Claudia Stanescu

Bucharest is not a good example in traffic management, but there are solutions that can be implemented in this domain, said, on Thursday, President Klaus Iohannis, in a debate on the topic of sustainable transport in Romania, organized by the Green Revolution Association, on the occasion of World Bicycle Day.

The cities of today were built for automobiles, but they need to be given back to the citizens, and in this sense, we need an effort from the authorities, president Klaus Iohannis declared on Thursday, during a debate for sustainable transport in Romania, organized by the Green Revolution Association, on the occasion of World Bicycle Day. "Naturally, I arrived here on my bike.

As many as 62 deaths - 35 men and 27 women - due to SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to data submitted by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) on Wednesday.

The total number of citizens that hold the right to vote enrolled in the Electoral Registry until May 31 was of 18,911,098, informs, on Wednesday, the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). According to a release of the AEP sent to AGERPRES, there are 5,366 fewer voters compared to the last public information bulletin issued by the Permanent Electoral Authority on April 30.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has responded with "the greatest ability to adapt" as it is currently facing "the most challenging security environment in a generation," NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said on Monday in Bucharest.

Prime Minister Florin Citu informs that the International Monetary Fund "estimates an economic growth in 2021 of 7% (by 3 percentage points above the initial estimates) and a budget deficit of 6.8% (as compared to 7.2 % the initial estimate)". "The IMF confirms that Romania has the highest economic growth in the EU. The result of the implemented reforms is beginning to be seen.

The protracted conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood and the wider Black Sea region, EU-Africa relations and the EU's strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region were some of the subjects discussed at the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) held Wednesday and Thursday in Lisbon, under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, the Foreign Ministry informs in a release.

The Government approved the increase, from June 1, from 500 to 1,000 of the number of participants in cultural, artistic, entertainment activities carried out in open spaces, if they prove that they are vaccinated against COVID-19, tested or having gone through the SARS-CoV-2 infection, Prime Minister Florin Citu announced on Thursday.

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 67,378 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 48,323 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 4,768 of the Moderna vaccine, 6,264 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 8,023 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to data provided on Thursday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) o

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu is attending today an informal meeting of the European Union heads of diplomacy (Gymnich format) in Lisbon, Portugal, under the Portuguese presidency of the EU Council.