June 1st is on the horizon, the day that many anti-corona measures will be relaxed. The pace of vaccinations is slowing and hence authorities are rolling out a new campaign to encourage laggards to get the jab(s). Pensions are back in the limelight, this time because the government is committing to pension reform as part of the PNRR, the EU’s recovery fund.
This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch’s coverage of the past seven days. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here.
Romanian Dispatch #31 (May 22 — 28, 2021)
Infections are down, vaccinations are up, economic activity is up too. Slowly but surely Romania is returning to pre-pandemic normalcy — whatever that means. Simona Halep will not compete at Roland Garros and Romania did not qualify for the Eurovision 2021 songfestival final slated for today.
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Romanian Dispatch #30 (May 15 — 21, 2021)
Na de val van de Berlijnse muur en de ineenstorting van de communistische regimes in Midden-Europa en het uiteenvallen van de Soviet Unie in 1991, startten westerse democratieën grootschalige hulpprogramma’s ter bevordering van de democratie. Interview met democratie-expert Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment for Peace).
Lees verder bij Donau Magazine.
Romania is slowly entering the post-pandemic phase. President Iohannis announced that wearing face masks outdoors as of today is no longer mandatory — sooner as expected — and curfew will be lifted. And after having been in quarantine for months, Timişoara entered the “green scenario” for the first time this year.
This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch’s coverage of the past seven days. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here.
Romanian Dispatch #29 (May 8 — 14, 2021)
Hope you had a restful Easter break. During the break we have been busy building the Romanian Dispatch web platform and producing our first podcasts. We expect to present you with the fruits of our labour soon!
This week news broke that a Liechtenstein prince shot Arthur, Romania’s largest brown bear. Police started investigating this possible poaching case involving the prince, who is reported to have “wrongly” killed the male bear in a trophy hunt on a visit to the Carpathian Mountains in March.
This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch’s coverage of the past seven days. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here.
Romanian Dispatch #28 (May 1 — 7, 2021)
Mediawatchdog RSF sloeg vorige week alarm dat de persvrijheid in Europa verder is ingeperkt. Er is echter ook goed nieuws. Ondanks de coronapandemie is het met de onafhankelijkheid van de pers in Zuidoost Europa juist beter gesteld dan in 2019.
Lees verder bij Reporters Online.
Southeast Europe – Zuidoost-Europa correspondent
