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Meet the witches 'fighting corruption in Romania with spells & magic'

While Romanian citizens are getting ready to hit the polls to vote in the European elections, a group of self-proclaimed witches are working behind closed doors to make sure that the "right" candidates get seats.

11/05/2019

Romania

Music to their ears: European leaders enjoy rock star welcome in Sibiu

Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel got carried away by the cheering crowds, at one point trying to get them to chant Macron's name.

10/05/2019

World News

EU leaders divided as date is set for meeting over bloc's top jobs

European Council President Donald Tusk announced Thursday that European Union leaders would meet just two days after the European Parliament elections in May to start the process of agreeing who will take over at the helm of the bloc's top institutions later in 2019.

09/05/2019

Romania

European leaders aim to project unity at informal EU summit in Romania

European leaders are holding an informal EU summit on Europe Day in the Romanian city of Sibiu, with 27 EU leaders hoping to project an image of unity

09/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Medieval city hosts post-Brexit summit...before Brexit

It's a small medieval town in Romania, it's also where EU leaders are converging to chart the bloc's future course, without the UK.

09/05/2019

Romania

Member states make unity declaration at informal EU summit in Romania

Member states at the informal EU summit in Romania made a joint declaration pledging unity and to ensure Europe remains a responsible global leader

09/05/2019

Romania

Watch: Luxembourg's Bettel tries to start a Macron chant in Romania

A rare glimpse of a European leader letting his hair down.

09/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 39 Cluj Napoca: Romania's Silicon Valley

Steeped in history but embracing all things new in terms of technology, the northern Romanian city of Cluj Napoca is described as the country's Silicon Valley.

09/05/2019

World

Hungarian ethnic minority in Romania wants more economic autonomy

Our reporters Damon Embling and Gabor Tanacs reach an area of Romania where Hungarians make up the majority of the population and are pushing for greater autonomy.

08/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 37 Rasnov: Small businesses struggle in Romania

Our Road Trip team has arrived in the Transylvania region of Romania – not looking for vampires, but for the voices of European voters.

07/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 36 Bucharest: Third of Romanians in poverty

Our road trip has arrived in Romania ahead of the EU elections later this month and our reporters invited locals to share their opinions on our red sofa in the heart of Bucharest

06/05/2019

Romania

Watch: Powerful tornado touches down in Romania, leaves wreckage

A powerful and unusual tornado touched in the Romanian countryside on Tuesday, leaving wreckage behind.

30/04/2019

Europe News

Brussels dances to the rhythm of the new Balkan music

The 13th edition of Balkan Trafik has focused for the first time on the urban music of the region, bringing new voices on the stage of the European capital

29/04/2019

Romania

Why does Romania want to bring back its gold?

Romania's parliament has approved legislation to bring back the country’s gold reserves, but the national bank opposes the move.

27/04/2019

Romania

Romanian MPs back controversial bill that could end corruption cases

Romanian MPs have today approved criminal law changes that could shut down several ongoing high-level graft cases in what experts consider is one of the EU's most corrupt countries.

24/04/2019

Romania

Romanian MEP accused of fiddling expenses to tune of €50,000

Prosecutors charged Luhan Petru with allegedly using fake receipts to claim European Parliament funds.

11/04/2019

World

Romanian ex-president Iliescu faces crimes against humanity charges

Prosecutors say Iliescu was responsible running a campaign of misinformation that created a climate of terror.

09/04/2019

Romania

Romanian ex-priest, ex-president and sports pros battle in EU election

One's just been excommunicated, another coached a national football team and a third was president of a neighbouring country, Romania's EU election candidates are a colourful bunch.

08/04/2019

Romania

Police search for 130 kg of cocaine washed ashore Romanian coast

The cocaine is believed to come from a boat carrying more than a tonne of the drug that capsized last month.

07/04/2019

Romania

Romania's president calls referendum on anti-corruption

“Justice is a matter of national interest, and citizens have the sovereign right to decide whether or not to let corruption become state policy,” he said .

06/04/2019