Romania Bucharest mayor arrested in corruption probe Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday (Sept. 6) they had opened a criminal investigation against the mayor of the capital Bucharest on suspicion of 06/09/2015
Romania Romanian police make record heroin seizure Police in Romania have made the country’s record seizure of heroin, recovering 333 kilograms of the drug with an estimated street value of over 40 29/07/2015
Romania Red-hot bargain: 'Blood for discount' tickets at Transylvania festival Blood donors are being offered discounts on tickets to a music festival in Transylvania, in a move that would make Count Dracula himself proud. The 27/07/2015
Romania Romania: former prison commandant given 20 years for crimes against humanity The former commandant of one of the harshest prisons of Romania’s communist era has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity 24/07/2015
Sport Britain's Walker wins 2015 Romaniacs prologue The 2015 Red Bull Romaniacs in Sibiu kicked off with the spectacular prologue which took competitors over a trick street course littered with 15/07/2015
Romania Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta named in a criminal investigation Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has been named as a defendant in a criminal investigation into forgery, tax evasion and money laundering. Assets 13/07/2015
Romania Romania latest country to suffer from European heat wave As the European heat wave continues, Romania is the latest country to experience record temperatures. The highest red alert has been issued for 08/07/2015
Romania Wrecks turn up diving for archeology in the Danube Historic treasures, ripe for discovery, are lying within easy reach for divers at the bottom of long-undisturbed waterways. Romanian scuba 16/06/2015
Romania Romania's leftist government led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta survives a no-confidence vote Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has secured political immunity in a criminal investigation after his leftist government survived a 12/06/2015
Romania Romanian minister resigns over 'punks and prostitutes' comment Romania’s transport minister has resigned over controversial comments he made criticising his countrymen living abroad. Ioan Rus caused uproar by 11/06/2015
Romania The Prime Minister of Romania has survived an attempt to bring a criminal prosecution against him. Romania's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to block an inquiry into Prime Minister Victor Ponta. Deputies voted 231 to 120 to preserve his immunity. 09/06/2015
Romania No-confidence vote prolongs Romania's week-long political crisis Romania's Prime Minister predicts his government will survive a no-confidence vote 09/06/2015
Romania Romanian PM refuses to step down despite criminal probe Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has refused to step down despite the launch of a criminal investigation against him. Hundreds protested in the 07/06/2015
Romania Food for thought: Romania slashes VAT on foodstuffs to 9% Romania used to be the only European Union country not to have differentiated VAT on most foodstuffs, with bread being the exception. But now 01/06/2015
Romania Demonstrators rally against deforestation in Romania Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Romania to vent their anger over deforestation. They demonstrated in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi 10/05/2015
Europe News Romania seeks to tackle graft Romania is trying to crack down on corruption. The country finished in last place amongst all EU countries in Transparency International’s Corruption 14/04/2015
Sport Passing the time when the match is dull Let’s face it; sometimes football can be boring. But fans in Romania have come up with an idea of how to get through those dull times, when 90 13/04/2015
My Europe Series Waiting to join Schengen: Romania a new gateway to migrants' heaven and hell Romania is not yet part of Europe's borderless Schengen area, but it is eager to join it and is showing goodwill in securing Europe's outer border. 10/04/2015
Romania Persona non grata: French nationals banned from Romania for 'terrorism links' Six French nationals expelled from Romania, suspected of having links to terrorism. 09/04/2015
Romania Romanian police find 'black cocaine' hidden in furniture Police in Romania have seized 70 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated four million euros all hidden in pieces of furniture imported from Germany. The 09/04/2015
Romania Ex-finance minister in Romania placed under house arrest [Watch] A former finance minister in Romania has been placed under house arrest as part of a probe into claims of corruption. MPs voted to allow the 27/03/2015