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11/12/2025

Thousands of protesters marched in Bucharest on Wednesday to demand higher wages, measures to curb inflation and tax reductions for workers as the government pushes on with austerity to tackle the country's large budget...

11/11/2025

Foreign minister warns Moscow will pay the price after debris from overnight strikes on Ukraine lands in Romanian border region.

10/21/2025

Prosecutors said the individuals acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence services were allegedly preparing acts of sabotage involving the sending of shipments containing explosives and incendiary materials to Ukrain...

6/24/2025

Romanian lawmakers voted Monday decisively in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by a center-right prime minister, as the European Union and NATO member nation seeks to end one of its worst political cr...

5/18/2025

Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S. President Donald Trump.

5/15/2025

Millions will cast votes in crucial contests in Romania, Poland and Portugal

5/9/2025

Thousands of people gathered in Romania’s capital on Friday for a pro-European Union march. It came a week before the final vote of a closely watched presidential election that pits a hard-right nationalist front-runner...

5/5/2025

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Monday he would resign, throwing the country into further turmoil after a hard-right candidate easily won the first round of the country’s presidential election.

5/5/2025

After decisively winning the most votes in Romania’s first-round presidential election redo, hard-right nationalist George Simion will face a pro-Western reformist in a pivotal runoff in two weeks that could reshape the...

4/16/2025

The country goes to the polls on May 4 in the first round of a controversial presidential election, after concerns over Russian interference triggered an annulment of the original vote last November.

3/27/2025

Thousands of Romanians gathered in the capital Bucharest on Wednesday to protest the December cancellation of a presidential election and the banning of its far-right frontrunner from standing for office again.

3/25/2025

A yearslong measles outbreak has exploded in Romania, fueled by anti-vaccine rhetoric, a floundering medical system, and conflicting health guidance. The rest of Europe is far from immune.

3/9/2025

Romania's Central Electoral Board (CEB) has rejected the candidacy of far-right politician Calin Georgescu in a rerun of a presidential election, sparking clashes between his supporters, angry at the move, and police.

3/6/2025

Six people suspected of colluding with Russia to plot a coup against the Romanian government have been detained, according to police in the European Union and NATO-member country.

3/1/2025

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Romania’s capital on Saturday in the latest anti-government demonstration by far-right groups after a top court canceled a presidential election in the European Union country l...

2/26/2025

Romanian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation on Wednesday against a far-right populist who won the first round in a canceled presidential election last year, accusing him of election campaign funding abuses, su...

2/10/2025

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said he is resigning from his position amid an effort by the opposition to have him impeached after he stayed in power following the Constitutional Court's annulment of the presidential...

1/16/2025

Romania's coalition government approved on Thursday a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed, and tightened campaign rules for big social media platforms including TikTok.

12/23/2024

Romania's president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government following a top court's annulment of a presidential election.

12/12/2024

Romania and Bulgaria will become full-time members of the Schengen Area as of 1 January 2025, completing a process that dates back to 2011, when the European Commission declared both countries ready to join.

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