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.
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has arrived in Romania to begin a five-day trip that will also take her to fellow NATO member Slovakia as part of Washington’s efforts to show support for allies in the region amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Seven Romanian soldiers died on March 2 when their helicopter crashed in eastern Romania while searching for a missing fighter jet, the Defense Ministry said.
Moldova says it has received almost 16,000 Ukrainian refugees since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Romania has the longest land border with Ukraine of all NATO countries, and it has been promised military reinforcements by NATO allies. Life on Romania's side of the border has been largely untouched by the diplomatic crisis -- but not entirely.
Anti-vaccination protesters affiliated with a far-right Romanian parliamentary party have tried to force their way into the legislature building in Bucharest, blocking traffic and vandalizing vehicles, including a car belonging to the U.S. Embassy.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has sworn in Nicolae Ciuca as prime minister, hours after lawmakers overwhelmingly endorsed Ciuca's three-party coalition to end a two-month political stalemate.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has nominated caretaker Defense Minister Nicolae Ciuca, a 54-year-old retired army general, as prime minister designate in the latest push to end a two-month long political stalemate.
Romania is one of the most productive wine countries in the world, but only a tiny fraction of its output is bought abroad. Experts explain why, and what can be done to revive the sparkle of Romanian wine.
Acting Romanian Defense Minister Nicolae Ciuca has officially renounced his mandate to form a new government, a day after announcing that he did not have enough support in parliament to become the new prime minister.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has nominated acting Defense Minister Nicolae Ciuca as prime minister in a second bid to end a political stalemate that has hampered efforts to tackle an huge surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged more defense cooperation among Black Sea allies as he visited Romania on October 20 as part of a three-country tour of the region amid ongoing tensions with Russia.
Romanian Prime Minister-designate Dacian Ciolos has failed in his bid to form the next government after his centrist minority cabinet was rejected in a confidence vote, extending the country's political crisis.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has called a meeting of government officials on October 20 to “establish clear, restrictive measures” to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections after the country hit daily records in both coronavirus infections and deaths.
The Romanian president has proposed the leader of the center-right Save Romania Union (USR), Dacian Ciolos, as a candidate to form a government, days after a nine-month-old minority coalition was toppled in a no-confidence vote.
Romania has the second-lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the European Union, after Bulgaria, with just 35.3 percent of adults having had at least one dose. The country's infection and death rates are also among the highest in the EU.
Thousands of people have protested in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, to reject new measures by the authorities to curb an alarming surge of COVID-19 infections.
The Romanian government says seven people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients -- the third deadly hospital blaze in the country in less than a year.
The European Commission has backed Romania's nearly 30 billion euro ($35.1 billion) recovery and resilience plan.
A Romanian sportsman whose career was ended by disease has founded an organization aimed at inspiring disabled children through rock climbing.
A bitter debate between Romanian conservationists and farmers has ignited after activists accused a prince from Liechtenstein's royal family of shooting a brown bear nicknamed "Arthur."
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