Romanian FM declassifies files to mark death of diplomat and dissident sentenced to death by Ceausescu
Romania’s foreign minister has announced the declassification of the ministry’s files which refer to the turbulent and unexamined years after the country’s anti-communist revolution where more than 1,100 died.
Oana Toiu made the announcement on Friday calling it “a significant coincidence,” as it was on the same day at the funeral of Romanian diplomat Mircea Raceanu “whose difficult decisions marked...
Czechia: Over 40 searches and 12 detentions in probe into healthcare sector fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague, the Czech Police’s National Organized Crime Agency (NCOZ) detained 12 persons and carried out 42 searches in the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia and South Moravia.
This is part of an investigation into procurement and subsidy fraud involving several projects of one of the major healthcare providers in the...
Romanian man behind ‘swatting’ attacks in US gets four years prison sentence
A Romanian man has been sentenced to four years in prison for making bomb threats and triggering “swatting” attacks on dozens of US officials and lawmakers, the Justice Department said.
Thomasz Szabo, 27, who was extradited from Romania in November 2024, pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy and making threats involving explosives. The court sentenced him on Wednesday.
“Members of Congress,...
Diana Sosoaca loses EU immunity may face probe in Romania now
The European Parliament on Tuesday stripped Diana Șoșoacă of her immunity, leaving her open to face a probe for 11 charges including legionary propaganda and denying the Holocaust.
The European legislature decided, in a plenary vote, that Ms Sosoaca, the S.O.S. president could be investigated in Romania, as requested by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Two separate votes took place in...
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Republica Moldova | Mandat de arestare pe numele lui Ilan Șor în dosarul privind finanțarea ilegală a partidelor
Judecătoria Chișinău a emis un mandat de arestare preventivă pentru 30 de zile pe numele lui Ilan Șor în dosarul Alianței Liberalilor și Democraților pentru Europa (ALDE), în care oligarhul fugar este acuzat de finanțarea ilegală a unor partide politice. Măsura a fost dispusă pe 24 aprilie, la solicitarea procurorilor anticorupție, și adusă la cunoștința inculpatului printr-o cerere de...
Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in prison over $1bn fraud
The former businessman, lawmaker and power broker Vladimir Plahotniuc fled Moldova in 2019, as he faced a series of corruption charges.
A court in Moldova sentenced on Wednesday oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison over the disappearance of $1 billion from the country’s banking system.
The former businessman and lawmaker controlled Moldova as a "captured state" from 2013 to...
Oligarhul Vladimir Plahotniuc, condamnat la 19 ani de închisoare
Fostul politician şi om de afaceri Vladimir Plahotniuc a fost condamnat la 19 ani de închisoare, în dosarul „Frauda bancară”, prin decizia pronunţată miercuri de magistraţii Judecătoriei Chişinău. Fostul lider al Partidului Democrat îşi va ispăşi pedeapsa în regim închis. Acesta a lipsit de la şedinţa de judecată, precizează NewsMaker.md.
Dosarul în care a fost condamnat se referă la dispariţia...
After 14-month odyssey, 2,500-year-old golden helmet back home in Romania
Fourteen months after it was taken to a Dutch museum only to be snatched in a daring heist, a 2,500 year-old golden helmet has been returned to Romania after a dramatic odyssey, recovered with the help of a sleuth specialized in stolen art.
The ornate Cotofenesti helmet and three golden bracelets which date back to the pre-Roman Dacia civilization were...
