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.

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 #30 (May 15 — 21, 2021)