Parliament adopted the 2022 national budget just before Christmas, after the government had prepared it in record time (by skipping some of the usual consultation processes). Parliament continues to be divided, however, about if and where the so-called green or electronic certificate should be mandatory to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the work place, including Parliament itself. And Romania will not adopt the euro before 2029.

This and much more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here. The next issue will appear on January 8, 2022.

Enjoy the holiday season!

Romanian Dispatch #47 (December 11—24, 2021)