News archive of September 2020
Declic community: Over 10,500 people request General Prosecutor investigate electoral fraud accusations
Over 10,500 persons are requesting the general prosecutor, Gabriela Scutea, dispose the starting of an investigation in regards to possible electoral fraud in the local elections in Bucharest. "The signatories of the petition believe that without the involvement of the General Prosecutor's office we won't know if the mayors or local councilors are those we elected or are uncaught thieves.
Romania, only EU state with unemployment benefit smaller than 50 pct of minimum wage
The increase in the unemployment allowance is justified and necessary because it would contribute to a real integration of the unemployed in the labour market, Romania being the only state in the European Union with an average unemployment allowance of less than 50 pct of the minimum wage, say the representatives of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS).
Romania's COVID-19 case count rises by 2,158 to 127,572
As many as 2,158 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in Romania since the previous reporting, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, announced on Wednesday. All the new cases involve patients that did not test positive before. Romania's SARS-CoV-2 total case count reached 127,572 on Tuesday.