Today Sunday, August 9, 2020 in the Romanian Newspapers

COVID-19 case count of Romanian nationals abroad: 5,626, death toll: 123 As many as 5,626 Romanians abroad were confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, announced on Sunday. According to GCS, the death toll of Romanian nationals stayed stagnant at 123. Of the 5,626 Romanian citizens confirmed to be infected, 1,891 were in Italy, 570 in Spain, 124 in France, 2,672 in Germany, 157 in the United Kingdom, 28 in the (...) Aug 9, 2020

Law enforcement issues 1,476 COVID-19 fines in last 24 hours Law enforcement issued 1,476 fines in the last 24 hours amounting to 383,842 lei for violations of Law 55/2020 on measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the (...) Aug 9, 2020   Romania's COVID-19 case count rises by 1,145 to 61,768 As many as 1,145 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 (...) Aug 9, 2020   The two Romanian aircraft with donations arrived in Beirut The two aircraft of the Romanian Air Forces carrying donations for the hospitals in Lebanon landed in Beirut on Saturday, the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) announced. "We are (...) Aug 9, 2020   Deputy PM Raluca Turcan, Ministers Bolos and Alexe attend debates of Iasi Municipality Digital Council Deputy Prime Minister Raluca Turcan and Minister of European Funds Marcel Bolos were in the northeastern city of Iasi on Friday, where they visited the Braunstein Palace which undergoes (...) Aug 7, 2020   Romanian, US military officials discuss number of American troops to be additionally deployed to Romania The Minister of National Defense Nicolae Ciuca, and the Chief of the Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu, met on Friday at the Ministry of Defense (MApN) headquarters with the U.S. (...) Aug 7, 2020   PM Orban: Ombudsman relapses, files constitutional challenge to Quarantine and Isolation Law Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said that the Ombudsman has once again challenged the Quarantine and Isolation Law in the Constitutional Court, adding that in his opinion, this "already appears (...) Aug 7, 2020   MAE: Romania reaffirms full support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity Romania reaffirms its full support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) said on Twitter on Friday. "12 years since the beginning of the (...) Aug 7, 2020   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. (...) Aug 7, 2020   Romanians Bought RON2B Worth of Fidelis Government Bonds Romanians subscribed over RON2 billion by the August 7 deadline for general population government bonds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   “Zoom – powered by Vodafone”, the newest content platform launched in Romania Vodafone Romania launches its own platform with original and fresh content about the latest technology trends and launches, a press statement issued by the company infroms. Starting this August, (...) Aug 7, 2020   OTP Bank Romania announces the financial results for the first semester of 2020 First semester results show an after tax profit of RON 17 million; Gross loans volume has increased by 16% compared to the same period last year; Deposits volumes registered an increase of 17% (...) Aug 7, 2020   BNR: Finance Ministry raises 75 ml lei from banks in additional issue to Thursday’s bidding session The Public Finance Ministry raised on Friday 75 million lei from banks, in an additional issue to Thursday’s bidding session, when it borrowed 500 million lei through a benchmark bond issue with a (...) Aug 7, 2020   GCS: Romania’s 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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   CCIB: Romanian-Indian trade in first five months, down 33.1% from the same period in 2019 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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   Interior Minister’s message to the 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 (…) (...) Aug 7, 2020   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. (...) Aug 7, 2020   Romania Registers 50,153 Real Estate Deals in July The number of real estate deals in Romania stood at 50,153 in July, 3,335 more compared with June, data from the national cadastre agency ANCPI showed (...) Aug 7, 2020   Three-Month Money Market Keeps Downward Trend, Reaches 2.04% Romania's three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei, fell to 2.04% a year Friday, from 2.05% a year Thursday and (...) Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   Romania’s daily coronavirus cases, deaths hit new high Romania added 1,378 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day number since the start of the pandemic. ___STEADY_PAYWALL___ The previous high was recorded on July 30, when (...) Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   National Employment Agency Attracts Over EUR294M In EU Funds To Support Furlough Measures The National Employment Agency (ANOFM) said in a press statement that it has managed to attract European funds worth over EUR294 million in order to support furlough (...) Aug 7, 2020   Alpha Bank Set To Integrate Financial Investment Operations Of Brokerage Division Alpha Finance Romania Alpha Bank Romania, part of Greek Alpha Bank Group, is set to integrate the financial investment operations provided by Alpha Finance Romania, a brokerage company on the capital market, Periklis (...) Aug 7, 2020   Maspex Romania Turnover Grows 17% To Over EUR130M, Profit Triples To EUR15.5M YoY In 2019 Maspex Romania, one of the largest producers of soft drinks and snacks in the country, ended 2019 with a turnover of RON635 million (EUR133 million), up 17% on the year, and its profit tripled on (...) Aug 7, 2020   Facebook removes small pro-Trump account network operating out of Romania Facebook recently removed a small network of accounts running out of Romania that was promoting the re-election campaign of the United States President Donald Trump, Reuters reported. (...) Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   CEZ In Exclusive Talks With Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets To Sell Romanian Operations Czech utility group CEZ has entered into exclusive talks with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), world's largest infrastructure asset manager, to sell its Romanian operations, (...) Aug 7, 2020   More than 300 Covid-19 hotspots in Romania, authorities don’t rule out stricter measures if situation worsens There are more than 300 Covid-19 hotspots in the country, Raed Arafat, the head of the country’s Emergency Situations Department (DSU) told television station Digi24. These also include (...) Aug 7, 2020   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 (...) Aug 7, 2020   Heatwave, thermal discomfort to grip Romania through Friday Scorching heat and thermal discomfort will persist throughout Romania today and tomorrow, when highs will go up as much as 37 degrees Celsius, according to the forecast of the National Weather (...) Aug 7, 2020   Prosecutors seize assets of Romanian media group owner Prosecutors of the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) seized the assets of local businessman Cristian Burci, the owner of a media group including Prima (...) Aug 7, 2020