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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.

Tusk, about Iohannis: He is gardener, carpenter, dreamer, good leader, he builds, doesn’t destroy

13:28, 04 Mart. 2020
Romania's president Klaus Iohannis received the European "Coudenhove-Kalergi" Award for outstanding merits. EPP's leader, Donald Tusk, praised him. The European official said that Iohannis is "a good leader, he builds, does not destroy, a dreamer, but at the same time with his feet on the ground.

Klaus Iohannis: The European Union must be closer to its citizens

13:08, 04 Mart. 2020
The European Union must maintain its fundamental values and principles and should be closer to its citizens, Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has said at Cotroceni Palace on Wednesday, at the Coudenhove-Kalerg European Award ceremony.

Victor Costache announces when the protection materials will arrive in Romania

12:48, 04 Mart. 2020
Acting Health minister Victor Costache has said on Wednesday, during the hearings in the specialized parliamentary committees, that next week 25 tons of disinfectant and hundreds and thousands of gloves and protective suits will arrive in Romania.

PSD will vote against Cîţu Government

17:08, 03 Mart. 2020
The Social-Democrats will ensure the quorum in the joint plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and will vote "against" the Cîţu Government's installment, sources from the PSD have declared for MEDIAFAX.

Iohannis: MAI activity has been deficient in recent years, in cases such as Caracal and 10 August

12:57, 03 Mart. 2020
Present at Ministry of Interior Affairs (MAI) activities report for 2019, president Klaus Iohannis has criticized the managerial activity of the institution in recent years, referring to the way it acted in the "Caracal" case and at the 10 August 2018 events.

Marcel Ciolacu:The European Commission says stop to the electoral changes done by the PNL Government

12:39, 03 Mart. 2020
The interim PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu writes on Facebook on Tuesday that the members of the European Commission "say stop to the electoral changes done by the PNL Government", referring to a letter signed by EC president Ursula von der Leyen transmitted to the Social-Democratic Party.

Romania Postpones 5G License Tender for Late 2020

12:39, 03 Mart. 2020
Romania's telecom regulator ANCOM has postponed until the end of 2020 a 5G license tender that had already been pushed back in 2019.

Ludovic Orban wants a quick calendar for Cîţu Cabinet vote

18:09, 02 Mart. 2020
The acting prime minister Ludovic Orban has declared, before negotiations for a new parliamentary majority, that he wants a quick calendar for the Cîţu Government.

Raed Arafat: Commercial disinfectant gels kill coronavirus if containing alcohol

18:09, 02 Mart. 2020
Raed Arafat, state secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), has told at "Marius Tucă Show" on Monday that commercial disinfectant gels could destroy the new coronavirus.

Gral Medical Posts EUR35M Turnover inn 2109, Targets Acquisitions in 2020

14:37, 02 Mart. 2020
Gral Medical, the sixth largest player on the Romanian private healthcare services market, owned by entrepreneur Robert Serban, posted a turnover of EUR35 million in 2019, up 13% on the year, and targets acquisitions in 2020.

Romania Forex Reserves Grow to EUR35.83B in February

14:10, 02 Mart. 2020
Romania's foreign exchange reserves grew to EUR35.83 billion at the end of February from EUR35.505 billion at the end of January, central bank data showed Monday.

Arad: 20 migrants from Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Palestinian territories hidden in a truck, captured

13:17, 02 Mart. 2020
Border police officers in Arad have discovered inside a truck loaded with textile rolls 20 foreign citizens, who were trying to leave the country illegally at the western border.

Costel Alexe: Maximum pollution levels exceeded at all Environment Ministry’s stations

12:48, 02 Mart. 2020
Costel Alexe, the Environment minister, has said during a press conference on Monday that all the Environment Ministry's stations registered on Sunday night exceeding the maximum levels of pollution allowed.

Gorj Ambulance service head isolated himself at home due to coronavirus

16:12, 28 Feb. 2020
Gorj county Ambulance Service director, Constantin Mitroi, is isolated at home, since Tuesday, after travelling to Milan, the MEDIAFAX correspondent reports.

Liviu Dragnea was injured while working at the prison workshop and has undergone surgery

15:52, 28 Feb. 2020
Former Social-Democratic Party (PSD) head Liviu Dragnea was injured while working in the car workshop of Rahova Prison, and needed surgery, his lawyer Flavia Teodosiu told MEDIAFAX.

Nelu Tătaru: We have two new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections

15:18, 28 Feb. 2020
Nelu Tătăru, state secretary in the Romanian Health Ministry, has announced on Friday that there are two new cases of coronavirus infections, a 45-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman.

Lucian Bode: The first five thermo-scanners arrive in Romania next week

18:23, 27 Feb. 2020
The first five thermo-scanners will arrive in Romania next week and other ten will be brought in on March 20, according to Transports minister, Lucian Bode.

Lucian Romaşcanu, PSD: Florin Cîţu could form a majority coalition in Parliament

16:25, 27 Feb. 2020
PSD senator Lucian Romaşcanu has said on Thursday that the social-democrats are open to any solution that can put an end to the political crisis and that it is possible for prime minister designate Florin Cîţu to form a majority in Parliament, so that the government be voted.

KeysFin: Coronavirus Spread Affects Local Importers of Phones, Electronics

14:59, 27 Feb. 2020
China is Romania's seventh largest commercial partner and the coronavirus epidemic mainly affects local businesses importing mainly phones and electronics directly from China, according to an analysis by KeysFin.

Ludovic Orban announces PNL will support Nicuşor Dan for the Capital’s mayor race

12:50, 27 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban has announced on Thursday that PNL will support the candidacy of Nicuşor Dan for the General City Hall of Bucharest. The Liberal leader has said that polls show that other possible party candidates would not be guaranteed to be able to win the battle with PSD.

Iohannis, after the first case of coronavirus in Romania: There is no real cause for panic

12:49, 27 Feb. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said, after confirming the first case of coronavirus infection in Romania, that "there is no real cause for panic", specifying that this virus causes, in most cases, "only mild symptoms, sore throat, cough and fever".

Celestica To Lay Off 450 Employees in Romanian Factory

11:11, 27 Feb. 2020
Canadian-held electronic components supplier Celestica, the owner of a plant in Bihor county, plans to lay off 451 of its 1,664 employees in Romania citing a 20% downsize in factory activity.

The first Romanian with coronavirus has been confirmed in Gorj county

02:11, 27 Feb. 2020
The first Romanian with coronavirus was confirmed by "Matei Balş" Institute in Bucharest on Wednesday. Secretary of state Nelu Tătaru confirmed to MEDIAFAX that this is a patient from Gorj county.

Iohannis: There is no reason for panic. I asked for additional border control measures

17:41, 26 Feb. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has said, after the Supreme Council of the Country Defence (CSAT) meeting on coronavirus, that there is no cause for panic, stating, at the same time, that he asked for additional control measures at the entrance to the country, both in customs and in airports and ports.

Coronavirus: The Military Hospital in Bucharest, first medical unit of the country to be in quarantine

13:04, 26 Feb. 2020
The Military Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila" is the first medical unit in Romania to enter, on Wednesday, as a precaution, in quarantine, due to coronavirus, as the management of the centre prohibited access of visitors to the hospital sections, officials told MEDIAFAX.

PwC: Romanian M&A Market Grows 4% in 2019, to EUR5.2B

12:33, 26 Feb. 2020
The mergers and acquisitions market in Romania returned to growth in 2019, increasing 4%, to EUR5.2 billion, after a 9.6% decline in 2018, a study by PwC Romania and D&B David si Baias showed Wednesday.

Iohannis: In recent years, Romania’s judiciary, subjected to attempts of subordination to politics

12:30, 26 Feb. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has stated on Wednesday, at the activity report of the Supreme Court, that, in recent years, the Romanian judiciary has been subjected to attempts of subordination to the politics and, "to these challenges, the response of the Romanian society" was "adequate".