Eusebi Manolache

The Strategic Communication Group reported on Friday that in the last 24 hours five deaths - three men and two women - have been reported in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but three of them are from last year, having been entered into the database at the request of the Ministry of Health by the Public Health Directorates in the country, following checks carried out.

Former national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea was released from the Rahova Penitentiary on Thursday after serving more than two and a half years of a three-and-a-half-year sentence received in 2019 in the case of fictitious employment at the Teleorman child protection agency.

The Giurgiu Tribunal admitted on Thursday the request for conditional release from prison submitted by the former leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, after he completed two years of his three and a half year sentence received in 2019 in the case of the fictive employments at the General Directorate for Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC).

A number of 79 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were registered in the last 24 hours, where over 25,000 tests were done, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Wednesday. These are cases that did not have a positive test result prior.

Two deaths have been reported on Monday in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the last 24 hours, according to the Strategic Communication Group (GCS). According to GCS, in the last 24 hours, the INSP reported two deaths (two men) of patients infected with the novel coronavirus, hospitalized in Bacau and Satu Mare.

Two stateless persons, accused of terrorist propaganda, were declared undesirable in Romania by the Bucharest Court of Appeal for a period of 10 years, the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced on Friday. Upon the referral of the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled that the stateless persons F.A. and B.M.

The National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) on Thursday updated the list of countries or areas with high epidemiological risk.

Minister of Internal Affairs Lucian Bode welcomed on Thursday the resolution voted by the European Parliament whereby the European Council is requested to approve Romania's accession to the Schengen area, emphasizing that our country has an "essential" role in the architecture of EU security.

Bucharest General Mayor Nicusor Dan stated on Thursday that UEFA thanked the Romanian authorities for the way in which they organized in Bucharest the four matches of the 2020 European Football Championship and appealed to sport, cultural or music event promoters to use the National Arena. "As you know, we are in the final days before the handing over of the stadium from UEFA to the city.

Minister of Justice Stelian Ion announced on Monday that Parliament may meet in extraordinary session to discuss the bill on the repeal of the Section for the Investigation of Judicial Crimes (SIIJ), following the Venice Commission's favourable opinion, stressing that he expects the Senate to put this bill on next week's agenda.