No man is a poet in his own land. One of Spain’s most successful poets virtually unknown in his native Romania
In Spain, he’s a name in the literary world, with his poems seen by thousands who ride the Madrid subway. But he’s yet to have one of his books published in his home country, Romania.
Mihai Gane or Miguel Gane as he's known, moved to Spain with his family when he was nine and...
Democracy in decline in Central Europe, the Balkans, Freedom House reports
A growing number of leaders in Central and Eastern Europe "have dropped any pretense" that play by the rules of democracy. They openly attack democratic institutions and are working to restrict individual freedoms, the U.S. non-governmental group Freedom House says in a new report.
These attacks have resulted in a dramatic democratic breakdown...
Alone with the animals. Coronavirus fears force Italian philanthropist into quarantine at animal sanctuary in Romania
Italian philanthropist Sara Turetta has the company of 60 donkeys, 15 horses, 150 dogs and many cats at the animal settlement she runs in eastern Romania.
But for the past 10 days, Turetta who splits her time between Milan and Cernavoda where she established the Save the Dogs charity, has been on...
British, Romanian police bust sex trafficking ring to Europe
Romanian
prosecutors say they have broken up a ring that recruited young girls who were first
sexually exploited in Romania until they turned 18 and then trafficked to Western
Europe.
Destinations
included Ireland, Britain, Scotland and Germany.
“There were also cases in which the victims were transferred to (other) EU countries,” prosecutors said in...
Police detain two on suspicion of abortion fraud. Medic suspected of performing termination on 5 months-pregnant teen
Police have
detained a doctor and a medical clerk on suspicion that they fraudulently carried
out abortions, and in the case of the medic performed an abortion on a teenager
who was five months pregnant.
A doctor
and three others at the Ilfov Emergency Hospital in Bucharest are being investigated
for fraud and embezzlement. The doctor
and a clerk were...
Mask up. Romanian authorities eye Bucharest’s Old Town, Medieval city of Brasov for compulsory face coverings
More and more places In Romania are making it mandatory to wear face masks in public after a surge in new cases in recent weeks.
In the past eight days, the number of infections exceeded 1,000 new daily
cases, bringing the total to over 48,000. The country also reported 2,269
deaths so far.
Romanian police evacuate petrol station after man threatens to blow up car
Police evacuated people in the Romanian capital from a petrol station after a man threatened to blow up his car. There were no reports of injuries.
The unnamed
man called the emergency services on Monday and said he would detonate his car
which was near a petrol station, police said.
“He made a...
Romanian capital sees a record high 352 coronavirus cases in a single day
Coronavirus cases surged in the Romanian capital on Saturday, with authorities reporting a record 352 new cases in a single day.
Overall, there were 1,269 cases in
Romania in the past 24 hours, with Bucharest overwhelmingly having more than other
places. About 22,400 tests were carried out, of which 5.67% tested positive.
Some...
Most Romanians think Holocaust took place in Germany; Nazi-allied leader Marshal Ion Antonescu should be rehabilitated-study
One in three Romanians are aware the Holocaust occurred in Romania, but fewer people know that hundreds of thousands of Jews were deported to their deaths from Romania to Nazi-controlled areas outside the country, such as Trans-Dniester in the Soviet Union, according to a study.
Historians say Nazi-allied leader Marshal Ion Antonescu, who ruled...
Police opens inquiry into case of woman who died after 16-hour wait at hospital in eastern Romania
Police have opened an investigation into a case of suspected homicide after a 69-year old woman died after waiting for more than 16 hours for treatment at a hospital in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
The woman arrived at the Constanta County Hospital on February 1 at about 7 am, complaining of chest...
