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.
Tens of thousands of striking Romanian primary and secondary school teachers marched to the government building in downtown Bucharest on May 30, calling for better pay, more investment in education, and a reform of the country's education system.
Romanian teachers filled the streets of Bucharest on May 25, on the fourth day of their strike over low salaries and crumbling facilities. Educators call the state's latest offer of two small annual bonuses "an embarrassment." Teacher pay is about half the national average wage of $988 monthly.
More than 100,000 Romanian public-school teachers went on strike on May 22, citing stagnant wages and crumbling facilities. Parents and students worry they will be affected by indefinite school shutdowns but many say they sympathize on the wage issue.
Tens of thousands of Romanian teachers went on strike on May 22 demanding substantial pay raises and calling for more investment in education.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Romania to underscore Berlin's support for its NATO ally, where he said that, like Bucharest, it will continue to back Ukraine in its battle against Russia's full-scale invasion, and he also met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in the Romanian capital.
The leader of a U.S. neo-Nazi group wanted in the United States for allegedly fomenting violence at political rallies has been apprehended by Romanian authorities in Bucharest.
A Romanian court has ordered the detention of former professional kickboxer and social-media personality Andrew Tate for another 30 days following his arrest on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal group.
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary signed an agreement on laying an underwater electric cable under the Black Sea to provide Azerbaijani energy to Europe at a meeting in Bucharest on December 17.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu, and Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu, who spoke to RFE/RL on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Bucharest on November 29-30.
Romania and Ukraine have criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after he posted photographs on Facebook showing himself wearing a scarf with a map of so-called Greater Hungary, which includes territories of present-day Austria, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Serbia, and Croatia.
The United States will provide funding worth more than $3 billion for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in NATO-member Romania.
Romanian Defense Minister Vasile Dincu has resigned after being criticized by the president and prime minister for a statement he made that Ukraine's only chance to end the war was to negotiate with Russia.
U.S. first lady Jill Biden met with Romanian leaders, praising them for the welcome and assistance provided to refugees fleeing the Russian invasion in neighboring Ukraine, calling the efforts "amazing."
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.
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