Government are suspected of coronavirus. Acting prime minister Ludovic Orban has announced on Monday that an epidemiological investigation is taking place at the Government.

All school contests and sports competitions, suspended to limit the spread of coronavirus

17:05, 09 Mart. 2020
Education minister, Monica Anisie, has made the decision, on Monday, to suspend all school contests and sports competitions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A new coronavirus case, the ninth in Romania, has been confirmed

18:47, 06 Mart. 2020
A new coronavirus case has been confirmed on Friday, at a 40 year old man from Hunedoara, who had returned from Bergamo, Italy. This is the ninth case in Romania, with the man already being hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Timişoara.

Saudi Al-Arab Reaches 96.6% Ownership of Electroputere Craiova

16:29, 06 Mart. 2020
Romanian power transformers producer Electroputere Craiova (EPT.RO) is free to delist from the Bucharest Stock Exchange after its majority shareholder ended an offering to buy a minority stake.

Iohannis: Find tools to protect forests. PSD has been doing this for a long time without success

14:20, 06 Mart. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has launched on Friday, at the Ulieşti forestry yard, a call on the Government to find new tools to protect Romania's forests: "For a pretty long time, PSD has been doing this without success".

Marcel Ciolacu: The vote on Cîţu Cabinet to be held next week

12:52, 06 Mart. 2020
Social-Democratic Party's acting leader Marcel Ciolacu has said on Friday that the Cîţu Government parliamentary vote will take place next week, but that the exact date will be set on Monday in the Permanent Joint Offices.

Marcel Ciolacu on Şerban Nicolae’s candidacy for the Senate leadership: A surprise is possible

13:53, 05 Mart. 2020
The acting PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu has said on Wednesday evening that a political decision should be made regarding the candidacy of Şerban Nicolae for the Senate leadership. A surprise is possible, said the social-democratic leader.

Tătaru: We have 1.000 coronavirus tests available at Matei Balş and several hundred at other centers

13:35, 05 Mart. 2020
"Matei Balş" Institute has about 1.000 tests for coronavirus and the other test centres in the country have several hundreds each, Nelu Tătaru, state secretary in the Health Ministry said.

The Environment Guard head in Bucharest has been sacked

12:03, 05 Mart. 2020
Viorel Glăman has been dismissed from the position Bucharest's Environmental Guard chief. Environment acting minister, Costel Alexe, has made a request to this effect to the National Environmental Guard, following the scandal caused by excessive pollution in the Capital.

A new positive case of coronavirus, a 71-year-old person from Suceava

18:38, 04 Mart. 2020
The sixth case of infection with the new coronavirus in Romania has been confirmed. According to the first data, is a 71-year-old person from Suceava for whom the test is positive.

Housing Prices Grow 1.6% in Romania in February

17:59, 04 Mart. 2020
Asking prices for housing in Romania grew 1.6% in February compared with January, with the biggest growth recorded in Cluj-Napoca, according to a housing market report by Imobiliare.ro.

EC Proposes Opening Excessive Deficit Procedure for Romania

15:20, 04 Mart. 2020
The European Commission has proposed to the Council to open an excessive deficit procedure for Romania and adopted a recommendation to the Council setting out the adjustment requirements, the Commission said in a statement Wednesday.