Romania

Romania

Romanian Freedom March commemorates those killed 30 years ago

The Freedom March started from Mary's Square - originally where crowds had gathered to stop the Ceausescu's regime from evicting the reformed pastor Laszlo Tokes on the 15th December 1989. He was seen as a defender of human rights.

15/12/2019

Romania

Euroviews. Romanian civil society has proved its strength. Now it can help nurture a fragile democracy ǀ View

This is the moment to either complete the post-communist democratic transition or become further mired in the culture of corruption and impunity that has threatened to strangle Romania's fledgling democracy.

11/12/2019

Romania

Romania work to rescue more than 14,000 sheep aboard capsized ship

Romanian authorities managed to rescue all 21-person crew and 32 sheep after the vessel capsized on Sunday - but there are still more than 14,000 sheep on board.

25/11/2019

Romania

Iohannis wins second term with huge victory for 'modern Romania'

Centre-right reformist Klaus Iohannis crushed his socialist challenger in a presidential election runoff that will delight Brussels.

24/11/2019

World

Is Romania's presidential election a race for second place?

Romania will go to the polls on Sunday

08/11/2019

Romania

Romania opens road to nowhere as modernisation plan hits dead end

The 200-metre street in Piatra Neamt, which cost €100,000, ends abruptly in a field.

04/11/2019

Romania

Romania PM Ludovic Orban survives confidence vote

It means Ludovic Orban can now begin the process of proposing nominees for Romania's EU Commissioner.

03/11/2019

No Comment

Giant and eerie display of Halloween pumpkin heads in Bucharest

It's Halloween later this week and festivities are already in full swing in Bucharest where people are busy carving thousands of pumpkins. They're aiming to create a giant display of the ghoulish pumpkin heads for All Hallows Eve.

28/10/2019

Romania

Court blocks expansion of Romania's biggest coal mine

An energy company wanted to expand Rosia's 1,450-hectare coal mine by a further 280 hectares, 235 of which are currently covered by forest which would have had to be cut off, according to environmental network Bankwatch

23/10/2019

The Cube

UEFA sanctions loophole as Romania invites 30,000 children to football

UEFA had ordered Romania to play the match behind closed doors, after failing to control their supporters.

16/10/2019

Romania

Ludovic Orban: Who is the man nominated to be Romania's new PM?

A profile of the man who could soon lead a new government in Romania.

16/10/2019

Romania

Opposition leader Ludovic Orban invited to be Romania’s new PM

Opposition leader Ludovic Orban invited to be Romania’s new prime minister

15/10/2019

World

Political parties jostle to form Romania's next government

Romania's government has collapsed following a no-confidence vote - only weeks ahead of a Presidential election. It follows claims of corruption and protests against what many viewed as the administration of Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă’s attacks on the rule of law.

11/10/2019

Romania

Romania government falls after no confidence vote in PM

Social Democrat Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has been ousted by rival lawmakers

10/10/2019

World

Romania prime minister Viorica Dancilla faces vote of no-confidence

The move comes just a month before the country's presidential election.

10/10/2019

Romania

Romania gives green light for Holocaust museum

Romania gives green light for Holocaust museum

08/10/2019

Romania

Ten people dead after minibus collides with truck in Romania

Ten people died and seven others were injured in a road accident in Romania on Saturday, AFP reported quoting Romanian police.

05/10/2019

Business Planet

Risky business: how to keep your intellectual property safe

In partnership with The European Commission

The Business Planet team heads to Bucharest to see how one firm has been able to safeguard its intellectual property with EU help.

04/10/2019

Business Planet

Why is protecting your IP a key to business success?

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet speaks to Professor Alexandru Marin, a European IP Helpdesk Ambassador who supports and advises SMEs in Romania on how to secure their IP rights.

04/10/2019

Europe News

Kovesi dedicates EU job backing to anti-corruption activists

One of Romania best-known anti-corruption chiefs has been speaking to Euronews after being backed to be the EU’s first public prosecutor.

20/09/2019

Cult

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra opens Bucharest's George Enescu festival

The concert halls in Bucharest will see over 2,500 musicians of 50 nationalities go on stage for 84 concerts and recitals

11/09/2019

Romania

Romania revokes nomination for its interim EU commissioner

Romania has withdrawn its nomination for interim EU commissioner in the final weeks of Juncker's mandate.

11/09/2019

Romania

Romania's under fire emergency number courts fresh controversy

An emergency phone service in Romania — criticised over its slowness responding to a kidnapped teenager that was later found murdered — is under fresh scrutiny.

05/09/2019

Romania

Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) lose parliamentary majority

Romania's ruling PSD party lost its parliamentary majority after its junior ally quit over government policy.

26/08/2019

Romania

'Make Romania Great Again': Trump gives Iohannis a special present

'Make Romania Great Again': Trump gives Iohannis a special present

21/08/2019

Romania

Road fatalities: Which EU countries are the most dangerous?

More than 25,250 people were killed on European roads in 2017, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

20/08/2019