8 feb. • Top News Darius Valcov, seen as maker of Romanian governing party's economic program, receives 8-year sentence for corruption The man seen as the brain behind the economic governance program of Romania’s governing Social Democrats (PSD), Darius Valcov, was sentenced to 8 years in a traffic of influence case on Thursday. The sentence given… Share
8 feb. • Top News US publication: Company owned by lobbyist who invited Romanian governing party officials to Trump inauguration has opened offshoot in Romania Share
1 feb. • Top News OPINION Governing Social Democrats' plan of total power seizure in Romania has been set in motion Share
1 feb. • Top News Juncker's warning: If Romanian laws of Justice remain as voted by the Parliament, talks about CVM and Schengen will be put in different terms / Klaus Iohannis: The independence of justice is intangible Share
1 feb. • Top News Juncker, asked if activating Article 7 for Romania is considered, dismisses any talks about it now Share
1 feb. • Top News Governing PSD party leader Dragnea announces intention to change laws on Romanian intelligence services Share
29 ian. • Top News Romanian Parliament approves highly criticised third Social Democratic government in less than a year Share
26 ian. • Top News UPDATE It's official: Full list of new Romanian government led by Viorica Dancila. Who are the new ministers? Share
24 ian. • Bucharest Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea proposes new institution in the future Government: the Bucharest State Secretariat Share
24 ian. • Top News Romania's Constitutional Court makes first decision on controversial laws of justice. Some provisions of the Law on Judicial Organization – unconstitutional. Disputed special office to investigate magistrates – constitutional Share
20 ian. • Top News UPDATE Massive protests take place in Bucharest on Saturday against governing coalition plans to subdue justice and harsh economic changes Share
19 ian. • Top News EXCLUSIVE OMV CEO Rainer Seele: It makes no sense and we have no interest in Petrom-Gazprom cooperation / Petrom has to go abroad / Big volumes coming with Neptune project will be exported Share
18 ian. • Top News OPINION Anger vs. rational thinking. Two perspectives on President Klaus Iohannis decision to quickly accept the PSD proposal for prime minister Share
17 ian. • Top News Romanian President Iohannis accepts PSD nomination and designates Viorica Dancila as prime minister Share
17 ian. • Top News OPINION The hardest moment of Romanian President Iohannis's career: The "Dancila test" Share
16 ian. • Top News Romania's ruling Social Democrats nominate MEP Viorica Dancila for prime minister Share
16 ian. • Top News Romanian President names Defense minister Mihai Fifor interim prime minister in wake of PM Mihai Tudose's resignation Share
15 ian. • Top News OPINION Conflict on repeat at the leadership of Romania's governing PSD party. What are the assets of rivals Dragnea and Tudose and who is the third way Share
21 dec. • Top News THURSDAY ROUNDUP Romanian justice laws: President, ambassadors, investors speak out against governing coalition attempts to subdue the judiciary Share
20 dec. • Top News ROUNDUP Parliamentary offensive against Romanian criminal law and Justice laws continues amid protest, criticism – latest news Share
19 dec. • Top News Romanian MPs in fast forward actions to change the laws of Justice. The latest events Share
19 dec. • Top News OPINION. The toughest winter for Romania. What's next in govt coalition efforts to subdue Justice Share
18 dec. • Top News A first for Romanian judiciary: Magistrates in Cluj, Constanta protest changes to laws of justice Share
18 dec. • Top News Another blow to Romanian Justice: PSD deputies submit bill to block incrimination of acts of corruption if not self-interested Share
18 dec. • Top News Renewed major protests in Bucharest, other cities against Romanian govt coalition plans to destroy justice system Share
14 dec. • Top News Main Romanian body dealing with organised crime, DIICOT, says planned changes to criminal codes would block the institution Share
14 dec. • Top News Romanian President says planned changes of criminal codes in Parliament "too big, too speedy" Share
14 dec. • Top News National Anti-corruption Division: Decriminalizing the offense of false testimony, with effect on all the cases in progress / Who would be among the great beneficiaries Share
14 dec. • Top News Another lethal amendment for Romanian criminal law says suspect must first be warned before the prosecutors can begin to collect evidence Share
14 dec. • Top News Disaster at Romania's motorway company: 0 km of motorways, 0 km of by-pass variants, 0 km of national road completed in 2017, says association Share
14 dec. • Top News Romanian anti-graft body DNA blasts governing coalition proposals to change criminal procedure code / DNA head Kovesi: If applied, the changes would close down anti-corruption directorate Share
14 dec. • Top News Romanian parliamentary parties about to deal destructive blow to justice with amendments imposing censorship, witness intimidation and others Share
14 dec. • Top News OPINION Why is the governing PSD in such a rush to destroy Romanian justice? Share
13 dec. • Top News Romania governing coalition MPs force new rule preventing debate of opposition-submitted amendments Share
12 dec. • Top News Controversial Romanian company Tel Drum and two of its representatives prosecuted for fraud with European funds Share
12 dec. • Top News The state of ongoing changes to Romanian Justice laws that the governing PSD-led coalition wants to adopt by Christmas Share
9 dec. • Top News ANALYSIS Why the proposed changes to the Romanian laws on judiciary are dangerous Share
7 dec. • Top News Romanian Parliament votes late into the night over controversial changes to laws of the Judiciary despite opposition protests, street demonstrations and intl pressure Share
30 nov. • Politics Romanian Opposition in united front in Parliament against US State Dept-related statement by governing coalition leaders Share
28 nov. • Top News Romania's governing coalition leaders react harshly to US Department of State stand on planned changes to Justice laws Share
27 nov. • Top News Tens of thousands of Romanians protest against governing coalition and its plans to change the rules of Justice Share
22 nov. • Top News Anti-graft prosecutors place whole wealth of governing party leader Liviu Dragnea under precautionary attachment in major graft case Share
20 nov. • Top News Romania's governing coalition puts controversial changes to Justice laws on fast forward. How and when Parliament may pass them Share
15 nov. • Top News European Commission report on Romanian justice: EU monitoring to continue in 2018, proposed changes to national law would harm independence of judiciary / Romanian officials react Share
15 nov. • Top News Details of the espionage attempt defeated by the Romanian intel: How Serbian who fought for pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine tried to find out secrets about Romania's military bases and radar from the Black Sea Share
15 nov. • Politics Romania's opposition USR accuses governing PSD of blocking Patriot missile procurement in Parliament / Liberals: "Any delay in the decision puts Romania in a delicate situation, we seem to be unreliable" Share
15 nov. • Top News European Commission: Romania has accepted the corrections demanded to the EU projects involved in Tel Drum case Share
13 nov. • Top News It's official: Leader of Romanian governing party Liviu Dragnea placed under criminal inquiry by the National Anti Corruption Division for creation of organized crime group and abuse of office Share
9 nov. • Top News OPINION Romanian Government takes great political risks by causing tax chaos and attacking foreign investors Share
6 nov. • Top News Tens of thousands protest in Bucharest, other Romanian cities against government plans to subdue Justice Share
3 nov. • Top News Official documents: Romania's governing PSD party pays lobby firm USD100,000 to set meetings between PSD leader and top US officials Share
2 nov. • Top News Romanian President Iohannis warns government on "zany" fiscal changes, promises use of all available tools to preserve independence of Justice Share
30 oct. • Top News Moldovan President Dodon invites Romanian counterpart Iohannis to visit Moldova, talks about "asperities and difficulties" between the two states Share
27 oct. • Top News Justice minister Tudorel Toader's bills to change laws of Justice take a large part from the prerogatives of the President of Romania Share
27 oct. • Top News OPINION Beware Justice minister Tudorel Toader's laws! How politicians subdue prosecutors and justice Share
26 oct. • Top News VIDEO Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in Bucharest: With a smartphone in hand, you are stronger than a super hero Share
20 oct. • Top News Government party's game of electoral seduction ends as hard attack starts in parliament for Great Liberation Share
18 oct. • Business EXCLUSIVE What royalties will be paid by Exxon, OMV, Lukoil and other companies that will export Black Sea gas. Plus: how many Romanian employees they should have, what kind of approvals are needed and what fines are received by institutions that do not give the authorizations on time Share
18 oct. • Top News Nobody should be above the law, US Embassy says following Romanian Parliament vote preventing corruption inquiry into prominent deputy Share
18 oct. • Top News Romanian Constitutional Court head criticized by Supreme Council of the Magistracy for statements related to court decisions Share
17 oct. • Top News Romanian deputies reject anti-graft body's request to pursue criminal inquiry against fellow MP in sensitive corruption case Share
17 oct. • Politics Romanian opposition leader Orban: Government reshuffle is a joke / Liberals preparing censure motion Share
17 oct. • Top News Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe asks Romanian authorities to "review criminal legislation as soon as possible" and "to support politically and financially the outstanding work of the National Anticorruption Directorate" Share
13 oct. • Top News Romania governmnent expects reshuffle as govt party leadership "passed difficult moment" in power struggle between leader Dragnea, PM Tudose Share
12 oct. • Regional Europe Romanian President: An approchement between Romania and the Visegrad Group is not realistic Share
12 oct. • Politics Romanian President Iohannis questions Social Democrat's ability to govern, should current government fall Share
12 oct. • Top News Who is, Mihai Busuioc, new head of institution that controls how public money is spent: A close friend of Liviu Dragnea, with hundreds of thousands of euros in his bank accounts Share
11 oct. • Politics Romanian PM Tudose and governing party leader Dragnea send messages of dialogue and understanding amid deepening rift Share
11 oct. • Top News Romania's National Audiovisual Council rejects license request for Iasi-based TV station RTR amid suspicions of links to Russian state propaganda Share
11 oct. • Top News Bucharest Mechanical Plant and US General Dynamics Company signs a Memorandum of understanding for the production and delivery of armored vehicles Share
10 oct. • Top News Romanian PM Mihai Tudose makes disputes with party leader Dragnea public. Details of reshuffling plans already appear Share
10 oct. • Top News OPINION Has Social Democratic leader Dragnea's attack on Prime Minister Tudose started? Share
9 oct. • Top News Report: Romanian Health minister Bodog "plagiarized" two-thirds of his PhD in economic sciences Share
9 oct. • Top News Hungarian PM Orban: I managed to build a personal relationship with the president of Romania's governing party, and that seems to offer hope for the future Share
9 oct. • Top News US Ambassador to Romania in harsh criticism of politicians who embrace economic nationalism and target multinational companies Share
6 oct. • Top News OPINION Has Romania changed its foreign policy? Speeding up towards the Visegrad group Share
6 oct. • Top News VIDEO INTERVIEW. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: Romania is key ally in intelligence and cyber sectors / We see reports from several NATO allies of Russian attempts to interfere in domestic processes / Corruption undermines trust in democratic institutions Share
5 oct. • Business Romania's oil and gold resources placed in hands of former meat merchant and tax inspector Share
5 oct. • Top News Major Romanian trade union protest against government, opposition, NGOs in Bucharest Share
5 oct. • Top News Romania sentenced by ECHR for failing to protect child from father's beatings Share
4 oct. • Top News Former minister Iordache who sparked massive Bucharest protests now named in key justice position in Romanian Parliament Share
4 oct. • Regional Europe Romanian PM Tudose: In maximum one year, Romania and Bulgaria are in Schengen area. The two countries are oasis of safety for their citizens Share
4 oct. • Top News Romanian Constitutional Court decision: top graft prosecutor is required to appear before parliamentary investigation commission on the 2009 elections Share
4 oct. • Regional Europe Magyar Nemzet: Hungary would like to bring Romania closer to the Visegrad Group Share
3 oct. • Top News Romanian Foreign Ministry confirms Romanian citizen wounded in Las Vegas attack Share
3 oct. • Top News Romanian judges's body requests PM Tudose and Justice minister Toader to withdraw bills on Judiciary Share
3 oct. • Top News Romanian Justice minister ignores negative notice of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) and announces he will not change bills on the judiciary Share
28 sept. • Top News Ambassador to Bucharest Hans Klemm says US "worried" about Romanian government plans to change laws on the judiciary Share
28 sept. • Top News Romania's top magistrates body in disagreement with government plans to change Justice laws Share
28 sept. • Top News Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch to visit Romania in October, first such visit after 1989 revolution Share
28 sept. • Business Playing with the economy: How did the ruling coalition in Romania alter the business environment with inadequate decisions and with totally or partially withdrawn initiatives Share
28 sept. • Top News Defense minister says Romania on path to acquire first Patriot missile system and in advance talks to buy 36 other F16 aircrafts Share
27 sept. • Top News Romania's Anti-graft body DNA calls on magistrates council to defend independence of prosecutors in face of minister's political interference Share
27 sept. • Top News Romanian President Iohannis breaks silence on graft scandal, PSD attempts to change the laws of the judiciary. What can he do? Share