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France’s Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin has said that French troops in Romania will not be downsized following an announcement from the US to decrease its troops in Romania and other NATO Allies. The US said Wednesday it would pull some troops out from NATO's eastern flank, but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe. During a...

And not a minute too soon. Here we recap another month at Ask Questions Late October was a mirror reflecting the absurdity of our time. In the Middle East, the second anniversary of Oct. 7 came amid the dim possibility of renewal. In Britain and France, comic convulsions of political dysfunction. In Asia, trade wars. And of course Trump wants...

Romania's national broadcaster says it will return to the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, with a renewed strategy and stronger collaboration with the music industry. Romania is set to return to the Eurovision Song Contest stage in 2026. On 30 October 2025 the Board of Televiziunea Română (TVR) approved the participation in the next edition of  Eurovision, to...

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), on Thursday published reports on Romania, Slovenia and Spain, assessing the progress they have made in their legal and institutional frameworks as well as in policies and practices to prevent and combat racist and anti-LGBTI hate speech, hate crimes, and discrimination of groups in situation...

Romania’s President Nicusor Dan has appointed a vice premier who was once critical of Donald Trump but insists she has 'deep respect' for the US and her comments were made in an "emotional context." Oana Gheorghiu, the co-founder of the non-profit organization Dăruiește Viață, which built a hospital for children entirely with private donations, who was officially sworn in as...

US President Donald Trump has played down a significant troop withdrawal from Romania, estimated to ax 800 soldiers from rotating roles from NATO bases. Asked about the drawdown, the US president said the planned  reduction in the presence of US troops in Romania is “not very important.” He was responding to journalists aboard Air Force One about the move announced...

Cocoa prices down 51% this year after record highs, while chocolate producers rise 14% as margins recover Five-year data show cocoa’s boom weighed on confectionery shares, now poised for rebound as cocoa prices ease eToro analysis highlights scope for a seasonal recovery across chocolate stocks Just in time for Halloween, chocolate makers are catching a break. After years of...

Romanian royalty, diplomats, priests and fans of the late Queen Marie of Romania celebrated the 150th anniversary of her birth in ceremonies held around the world. Princess Margareta, the Custodian of the Romanian Crown, is the great-granddaughter of the British-born queen who has become a symbol in post-communist Romania. She presided over the ceremony with Prince Consort, Prince Radu at...

The recently announced departure of hundreds of American troops, a new decision from the Trump administration, "does not represent a withdrawal of the United States from Europe nor a signal of a decrease in commitment to NATO and Article 5," the Pentagon said reassuringly. According to the same source, the episode in question will not change the security environment in...

Two key Republican congressmen on Wednesday expressed concern with the Pentagon’s announcement to withdraw troops by discontinuing the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania. They said the announcement "appears uncoordinated and directly at odds with the President (Donald Trump’s) strategy." “We strongly oppose the decision not to maintain the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania and the Pentagon’s process for its ongoing force...