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.
Romanians have overwhelmingly rejected measures seen as making it more difficult to combat rampant state corruption, according to partial official results of a referendum on the matter.
Sea Shield 2019, an annual Romanian-led naval exercise, continued in the Black Sea on April 12. The exercise, which began on April 5, involved more than 20 ships and crews from Romania, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, the Netherlands, and Turkey.
Demonstrations have been held across Romania to voice support for a former top Romanian prosecutor who has been banned from leaving the country or talking to journalists as part of a probe.
Jordan's King Abdullah II has canceled a visit to Romania in protest at Prime Minister Vorica Dancila's plans to move her country's embassy to Jerusalem.
Researchers in Romania have successfully tested the most powerful laser ever built, concentrating one-tenth of the power of the sun into ultra-short pulses. The device has potential applications ranging from particle research to cancer therapies.
Thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets of Bucharest and other cities across the country to protest against government measures they said undermine the independence of the country’s judiciary.
