07

Dec

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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27

Nov

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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30

Oct

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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20

Oct

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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12

Oct

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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02

Oct

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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16

Aug

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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11

Aug

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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03

Aug

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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25

May

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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13

May

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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07

Apr

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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07

Apr

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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