Romania: 2 Moroccan students arrested after lynching man with television cable at drunken party
The two perpetrators are in police custody and have been charged with murder
Medvedev’s propaganda calls for Ukraine to be carved up by Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Romania
The former Russian president and prime minister has published a map suggesting a partition of Ukraine between neighboring countries as part of his disinformation and propaganda offensive
Romanian football club owner threatens to ‘smack Orbán in the head’
The Steaua Bucharest owner made the bizarre threat after Orbán’s recent visit to Transylvania for a speech
Romania slams Orbán for ‘divisive’ speech
Orbán’s views do not coincide with those of Romania, the country’s foreign minister said
Romania’s top court bans Hungarian-language Catholic school
The school, built with Hungarian aid, is a thorn for the Romanian majority
Poland’s president calls for new NATO strategy after meeting leaders in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria
NATO needs to make serious changes to its strategy, says Poland’s president
‘An act of war’ – Russia warns Romania not to allow Ukrainian warplanes into its airspace
Any country that grants permission for Ukrainian fighter jets to fly in its airspace will be entering the war, warns Russia.
Romania creates humanitarian aid hub for Ukraine
Neighboring Romania is a major escape route for those fleeing the war in Ukraine
US military planes circle over Poland and Romania
A number of U.S. and U.K. planes are active near the border of Ukraine
Germany sends further reinforcements to the Baltics and Romania
NATO troops and vehicles have been sent to Lithuania while Romania benefits from further aerial units
Top EU court imposes same-sex ‘marriage’ and dual ‘motherhood’ or ‘fatherhood’ on all member states
The unelected European Court of Justice has been willfully ignoring both the letter and the spirit of the European Treaties to pursue a radically progressive agenda lacking in democratic consent
Budapest apartments cheapest among Visegrád Four capitals
Apartments in Bratislava are the most expensive in the region
Hungary sends respirator masks, medicine to coronavirus-hit Romania
As Central Europe battles the new wave of coronavirus, Hungary is sending neighboring Romania medical equipment and medicine
Hungary accepts Romanian COVID-19 patients for intensive care
The patients will be treated in cities near the Romanian border
Romanian president trashes Hungary while receiving European prize
Iohannis, hailed as a “bridge builder,” attacks neighboring Hungary at major European award ceremony in Germany
Romanian mayor uncovers massive fraud at city hall
Job exams doctored after submission.
Bread prices on the rise in Romania despite record wheat crop
Global shortage of quality wheat trumps Romanian harvest results
Romanian party leader may have miscalculated – commentary
Romanian party leader Ludovic Orban used anti-Hungarian rhetoric at a Transylvanian event, but his words may have the opposite effect than the one intended, columnist Péter G. Fehér writes
Bucharest football ultras chant anti-Hungarian slogans during match
Hungarian minister of sports calls for investigation
Transylvania outraged at Romanian party president’s nationalist remarks
Orban is still trapped in the rhetoric of the 1970s
“Horror caravans” an everyday occurrence on Hungarian motorways
Makeshift trailers transporting used cars viewed by police as a public menace
Employees steal from four in five Romanian companies, study reveals
Romanian companies are defrauded by their employees in almost eight out of ten cases (over 75%).
U.S. promises “collective response” to Iranian drone attack on tanker
One British and one Romanian crew member were killed in the attack
Collector donates Ceauseșcu’s presidential aircraft to flight museum
Late communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s airplane acquired via online auction in May, donated to Romanian National Museum of Aviation History, Artmark auction house said
Only 12% of Romanians approve further LGBT rights – survey
The majority of Romanians would not extend the rights of the LGBT community and would approve of legislation strengthening the social role of the traditional family model, a recent survey showed
Black Hawk down in Bucharest
A U.S. Black Hawk military helicopter was forced to land in downtown Bucharest during the rehearsal of the July 20 Romanian Air Force Day air parade.
Romania gives Donald Tusk highest civilian award
This is the same award taken away from an ethnic Hungarian
Romania becomes latest country to rebel against the EU’s top court
The Romanian Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the top EU court is operating outside of the EU’s competencies when it decreed that Romanian courts should put EU law above their country’s constitution
Central European power supply just became more resilient
Cross-border interconnection benefits all states
Romanian president says Joe Biden may visit Romania
Demographic crisis: Newborn numbers in Romania drop to 90-year low
Fertility rate also drops to 1.3
Historic heroin seizure in Romanian Black Sea port of Constanța
Operation involved police from nine countries, including Hungary
Romanian poacher and illegal logger heads county nature preserve agency
Remus Raț has held that position since 2019
Romania to auction former dictator Ceauseșcu’s jet
Bidding starts at a modest €25,000
Court should reinstate former Transylvanian bishop’s state award
László Tőkés called for Transylvania to be a protectorate of Hungary
Majority of Romanians fear Hungary will seize Transylvania
Romanians most trust the armed forces and the Orthodox Church
Polish and Romanian armies increasingly on par with NATO allies, says Polish president
Owing to the purchases of modern weaponry, the Polish and Romanian armies will be able to better integrate with allied forces
Joe Biden to take part online in Bucharest Nine summit on Monday
Biden’s presence at the summit is an important signal of US engagement in the security of NATO’s Eastern flank and Poland’s security, says Polish Presidential Minister Krzysztof Szczerski
Killing of Romania’s largest bear reignites bear overpopulation debate
An Austrian prince mistakenly shot the bear back in March
Hungary and Romania now recognize each other’s vaccination certificates
Romania faces huge trade deficit with Hungary
Highest deficit against any European country
The Black Sea is new frontline in NATO-Russia showdown
Ten-nation NATO exercise began on May 3, the U.S. said
Hungary, Romania reboot diplomatic relations
EU court rules in favor of Transylvanian bishop and politician in flag case
Romanian authorities ordered removal of Szekler flag
Government crisis defused in Romania, fragile coalition remains in place
First of many stress tests to come for the liberal-led cabinet
Romania: Afghan migrants clash in Temesvár, one killed
One report indicated that police rounded up 200 migrants in search for the killer
Romanian government crisis deepens
Tensions remain high after the sacking of Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu
Romania posts massive negative trade deficit in Q4
Romania features the biggest deficit in the EU in Q4
Budapest names square after Roma leader who defended Hungarians in Romania 31 years ago
The EU wants Romania’s bears protected, but everyone refuses to take them in
Romanian president praises ethnic Hungarians on March 15 for first time since taking office
He was the first president to break with the March 15 message tradition to Hungarians, but has since returned to it
Spanish jets scramble from Romanian Black Sea base to identify Russian fighters
Most EU countries didn’t order full Moderna vaccine complement
Hungarian cabinet minister responds to opposition criticism
Romania prepares multi-billion Black Sea air base program with an eye on Russia
The 20-year project will cost an estimated €2.1 billion and is expected to play a key role in countering Russia
RMDSZ won’t follow Fidesz’s departure from EPP, but is worried about lack of dialogue in the party
RMDSZ, the party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in Romania, urges the EPP to return to the policies of Wilfried Martens
130,000 Hungarians have applied for post-Brexit UK residence
Poles and Romanians lead in the number of applications
Romania steps up efforts to clean its rivers running into Hungary
Fickle weather increased the amount of flotsam and waste reaching Hungary
Romanian MP fined for calling Virgin Mary a “surrogate mother”
“Faith can be manifested in many ways,” he says
‘Vaccine tourism’ on the rise in Romania
Romanians are traveling hundreds of kilometers to less congested vaccination centers
London court hands down heavy sentences to migrant ‘death truck’ gang
The smuggling operation organizers are slapped with harsh sentences after 39 Vietnamese migrants die from suffocation
Romanian FM says online anti-Semitism rose during the pandemic
Romania remembers 1941 Bucharest pogrom
EU human rights court fines Romania for its conservative stance on transgender issues
The Romanian Orthodox Church is strongly opposed to transgender education and promotion in the country, but both Romanian and EU courts are ruling against government policies
Romanian doctor refuses to treat patients who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
Transylvanian vintner’s dry red wine wins top award of Hungarian Wine Academy
Géza Balla has been making wine for 31 years
Romania: New right-wing populist party sees meteoric rise in parliamentary election
Former finance minister appointed to form Romanian government
Hungarian minority slated for three ministries, one deputy PM
Romania wants to eliminate outdated outdoor toilets from schools
The country still has 1,180 schools lacking sanitation facilities
PM Orbán: Hungarian minority’s new role in Romanian government could improve bilateral relations
RMDSZ will have three portfolios in the center-right Romanian government
MP for Romanian minorities is a convicted man
Adrian Merka was sentenced to one and a half years, suspended, for abuse of office
Romanian PM Orban resigns after election result, but may still head the next government
Minority center-right government the most likely outcome of the elections
Apathy wins Romanian elections, but ethnic Hungarians continue uninterrupted legislative presence
Less than one third of voters bothered to express their opinions
German EU presidency should formulate budget proposal that can achieve consensus
European funds are not “humanitarian donations” to Central Europe
Number of illegal migrants on Romanian border more than doubles in first ten months of the year
Only two of them were EU citizens
Romanian expats send more money back to their country than the EU does
There are 4 million in the Romanian diaspora, and they are sending a lot of money back home
EU warns Romania to protect natural habitats, reduce wastewater and improve air quality
The EU is making the first step in an infringement procedure against Romania
Ban on gender identity education in Romania to be reviewed by top court
President Iohannis appealed to the court to reject the amendment of the education bill
Romanian Frontex coast guard ships accused of ‘illegal pushbacks’ against migrants trying to reach Europe
Romania and Greece refute the allegations, with the Romanian government saying that senior European officials expressed their satisfaction over Romanian efforts
Western Romania runs out of free respirators as COVID-19 crisis intensifies
If someone wants a free respirator in Western Romania, another person must die to free up space
Romania: Dacia officially launches its first electric car, and it will be the cheapest one in Europe
The Dacia Spring is the cheapest electric car in Europe
Romanian president who attacked Hungary receives second German prize for promoting European unity
Iohannis attacked Hungary and ethnic Hungarians earlier this year
Romania experiences blackest COVID-19 day with nearly 3,000 new cases
Government announces new restrictive measures for upcoming religious holiday
Western Romanian city has German mayor and Spanish council member
A city with a long tradition of mutual understanding elects leaders from other European nations
Center-right parties post major gains in Romanian municipal elections
Center-right parties saw wins in the capital and several major cities
Presidents of Poland, Lithuania and Romania support V4 plan for Belarus
Poland and its allies push for fair elections in Belarus
Romanian intelligence service recruiting via Facebook ads
Language specialists sought, but those speaking Hungarian are not among them
Nearly 800 illegal migrants try to cross Hungary’s border every week
Hungarian police apprehend 13 illegal migrants on Monday, with all of them claiming they are from Syria
Romania to receive first batch of US Patriot missiles
Romania is now the second country in the region to have US Patriot missiles in its arsenal
Romania to build Central European Black Hawk maintenance center
Deal indicates that Romania might purchase Sikorsky helicopters
Could Beirut-style explosion happen in Romania or Hungary? Romanian port is storing 26,000 tons of ammonium nitrate
Coronavirus looms large over Europe
Spain is to be avoided and record infections in Romania
Romanian senate approves quarantine law
Constitutional issue led to a spike in coronavirus cases
Hungary shores up defenses as coronavirus cases mount elsewhere in Europe
Plans being drawn to keep contagion outside the borders
Despite attacks on Hungarians, German Charlemagne Prize board upholds award to Romanian President Iohannis
Hungarian rail to restart international trains by the end of the month
Currently, trains only run to Austria and Germany, but Hungary wants to expand international travel
Bucharest is simply afraid of Hungarians
Romania joins Hungary in banning gender studies
A number of Central European countries are increasingly bucking the Western European trend on gender ideology and LGBT issues