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U.S. Adjusts NATO Deployment While Putin Unveils New Nuclear-Capable Torpedo

The United States plans to reduce its troop presence along NATO’s eastern flank, including forces stationed in Romania, even as Russia said it successfully tested its nuclear-capable “Poseidon” super torpedo…

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Romania condemns ‘irresponsible’ Moscow after Russian drone breaches its airspace

Romania has condemned Moscow’s “irresponsible actions” after alleging that a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets. The Russian drone…

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Former Romanian President Iliescu, who led free market transition, dies at 95

Romania's former President Ion Iliescu, who led its transition from communism and set it on the path to European Union and NATO membership, but faced charges of crimes against humanity…

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Europol-Backed Crackdown Halts Cross-Border ATM Scam

A highly organised criminal group involved in large-scale fraud in Western Europe has been dismantled in a coordinated operation led by authorities from Romania and the United Kingdom (UK), supported…

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158 human traffickers arrested and 1,194 victims safeguarded in global operation

A major operation against human trafficking has resulted in the safeguarding of 1 ,194 potential victims and the arrest of 158 suspects. As part of ongoing investigations, an additional 205…

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Centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency

Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, won the country's presidential election on Sunday in a shock upset over a hard-right, nationalist rival who had pledged to put Romania on a…

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Romania braces for heated presidential vote

Romania is heading towards its most polarised presidential election in the country’s democratic history, with voters braced for the battle between a right-wing populist and a centrist technocrat on Sunday.…

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Romania in chaos as prime minister resigns

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he would resign, throwing the country into further turmoil after a hard-right candidate easily won the first round of the country’s presidential election. An…

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Romanian hard-right leader clear winner in first-round presidential vote

Hard-right eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania's presidential election re-run on Sunday, near final results showed, after a ballot seen as a test of the rise of…

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Impact of Far-Right Politics on Romania’s Future

Romanians are voting in a presidential election runoff that could bring to power George Simion, an ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine, criticises the EU's leadership, and aligns with…

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2,300 troops from 12 NATO countries take part in annual military drill in the Black Sea

Military personnel from 12 NATO countries begun an annual naval exercise led by Romania in the Black Sea and Danube river delta this week. Over 2,300 troops are taking part…

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania for the US

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are on a flight from Romania to the United States after a travel ban on them was lifted. They took a private plane from…

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Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis quits to pre-empt impeachment bid before election re-run

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced he will step down, effective Wednesday, to avoid the spectacle of an impeachment process launched by Bucharest’s parliament. Iohannis, who has been president since 2014,…

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Romania confirms date, tightens rules for presidential election rerun

Romania's coalition government approved on Thursday a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed, and tightened campaign rules for big social media…

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Romania to rerun presidential election on May 4

Romania's ruling coalition agreed on Wednesday to rerun a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 and stuck to an original plan to endorse a single candidate, the…

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Romanian president tasks Social Democrat with forming new government

Romania's outgoing president Klaus Iohannis designated leftist Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to form a new government on Monday after three pro-European parties agreed details of a coalition that…

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Romanian pro-European parties agree to quickly form broad coalition government

Romania's pro-European parties reached a firm commitment late on Tuesday to form a governing majority that cordons off the hard right and potentially endorses a single candidate for a re-run…

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Romanian police foil armed mercenaries in Jan. 6-style plot

Romanian police stopped 20 people — including the leader of a mercenary group — heading to the capital with an arsenal of weapons, local media reported, as the country remains…

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Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks

Romanian authorities have disclosed details of what appears to be a significant attempt to interfere in the country’s presidential elections through TikTok and a series of cyberattacks. The domestic intelligence…

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Pro-EU parties secure win in Romania general election

Romania’s incoming parliament and government are set to maintain the country’s strong pro-EU, pro-NATO, and pro-Ukraine stance, despite gains by ultra-nationalist challengers. With over 98% of votes counted from Sunday’s…

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Romanian top court asks for presidential election recount

A Romanian top court will ask for a vote recount in the first round of the country's presidential election, Digi24 TV reported on Thursday citing court sources, after a shock…

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Who is Calin Georgescu, Romania’s surprise hard-right presidential candidate?

Calin Georgescu, a Romanian hard-right NATO critic, appeared in a dead heat with leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies showed,…

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Romanian PM, hard-right candidate in tie after first presidential election round

A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appeared in dead heat after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies showed, in a shock…

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Romania planning law to shoot down drones breaching airspace

Romania could shoot down drones illegally breaching its airspace, based on threat levels and risks to human life and property, a draft law published by the Defence Ministry showed. Romania,…

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Romanian government to raise minimum wage by 9.5% from January

Romania's coalition government will raise the monthly gross minimum wage by 9.5% to 4,050 lei ($884.61) from January, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Wednesday after meeting employers and unions.…

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Romania says NATO must react to Russian incursions into its airspace

NATO must enact a "robust coordinated" response to incidents in which Russian missiles or drones fired at Ukraine enter the alliance's airspace, Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tilvar said on Wednesday.…

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NATO members Romania, Latvia report Russian drones breach airspace

Romania and Latvia, both NATO members and supporters of Ukraine in its 2 1/2-year-old war with Russia, were investigating instances of Russian drones that crashed after breaching their airspace, authorities…

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Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack

Romania said it found Russian drone fragments on its territory on Thursday and NATO said it saw no sign of an intentional attack on the alliance's territory after Moscow troops…

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Andrew Tate banned from leaving Romania

Internet personality Andrew Tate will not be able to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking after a Romanian court of appeal overturned a previous ruling. Tate…

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Romania says it finds drone fragments near border with Ukraine

BUCHAREST, March 29 (Reuters) - NATO member Romania said it had found fragments of what appeared to be a drone on a farm near the river Danube and the border…

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Romanian state agency turns to AI to help farmers tap EU funds

A Romanian state agency for rural investments is using artificial intelligence to help farmers apply for European Union funds, it said on Monday, a first in one of the EU's…

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Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top NATO job

Romania notified allies that President Klaus Iohannis was considering challenging frontrunner Mark Rutte for the NATO top job. Iohannis' last-minute move comes as the biggest powers in the 31-strong alliance…

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Romanian ruling parties back joint lists for EU election to fend off far-right

BUCHAREST, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Romania's ruling coalition of centre-right Liberals and leftist Social Democrats will run on joint lists in the European Parliament election on June 9, their leaders…

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Romania, Bulgaria agree partial Schengen entry with Austria

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe's open-borders Schengen area by air and sea from March 2024, with talks set to continue next year about…

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Romanian prosecutors ask to investigate former PM over vaccine contracts

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) - Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors asked parliament and the president to allow a criminal investigation into former prime minister Florin Citu and two former ministers for suspected abuse of…

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Romania is not ready to uphold same-sex couples’ rights – PM

BUCHAREST, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Romanian society is not ready to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, leftist Prime…

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Romania and Bulgaria report bird flu as Europe faces new wave of virus

Romania and Bulgaria have reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Bran, Romania

Bran castle, in Bran village, 173 km north from Bucharest, Romania. The Teutonic Knights, a religious Catholic order founded by German crusaders in Palestine in the late twelfth century, received…

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Romanian troops boost NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said that more than 130 troops from Romania had reinforced its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping mission following the worst violence in northern Kosovo for years. The…

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NATO-member Romania steps up defences near Danube

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Romania is moving air defences closer to its Danube villages across the river from Ukraine where Russian drones have been attacking grain…

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Romania says possible drone fragments found on its territory

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Elements of a possible drone were identified on NATO-member Romania's territory, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, following Russian drone attacks on Izmail in southern Ukraine,…

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NATO does not see indication of intentional Russian attack on Romania

BRUSSELS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - NATO does not have any indication that drone debris found on Romanian territory was caused by an intentional attack launched by Moscow against Romania, the…

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Russia strikes very close to Romanian border, president says

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Russian air strikes took place less than one kilometre from Romania's border with Ukraine on Tuesday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said, amid intense attacks on the…

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Romania denies Russian drones detonated on Romanian territory

BUCHAREST, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Romania's Defence Ministry denied reports on Monday that Russian drones fell and detonated on Romanian territory in an overnight attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure on…

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Romania asks European Commission to accept higher deficit target

BUCHAREST, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Romania has asked Brussels to accept a higher deficit target of 5.5% of GDP for this year, nearly 1 percentage point higher than initially agreed,…

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Romanian court releases influencer Andrew Tate from house arrest pending trial

BUCHAREST, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A Bucharest court ruled on Friday to release divisive internet personality Andrew Tate from house arrest where he is awaiting trial on charges of human…

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Electronic invoicing mandatory in Romania from January

Romanian minister of finance Marcel Boloş recently stated that a decision by the Council of the European Union regarding electronic invoicing represents "a huge step in combating fraud." He also…

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Romanian president taps new premier to form government in agreed power swap

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday designated Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the ruling coalition Social Democrat Party, as prime minister, part of a rotating premiership deal meant to ensure…

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Romania aims to buy F-35 fighter planes to boost air defences

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania aims to buy the latest generation U.S. F-35 fighter planes to boost its air defences, the country's supreme defence council (CSAT) said in a statement this…

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NATO needs bigger presence in Black Sea, Romania’s president says

NATO needs a bigger presence in the Black Sea, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday (April 3) after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “The Black Sea is now, more…

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Shock in Romania as doctors took medical devices from corpses and fit them to patients

The doctors are being investigated in Romania after they operated on several heart patients and allegedly fitted stents taken from deceased people. Searches are being carried out in the counties…

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Romania detected a suspicious weather balloon in its airspace

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) - The Romanian Air Force's surveillance system detected an aerial object that looked like a weather balloon flying in the country's airspace, the defence ministry revealed. Two MiG…

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Tremor shakes Romania, Eastern Europe

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Târgu Jiu in Romania, was reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Early reports suggest that the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Transylvania, Romania

A picture taken with a drone shows a blanket of snow covers an amphitheatre-like open air community structure in AitonTransylvania, Romania. Photo: EPA-EFE/GABOR KISS

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Sex, lies and video cams: Andrew Tate turned women into slaves, prosecutors say

By Luiza Ilie, Octav Ganea and Andrew R.C. Marshall BUCHAREST, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The woman from Moldova thought it was love. Internet celebrity Andrew Tate had offered her a…

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NATO deploys surveillance planes to Romania, to monitor Russian activity

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A NATO surveillance plane arrived in Romania to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank and help monitor Russian military activity. The plane, the first to be deployed,…

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Romanian inflation rises below expectations to 16.37% y/y in December

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Romania's consumer price inflation fell to 16.37% on the year in December from 16.76% the previous month, below expectations, data from the National Statistics Board showed…

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