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Romania investigates nearly 200 people over anti-lockdown protests

Demonstrations took place in several Romanian cities on Monday night after new pandemic measures came into force.

My Europe Series

A decade after talks began, is Romania any closer to joining Schengen?

A European Union member since 2007, Romania still isn't a member of Europe's borderless zone. Why not?

Business Planet

Smart solution: how business clusters drive innovation

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Iasi in Romania to see how one tech company got its pharmacy app off the ground thanks to being part of a cluster.

Hungary

Euroviews. Viktor Orban should become the agent of European integration | View

"The best joke on Orban is to turn him into an undercover agent of European integration," writes Romanian MEP Dragoș Tudorache.

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Romania

Nine Romanian police officers prosecuted over violent facemask arrest

Prosecutors in Bucharest have opened criminal proceedings against nine police officers for their treatment of two people they arrested for failing to wear facemasks in September.

Romania

Romania's ex-minister sentenced for corruption and money-laundering

Elena Udrea, a former Romanian tourism minister, and Ioana Basescu, daughter of the former president, received prison sentences for money laundering.

France

Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’

"The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said.

Europe News

French police using Roma to inflate deportation figures, says activist

Activists say it is a stage-managed process designed to inflate deportation figures and has been going on for a decade.

Romania

Romania: Protests after hospital fire leaves at least five people dead

The rally was organised by a new right-wing political party that has opposed same-sex marriage and supported clerics that have defied coronavirus restrictions.

Romania

Romania COVID-19 hospital fire leaves four dead

Another deadly hospital blaze in Romania just three months after 10 were killed in a fire north of Bucharest.

Romania

Romania criminalises creating fake social media accounts

It comes after a case in Braşov in December 2018 where a man had threatened his former girlfriend with uploading compromising photos.

Europe News

Romania to introduce law against anti-Roma hate speech

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the legislation which could see citizens imprisoned for up to 10 years for hate speech against the Roma community.

Romania

Euronews Romania to launch - a new independent channel in Romanian

The Romanian-language channel will be brought to millions of households in partnership with Universitatea Politehnica din București (UPB).

Romania

Is Romania's environment ministry run by a hunter who dislikes bears?

In the past, Barna Tanczos has called for the culling of 4,000 bears and warned against turning Romania into "the zoo of Europe".

Romania

Romania: Three pro-European parties come together to form a government

After elections on December 6, the three pro-European parties have agreed to form a coalition in Romania.

My Europe Series

How a far-right party came from nowhere to shock in Romania's election

The unexpected emergence of AUR — an acronym for GOLD in Romanian — ultimately overshadowed an election that failed to inspire voters.

Romania

Romania PM Ludovic Orban resigns after narrow election defeat

Romania PM Ludovic Orban resigns after narrow election defeat to left-leaning populists

Romania

Romania election: Social democrats ahead with 90% of ballots counted

Incumbent prime minister and leader of the ruling PNL party Ludovic Orban remains confident he will be able to form a liberal-led government to keep the Social Democrats out of power.

My Europe Series

Will apathy be the winner in Romania's parliamentary election?

Radu Magdin, a political analyst in Bucharest, told Euronews that turnout could be historically low, around 30% of total registered voters, compared to 39.5% in 2016.

USA

Monolith mystery continues as third structure appears in California

The monolith discovery in California is the third such find this year after the structures were mysteriously erected in Utah and Romania, too.

From its post-communist transformation to current challenges, Romania is at a pivotal moment, balancing economic growth with political corruption. Stay informed on the latest developments shaping the country’s future.