Romania
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.…
Operation coordinated by Europol against crime gang committing robberies across Europe with stolen vehicles
The Italian Carabinieri (Arma dei Carabinieri), supported by the Munich Police Department, the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the General Inspectorate of the…
European Parliament Elections preparations in Bucharest
Dozens of young Romanians gather in the University Square, putting their sport shoes down and waving blue shoe laces (blue is the…
On this day in 1955, the Warsaw Pact was formed
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense organization that put…
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…
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…
Strength in unity: Commission makes recommendations for the EU’s next strategic agenda 2019-2024
Ahead of the meeting of EU27 leaders in Sibiu, Romania, tomorrow, the European Commission is setting out a number of policy recommendations…
Romania’s Justice Minister offers his resignation
Romania's justice minister offered his resignation Thursday after failing to put forward a controversial measure pushed by the ruling party — but…
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…
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…
One tonne of cocaine seized in major drug haul in Romania – Drug was 90 percent pure
Romanian special police agents carry bags with seized cocaine at the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) headquarters,…
Romania’s households struggling to secure energy
Almost a quarter of Romanian households have problems in securing energy, either because they can't afford it or because they aren't connected…