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US Vice President JD Vance on Friday claimed that European leaders had pressured Romania into cancelling its disputed presidential elections. Speaking at the opening day of the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance said the elections were annulled “on the flimsy suspicions of an intelligence agency and enormous pressure from its continental neighbors.” He did not provide any evidence for his assertions...

Estonia, Letonia şi Lituania, cele trei state baltice, numără orele până când vor scăpa în sfârşit de unul dintre ultimele vestigii ale celor 50 de ani de ocupaţie sovietică: o reţea electrică controlată de Rusia. Ele se vor deconecta de la reţeaua comună IPS/UPS sâmbătă dimineaţă şi, sub rezerva unor teste de ultim moment, se vor sincroniza cu reţeaua...

Romania’s finance minister has warned against the dangers of a Kremlin-friendly candidate who rejects the country’s European path and threatens a rift with Ukraine, ahead of a rerun of presidential elections. Finance Minister Barna Tanczos slammed the far-right radical Calin Georgescu, who last week made claims on territory that is part of Ukraine, calling him “a danger for Romania.” The candidate...

Romania’s ruling coalition on Sunday endorsed former youth minister Crin Antonescu as its candidate for the Romanian presidency, in the hopes that he will defeat a NATO skeptic and Russia-friendly independent in upcoming elections. The NATO and EU member was thrown into political uncertainty after Calin Georgescu surprisingly won the November 24 first round of presidential elections. Declassified intelligence reports...

After slamming NATO for days on end, bombarding the alliance with pro-Kremlin rhetoric even going as far to say that the Mihail Kogălniceanu military base (Eds: Black Sea NATO base) will be used to attack Russia, (presidential candidate) Calin Georgescu has touched a raw nerve in the extremist wing in Romania so quickly that disagreements and criticisms are now...

Moscow-born U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman tried to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a serious person who loves his country" in a recent podcast. “He loves his inner circle. It’s only a small part of the people. He doesn't love (the Russian people),” the Ukrainian leader hit back in the three-hour podcast, writes Kyiv Independent. “No....

De la miezul nopţii, românii pot circula liber în ţările din Spaţiul Schengen şi pe şosele, după ce, în 12 decembrie 2024, miniştrii de Interne ai UE au decis să elimine controalele la frontierele interne terestre pentru Bulgaria şi România, începând cu 1 ianuarie 2025, transmite News.ro. Accesul în spaţiul de liberă circulaţie presupune eliminarea controlului de documente la...

Romania’s new pro-European government headed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu  took the oath on Monday. The new government has been tasked with providing stability and keeping the European Union and  NATO country on the pro-European trajectory. Ciolacu’s new coalition government received 240 votes in favor, seven more than the required votes for motions to pass. Eight ministries will be under the center-left...

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Russia has spent 69 million euros to fund a large-scale propaganda and disinformation  campaign targeting Bulgaria and Romania, Bulgarian cybersecurity experts said. BG Elves reported the funds were channeled through small, difficult-to-detect transactions as low as 5,000 euros each. The aim was to spread Russian influence and promote far-right narratives within the two countries. BG Elves claims it obtained documents linking...