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More than 1,000 police stations in Romania don’t have access to an indoors toilet, Interior Minister Lucian Bode said Friday, promising to upgrade the bathroom facilities used by law enforcement officers. The only lavatories at some stations are outdoor toilets which aren’t connected to the water mains, the minister added.

A Romanian man who is facing charges of human trafficking and controlling prostitution allegedly boasted that he "lives like a lord" in Northern Ireland. Prosecutors told the High Court this week that Valentin Rada was secretly recorded telling an associate that he disfigured a woman by beating her to a pulp. Sexual exploitation He was arrested last week in Belfast following a...

More than one million Romanians on Friday celebrated St. George’s day, the Christian martyr whose courage made him the patron saint of England, Ethiopia and Venice. George is believed to have been an officer in the Roman Army, who was executed by the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to renounce his Christianity.

Romania has persuaded the EU to grant special status to a cheese which tastes a bit like a mild cheddar and becomes the latest quality foodstuff to get European recognition. The “Cascaval de Saveni” which is produced in the Botosani region in the far north of Romania and made from cow's milk is the...

Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta is increasingly becoming an entry point for illegal waste from European countries which are offloading garbage in the East European country, according to official reports. . More than a ton of illegal waste that was falsely labeled as used car parts arrived in the Romanian port of Constanta,...

Romania’s anti-Semitism czar on Friday said he would run for the post of chairman of a local branch of the ruling Liberal Party. Environment Minister Costel Alexe stepped down as chairman of the Iasi branch of the National Liberal Party at the end of April amid a corruption probe. Lawmaker Mr Muraru, 39, a Liberal Party lawmaker, became acting chairman on May...

Romania’s leaders say they won’t interfere with Easter and other religious holidays as they work toward a return to pre-pandemic norms. Prime Minister Florin Citu met religious leaders ahead of Palm Sunday this weekend and Easter which the Orthodox Christians celebrate on May 2. Restrictions The prime minister...

Romanian prosecutors have detained 10 people on suspicion of trafficking local young women. The women were sent abroad to work as prostitutes. DIICOT prosecutors said they ordered the detention of the ten for 24 hours. They are being investigated on charges of establishing an organized crime group and pimping for a period of...

Romanian border police have found two Afghan men hidden in truck transporting tires during a routine check. One man was found unconscious. He was lifted off the truck and taken by ambulance to a hospital in the Danube port of Giurgiu. He has now recovered, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Giurgiu-Ruse crossing point on...

Romanian software vendor UiPath  has debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and rose 23%, reeling in $1.34 billion in the company’s IPO. It was one of the largest IPO software debuts in history. CEO Daniel Dines said he was "incredibly proud" of the achievement. Automate repetitive...