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.
Romania's Constitutional Court has banned a pro-Russian, anti-EU, far-right candidate from running in the presidential election next month.
The European Union's top court has ruled that member states must accept changes of first name and gender obtained in other countries in the bloc, a landmark ruling brought about by a case involving Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi, a transgender man with dual citizenship in Romania and Great Britain.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his first comments since the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region that it was an "absolutely correct" step necessary to save lives.
Romanian water-management authorities put two eastern regions on the highest flood alert and ordered evacuations, and put the rest of the country on elevated watch, as heavy rain and winds approached just two weeks after deadly flooding hit all of central Europe.
Water levels on the Danube River are expected to slowly rise 50 centimeters by the evening of September 21 as Hungary and other Central European countries deal with the aftermath of a heavy rain storm that has drenched the region.
Two days after heavy rain flooded two counties in eastern Romania, many areas remain inundated and people are struggling to take stock of the damage.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he has canceled all of his "international obligations" as his country braces for floodwaters that have already ravaged much of Central and Eastern Europe, where several people have died in the wake of torrential rains from Storm Boris.
Residents and authorities continue to battle heavy rainfall and floodwaters throughout Central Europe on September 15 as officials in Romania said at least six people were dead and two more were missing there.
At least four people have died and hundreds of others had to be evacuated in eastern Romania after massive flooding inundated roads and low-lying areas.
A Russian missile strike on a civilian ship transporting Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea has drawn sharp condemnation from NATO and raised concerns in Romania about the status of shipping on the Black Sea.
Ukraine accused Russia on September 12 of using strategic bombers to fire missiles at a civilian ship carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea.
Romania and Latvia, both members of NATO, on September 8 accused Russia of violating their countries' airspace with military drones, escalating tensions between Moscow and the West.
The Romanian government is in the final stages of donating a Patriot missile system to Ukraine in the midst of Ukraine’s ever-increasing calls for more support from the West.
Romanian lawmakers on September 3 passed a draft law backing the donation of a Patriot missile-defense system to Ukraine in a contribution the Defense Ministry says boosts the region's support effort for Kyiv and bolsters Bucharest's relationship with the United States.
NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana announced on September 3 his resignation from that alliance post to compete in Romania's presidential election in November.
Romania's coalition government on September 2 sent to parliament for final approval a draft law enabling the donation of a Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine.
The Romanian government on August 28 approved the start of negotiations with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the purchase of a major stake in Moldova's Danube River port of Giurgiulesti.
A court in Romania has placed divisive Internet influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest and his brother Tristan under judicial control for 30 days after they were interrogated by Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors as part of an investigation into new allegations against them.
Romanian investigators carried out four fresh searches on August 21 at residences of divisive Internet influencer Andrew Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan, 36, who are awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu was awarded the bronze medal in the women's floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on August 16 in a ceremony in Bucharest amid controversy over who finished third in the competition.
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