Pfizer – BioNTech sued Romania to force our country to pay for all the anti-Covid vaccines it contracted following the protocol signed in 2021. “Pfizer and BioNTech seek to make Romania comply with its commitments for the orders of COVID-19 vaccines placed by the Government of Romania, part of the supply contract for the European Union, signed in May 2021. This formal procedure comes after long discussions between the parties, which have held in the spirit of partnership with Romania and with members of the Romanian Government. Pfizer and BioNTech believe it is important that all parties involved comply with their contractual obligations, based on the agreement that facilitated the success of the European response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” states a response from the Pfizer – BioNTech association sent to Context.ro. The legal action initiated against Romania is not the first that the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer initiates. Last November, Pfizer sued Poland for failing to honor payments for 60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine contacted by the Polish state. In December 2023, the company confirmed that it had also sued Hungary for the same reason. The Romanian anti-corruption body DNA asked the Presidency and the Senate to approve the start of the criminal investigation against the former Prime Minister Florin Citu and the former Ministers of Health, Vlad Voiculescu and Oana Mihaila, in a file regarding the procurement of anti-Covid vaccines during the pandemic. The anti-corruption prosecutors argue their accusations in the anti-Covid vaccines file, in which Florin Citu, Vlad Voiculescu and Ioana Mihaila are being investigated for abuse of office and complicity in abuse of office, on the fact that the three, who were prime ministers and ministers of of Health, approved the purchase of tens of millions of doses of vaccine above the already contracted requirement, which covered more than enough of the estimated population to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The name of the current head of the National Health Insurance House, Andrei Baciu, also appears in the prosecutors’ report. The damage calculated by the prosecutors for the vaccine doses bought for nothing by the Romanian state exceeds one billion euros
Former US first lady Michelle Obama, the wife of Barack Obama, was in Bucharest on Thursday, September 18, to serve as the main guest at the second edition of the Impact Bucharest series of conferences. The former first lady spent about an hour in front of a large audience, speaking about her childhood in a […]
Czech president Petr Pavel spent a few days in Romania at the beginning of September while on holiday. According to statement by the Romanian Embassy in Prague, the Czech leader traveled mountain routes by motorcycle and chose modest accommodations. Pavel tried to see as much of what Romania had to offer. He planned his routes, […]
Romania is taking tangible action toward its green transition through sustainable infrastructure projects, public‑private partnerships and green bonds. Experts, government officials and business leaders have gathered today at the CES Bucharest ESG Conference, to present progress and identify solutions through which the public and private sectors can collaborate to build a sustainable and competitive economy. […]
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced that he will visit Brussels next week to talk to three European commissioners about deficits, defense, and EU financing. The first meeting will be with the commissioner for economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, as Romania “must adjust the issues related to deficits to be a trustworthy country, so as not to continue […]
A large majority of Romanians, namely 85%, have heard of celebrated composer George Enescu, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted earlier this month. However, the survey shows a slight decline in cultural awareness compared to 2013, particularly among younger generations. The
The volume of trade between Romania and China was almost USD 9.3 billion in 2024, according to official statistics. Trade between the two, however, is not balanced. Romania registered a USD 7.7 billion deficit with China, and a USD 2.1 billion deficit in the first quarter of 2025 as well. The People’s Republic of China […]
