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Romania’s first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried with full state honours on Thursday – but not all Roma...
07/08/2025

Romania’s first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried with full state honours on Thursday – but not all Romanians mourn his passing.

Romania’s first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried with full state honours on Thursday – but not all Romanians mourn his passing.

Former president Ion Iliescu, who will be buried in Bucharest today, has a complex legacy. He will be remembered as Roma...
07/08/2025

Former president Ion Iliescu, who will be buried in Bucharest today, has a complex legacy. He will be remembered as Romania's first democratic leader, and for his brutal crackdown against dissent in 1990.

Iliescu has a complex legacy. He will be remembered as the country’s first democratic leader, and for his brutal crackdown against dissent in 1990.

Slowdown in retail sales follows a sharp expansion in 2024 and comes ahead of fiscal and budgetary reforms expected to w...
07/08/2025

Slowdown in retail sales follows a sharp expansion in 2024 and comes ahead of fiscal and budgetary reforms expected to weigh on household consumption.

Romania’s retail sales growth decelerated to 1.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 (chart), down from 3.5% in the first quarter ...

Law enforcement agencies are failing to tackle disturbing online violations and stop parents, including mothers, sexuall...
07/08/2025

Law enforcement agencies are failing to tackle disturbing online violations and stop parents, including mothers, sexually exploiting children for financial gain.

Romania’s law enforcement agencies are failing to tackle disturbing online violations and stop parents, including mothers, sexually exploiting children for financial gain.

The casket carrying the body of Ion Iliescu was transferred on Wednesday from the hospital where he died to the capital’...
07/08/2025

The casket carrying the body of Ion Iliescu was transferred on Wednesday from the hospital where he died to the capital’s presidential palace for a state funeral as his death continues to divide opinion.

The casket carrying the body of Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first elected president after the bloody fall of communism in 1989, was transferred on Wednesday from the hospital where he died to the capital’s presidential palace for a state funeral as the late leader’s death continues to divide opinio...

The government has declared August 7 a day of national mourning for Ion Iliescu, the three-times president who helped b...
06/08/2025

The government has declared August 7 a day of national mourning for Ion Iliescu, the three-times president who helped bring Romania into the family of Western nations but died facing charges of crimes against humanity.

Romania’s government has declared August 7 a day of national mourning for President Ion Iliescu, the three-times president who helped bring his country

Tudor Lakatos is fighting discrimination against the Roma people, one Elvis Presley song at a time.
06/08/2025

Tudor Lakatos is fighting discrimination against the Roma people, one Elvis Presley song at a time.

Tudor Lakatos is fighting discrimination against Romania’s Roma minority through the music of Elvis Presley.

Former President Ion Iliescu - one of the most influential but also controversial political leaders of postcommunist Rom...
05/08/2025

Former President Ion Iliescu - one of the most influential but also controversial political leaders of postcommunist Romania - died in Bucharest on August 5. He was 95 years old.

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu -- one of the most influential but also controversial political leaders of postcommunist Romania -- died in Bucharest on August 5. He was 95 years old.

Romania risks losing €2.13 billion in EU funds as Just Transition Plan stalls.
05/08/2025

Romania risks losing €2.13 billion in EU funds as Just Transition Plan stalls.

Romania’s ambitious plan to secure €2.13 billion in non-reimbursable EU funding for its most carbon-intensive ...

Călin Georgescu appeared yesterday at the Prosecutor General’s Office, in the case against the constitutional order, alo...
05/08/2025

Călin Georgescu appeared yesterday at the Prosecutor General’s Office, in the case against the constitutional order, alongside Horațiu Potra’s group of mercenaries. Prosecutors have reclassified the charges against him.

C?lin Georgescu appeared Monday morning at the Prosecutor General’s Office, with prosecutors reclassifying charges against him

DS Private Equity (DSPE) is reportedly entering ownership in RoPower Nuclear, a project firm working to build a small mo...
05/08/2025

DS Private Equity (DSPE) is reportedly entering ownership in RoPower Nuclear, a project firm working to build a small modular reactor (SMR).

DS Private Equity (DSPE) is reportedly entering ownership in RoPower Nuclear, a project firm working to build a small modular reactor (SMR) in Romania.

President Nicușor Dan criticized in a press conference the retirement system of magistrates, which he considers aberrant...
31/07/2025

President Nicușor Dan criticized in a press conference the retirement system of magistrates, which he considers aberrant and responsible for the loss of specialists and the decrease in the quality of the act of justice.

The President of Romania, Nicusor Dan, criticized in a press conference today the retirement system of magistrates, calling it "aberrant"

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