The National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) has updated the list of countries / territories with high epidemiological risk. According to CNSU, Hungary and the Czech Republic enter the red zone, while Israel goes green, following the decrease in incidence. The red zone included: The Czech Republic, Hungary, Denmark, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Maldives and the Cayman Islands; The yellow area included: -from the red zone, following the decrease in incidence: United States of America and Saint Kitts and Nevis; -in the green zone, following the increase in incidence: Poland, Norway, San Marino and Andorra; The green area included: Israel, Cuba, Costa Rica, Guyana, Bahamas, Grenada, Sint Maarten, Antigua and Barbuda and the US Virgin Islands. People who come from the yellow zone are not quarantined if they are vaccinated against COVID-19, have gone through the disease or have a PCR test, not older than 72 hours. If a person comes from the red zone, they are either vaccinated or sick or quarantined. The test no longer exempts people from quarantine. The quarantine measure applies for 14 days, but the provision that if a quarantined person takes a COVID-19 test on the eighth day of quarantine and the result is negative, he can leave the quarantine on the tenth day.
Romanian tax agency ANAF has put up for sale the factory of infamous disinfectant-maker Hexi Pharma. The company was involved in a major scandal regarding diluted disinfectants delivered to hospitals years ago. The controversial company, now in insolvency, has debts of RON 17.6 million to the Romanian state, and the Prosecutor's Office attached to the […]
On March 22, 2025, Romania will join millions globally in marking the 19th edition of Earth Hour, a powerful movement organized to raise awareness about environmental issues. This year's Earth Hour coincides with World Water Day, with initiatives emphasizing the need to protect and regenerate vital water resources. In Romania, WWF said it is using […]
Soulmates Ventures, a Prague-based Venture Capital (VC) firm, is strengthening its commitment to sustainable innovation with a EUR 50 million fund, increasing initial investments to up to EUR 3 million per startup, with follow-on funding totalling up to EUR 5 million to ensure long-term support. Investing under Article 9 of the SFDR, the accelerator and […]
The Public Transport Company of Timișoara (STPT), a major city in western Romania, said it will discontinue its electric scooter service, TroTM, starting this year. The decision comes due to concerns about the service’s efficiency and economic sustainability. Despite initial expectations, the TroTM service has seen limited usage, with only 350 users per month and […]
The Environmental Guard has fined Bucharest City Hall RON 100,000 (over EUR 20,000) for failing to implement several environmental measures, particularly regarding air quality and green space management. The sanction follows repeated inspections that revealed the municipality’s failure to comply with previous directives, according to the official announcement. One of the major issues identified is […]
The Babuk cybercrime network claims to have breached the system of the French telecommunications company Orange again on March 17, after the February 23 security breach, and stolen massive amounts of data. Now, the hackers threaten to make some of it public. In February, Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate, or DNSC, reported that the breach impacted […]
