Boekarest — Roemenië gaat enkele duizenden COVID-19-vaccins vernietigen. De belangstelling onder Roemenen om gevaccineerd te worden is aanzienlijk afgenomen en deze AstraZeneca injecties zullen verlopen voor ze kunnen worden gebruikt.
Lees verder bij Donau.
This week it became clear that a new law introducing sex education in schools is not only dividing public opinion but also the governing coalition. To the dismay of Prime Minister Florin Cîțu the coalition is also divided on other issues and he is now ready to use emergency ordinances to push reforms through. Just before the close of this newsletter’s deadline, news reached us that FC Dinamo Bucharest has filed for insolvency and that Simona Halep will not defend her Wimbledon title due to a persistent injury.
Romanian Dispatch #35 (June 19 — 25, 2021)
This week parliament sacked Ombudsperson Renate Weber, which says more about Romania’s political parties than about the Ombudsperson. President Iohannis promulgated the 5G law; we spoke with Tiberiu Gîndu, Executive Director of the National Association of Internet Providers in Romania (ANISP), what this means. And Austrian, North Macedonian and Ukrainian fans flocked to the National Arena in Bucharest to cheer on their squads in the EURO 2020 football championship.
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 #34 (June 12 — 18, 2021)
This week we are launching the Romanian Dispatch podcast. Guest is civil engineer and urban planner Michael Horodniceanu. Romanian-born Horodniceanu was traffic commissioner of New York City and is a pro-bono advisor to Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan, who made headlines last week declaring his intention to raise parking fees in order to increase mobility. To improve traffic flows in the capital in the short term, Horodniceau advocates for low-cost measures like a clearer parking policy and the use of artificial intelligence.
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 #33 (June 5 — 11, 2021)
Achttienvoudig Roemeens kampioen Dinamo Boekarest verkeert in een diepe financiële crisis die het voortbestaan van de club bedreigt. Na een serie corrupte of simpelweg nalatige eigenaren dreigde voor de club, in 1948 opgericht door het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken onder het communisme, zelfs even uitschrijving uit de Roemeense eredivisie. De situatie op het veld is niet veel beter. De spelers, die al maanden wachten op hun salaris, kunnen de verwachtingen van de fans niet waarmaken; het team kwijnt weg in het rechterrijtje.
Lees het artikel in Panenka Magazine 26 (juni 2021).
Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan made headlines this week with introducing pedestrian-only zones in the capital on weekends and declaring his intention to raise parking fees in order to increase mobility. The European Commission once again called on EU member states to admit Romania to the Schengen area. And the long-awaited National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) was approved by Brussels and published by the government on Wednesday.
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 #32 (May 29 — June 4, 2021)
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