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Romania on Wednesday entered a month-long state of alert as authorities try to find a balance between easing the lockdown and maintaining some restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, who heads the minority Liberal Party, said Tuesday that government would extend the state of alert for another month,...

Social media giant Facebook said Thursday that it had removed a network of fake accounts in July tied to Romania, some of which pretended to be Americans and posed as fans of U.S. President Donald Trump.  The company removed 35 Facebook accounts, 3 Facebook pages and 88 Instagram accounts that originated in...

The number of coronavirus cases in Romania climbed toward 4,000 on Sunday, with authorities in two counties making it compulsory to wear some form of face covering in public in a bid to halt the spread of the disease. There were 251 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing...

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Ludovic Orban say the country should hold early elections to establish a clear majority in Parliament which represents the will of the people. Orban, who heads the Liberal Party, leads a minority government in a Parliament which is dominated by the Social Democrats. The president and...

Romania’s Prime Minister Ludovic Orban claims that a spike in coronavirus cases has leveled out after new restrictions were imposed to stop the virus spreading further. Romania confirmed more than 1,300 new infections on Thursday, the 16th consecutive day bar one when cases have exceeded 1,000 cases. Despite the high number,...

The current coronavirus spike showed no signs of easing off on Thursday, with new cases rising to 1,345 and 45 deaths reported in the last day. The Strategic Communication Group said 458 patients are currently being treated in intensive care units, a rise from previous days. Authorities tested 24,447...

This week, people are discussing the legacy of communism, and looking at what freedoms Romania gained since 1989. But thirty years after Europe’s only bloody anti-communist revolution, three fundamental questions remain unanswered.  How did the democratic state take shape? Why were hundreds killed in the days after Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena fled until their execution on Christmas...

Two-thirds of Romanians are less well off than they were half a year ago due to the effects of the coronavirus, according to a European-wide report. Romania ranks along with Greece as the countries where consumers are the most impacted by the crisis across the EU, the Intrum survey showed. The average in...

The storks have left their nests in southern Romania, heading to Africa for warmer climes, while the children are back at school this week in this village of 2,700 close to the River Danube. If the youngsters look more excited than usual, it’s not because of Romanian language lessons or volleyball games to look...

Moldova’s President-elect Maia Sandu says Romania’s president will visit the country by the end of a year, marking a reset in bilateral relations after the pro-Russian incumbent failed in his re-election bid. President Klaus Iohannis will be the first foreign leader to visit the former Soviet republic, after Ms. Sandu, a former World...