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While Europe has been through some difficult times since the pandemic started, many people have experienced emotional, physical and mental fatigue, a KFF study says.  So, why not enjoy the summer season to take a break … without taking any risks? France could be an option worth considering since Romanians coming to France are no […]

The newly-appointed French PM – Jean Castex – unveiled tonight the composition of the much awaited government. Roxana Mărăcineanu switched from minister to deputy minister of Sports Roxana Mărăcineanu, a Romanian-born French former swimmer, remains in charge of the Ministry of Sports, but the ministry will now be attached to the Ministry of Education. Consequently, […]

Following the resignation of the French Prime Minister, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex to this position. The new Prime Minister is expected to form a government before Wednesday. Who is Jean Castex? Affiliated like its predecessor with the right-wing party Les Républicains, he was the former Deputy Secretary-General under former President Nicolas Sarkozy and […]

Editor’s note: June 4th has a different significance now as compared to previous years. On May 13th, the Romanian Parliament adopted a Social Democratic Party (PSD) -supported bill establishing June 4th as the „Treaty of Trianon Day”. So, it will be an official day for Romania. But the bill, while adopted, has yet to be […]

Romania is leaving the two-month state of emergency imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic with no distinctly good or bad results, with a reasonable low number of reported infections and deaths and with its health system still operational. The country is the hardest hit among Eastern European countries, but fares way better than some Western countries. […]

Romania on Thursday marks a month since the first case of coronavirus infection was identified on its territory. Also today, it marks an accelerated growth in the number of cases, as the total figure of confirmed infections just exceeded the 1,000 threshold. 18 people died by Thursday afternoon – all just in the past several […]

Transport Commissioner Adina Valean has submitted a series of requests to member states to ease the flow of transport of goods within the European Union as it is essential for the delivery of goods necessary to fight the coronavirus crisis, she said in an interview with G4Media.ro on Tuesday. She listed a series of derogation […]

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday announced an almost total quarantine would come into effect across the country starting Wednesday as a means to combat the new coronavirus. The decision was announced following talks with PM Ludovic Orban and several ministers. Restrictions would include a ban on movement out of home, with very few exceptions. […]

Six people have died due to the Romania by Monday afternoon, a day since the first death was announced. The evolution comes as the number of cases reported in the country is increasing faster, reaching a total of 575 by noon today. A record number of 143 new cases of coronavirus infections were confirmed on […]