Corneliu

It seems like a historical paradox, but after the end of the communist system, the far right made a strong showing in the Balkans.

Romania's Interior Minister Lucian Bode said on Monday that situations such as the one that Greece faced this summer compelled state officials to make decisions immediately, and that improving emergency response is an item that will feature prominently on the European agenda.

Romania's national airline Tarom has used a Boeing 737-800 aircraft for a humanitarian flight to Vietnam from Bucharest via Dubai and Saigon, to fly 199,200 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Romania. The flight took place on August 23.

 Justice Minister Stelian Ion says a meeting with President Klaus Iohannis on judicial reforms "is absolutely necessary." "We have not had any meeting. (...) We will probably have a meeting moving forward, it is absolutely necessary from my point of view. I have tried and I will continue to try," said Ion before a meeting on Tuesday of the ruling coalition at the Parliament House.

Chairman of Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) Valeriu Gheorghita said on Tuesday that Romania is in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Delta variant of the virus is about to become dominant in the country.

The Hellenic Union of Romania (UER) is running a 30-day humanitarian campaign called "Helping the Greek People" in the wake of devastating wildfires roaring in Greece. "Greece is once again shaken by the scale of devastating fires that saddens the souls of Greeks and pro-Greeks everywhere.

As many as 400 people with COVID-19 are hospitalised in Romania at specialist care facilities, out of whom 67 in intensive care, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. In Romania, 1,821 people confirmed with the novel coronavirus are in isolation at home and 705 are in institutional isolation.

A motion of no-confidence tabled by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) and called "Failed Romania: The 'fabulous' record of the Citu government" was defeated on Tuesday at a joint plenary sitting of Parliament. The total number of MPs who voted for the motion was 202, of which 201 voted "for" and one "against".

Justice Minster Stelian Ion said on Thursday that intensifying the fight against corruption and consolidating the independence of the Romanian judiciary by improving access to justice are among the reforms included under the country's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

Deputy Prime Minister Dan Barna said on Wednesday that Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) brings "the most substantial component of investment" that Romania has had since 1859, being thought out not to leave anyone behind. "This is an important moment for Romania today.