Romania

Romania marks 30 years since overthrow and execution of dictator Ceausescu

Romania is commemorating the overthrow of Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu who was deposed and executed on Christmas Day 1989. He was put on trial with his wife Elena following…

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BCR sells historic palace in downtown Bucharest

Romanian lender BCR announced that it completed the sale of the historic Oscar Maugsch Palace in Bucharest’s Universitatii Square to an investment vehicle registered in Luxembourg, Project Regina Elisabeta Bucharest.…

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Romania’s Klaus Iohannis wins 2020 Charlemagne Prize

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis was named the recipient of the 2020 International Charlemagne Prize on Saturday. The prize's board of directors said the 60-year-old leader had successfully steered Romania down…

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Photo Story: Christmas preparations in Bucharest, Romania

Christmas decorations and lights at the Christmas Market in Bucharest, Romania, on the evening of Friday 6th December 2019. On December 6, Romanians celebrate Saint Nicholas, a very popular…

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Romania marks 30 years since the 1989 Revolution

Timisoara, the western Romania city where the 1989 Revolution started, is marking 30 years since the event with a program spreading on several weeks. On December 15, a Freedom March…

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Romanian ex-PM Dancila resigns as PSD party leader

Romania's former Prime Minister Viorica Dancila quit as the president of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) late on Tuesday, following her poor showing in the presidential election Sunday. "I understood…

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Cargo ship full of sheep overturns off Romanian coast in the Black Sea

A handout photo made available by the ISU Constanta on 25 November 2019 shows The wreckage of the Queen Hind sheep is seen in the Black Sea waters from the…

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President Klaus Iohannis wins Romania presidential elections

Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a pledge to resume judicial reforms slowed down by successive Social…

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Large network smuggling migrants in lorries dismantled in Germany and Romania

The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) and the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) supported by Europol, concluded their operation into a large criminal network smuggling migrants to western Europe in lorries. Austria,…

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Half of Romanians believe democracy is under threat

A total of 58% of Romanians think democracy is under threat in the country, a new polling report, published by the Open Society Foundations, showed. Furthermore, the generation born before…

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EC questions Romania’s latest commissioner nomination

There are "serious doubts that Romania’s nomination [for the position of European Commissioner] was legitimately sent by the interim government,” EC spokesperson Mina Andreeva stated on October 30. It is…

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Photo Story: Commemoration on the anniversary of Romanian nightclub blaze

An elderly Romanian man makes the sign of the cross after burning candle in the memory of the victims of a night-club fire accident in front of the building…

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Romanian leaders’ squabble over Commission pick

Romania's political leaders are at loggerheads over the country's nominee for the next European Commission, with the president accusing the caretaker prime minister of being "irresponsible" for putting someone forward for…

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EU criticises Romania for not tackling corruption

The European Commission released its report on Bulgaria and Romania on Tuesday. The annual studies, done to measure how far the two countries have progressed with required judicial reforms, the…

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Airbus Helicopters considers giving up factory in Romania

Airbus is considering giving up the completion of its new helicopter factory in Brasov, central Romania, where it has already invested EUR 10 million of a total of EUR 15…

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Rally for solidarity with the women who have been victims of violence in Bucharest

A Romanian masked woman plays in a street theatre act, meant to show women's condition in Romanian society, prior to a solidarity march with the women who have been victims…

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Romania urges its workers to go back

The government in Bucharest has launched an advertising campaign to encourage workers home. It is putting in place a range of incentives made up of grants and loans in order…

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Romania government falls after no confidence vote

Romania's government has fallen after Social Democrat Prime Minister Viorica Dancila lost a no confidence vote. Official data showed that 238 lawmakers voted to topple the Romanian PM, with the…

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Romania’s second proposal for EU commissioner rejected

The European Commission’s president-elect Ursula von der Leyen has rejected Romania’s second proposal for commissioner – Socialist MEP Dan Nica, EC spokesperson Nina Andreeva confirmed to the Romania news station…

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Bank analyst says Romania’s industry is in recession

Romania’s industry “undergoes recession”, Raiffeisen Bank’s chief economist Ionut Dumitru said at a conference, adding that other sectors perform comparatively better. The slowdown experienced by the local economy is to…

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Romania government in jeopardy as Opposition submits no-confidence motion

Romania’s main opposition party, the National Liberal Party (PNL), submitted its no-confidence motion against the Government of prime minister Viorica Dancila on Tuesday. The Government only has minority support in…

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Agreement so Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi becomes first head of the new EU Public Prosecutor’s Office

The European Parliament and EU Council negotiators agreed on appointing Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi as the first head of the new EU Public Prosecutor’s Office, the European Parliament announced on…

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Romania’s former ruling party leader and his family banned from entering the US

The former president of Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) and former Chamber of Deputies speaker Liviu Dragnea has been banned from entering the United States, after a decision of the…

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German teenagers held as slaves in Romania

German teenagers between 12 and 18, brought to Romania to participate in a reeducation program in Maramures (Projekt Maramures), financed by the German state, ended up being held as slaves,…

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Photo Story: The Bucharest International Air Show

Romanian pilots in MiG 21 LANCER and the Latvia's Baltic Bees aerobatic team in L-39C Albatros perform during the Bucharest International Air Show 2019 (BIAS), that was held over the…

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Metallica Donates 250,000 Euros for Romanian Pediatric Cancer Clinic

American heavy metal band Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to a Romanian association building the country's first pediatric oncology hospital. The donation to Daruieste Viata (Bestow Life), founded in 2012,…

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Thousands rally in Bucharest on anniversary of violent protest

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully against Romania's Social Democrat government in the capital, Bucharest, on Saturday on the one-year anniversary of a violent protest where riot police launched…

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Romanian to make 112 emergency system more efficient after recent killing of a teenager

The Romanian is to take action to improve the efficiency of the 112 emergency help line after the recent uproar following the kidnapping and killing of a teenage Romania girl.…

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Photo Story: Protest in Bucharest

Romanian activists stand still after placing hundreds of children shoes on the pavement during a protest against the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping and killing of a 15-years…

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Second Romanian Minister loses job over teenager’s kidnapping and murder

Romania's prime minister has fired her education minister over her comments about a kidnapping case. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Ecaterina Andronescu's remarks about a teenager's abduction show a "lack…

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Romania’s interior minister resigns over murdered teenagers’ scandal

Nicolae Moga , Romania’s interior minister has quit as the fallout from the murder of two teenage girls intensifies. There is public outrage over the killings of Alexandra Macesanu, 15,…

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Romanian murder suspect admits killing two teenage girls

A murder suspect in the southern Romanian town of Caracal has admitted to killing two teenage girls, his lawyer said, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage. Gheorghe Dinca, 65,…

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UPDATED: Thousands protest in Romania over kidnapped 15-year-old girl

Thousands of Romanians protested against the government on Saturday evening, outraged by authorities’ slow response to emergency calls from a kidnapped 15-year-old girl now presumed dead. Alexandra Macesanu called the…

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Anxiety in Romania as Dinamo Bucarest manager suffers heart attack

There were moments of anxiety during the weekend’s football game between Dinamo Bucarest and Universitatea Craiova after Eugen Neagoe, Dinamo Bucarest’s manager suffered a heart attack mid-way during the game.…

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13 arrested for sexual exploitation of young women in French-Romanian operation

A large-scale joint investigation, led by the French Gendarmerie Nationale in cooperation with the Romanian DIICOT (Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism), and supported by Europol and…

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Pope pays tribute to Christians in Romania killed or persecuted under Communism

Pope Francis paid tribute to Christians in Romania killed or persecuted under Communism as he warned against any new ideological attempt to sow fear or division in society. On…

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Romania’s most powerful politician, sentenced to jail for corruption

Liviu Dragnea, Romania’s de facto leader was sent to prison for three-and-a-half years for corruption. The guilty verdict against ruling-party leader Dragnea for abuse of office was upheld Monday by…

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Europe Votes: Romania, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Romania: Romania – The Projections If turnout of 33.67% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PNL will…

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Romania’s Social Democrats hire prominent Brussels lobbyists to clean up image

The ruling Social Democrat party (PSD) in Romania has hired Brussels lobbyists to clean up its battered image in the EU press. Poltico reports that the PSD in April…

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EU warns Romania it will act ‘without delay’ over ‘major’ rule of law concerns

Politico reports that the European Commission will “trigger the rule of law framework without delay” over “major concerns” about the state of rule of law in Romania, according to a…

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EU heads meet in Romania to chart bloc’s next steps

European Union leaders meet in Romania today to try chart a way forward after the historic setback of Brexit and to have their first go at picking people to…

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Romania laments brain drain

Eugen Teodorovici, Romanian Finance Minister, said the country's brain drain is undermining Romania's ability to compete on a European level and called on the European Union to do more to…

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Romania’s President calls for ban on the use of an amnesty for corruption offences

The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has proposed two main themes for the referendum on national justice reform that the country will hold on May 26. Iohannis proposed a ban on…

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Caruana Galizia family and of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak urge EU to support Kovesi for Chief European Prosecutor role

The Romanian website Business Review reported that in a letter published by Romanian MEP Cristian Preda on the social media, the families of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and Slovakian…

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France 24: Europe’s Orphans – Since Romania joined EU, 15% of population left their country. Between 100,000 and 300,000 children left behind

France 24: Since Romania joined the EU in 2007, an estimated 15% of the adult population has left the country to work in Western Europe. That situation has created a vacuum…

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