Good morning. Here is your weekly roundup, featuring highlights of news and events in Romania over the past seven days.
Romanian Dispatch #13 (October 24-30, 2020)
De nieuwe burgemeester van Boekarest heeft het gehad met de verkeerscongestie. Na Moskou, Istanboel en Kyiv heeft zijn stad het meeste verkeer in Europa. Volgens de TomTom Traffic Index zitten inwoners van de hoofdstad van Roemenië 48% meer in het verkeer dan nodig is, oftewel 218 uur per jaar.
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Romanian Dispatch #12 (October 17-23, 2020)
Yesterday a record number of Romanians were tested positive for corona (yes, we used this very same sentence last week and the week before too). Like most of Europe, Romania is now in the second wave of rapidly spreading infections. In 17 counties, including Bucharest, the infection rate exceeds the threshold of 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The pandemic is leaving its mark more and more — from remote work becoming the new normal to 100,000 workers in the cultural and mass media sectors whose jobs are at risk. All this and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch.
Romanian Dispatch #11 (October 10-16, 2020)
The results of last month’s local elections have started reshaping Romania’s political landscape, including new alliances, mergers and acquisitions. New numbers show that direct foreign investment was up in 2019 and predicted wage increases materialised in the first half of 2020. Yesterday a record number of Romanians were tested positive for corona (yes, we used this very same sentence last week too). Consequently, cinemas, cafés and restaurants were closed in Bucharest and seven counties where the infection rate exceeds the threshold of 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. All this and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch.
Romanian Dispatch #10 (October 3-9, 2020)
Allegations of vote rigging in Bucharest’s first district, outgoing PSD mayor Firea possible calling for a recount for all of Bucharest and PNL leader and PM Orban calling for a cordon sanitaire of the PSD in local and regional councils — the post-election phase is possibly even more exciting than the elections themselves. Yesterday a record number of Romanians tested positive for corona. The Head of the Department for Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, expects us to stay home for Christmas. All this and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch.
Romanian Dispatch #9 (September 26-October 2, 2020)
