2020-08-07 18:04:58

UPDATE PM Orban:Budget revision to be adopted next week, all money requests should have solid arguments

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said that the government will approve next week the budget revision and asked the ministers to present "very solid" arguments for any request for money.

"We are finalizing assessments this week and next week we will adopt the emer...

2020-08-07 17:15:17

New team of honest people and regaining PSD's prestige - part of Ciolacu's political program

Acting Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu presented on Friday the main points of the political program that he will propose, together with his team, to his party colleagues in the elections for the new leadership.

"A new team of hone...

2020-08-07 15:31:22

UPDATE IntMin Marcel Vela - message to underworld clans: We are watching you

The Ministry of the Interior (MAI) is carrying out "extensive" actions, together with other structures, for the dismantling of underworld clans, Minister Marcel Vela declared on Friday.

"I have (...) a message for the underworld clans: we are watching you," V...

2020-08-07 13:27:55

COVID-19 case count of Romanian nationals abroad: 5,612, death toll: 123

As many as 5,612 Romanians abroad were confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2 as of Friday, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, announced on Friday.

According to GCS, the death toll of Romanian nationa...

2020-08-07 13:21:05

GCS: 7,801 people hospitalised with COVID-19; 446 in intensive care

As of Friday at noon, there were 7,801 people with COVID-19 in Romania hospitalised in special healthcare facilities, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, informed on Friday.

As many as 446 of the p...

2020-08-07 13:08:32

Romania's COVID-19 case count rises by 1,378 to 59,273

As many as 1,378 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in Romania since the previous report, following tests performed nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Friday....

2020-08-07 11:03:40

Romanian-Indian trade declines over 33pct Jan-May 2020

Romania's commercial exchanges with India were worth 201.4 million US dollars in the first five months of 2020, down 33.1% from the same period in 2019, with India in fourth place among Romania's Asian trading partners, according to a press statement released on Fri...

2020-08-07 09:34:08

Gov't to approve measures for employees and employers; budgetary impact 2.5 billion lei

The Government is about to adopt a package of measures at the Friday meeting to help employees and employers facing problems with their contracts, business turnover.

The measures will be adopted through an emergency ordinance aimed to support employees and em...