2020-10-19 19:45:03

At Three Seas Initiative Virtual Summit, ForMin Aurescu highlights Romania's commitment objectives

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Monday participated in a virtual Smart Money ministerial panel of the Web Forum held on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative Virtual Summit (I3M) organised by Estonia to highlight Romania's constant commitment to th...

2020-10-19 18:23:36

President Iohannis: General election set according to law and will take place on December 6

President Klaus Iohannis said at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Monday that the general election would take place on the set date, namely December 6.

"The general election was set according to the law and will take place on December 6, and as far as the...

2020-10-19 17:26:20

Deva Fortress cable car to be replaced with bigger one, on 15.7mln lei investment

The cable car on Deva Fortress will be replaced with a new one, with a capacity of 30 seats, double compared to the current one, based on an investment worth over 15.7 million lei which includes also works for the modernization of inclined transport installations, control s...

2020-10-19 17:16:25

Coronavirus: Authorities suspend face to face activity in Bucharest schools

The Bucharest Municipality Committee for Emergency Situations (CMBSU) on Tuesday decided to suspend face to face activity in the educational units in the Capital City, the spokeswoman for the Prefect's Office, Mariana Stancu-Tipisca, informed on Monday.

S...

2020-10-19 15:02:14

PSD's Ciolacu: Closing schools, but holding elections, the normal Romania promised by the president

Social Democratic Party (PSDD) national leader Marcel Ciolacu said on Monday that the officials are using "double standards" when dealing with the health crisis, as they want to close schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Presi...

2020-10-19 14:48:57

GeneralElection/ Eight parties, two independents file final bids with Overseas Electoral Bureau

The electoral bureau for Romanians overseas has reported that the bids submitted by political parties and formations and also by independents for a seat in the Romanian Parliament representing the overseas Romanians have remained final.

According to the decis...

2020-10-19 14:20:50

Romania's SARS-CoV-2 case count rises by 2,466 to 182,854; death toll reaches 5,931

As many as 2,466 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded from the previous reporting following 8,040 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the novel coronavirus communication task force reported on Monday.

Th...

2020-10-19 10:17:49

Statistics: Last year's environmental protection expenditures at 16 bln lei, 1.5 pct of GDP

Environmental protection expenditures by the overall economy last year stood at approximately 16 billion lei, accounting for 1.5 percent of GDP, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) informs.

The highest amounts for environmental protection were spent fo...