The Romanian government has approved aid of 40 million euros for the press for the next four months, that is ten million every month. Half of the funds will be allocated to television channels and one quarter to websites. This aid comes with a form of “public information campaign about the prevention and control of the spread of coronavirus, as well as public information campaign about the resumption of economic and social activities after the end of the state of emergency”. As in so many countries around Europe and the world, sports journalism in Romania is going through difficult times these days.
The funds will be allocated as follows:
– 55% for TV (47% for National and 8% for Local)
– 23% for the online publications
– 12% for the Radio stations (8% for National and 4% for Local)
– 5% for the written press
– 4% for the outdoor
– 1% for the creation of campaign materials
The Government has established some criteria for each press company to receive the aid:
– They should not have any remaining debts to the state budget;
– They should have at least two employees with contracts or copyright rights for at least six months before the state of emergency was declared;
– They must have been working continuously for at least six months before the state of emergency.
Today, on a television appearance, the State President, Mr Klaus Iohannis reiterated that on the 15th of May, the state of emergency will be lifted and the country will begin to relax some of the restrictions. This implies that sports professionals can resume training.
