ROMANIA

Head of Romania’s ruling party says protests ‘a failed coup’

Liviu Dragnea, the leader of Romania’s ruling Social Democrat party (PSD) has described street protests earlier this month as a “failed coup”. He also...

Police clash with Romanian expats in Bucharest

To protest government corruption and demand early elections, as many as 100,000 Romanians gathered in Bucharest on August 10 for a mass rally. Many...

Dan Barna: We need to bolster rule of law and keep the fight against corruption on track

Corruption has been the main challenge for Romania even during accession negotiations leading to membership in 2007. Although Romania’s anti-corruption campaign can be credited...

Contaminated horse meat makes its way across Europe

Horse meat imported to Italy from Belgium was laced with dangerous levels of cadmium, a heavy metal that is toxic to humans. Romania was...

Romania’s president to block new penal code overhaul

Romania’s president has harshly criticised the government’s attempt to overhaul the penal code. Klaus Iohannis described the ruling Social Democrat party as a “dictatorship”...

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