After a short hiatus and a long holiday break we are back! And back with mostly good news: daily corona infections are down, vaccinations are up, and the new centre-right government, which was formed at the end of 2020, seems to be on track to reverse legislation that undermines the rule of law and tackle economic challenges.
Romanian Dispatch #17 (January 16 – 22, 2021)
Bij een historisch lage opkomst heeft in Roemenië de liberale minderheidsregering van PNL onvoldoende stemmen gehaald om een centrum-rechts kabinet te vormen. Omdat er geen duidelijke parlementaire meerderheid is voor een linkse noch rechtse regering is de verwachting dat een zakenkabinet Roemenië uit de coronapandemie moet leiden.
Lees verder bij Reporters Online.
And the polls are open! An estimated 740,000 Romanians in the diaspora have two days to vote in the parliamentary elections. At 07:00 this morning, 21,500 Romanians abroad had already cast their ballot. This issue of Romanian Dispatch is dedicated to the elections. We interviewed renowned sociologist Dumitru Sandu about the Romanian electorate and what the likely outcome of the elections will be.
Romanian Dispatch #16 (November 28 – December 4, 2020)
Roemenië is het centrum van de mensenhandel in Europa. Elk jaar worden duizenden, voornamelijk jonge Roemeense vrouwen tot commerciële seks gedwongen. Maar daar gaat een nieuwe regering in Boekarest verandering in brengen.
Lees verder bij Reporters Online.
Here is your weekly roundup, featuring highlights of news and events in Romania, not over the past seven but 14 days as we have been pre-occupied with reporting the presidential elections in Moldova and the tragedy in Piatra Neamț.
Romanian Dispatch #15 (November 8 – 20, 2020)
Good morning. Here is your weekly roundup, featuring highlights of news and events in Romania over the past seven days.
Romanian Dispatch #14 (October 31 – November 6, 2020)
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.
Lees verder in Donau Magazine.
Good morning. Here is your weekly roundup, featuring highlights of news and events in Romania over the past seven days.
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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)
