The saga about equipping the Romanian Army is at a new embarrassing chapter: purchasing armoured carriers. Some military “equipment” that is vulnerable to water, has a communication system incompatible with that of the Romanian Army and, as if it wasn’t enough, we don’t even know who has to make them.

Florin Cîțu should have, as Finance minister, then as prime minister, “apply” for obtaining the ORNISS certificate, which eventually allows him to have access to top secret information, state information. Well, the questionnaire for ORNISS has a heading in which you have to answer if you had any convictions or not, in general, if you committed any crimes. In all your life, there is no time period specified.

In 2018, as a result of a collaboration Protocol signed by the Minister of National Defence, it has been agreed upon, among others, founding a NATO Excellence Centre for environmental protection. Moreover, OUG 50/2019 was establishing a first financing line, and HG 191/2020 was giving MApN land in that respect. Romania had the presidency of the only NATO environmental protection group, and a few countries were clearly manifesting their wish to be part of this project.

According to the new organisational structure of the Cantacuzino Institute the BCG vaccine section has been shut down. That is exactly the department that would produce the vaccine against tuberculosis. It would not be such a big deal, things keep getting shut down, why should we care? Firstly, because they promised they would not shut anything down.

In these times we said goodbye not only to our usual social life but also to sport competitions. We also have to keep in mind that sport means more than just emotion and adrenaline: money and jobs. The pandemic could have destroyed 300.000 jobs and could cause losses between 16 and 20 billion euro.

Augustin Zegrean, former head of Romania’s Constitutional Court, signed with a law firm already well-rated in Romania: Cuculis and Associates. Our sources say that Augustin Zegrean started as associate of the law firm. Also, he will coordinate the “Cuculis and Associates” office in Cluj Napoca. The former head of the Constitutional Court will also be in charge of the unconstitutionality department.

Given the conditions, given the devastating effects of quarantine on people, the actions of the Health Ministry seem normal. To publish information about infections, about vaccination. It would be good for our heads, to speak in a Romanian manner. But the road to hell… For example, why was the “quarantining hour” set back from 23 to 22? The prime minister says he noticed this curfew was not respected during the winter. How was it? The number of infections dropped exactly during the winter!

44 years ago the strongest earthquake to affect modern Romania was happening. Eversince, the imminence of a more or less catastrophic earthquake is periodically brought into the attention of the public opinion. Actually, for us, it is hard to say what a “catastrophic earthquake” means, given the bad state in which thousands of buildings are. So we can “easily” label as downright dangerous any earthquake of over 6 on the Richter scale.

The national company TAROM, in the past the pearl of transport services in Romania. Now, a company fallen both literally and figuratively. The pandemic only showed the deplorable state in which it is, and for some specialists it is not the reason of its decline. Just one more millstone at the “neck” of the company.

After 2 weeks of insistence the number of people who got infected with COVID 19 after the vaccination with the first dose has finally been revealed: 3.500. Valeriu Gheorghiță, the coordinator of the vaccination campaign, did not mention the number of those who got infected after the booster but he said it was “very small’.