Tears, anger and little hope. Romania marks four years since nightclub fire which killed 64
Romanians
have marked four years since the deadly fire at the Colectiv nightclub that
killed 64 people, with tears, despair and silence.
Outgoing Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said
the day would remain “in our memories as one of the saddest days” when the destiny
of dozens of young lives was cut short.
Others...
Stung by claims that residents are “inhaling poison,” Bucharest mayor challenges company that measures air pollution
Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea has challenged the legitimacy of an air quality company which measures pollution levels in the capital, responding to criticism from the environment minister who claimed residents were “inhaling poison.”
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When she moved to the Carpathians from Liverpool in 2010, locals were naturally...
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‘Mob boss’ wanted for human trafficking, conspiracy to murder extradited to Romania
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Romania foreign minister: Bucharest may withhold aid over democratic backsliding after regime change in Moldova
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Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said the removal of the pro-Western ACUM group from the former Soviet republic's government last month meant foreign...
5.2-magnitude earthquake rumbles eastern Europe
A moderate 5.2 earthquake rumbled parts of Romania, Ukraine and parts of
Bulgaria early Friday, Romania’s National Institute for Earth Physics said.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake occurred at 3.26 am (0136 GMT) and had its epicenter in the county of Vrancea in eastern Romania at a...
Surgical masks sell for 200 TIMES the original price in Romania. Shoppers bulk buy basic foodstuffs in response to coronavirus fears
It’s Tuesday morning, and hundreds of cars are parked outside a hypermarket in Bucharest. At the entrance, there’s a sign inviting shoppers to buy “noble wines,” but fine liquor is the last thing on people’s minds.
News of an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has sparked a surge in bulk buying in the last...
Mobster ‘congress’ in Romania laid down rules about turf, extortion taxes – prosectors
An investigation into
a drugs’ smuggling and extortion ring in western Romania has turned up an unusual
detail about the way mobsters operate and carve up territory between them.
The probe conducted by the
Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism revealed Romanian mobsters
organized a “congress” in September where they used the Italian Mafia...
PM calls for a more equal Europe as Romanians celebrate ‘Little Union Day’
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Friday said Romanians should strive to diminish the socio-economic divide between Eastern and Western Europe as people celebrated a landmark in Romanian history.
Orban said the holiday to mark ‘Little Union Day’ was an occasion to “reflect what we want as a people, leaving aside differing opinions and political...
