After a decade-long closure, RFE/RL's Romanian Service relaunched in 2019 on digital platforms to help address declining media independence in Romania and the spread of disinformation.
Fighter jets scrambled over Romania on November 25 as Russian drones entered its airspace during an attack on southern Ukraine. There have been three incursions in the past week, which at one point forced the evacuation of two villages in the Danube Delta.
German and Romanian fighter jets scrambled on November 25 to track the latest in a series of drone incursions into the NATO-member’s airspace as Russia continues to attack targets just across the Danube River in neighboring Ukraine. One local mayor said we now "consider ourselves part of the war."
The Russian strike on the vessel sparked a blaze and forced the evacuation of several towns in the area.
Romanian authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents in the village of Plauru on the Danube River that forms the border with Ukraine after a drone reportedly struck an LPG-carrying ship on the Ukrainian side of the river.
Authorities in Romania have arrested a former senator for allegedly attempting to offer a 1 million-euro ($1.16 million) bribe to the country’s defense minister to facilitate an arms deal that could be fraudulently financed by a European Union program.
Other NATO members will provide troops to fill the void created by the departure of US soldiers from Romania, the country's Foreign Minister Oana Toiu told RFE/RL, leaving the alliance with a “stronger" presence.
The United States is significantly reducing its military presence in Romania, in what a NATO official called “adjustments to US force posture,” amid Moscow’s war against neighboring Ukraine and heightened European concern about Russian incursions into NATO airspace.
The industrial town of Victoria was once home to the pride of Nicolae Ceausescu's heavy industry, now the factory stands mostly abandoned. But a massive spending program by Brussels to expand European weapons production is set to give the town a new lease of life.
A Russian drone that penetrated Romanian airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine lingered above the NATO nation for 50 minutes before swerving back toward Ukraine, Romania's Defense Ministry said on September 14.
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble of musicians from across Ukraine, is touring Europe with new symphonic works that draw on the country’s recent history of tragedy and resilience.
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.
Romanian President-elect Nicusor Dan has returned a favor to political allies in Poland, addressing a mass rally in Warsaw in support of pro-EU presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski on May 25.
Russian military intelligence (GRU) has targeted thousands of surveillance cameras across Romania and other NATO countries bordering Ukraine in an attempt to monitor the flow of military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, according to an investigation involving the US and several European nations.
Nicusor Dan, 55, has won Romania's presidential run-off vote after months of political turmoil in the country. The centrist, pro-EU candidate who backs support for Ukraine was a mathematics prodigy in his youth.
Centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has won the presidential runoff over ultranationalist candidate George Simion amid high turnout, a surprising outcome that will likely keep Romania on its pro-Western path.
Turnout was high as Romanians flocked to polling stations for the second round of a presidential election run-off that could impact the country's political direction in Europe and its support for Ukraine.
After months of political chaos, Romanians go to the polls to finally choose a president, Previous polls last year were anulled and the frontrunner banned from taking part in this election.
Ultranationalist politician George Simion easily won the first round of a rerun of Romania's presidential election, setting up a runoff with pro-Western reformist Nicusor Dan in a vote that could impact the country's political direction and its support for Ukraine.
Romanian ultranationalist candidate George Simion wrapped up a solid victory, though not the majority needed to avoid a runoff, in a presidential election nearly six months after an initial vote was abruptly canceled amid allegations of a Russian influence campaign.
Romania’s last presidential election was canceled in December when it was deemed that the winner had benefitted from Russian interference – now, as Romanians vote again, he’s not been allowed on the ballot.
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