Minister of Health Alexandru Rafila declared on Thursday that Romania is currently under epidemiological alert in the context of the increase in the number of respiratory infections and clinically confirmed cases of influenza, specifying that he is not declaring an epidemic, since it would imply a return to "certain restrictions", such as those during the pandemic with the novel coronavirus.The minister stated that the week of December 26 - January 1 is the third "epidemic" week."According to the provisions of Law 95, there is an epidemiological alert, because declaring the epidemic based on a ministerial order would put us in a situation where... There is a law adopted during the pandemic, Law 136, and this law automatically generates, by the issuance of a ministerial order, certain restrictions. (...) You saw that our approach was one that would support the normal course of economic and social activity, keep schools open, not to introduce issues related to quarantine, isolation, because issuing a ministerial order would have generated such a situation. Then, I prefer to adopt, because it is not a dramatic situation, it is a situation - if you want - without precedent in this period. You have seen that in other periods, for example, 5 years ago or 10 years ago, in February, we had more cases of respiratory viruses. We also reached 170,000 cases of respiratory viruses per week. It is earlier than in other periods," explained Rafila.He said that he prefers issuing recommendations instead of restrictions.
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 […]
The government of Romania has approved an emergency ordinance (OUG) initiated by the Ministry of Energy with legislative amendments that allow ministries to increase their stakes in companies in which they are majority or minority shareholders in order to prevent their "hostile takeover" or "decapitalization," according to Profit.ro and
A draft ordinance inked by the Finance Ministry and consulted by Economedia.ro establishes the framework for fiscal measures to be applied in 2025, envisaging that state pensions, special pensions, and salaries...
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has submitted a notification of unconstitutionality to the Constitutional Court regarding a controversial law approving Government Emergency Ordinance OUG 107/2024, which outlines fiscal-budgetary measures for addressing budgetary receivables and Romania's general consolidated budget deficit for 2024. The Presidential Administration announced the submission on Friday, December 20. The fiscal amnesty brought RON […]
