Romania

My Europe Series

Nuclear vs renewable, the debate dividing Romania’s green transition

Coal-burning countries like Romania will have difficulties reaching Europe’s climate targets. Could Romania’s energy mix become cleaner if it adds more nuclear energy? What role can nuclear power play in the European Union’s Green Deal?

11/06/2021

Health Series

Bees, the workers helping to create a sweet sustainability in Europe

In partnership with The European Commission

Honey is an appreciated natural food with therapeutic properties and today more than ever its production requires eco-sustainable methods to protect bees, biodiversity and the environment.

08/06/2021

Health Series

Why is honey beneficial for our health?

In partnership with The European Commission

Honey is not only a sweet substance, it is also a medicine. The nectar made by bees contains compounds that give us energy.

08/06/2021

My Europe Series

Why did Romania's vaccine rollout derail after a successful start?

Romania's COVID-19 vaccination campaign was initially more successful than many of its richer EU neighbours. So why has it derailed and can it get back on track?

08/06/2021

Romania

Romania ex-dictator's plane sold for 120,000 euros

With "Socialist Republic of Romania" once emblazoned on its side, a Rombac plane belonging to Nicolae Ceausescu's fleet sold in an auction on Thursday.

28/05/2021

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Authorities vaccinate thousands attending Catholic pilgrimage

More than 35,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims gathered Saturday at an open-air shrine in Romania for a centuries-old procession that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic

23/05/2021

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Torrential rain causes flooding in western Romania

People in villages near the Crisu Pietros river were evacuated after a red code for severe flooding was issued.

19/05/2021

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Romania's president wants more NATO troops to be sent to Europe

President Klaus Iohannis says that Moscow's recent military actions on the Ukrainian border have highlighted the need for Eastern Europe to remain vigilant.

10/05/2021

Travel News

Romania sinks its teeth into vaccination programme at Dracula’s castle

Romania has transformed one of its most popular tourist attractions into a vaccination centre. Just remember to bring garlic.

10/05/2021

Green News

Prince probed over claims he killed Romania's largest bear

The prince had been granted a derogation to kill a female bear that had caused damages to local farms. Instead, the country's largest male bear, 17-year-old Arthur, was killed.

05/05/2021

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This upside down house is Romania's newest tourist attraction

Would you visit a house where the bath is on the ceiling?

20/04/2021

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Romania approves law to exclude Huawei from future 5G network

Romania has approved a bill that aims to exclude Chinese group Huawei from the country's future 5G mobile network.

16/04/2021

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Romanian health minister dismissed over handling of COVID-19 pandemic

A number of incidents related to the pandemic had created tensions within Romania's governing coalition.

14/04/2021

Money

These Romania students can now pay their tuition with cryptocurrency

Teaming up with a local start-up, the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu will become the first university in Romania to offer students the chance to pay in cryptos.

12/04/2021

Romania

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.

30/03/2021

Romania

Mental health concerns as pandemic increases children's screen time

The pandemic has increased the time children and teenagers are spending online. But experts warn that it is leaving children vulnerable to a host of negative consequences, like bullying, addictions and cyber predators.

30/03/2021

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?

26/03/2021

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.

12/03/2021

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.

05/03/2021

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.

02/03/2021

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.

31/01/2021

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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.

29/01/2021

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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.

27/01/2021

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.

06/01/2021

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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).

06/01/2021

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".

30/12/2020