Romania: Six arrested over alleged coup plot with Russia
The suspects include a 101-year-old former military general. They are accused of wanting to overthrow the Romanian government and end its NATO membership.…
The lost children of Romania’s Ceaușescu dictatorship
Thirty-five years after the horrors of the Ceaușescu dictatorship were discovered in Romania, our reporters investigated one of the darkest episodes in the country's history – the squalid, state-run institutions where thousands…
Methane, a climate time bomb: On the trail of leaks in Romania
Nearly three years after more than 100 countries promised to tame methane emissions, the indiscriminate leakage of this powerful greenhouse gas is still rampant. As world leaders convene in Azerbaijan for the…
NATO’s Romania finds possible Russian drone fragments
NATO member Romania says it has discovered possible fragments of a Russian drone near the border with Ukraine.…
Misinformation from the archives: Timisoara’s ‘mass graves’
Naked bodies lined up in the mud in a cemetery in Romania: the city of Timisoara, crucible of the anti-communist revolution in 1989, is also remembered for one of the most infamous…
Romania: Iohannis tipped for runoff before second term as president
Exit polls in Romania show that incumbent President Klaus Iohannis will likely face a runoff with Social Democrat leader Viorica Dancila. The second round is scheduled for November 24.…
Romania government collapses after no-confidence vote
Romania's government has lost a no-confidence vote, leading to its collapse. A transitional government is now expected to take over until the next national election in 2020.…
Romania: Tens of thousands rally against government in Bucharest
Over 20,000 took to the streets of Bucharest to protest the Social Democrat-led government. The demonstrations were organized by Romanian expatriates angry over widespread corruption and attacks on the judiciary.…
Police failure to save girl sparks anger in Romania
A 15-year-old girl called the police three times to report she was being held against her will by a man who had raped her in Romania. Police took 19 hours to reach…
Romania: Help for Roma children
EU leaders are meeting in the Romanian city of Sibiu. Though a third of the population of Romania lives in poverty, the country has profited markedly from EU membership. Worst off are…
Julia tells of the sex worker’s plight
A Romanian woman felt forced to go abroad to work as a prostitute because she couldn’t earn enough as a cleaner in Romania to support her two children. But through an aid…