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).

Still no travel to EU

The ministers of the EU member states decided today whether the list of countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the EU will be expanded. As announced, Serbia was not on that list due to strict EU rules on the number of infected per 100.000 inhabitants.

Weather in Bulgaria: Golden Autumn, Up to 35 Degrees in October

Temperatures above the norm are expected for October. The warmest will be around the middle of the first ten days. Temperatures in most places will be between 28 ° and 33 °, but in some areas will reach 35 ° -36 °. The lowest will be between minus 1 ° and 4 °, according to NIMH.

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.

Cloud of femicide suspicion hangs over woman’s death

A woman has lost her life under suspicious circumstances after crashing into the ground from the eighth floor of a 20-story residence in Istanbul's Ataşehir district, in what many fear could be yet another femicide.

139 refugees head to Germany from Greece for resettlement

Greek authorities say 139 vulnerable asylum-seekers who had been living in overcrowded Greek island camps have left for Germany, as part of efforts to ease overcrowding and move refugees to other European countries.

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