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President Klaus Iohannis has designated veteran leftist Sorin Grindeanu as the new Romanian head of government. Previously, Iohannis refused to endorse a female, Muslim candidate who was criticized for her […]
One year after exiting the political scene amidst scandal and unrest, Romania’s center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) staged a major comeback on Sunday. Exit polls gave the PSD a clear […]
Romanians are voting in a parliamentary election Sunday, a year after a massive anti-corruption campaign forced the last Socialist prime minister from power. The country of about 19 million is […]
The heads of border guard and coast guard services of Black Sea countries have signed a memorandum of co-operation and agreed on holding a joint exercise in July 2017 under […]
Adrian Severin, a Romanian former MEP and Foreign Minister, will serve four years in prison for influence peddling and bribery. The final decision was announced on Wednesday by the High […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov opened at a ceremony on November 11 the gas interconnector pipeline with Romania, describing it as a key step towards diversification of gas supply sources […]
Note: This is not an ad. Nor is it a paid article. This piece is supposed to entertain car enthusiasts. Nicolae Ceaușescu was the most brutal communist dictator in the […]
Bulgaria and Romania withdrew their objections to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after getting written assurances from Ottawa that Canada will remove visa requirements for Bulgarian and […]
Romania’s president has called for tolerance and acceptance of minorities. The statement was connected to a pending case about same-sex marriage at his country’s highest court. Klaus Iohannis, who is […]
Romania does not agree with the signing of the trade agreement with Canada, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) said. Romania is against the agreement which the European Union and Canada […]
