Coronavirus pandemic

Over 18.2 million Romanians are expected to polls today to vote in the local elections. The first exit polls results will be announced at 21:00hrs. This year, the elections are held under special conditions due tot he coronavirus pandemic.…

The volume of the new loans granted to the Romanian population and companies based in Romania during the first four moths of 2020, so during the coronavirus pandemic, represents 8.5% of the balance of the non-governmental credit related to…

The National Health Public Institute has released the update list of the countries that Romania considers of being from "the yellow area" amid the coronavirus pandemic. Citizens coming from these states to Romania must stay under 14-day…

How the future is seen by youngsters? Half of the generation aged 18 to 19 (around 1.3 million people) believes that the pandemic will affect their plans for the future, reads the latest IRSOP poll conducted on 712 youngsters aged from…

Local authorities are paying for extra accommodation and offer free entrance to museums and archeological sites (Sicily, Italy) Beach resorts are offering free beach access and amenities (Bulgaria) Italy, Japan, UK might pay their…

More than 16,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the South East Europe (SEE) region, Romania included, as of 14 April, reads an OECD report that reviews the impacts and consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on our lives and…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly downgraded the forecast on the Romanian economy this year, amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic, shows the latest "World Economic Outlook" released on Tuesday. IMF says the Romanian…

90% of the Romanians living in urban areas intend to stay home on Easter this year amid the Coronavirus pandemic, says the Consumer Stress Score survey conducted by iSense Solutions during April 6-10. As for the moment when things will…

Zentiva, the generic drugs group, has announced it had concluded a deal with IKEA in Romania to cooperate during the COVID-19 crisis and to reduce the impact of the economic crisis. More precisely, Zentiva has temporarily hired 18 IKEA…

By Remus Ioan Ștefureac: political scientist, CEO of INSCOP Research, and coordinator of the Strategic Thinking Group project. The worst crisis of our generation will also activate a series of opportunities. After the…