The green Covid-19 certificate attesting to the vaccination, testing or passing of a person will be required in localities with an incidence of coronavirus infections between 3 and 6 per thousand inhabitants for bars, restaurants, public and private events, concerts, shows, swimming pools, following a decision adopted by the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) Thursday, September 16. The head of the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), Raed Arafat had previously announced that this possibility is taken into consideration in those localities where the Covid-19 infection rate exceeds 3 per thousand. He argued that it is easy to check if the person is vaccinated, tested or if he/she has gone through the disease, because there is already an application that can read the QR code. “Instead of closing certain restaurants, the idea is to enter these premises on the basis of this certificate. It is a measure to limit the economic impact of the pandemic. Of course, there are other conditions: organizing conferences, congresses, if you go to certain locations in closed spaces, if it is the higher incidence or in certain situations to use this way of verification”, said Raed Arafat. “There is an application that can be downloaded from the internet and allows you to check a person’s certificate by phone without storing the person’s data. This is the solution that several European countries are already using and is one of the solutions that can support limiting the total closure of some economic activities. There will be no difference (compared to the application used in France – n.r.). There was a discussion with colleagues from Special Telecommunications System (STS) and they explained that the application is valid, it can be used. It seems to me that it is the same application that the French use, because it is the same concept of the green certificate and the application can read any European green certificate, not only the Romanian one“, Arafat explained. For this to happen, legal norms are needed to allow the use of the green certificate in Romania. Doctors, teachers or the military are the categories that could be forced to be vaccinated or tested weekly on their expense. A decision in this regard is to be taken soon. “It is certain that vaccination is mandatory or, in the worst case, mandatory testing at least once a week. One of these two must be. (…) The state offers you the free vaccine, you have had access to it for several months now, you can go anywhere to get vaccinated. If you chose not to do it, then you test yourself “, said the head of DSU, Raed Arafat at Digi 24. “These measures will have to come very quickly,” Raed Arafat added.
Romanian deep-tech startup .lumen, the developer of what it says are the world’s first AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured a new investment from EIT Urban Mobility, the European innovation community focused on advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions. The value of the new funding round was not disclosed. The investment aligns with […]
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, […]
Romania’s annual inflation rate stood at roughly 9.8% in November 2025, similar to October, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Food prices increased by 7.6% last month, while services rose roughly 11% and non-food goods climbed 10.7%. The consumer price index rose by 0.42% in November compared with October, while […]
Three French soldiers deployed in Romania as part of NATO’s Multinational Battle Group at Cincu intervened to save a truck driver following a serious traffic accident on the A3 Bucharest–Ploiești motorway, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred earlier this week as the soldiers were traveling toward Ploiești and witnessed the truck crash...
Eight contemporary art galleries will present the works of the artists they represent at the third edition of the Smallest Art Fair in Town, an event dedicated to works on paper. This edition showcases works “investigating the state of wandering, disorientation, and rediscovery in the face of uncertainty.” Under the title In Dark Woods, A […]
Parents everywhere are asking an important question: What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial intelligence? For decades, schools focused entirely on academics. Today, research from neuroscience, performance psychology, and leading universities shows a different reality: The students who thrive long-term are […]
