Romania has pushed back its target to join the single currency euro area to 2027-2028 from 2024, Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday, as it must correct its large…
A fire killed four people at a COVID-19 hospital in Romanian capital Bucharest early on Friday and 102 other patients have been evacuated, officials said. The fire, which has since…
BUCHAREST, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Romania's minimum wage will rise by 3.1% to a monthly gross of 2,300 lei ($577) from January, a "compromise formula" needed to overhaul the coronavirus-hit…
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist president Klaus Iohannis asked finance minister Florin Citu on Tuesday to lead a centre-right coalition government able to shore up public finances and boost investment.…
BUCHAREST, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Romania's incumbent centrist Prime Minister Ludovic Orban resigned on Monday, signalling that he has given up his bid to become the next premier after Sunday's…
BUCHAREST, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Romanians head to the polls on Sunday in a national ballot key to restoring the country's reputation among investors, with the incumbent, reform-oriented centrists of…
Earlier this week, Oana Gheorghiu and Carmen Uscatu were at a county hospital in northeastern Romania making plans to quickly replace its intensive care unit after a fire destroyed it…
Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law conditions attached to EU funds to expedite a deal on the bloc's long-term budget and coronavirus recovery fund, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told…
A total of 24 European countries - Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal,…
Romanian officials will check all intensive care units after a fire killed 10 people at a hospital treating coronavirus patients, the government announced. The fire broke out on Saturday in…
Ten people died on Saturday in a fire at a Romanian hospital treating coronavirus patients, the country's agency for emergency situations (ISU) said. The blaze broke out in the intensive…
Romanian authorities said on Thursday they will suspend flights to and from high-risk countries to stem a sharp rise in new coronavirus infections. The number of infections in Romania rose…
A Romanian town has re-elected their mayor by a landslide even though he died two weeks ago from COVID-19 complications/ A video shared on social media showed dozens of villagers visiting the…
Over 18 million of Romanians are entitled to cast votes on Sunday to decide who will run their municipalities and provincial councils for the next four years, in an election…
The number of new coronavirus infections in Romania has risen by 1,713 in the past day, a record high, taking the cumulative total to 107,011 cases, the government said on…
Romania's total of coronavirus cases has passed 100,000, the government said on Friday and authorities are set to extend a state of alert by a month, with face masks mandatory…
Romania's centrist minority government survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday, improving political stability as the country struggles to curb the coronavius epidemic that has pummelled its economy. Parliamentary…
Romanian theatres and cinemas could reopen from Sept. 1 with social distancing restrictions and protective masks, while the return of indoor restaurants depends on the number of new coronavirus cases…
A handout photo made available by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) shows an aerial view of Australia's new icebreaker RSV Nuyina being towed in the Danube River as it leaves…
The number of coronavirus infections in Romania rose by 1,295 new cases on the day taking the cumulative total to 50,886 cases, the government said on Friday, as the country…
The Emergency Situations Committee, led by prime minister Ludovic Orban, this week outlined a new set of rules aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. As such, wearing…
The number of coronavirus infections in Romania rose by a record 1,030 new cases in a day, the government said on Wednesday, as the World Health Organization said spikes in…
A legislative void that enabled thousands of Romanians infected with the new coronavirus to walk out of hospitals or not be treated at all ends on Tuesday as a new law comes into…
In its extraordinary meeting this week, the government adopted the decision on extending the state of alert in Romania by another 30 days, starting July 17. "We adopted in the…
Romania reported its highest number of daily infections with the new coronavirus in two months on Thursday, as it prepares to assess a new phase of relaxation next week. President…
The Romanian authorities have included five more European countries on the “green list” of countries for which travel restrictions due to COVID-19 don’t apply anymore. The list includes Italy and…
Heads of Romanian Catholic Church, accompanied by the leaders of the other religious denominations, pose for a family picture in front of the newly unveiled statue depicting Pope Francis, during…
Romanian shoemaker Grigore Lup, 55, invented the social distancing shoes in a bid to save his small business in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. The shoemaker is manufacturing by…
Many hotel owners in Romania will put their properties up for sale this year, said Calin Ile, president of the Romanian Hotel Industry Federation (FIHR0 said. He estimates that only…
Romanian prime minister Ludovic Orban paid a 3,000 lei fine ($690) for breaking his own coronavirus restrictions by not wearing a face mask and smoking indoors. A picture which went…
Flights from Romania to countries with high numbers of COVID-19 cases and flights from these countries to Romania will continue to be suspended after May 15, when the state of…
Ten more deaths from Covid-19 were reported in Romania on Thursday, bringing the country’s total death toll to 1,046 as the government warned people to continue following social distancing rules…
The flights to several EU countries and the U.S. will remain suspended until May 14 while the movement restrictions for senior citizens have been eased, according to the tenth military…
All educational institutions in Romania will remain closed until September, including kindergartens and universities. This was announced yesterday evening by President Klaus Iohannis. The President justified this decision by explaining…
The hotels in Romania will reopen after May 15, when Romania will start to ease the restrictions imposed during the state of emergency, prime minister Ludovic Orban said. However, the…
A C-27 J Spartan aircraft of the Romanian Air Force took off on Saturday, April 25, from Otopeni Air Base, to Milan, Italy, with a consignment of 90,000 FFP 2.…
The European Commission has approved around €3.3 billion in support to Romania's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State…
Romania announced an export ban on certain cereals as part of new measures to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, national media reported. Calling it an “extremely important provision,” the country's…
Romania is the first EU country that volunteered to purchase and host, on behalf of the European Union, a stockpile of ventilators, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the…
By April 1, a total of 2,460 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed by tests in Romania, which means that 215 new patients tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours…
Romania’s health minister Victor Costache resigned on Thursday, prime minister Ludovic Orban announced in a press statement. The resignation comes in the middle of the biggest medical crisis Romania…
A Romanian armed soldier that wears a surgical mask and protection gloves guards a large intersection from his Humvee military vehicle in central Bucharest, Romania, 25 March 2020. Romania on…
Wizz Air, the biggest airline in Romania by number of passengers transported, announced that it would suspend all operations from its local bases in Timisoara, Craiova and Sibiu, from March…
The number of confirmed Covid-19 infection cases in Romania has reached 762, according to data released by the Strategic Communication Group on Tuesday, March 24, at 13:00. In the last hours, the…
Romania’s interim government is self-isolating for 14 days after a senator tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Vergil Chitac was in parliament in recent days while right-wing parties were trying…
The Romanian authorities will close all schools where even one coronavirus infection case is reported, the head of the Emergency Situations Department (DSU), Raed Arafat, announced on Sunday, according to…
The Romanians started to empty the shelves of supermarkets across the country to stock up on essential supplies and food items, as they fear that the coronavirus will reach Romania…
Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis appointed acting finance minister Florin Citu, a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), as prime minister-designate to form a new Government, after consultations with the…
Romania agrees to have EU funds tied to respecting rule of law, but specialists must first draft concrete criteria in this regard, Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis said during a visit…
The Romanian Health Ministry has declared a flu epidemic in the country, considering the high number of flu cases and respiratory infections over the past week. Over 7,000 flu cases…
The Romanian government this week adopted an emergency ordinance regulating the use of electric scooters on Romania’s public roads. Only those aged over 14 may ride electric scooters in…
Over 450,000 Romanian nationals live in the United Kingdom and over 95% of them have already applied for the EU Settlement Scheme that allows them to continue living and working…
According to a project put up for public debate by the Romanian Interior Ministry (MAI), only those aged over 14 may use electric scooters in Romania, and those aged…
Romania is commemorating the overthrow of Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu who was deposed and executed on Christmas Day 1989. He was put on trial with his wife Elena following…
Romanian lender BCR announced that it completed the sale of the historic Oscar Maugsch Palace in Bucharest’s Universitatii Square to an investment vehicle registered in Luxembourg, Project Regina Elisabeta Bucharest.…
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis was named the recipient of the 2020 International Charlemagne Prize on Saturday. The prize's board of directors said the 60-year-old leader had successfully steered Romania down…
Christmas decorations and lights at the Christmas Market in Bucharest, Romania, on the evening of Friday 6th December 2019. On December 6, Romanians celebrate Saint Nicholas, a very popular…
Timisoara, the western Romania city where the 1989 Revolution started, is marking 30 years since the event with a program spreading on several weeks. On December 15, a Freedom March…