The Health Ministry announces actions to bring Paxlovid to Romania, the first medicine against Covid 19 produced by Pfizer and approved by FDA. As part of preparations for wave 5 of the pandemic, Alexandru Rafila, the health minister, had a meeting with Pfizer representative on Thursday, to identify solutions and ensure treatment for Romanian patients as soon as possible. Paxlovid is an antiviral medicine with oral intake, to be authorized by the European Medicines Agency. The treatment is recommended to patients with high risk of developing a severe form of the illness. Studies show it reduces hospitalization and death risks by 90% if administered in the first days of illness.Paxlovid was approved by FDA. “Vaccination remains the main way of limiting pandemic, next to other public health measures, ensuring home testing and treatment”, said Dr Alexandru Rafila, the minister of health.
Amsterdam-based DRI, the EU renewables arm of Ukrainian energy company DTEK, announced the signing of the “largest physical solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in Romania” with OMV Petrom, the leading integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe. The agreement groups three PPAs with OMV Petrom over an 8.5-year period for approximately 100GWh per year at a […]
Art Safari, the largest exhibition event dedicated to art in Romania, has announced its first 2025 edition, scheduled to take place from March 7 to July 27. The new season offers a program featuring anniversary retrospectives of Romanian art masters Ioan Andreescu and Ion Țuculescu, the exhibition Forgotten Painters – Hidden Treasures of Romanian Art, […]
Update: Crin Antonescu is the proposed presidential candidate of the coalition formed by PSD, PNL, UDMR, and national minorities, political leaders confirmed on Monday morning, December 23. Each party is set to confirm this endorsement through internal votes. “PNL has signed this coalition protocol to ensure our country has a stable government during challenging times […]
Crin Antonescu, the former leader of the Liberal Party (PNL) and interim president during Traian Băsescu's suspension in 2012, could become the joint candidate of the Social Democrats (PSD) and Liberals (PNL) in the presidential elections to be held in the spring. The only politician who has firmly announced his candidacy so far is the […]
The Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), and Hungarian party UDMR were, at the end of December 22, close to agreeing over the share of the ministries in a joint cabinet to be appointed before the end of the year, such as to enact the quasi-austerity package of fiscal corrective measures already inked by the Ministry […]
Romania's gas consumption will increase by 10 billion cubic meters in the next 3-4 years, which practically means a doubling of current consumption, according to the National Gas System Development Plan 2024 - 2033 drafted by the operator of the country's gas transport system, Transgaz. The additional source of gas would come from the Black […]
