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Marcel Vela: No emergency decrees will be issued during the state of alert

18:54, 04 Mai 2020
Romania's Interior minister Marcel Vela has said on Monday that, during the state of alert, no emergency ordinances will be issued, specifying that all sanctioning decisions are decided by the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations once the alert has been set.

Iohannis: The state of emergency will not be prolonged. From May 15, alert state

14:43, 04 Mai 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that the state of emergency will not be extended, adding that, from May 15 Romania will introduce the state of alert to "keep the epidemic under control".

Colliers: 70% of Employees Want to Keep Working from Home

12:14, 04 Mai 2020
Seven in ten employees in Romania want to continue working mostly from home even after Romania emerges from the state of emergency and relaxes restrictions, a survey by Colliers International showed Monday.

Marcel Ciolacu about Klaus Iohannis: It shows how low you can get in politics

16:19, 29 Apr. 2020
The statement of president Klaus Iohannis "shows how low you can get into politics", deems Marcel Ciolacu, leader of he Social-Democratic Party (PSD). "It is an exit that totally disqualifies the presidential position!", writes Ciolacu on Facebook.

Iohannis, on the autonomy of the Szekler Land: It is incredible what is happening in Parliament

16:10, 29 Apr. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has launched a harsh attack on PSD, accusing the social-democrats of "willing to give Transylvania to the Hungarians": "It's incredible where this PSD has ended up, what agreements are being made in the Romanian Parliament".

Coronavirus in Romania: Almost 12.000 cases, of which 3.576 Romanians cured and 675 dead

13:34, 29 Apr. 2020
In Romania, since the beginning of the pandemic, almost 12.000 people have been infected, of which 3.576 have been cured and discharged, and 675 have lost their lives, according to Wednesday's report of the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).

Orban: We are assessing all the possibilities for extending the state of emergency

12:55, 29 Apr. 2020
Prime minister Ludovic Orban says authorities are assessing all possibilities for extending the state of emergency and the decision will be made as 15 May approaches.

Another four Romanians died of coronavirus. The toll reaches 650 deaths

12:49, 28 Apr. 2020
Four more Romanians infected with coronavirus - two women and two men - have died, as the toll reaches 650 deaths in Romania.

Iohannis: Schools, kindergartens and universities will not reopen soon

14:35, 27 Apr. 2020
Schools, kindergartens and universities will not reopen during this school year, president Klaus Iohannis has announced on Monday.

Romania: 11.339 people infected with COVID-19 / 303 cases, reported in the last 24 hours

14:15, 27 Apr. 2020
A number of 303 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus have been reported in the last 24 hours, with the total number reaching 11.339 people diagnosed in Romania, has announced, on Monday, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).

Rafila: Restaurants, especially those without terraces, will probably be late in opening

11:45, 27 Apr. 2020
The president of the Romanian Society of Microbiology (SRM), Alexandru Rafila, has said on Monday that restaurants, especially those that operate indoors and have no terraces, will be delayed with reopening, in the context in which, after 15 May, hotels could resume operations.

Coronavirus in Romania: 10.417 confirmed cases, of which 2.817 people cured and 552 died

13:48, 24 Apr. 2020
In Romania, a number of 10.417 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed until Friday, 321 being new cases, diagnosed in the last 24 hours. 552 people died and 2.817 were declared cured and discharged.

Romania’s president: I will support the creation of an economic recovery fund for all EU member states

16:45, 23 Apr. 2020
Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has said on Thursday he will support the creation of an economic recovery fund in the European Union that could benefit all member states. The president added that the support offered by the EU so far to Romania reaches 1,5 billion euros.

Over 10.000 Romanians, confirmed with the new coronavirus. 527 dead and 2.478 healed

13:24, 23 Apr. 2020
The Strategic Communications Group has announced on Thursday that the number of people confirmed with COVID-19 in Romania exceeded 10.000. There were also 527 deaths and almost 2.500 cases of people cured.

Ludovic Orban announces resumption of influenza vaccine production at „Cantacuzino”

13:24, 23 Apr. 2020
Prime minister Ludovic Orban has announced on Thursday, after a visit to the National Institute for Medical-Military Research and Development "Cantacuzino", that the production of influenza vaccine will be resumed at this institute, being necessary to purchase a single piece of equipment.

All Romanians will be obliged to wear protective masks after 15 May, in enclosed spaces

16:12, 22 Apr. 2020
Romanians will be obliged, after May 15, to wear protective masks in enclosed spaces and in public transport, president Klaus Iohannis has announced. After the same date, people will no longer have to declare when and why they leave the house.

Romania: 468 new infections with coronavirus. The total number reaches 9.710

14:20, 22 Apr. 2020
468 new people infected with coronavirus in Romania have been registered in the last 24 hours. The total number of patients reached 9.710. At intensive care, at the moment, there are 288 patients.

The flights with workers from Cluj to Germany continue

13:02, 22 Apr. 2020
Charter flights to Germany that bring workers to work in agriculture will continue until 17 May, announces David Ciceo, director of "Avram Iancu" International Airport.

Iohannis, virulent reaction to Streinu-Cercel’s plan: We do not come with such totalitarian measures

17:45, 21 Apr. 2020
The president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, has had a virulent reaction to Adrian Streinu-Cercel's plan, saying that totalitarian measures will not be imposed in our country and such a plan is "unacceptable".

The Ombudsman, on the idea of ​​quarantining those over 65: Authorities must reassure them

14:50, 21 Apr. 2020
The Romanian ombudsman is asking the authorities to give assurances that they will not decide to quarantine people over 65: hundreds of petitions have been received, in which elderly people express their fear.

Public Health Institute: The number of new cases of COVID-19 decreasing compared to last week

14:47, 21 Apr. 2020
The number of new cases of infection with the new COVID-19 has decreased, compared to last week, by over 10 percent, and most cases and deaths are concentrated in Suceava, Bucharest, Hunedoara, Arad and Mureş, according to the report of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).

Marcel Vela announces the Military Decree number 9: The ban on wheat exports, eliminated

21:37, 16 Apr. 2020
Minister Marcel Vela has issued, on Thursday, OM9, by which the ban on the export of wheat was eliminated. Also, the document on Thursday extended the suspension of flights to and from Romania from: Great Britain, Northern Ireland, USA, Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Iran, Italy, France and Germany.

Iohannis, about the vote in Parliament: A majority without any legitimacy voted in a populist manner

15:39, 16 Apr. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said on Thursday, referring to parliamentarians who voted to extend the state of emergency and to impose conditions on the Government, that "a majority without any legitimacy votes populist measures that have no support", alluding to at PSD, UDMR, ALDE and Pro Romania.

Romania’s Parliament agrees to extend the state of emergency. Conditions, imposed on the Government

14:39, 16 Apr. 2020
The Romanian lawmakers, on Thursday, in an online meeting, with a majority of votes, approved the request of president Klaus Iohannis to extend the state of emergency on Romania's territory for another 30 days, but a series of conditions have been imposed on the Government.

About 9.400 people have entered the country in the last 24 hours

13:02, 16 Apr. 2020
About 19.000 people, Romanian and foreign citizens, and over 13.600 means of transport have passed through border points in the last 24 hours.

Predoiu: The Justice Ministry offers more flexible legal forms for the business environment

19:45, 15 Apr. 2020
The Justice Ministry has initiated a draft emergency decree to facilitate the organizing the general meetings of associates remotely, says minister of Justice, Cătălin Predoiu, in a press release sent to MEDIAFAX.

The date of local elections will no longer be set by the Government, but by the Parliament

18:39, 15 Apr. 2020
The Senate has adopted the draft law extending the mayors terms. The terms of the mayors, as well as of the presidents of county councils are extended by a maximum of 6 months from the end of the state of emergency.

Tăriceanu: Authorities hide the number of infections with COVID-19.The figures are just dust in eyes

13:40, 15 Apr. 2020
Călin Popescu Tăriceanu accuses the authorities of hiding the actual number of infections with Covid-19. The ALDE leader says president Klaus Iohannis knows the situation.

Romania registers 7.216 cases of COVID-19. Over 1.200 people cured

13:29, 15 Apr. 2020
Until Wednesday, on the Romanian territory, 7.216 cases of persons infected with COVID-19 virus were confirmed, and of the positively confirmed persons, 1.217 were declared cured and discharged, announces the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).

Five more deaths, reported by GCS on Wednesday. The toll reaches 362 deaths due to COVID-19

13:05, 15 Apr. 2020
Five more deaths have been reported Wednesday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), and the total number reaches 362 people who lost their lives in Romania due to infection with the new coronavirus.

Marcel Ciolacu, undecided on voting in Parliament for prolonging the state of emergency

20:10, 14 Apr. 2020
Marcel Ciolacu says the Social-Democratic Party must decide whether or not to vote in Parliament the extension of the state of emergency, as there are consequences to consider in both situations.He says the Government is incompetent and does not come with solutions for testing, economy, agriculture.

Another five Romanians have died due to coronavirus. Among them, an ambulance driver in the Capital

17:51, 14 Apr. 2020
Five more Romanians have died from coronavirus in Romania, with a total of 351 deaths. Among the dead is a 53-year-old man, a private ambulance driver carrying patients on dialysis.

Parliament’s members will vote on Iohannis’s decree on extending the state of emergency on Thursday

17:16, 14 Apr. 2020
The Parliament has been convened for Thursday to vote on the decree to extend the state of emergency. The vote will be given online.

Marcel Vela: The extension of the state of emergency depends on us all

15:25, 14 Apr. 2020
Interior minister Marcel Vela says that extending the state of emergency depends on the number of illnesses with COVID-19, but also on the attitude of the Romanians regarding the measures of personal hygiene and a correct estimation of the period cannot be announced.

Klaus Iohannis extends the state of emergency for another 30 days: The danger has not passed

15:24, 14 Apr. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has announced on Tuesday the extension of the state of emergency on Romania's territory for another 30 days, saying that there are no signs of slowing down the epidemic, and "the number of infected people and the deaths caused are increasing daily in an alert pace".

Letter to the prime minister from political leaders: They request meetings to restart the economy

20:43, 13 Apr. 2020
Social-Democratic Party (PSD) president Marcel Ciolacu has announced on Monday that he sent a letter to prime minister Ludovic Orban, signed by four other political leaders, requesting to the head of the Executive to meet regularly to restart the economy.

Another 45 tons of medical equipment will arrive in Romania in the next days

18:02, 13 Apr. 2020
Several Ministry of Defence aircraft will bring medical equipment purchased from South Korea to Romania over the next four days. The acquisition was made by the Romanian state, and the equipment will be distributed to hospitals throughout the country.

Official: To date, 47 Romanian citizens abroad have died of COVID-19

14:44, 13 Apr. 2020
Since the beginning of the epidemic of COVID-19 and up to this moment, 47 Romanian citizens abroad, 13 in Italy, 11 in France, 12 in the UK, seven in Spain, two in Germany, one in Belgium and one in Sweden have died, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) has announced.

Ciolacu: Extending the state of emergency without economic measures would be a total unconsciousness

14:35, 13 Apr. 2020
PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu argues that prolonging the state of emergency without minimum guarantees that the correct and necessary measures will be taken to prevent an economic disaster would be a total unconsciousness.The social-democrat proposes to the Government a set of social and economic steps.

Four new deaths reported by authorities due to COVID-19. The official toll reaches 318 dead

13:23, 13 Apr. 2020
Four new deaths due to coronavirus infection have been reported by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) on Monday. In total, 318 people died in Romania due to COVID-19.