Find out about the latest news and information affecting the entire country.
Today CNSU (The National Emergency Committee) have decided to introduce new measures aimed at limiting the spread of the 5th COVID-19 wave.
Health Minister, Alexandru Rafila has suggested that COVID-19 infections will accelerate around the middle of January and that the 5th wave, fuelled by the Omicron variant.
The Romanian Government Coalition leaders decided on Wednesday, (December 22nd, 2021), that they will promote a draft law which will require employees to have a COVID-19 electronic certificate at the workplaces.
The Romanian Parliament approved the Government Emergency Ordinance which will permit the shooting of bears which are considered as aggressive, in areas outside of the localities, instead of only bears that are in towns and other more populated areas.
CNSU ease restrictions just in time for the holiday season.
The new travel restrictions will come into affect from December 10th 2021 through January 8th 2022.
The banknote is the first banknote featuring a female personality.
Following 2 months of political crisis in Romania the Parliament voted successfully for a new Government.
COVID-19 rate drops to 7.79/1000, however Government extends restrictions.
On November 2nd, Romania reported it’s highest number of COVID-19 related daily deaths.
Full explanation of restrictions entering into affect from Oct 25th.
President Klaus Iohannis has announced new national restrictions, which will come into force on Monday, October 25th, 2021.
Romania is currently has one of the highest mortality rates in the world.
COVID-19 cases in Cluj-Napoca dropped from 11.24/1000 to 11.19/1000 on Sunday, the first decrease since August 20th.
Cluj-Napoca Mayor, Emil Boc, attended the 146th CoR Plenary Session and has expressed the need for an urgent and coherent European response, to the rapid increase of energy prices over the past few months.
Florin Cîţu has been expelled from government following a no-confidence motion, fuelling what is an already a political crisis.
Prime Minister Florin Cîțu has fired both the head of National Agency for Quality Management in Health and also the manager of the manager of the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanța, following a deadly fire which broke out in the ICU today (Friday October 1st, 2021). The third fatal fire at a hospital in the past 12 months.
Current Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîţu has won the internal elections held by PNL
Yesterday, the government approved decision number “1.015 din 23 septembrie 2021”, in order to prevent and spread the infection of COVID-19. A number of important updates were published.
200 new cases in Cluj, 29 in ICU and Government plans to introduce “Green Pass”.
New cases are already approaching 4,000 per day, over double what experts had initially predicted.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is much more contagious and has even been known to infect people who have completed a full vaccination course.
Romania is second-to-last in the European Union for vaccinations against COVID-19 according to ECDC data.
Over the last year, energy prices have increased by around 20-25% and are expected to continue increasing over winter due to Romania needing to import to cover the country’s consumption.
As of Friday, August 13, 2021, only the “Green Certificate” will be accepted as proof to travel to and from Romania. The certificate will be used to indicate if you have been vaccinated, are within 180 days of the disease or have a negative RT-PCR test.
The changes will enter into force from August 1st 2021 and target a number of events, festivals, ceremonies as well as updates to activity in bars, clubs or gaming halls.
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration have given a weather warning (Yellow), warning that many areas of the country will experience extreme temperatures up to 39°C for areas of the country, including Cluj.
Cluj County is one of the counties with the highest vaccination coverage rate. Also, the city of Cluj-Napoca has the highest rate in the country.
Medical service provider, MedLife reports that Romania is not prepared for a 4th wave, and that it’s only a matter of time before it hits Romania.
The former president of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) who was sentenced to prison for abuse of office in 2018, has been released after Giurgiu Court granted the request for release.
The Romanian government has confirmed that starting from July 1st, the EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate, will be available for download from the government-run website, certificat-covid.gov.ro.
The Romanian Government has announced the new relaxation measures that will enter into force on June 1.
Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, has announced that from May 15th 2021, people will no longer be required to wear masks when in outdoor spaces, and traffic restrictions at night will no longer be applied.
Defence minister Nicolae Ciuca, announced on Digi24, that starting from May 4th, they will try out a one-week pilot project to offer vaccinations without appointment, in order to speed up the vaccination campaign.
President, Klaus Iohannis condemned actions of those who participated in protests against the restrictions and “attempted to politically seize the protests and turn them in vectors to spread hatred, xenophobia and antisemitism”.
Following the meeting today, CNSU has informed that the movement of persons outside of localities with a rate of over 3/1000 could be prohibited. At this time, the authorities are discussing a number of proposals which could be adopted and submitted to the Government for approval.
President Klaus Iohannis, made a press statement on March 9th, in which he addresses a number of topics such as investments in hospitals, jobs and also the likelihood that the current curfew will be changed to 10pm instead of 11pm as cases continue to rise in Romania.
The International Committee Cluj, wrote to the prefect of Cluj County, to request information about the process for individuals and employers of foreign individuals, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination.
The Institution of the Prefect for Cluj County (Instituția Prefectului – Județul Cluj) has announced new restrictions following the continued increase of COVID-19 cases in Cluj over the past few days. The county has now entered the “Red Zone”, and with this, come a number of restrictions, including the obligation to wear a mask in all public spaces.
On July 21st, Romania record the record high of 36 deaths, attributed to COVID-19, which is the highest number since the pandemic hit the country, on July 22nd, this figure was still quite high, at 27 recorded deaths.
However, the number which appears to have started to indicate a concerning increase, is the number of reported cases. On July 22nd, Romania recorded 1,030 new cases, up from 994 new cases on the 21st and 681 new cases on 20th.
Based on preliminary figures, Romania retains the title of having the highest amount of road fatalities, for over 2 years in a row.
In 2018, Romania and Bulgaria were the two EU member states with the highest amount of road fatalities, with higher than 80 people out of 1 million being killed on Romania’s roads, with Romania still being the highest with around 96 per 1 million inhabitants compared to 88 per million in Bulgaria.
Following around 200 accidents in Romania in the past 3 years, resulting in one death, Romania’s government has set out rules for use of electric scooters regarding how and where they can be ridden.
It may seem as though the laws in Romania are constantly changing and adapting, however, a few laws were introduced recently, which you should be aware of.
At the moment, the law allows for fines to be issued between 200 – 1,000 lei for disturbing neighbours by producing any loud noises, including shouting, using power tools or other objects, resulting in complaints. Also, someone causing distress to inhabitants of a property can between the hours of 10pm and 8am, or 1pm and 2pm will also affected by the upcoming changes to the fines.
Under the proposed changes, it’s possible that these fines could reach up to 6,000 lei and in addition, community service.
Today CNSU (The National Emergency Committee) have decided to introduce new measures aimed at limiting the spread of the 5th COVID-19 wave.
Health Minister, Alexandru Rafila has suggested that COVID-19 infections will accelerate around the middle of January and that the 5th wave, fuelled by the Omicron variant.
The Romanian Government Coalition leaders decided on Wednesday, (December 22nd, 2021), that they will promote a draft law which will require employees to have a COVID-19 electronic certificate at the workplaces.
The Romanian Parliament approved the Government Emergency Ordinance which will permit the shooting of bears which are considered as aggressive, in areas outside of the localities, instead of only bears that are in towns and other more populated areas.
CNSU ease restrictions just in time for the holiday season.
The new travel restrictions will come into affect from December 10th 2021 through January 8th 2022.
The banknote is the first banknote featuring a female personality.
Following 2 months of political crisis in Romania the Parliament voted successfully for a new Government.
COVID-19 rate drops to 7.79/1000, however Government extends restrictions.
On November 2nd, Romania reported it’s highest number of COVID-19 related daily deaths.
Full explanation of restrictions entering into affect from Oct 25th.
President Klaus Iohannis has announced new national restrictions, which will come into force on Monday, October 25th, 2021.
Romania is currently has one of the highest mortality rates in the world.
COVID-19 cases in Cluj-Napoca dropped from 11.24/1000 to 11.19/1000 on Sunday, the first decrease since August 20th.
Cluj-Napoca Mayor, Emil Boc, attended the 146th CoR Plenary Session and has expressed the need for an urgent and coherent European response, to the rapid increase of energy prices over the past few months.
Florin Cîţu has been expelled from government following a no-confidence motion, fuelling what is an already a political crisis.
Prime Minister Florin Cîțu has fired both the head of National Agency for Quality Management in Health and also the manager of the manager of the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanța, following a deadly fire which broke out in the ICU today (Friday October 1st, 2021). The third fatal fire at a hospital in the past 12 months.
Current Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîţu has won the internal elections held by PNL
Yesterday, the government approved decision number “1.015 din 23 septembrie 2021”, in order to prevent and spread the infection of COVID-19. A number of important updates were published.
200 new cases in Cluj, 29 in ICU and Government plans to introduce “Green Pass”.
New cases are already approaching 4,000 per day, over double what experts had initially predicted.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is much more contagious and has even been known to infect people who have completed a full vaccination course.
Romania is second-to-last in the European Union for vaccinations against COVID-19 according to ECDC data.
Over the last year, energy prices have increased by around 20-25% and are expected to continue increasing over winter due to Romania needing to import to cover the country’s consumption.
As of Friday, August 13, 2021, only the “Green Certificate” will be accepted as proof to travel to and from Romania. The certificate will be used to indicate if you have been vaccinated, are within 180 days of the disease or have a negative RT-PCR test.
The changes will enter into force from August 1st 2021 and target a number of events, festivals, ceremonies as well as updates to activity in bars, clubs or gaming halls.
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration have given a weather warning (Yellow), warning that many areas of the country will experience extreme temperatures up to 39°C for areas of the country, including Cluj.
Cluj County is one of the counties with the highest vaccination coverage rate. Also, the city of Cluj-Napoca has the highest rate in the country.
Medical service provider, MedLife reports that Romania is not prepared for a 4th wave, and that it’s only a matter of time before it hits Romania.
The former president of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) who was sentenced to prison for abuse of office in 2018, has been released after Giurgiu Court granted the request for release.
The Romanian government has confirmed that starting from July 1st, the EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate, will be available for download from the government-run website, certificat-covid.gov.ro.
The Romanian Government has announced the new relaxation measures that will enter into force on June 1.
Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, has announced that from May 15th 2021, people will no longer be required to wear masks when in outdoor spaces, and traffic restrictions at night will no longer be applied.
Defence minister Nicolae Ciuca, announced on Digi24, that starting from May 4th, they will try out a one-week pilot project to offer vaccinations without appointment, in order to speed up the vaccination campaign.
President, Klaus Iohannis condemned actions of those who participated in protests against the restrictions and “attempted to politically seize the protests and turn them in vectors to spread hatred, xenophobia and antisemitism”.
Following the meeting today, CNSU has informed that the movement of persons outside of localities with a rate of over 3/1000 could be prohibited. At this time, the authorities are discussing a number of proposals which could be adopted and submitted to the Government for approval.
President Klaus Iohannis, made a press statement on March 9th, in which he addresses a number of topics such as investments in hospitals, jobs and also the likelihood that the current curfew will be changed to 10pm instead of 11pm as cases continue to rise in Romania.
The International Committee Cluj, wrote to the prefect of Cluj County, to request information about the process for individuals and employers of foreign individuals, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination.
The Institution of the Prefect for Cluj County (Instituția Prefectului – Județul Cluj) has announced new restrictions following the continued increase of COVID-19 cases in Cluj over the past few days. The county has now entered the “Red Zone”, and with this, come a number of restrictions, including the obligation to wear a mask in all public spaces.
On July 21st, Romania record the record high of 36 deaths, attributed to COVID-19, which is the highest number since the pandemic hit the country, on July 22nd, this figure was still quite high, at 27 recorded deaths.
However, the number which appears to have started to indicate a concerning increase, is the number of reported cases. On July 22nd, Romania recorded 1,030 new cases, up from 994 new cases on the 21st and 681 new cases on 20th.
Based on preliminary figures, Romania retains the title of having the highest amount of road fatalities, for over 2 years in a row.
In 2018, Romania and Bulgaria were the two EU member states with the highest amount of road fatalities, with higher than 80 people out of 1 million being killed on Romania’s roads, with Romania still being the highest with around 96 per 1 million inhabitants compared to 88 per million in Bulgaria.
Following around 200 accidents in Romania in the past 3 years, resulting in one death, Romania’s government has set out rules for use of electric scooters regarding how and where they can be ridden.
It may seem as though the laws in Romania are constantly changing and adapting, however, a few laws were introduced recently, which you should be aware of.
At the moment, the law allows for fines to be issued between 200 – 1,000 lei for disturbing neighbours by producing any loud noises, including shouting, using power tools or other objects, resulting in complaints. Also, someone causing distress to inhabitants of a property can between the hours of 10pm and 8am, or 1pm and 2pm will also affected by the upcoming changes to the fines.
Under the proposed changes, it’s possible that these fines could reach up to 6,000 lei and in addition, community service.