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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared on Monday that Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania meet the criteria for joining the Schengen Area, according to Reuters. Scholz said that "Schengen is one of the greatest achievements of the European…

On Monday, the Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment to the Criminal Code, which criminalizes incitement to violence, hatred or discrimination. The penalty is 6 months to 3 years or a fine. Among the circumstances, political…

Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu said that Bucharest City will not be placed under lockdown on Easter, adding that "only the criteria that can lead to a recommendation for the lockdown of a settlement locality have been clarified/updated."…

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has invited Romania to become a member of the Statistics and Statistical Governance Committee through the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The INS is the second…

Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici has announced on Wednesday that amendments to the legislation will be considered. He added that several amendments have been approved by Parliament to the Government Emergency Ordinances 25 and 89. One of…

Certain criteria for Romania's accession to the eurozone, such as the budget deficit, inflation and interest rates, risk being unable to be met next year, Valentin Lazea, National Bank of Romania (BNR) Chief Economist stated on Monday in a…

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday explained the criteria underlying the invitations sent to officials to attend the National Day celebration. Iohannis argued that the politicians who have files in court, guilty or not, should take one…

The new Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu decided to suspend for the upcoming weeks the contests for appointing the hospital managers until a new management contract for hospitals is available, which should also comprise several performance…