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A representative of a US-based company involved in a deal linking Romanian politics to Cambridge Analytica says he supported visit of current Romanian ForMin to Washington / Minister denies

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5 apr. • 

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​How a Chinese man considered "threat to national security" in Romania accessed strategic company Cupru Min

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2 apr. • 

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Romania key copper company Cupru Min has sold all production to Hong Kong co. represented by man eyed by intelligence service over ”national security threat”

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29 mart. • 

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Romanian anti-terror prosecutors investigate Romanian of Palestinian nationality for promoting terrorism and accessing documentation on how to launch terror attacks

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29 mart. • 

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​Businessman Alexander Adamescu, attempting to dodge extradition from Britain to Romania, arrested in London

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26 mart. • 

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Romania's governing party brings up two controversial topics: referendum on definition of family, talks on introduction of civil partnerships

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26 mart. • 

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Bloomberg: Schweighofer sells forests owned in Romania to Swedish group GreenGold

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26 mart. • 

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Russian diplomat to Bucharest declared persona non grata in Romania

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23 mart. • 

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PM Dancila says Romania fares very well in preparation for take over of EU Council Presidency

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23 mart. • 

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Romania anti-graft prosecutors take railway companies to court in case where prejudice is estimated at RON 1Bln

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23 mart. • 

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Romanian President Iohannis says expulsion of Russian diplomats is not decided at European Council as it is a matter of national security for each member state

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22 mart. • 

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​HotNews.ro from now on. What changes. What stays the same

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22 mart. • 

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PM Dancila uses different wording in Romanian and English versions of letter to EC President Juncker: harsh approach in version for local media, mild one for official recipient

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22 mart. • 

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​British consultant Rupert Wolfe Murray speaks out on contacts with Cambridge Analytica over Romania involvement

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20 mart. • 

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House of Deputies adopts hastily corrected Justice laws

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19 mart. • 

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Romanian Foreign Ministry opts for non-involvement in controversy over visit of former PM to Moscow

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19 mart. • 

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Romanian parliamentary commission brings changes to provisions of Justice laws that were found unconstitutional

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19 mart. • 

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Initiative to allow territorial autonomy for Szeklers' Counties enters parliamentary debate in Romania

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13 mart. • 

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HotNews.ro editor-in-chief Cristian Pantazi, coordinating editor Dan Tapalaga leaving newsroom. Their messages to readers

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2 mart. • 

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EXCLUSIVE Romanian President's name considered in Brussels for president of European Council

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2 mart. • 

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[P] More Romanians interested in luxury tourism

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23 feb. • 

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HOTNEWS.RO OPINIONS on Justice minister's decision to call for dismissal of top anti-graft prosecutors: a minister of thieves in a country run by criminals

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23 feb. • 

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Reactions to Romanian Justice minister's decision to call for dismissal of chief anti-graft prosecutor: ad hoc street protests, presidential, political and professional criticism

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22 feb. • 

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BREAKING ​​Romanian Justice minister launches procedure for dismissal of top anti-graft prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi

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15 feb. • 

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How Viktor Orban sells to Hungarians the illusion he has resolved the import of gas from Romania

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8 feb. • 

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Darius Valcov, seen as maker of Romanian governing party's economic program, receives 8-year sentence for corruption

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8 feb. • 

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US publication: Company owned by lobbyist who invited Romanian governing party officials to Trump inauguration has opened offshoot in Romania

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1 feb. • 

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OPINION Governing Social Democrats' plan of total power seizure in Romania has been set in motion

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1 feb. • 

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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

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1 feb. • 

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Juncker, asked if activating Article 7 for Romania is considered, dismisses any talks about it now

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Governing PSD party leader Dragnea announces intention to change laws on Romanian intelligence services

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29 ian. • 

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Romanian Parliament approves highly criticised third Social Democratic government in less than a year

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26 ian. • 

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UPDATE It's official: Full list of new Romanian government led by Viorica Dancila. Who are the new ministers?

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24 ian. • 

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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

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20 ian. • 

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UPDATE ​Massive protests take place in Bucharest on Saturday against governing coalition plans to subdue justice and harsh economic changes

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19 ian. • 

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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

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OPINION Anger vs. rational thinking. Two perspectives on President Klaus Iohannis decision to quickly accept the PSD proposal for prime minister

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17 ian. • 

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Romanian President Iohannis accepts PSD nomination and designates Viorica Dancila as prime minister

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17 ian. • 

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​​OPINION The hardest moment of Romanian President Iohannis's career: The "Dancila test"

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16 ian. • 

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Romania's ruling Social Democrats nominate MEP Viorica Dancila for prime minister

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16 ian. • 

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Romanian President names Defense minister Mihai Fifor interim prime minister in wake of PM Mihai Tudose's resignation

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15 ian. • 

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BREAKING Romanian PM Mihai Tudose resigns

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15 ian. • 

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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

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21 dec. • 

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THURSDAY ROUNDUP Romanian justice laws: President, ambassadors, investors speak out against governing coalition attempts to subdue the judiciary

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20 dec. • 

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​ROUNDUP Parliamentary offensive against Romanian criminal law and Justice laws continues amid protest, criticism – latest news

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19 dec. • 

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Romanian MPs in fast forward actions to change the laws of Justice. The latest events

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19 dec. • 

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OPINION. The toughest winter for Romania. What's next in govt coalition efforts to subdue Justice

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18 dec. • 

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​A first for Romanian judiciary: Magistrates in Cluj, Constanta protest changes to laws of justice

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18 dec. • 

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Another blow to Romanian Justice: PSD deputies submit bill to block incrimination of acts of corruption if not self-interested

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18 dec. • 

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Renewed major protests in Bucharest, other cities against Romanian govt coalition plans to destroy justice system

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14 dec. • 

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Main Romanian body dealing with organised crime, DIICOT, says planned changes to criminal codes would block  the institution

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14 dec. • 

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Romanian President says planned changes of criminal codes in Parliament "too big, too speedy"

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14 dec. • 

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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

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14 dec. • 

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Another lethal amendment for Romanian criminal law says suspect must first be warned before the prosecutors can begin to collect evidence

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14 dec. • 

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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

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14 dec. • 

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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

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14 dec. • 

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Romanian parliamentary parties about to deal destructive blow to justice with amendments imposing censorship, witness intimidation and others

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14 dec. • 

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OPINION ​Why is the governing PSD in such a rush to destroy Romanian justice?

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13 dec. • 

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​Romania governing coalition MPs force new rule preventing debate of opposition-submitted amendments

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12 dec. • 

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Controversial Romanian company Tel Drum and two of its representatives prosecuted for fraud with European funds

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12 dec. • 

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Changes to ​​Justice laws catch speed in Romanian Parliament

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12 dec. • 

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The state of ongoing changes to Romanian Justice laws that the governing PSD-led coalition wants to adopt by Christmas

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9 dec. • 

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​ANALYSIS Why the proposed changes to the Romanian laws on judiciary are dangerous

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7 dec. • 

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Romanian Government approved draft budget for 2018

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7 dec. • 

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OPINION Romania's King has died and with him the idea of monarchy is fading

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7 dec. • 

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Romanian Parliament votes late into the night over controversial changes to laws of the Judiciary despite opposition protests, street demonstrations and intl pressure

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5 dec. • 

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Romania's King Michael dies age 96

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30 nov. • 

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OPINION US warns, Romania's governing PSD accelerates

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28 nov. • 

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​Romania's governing coalition leaders react harshly to US Department of State stand on planned changes to Justice laws

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27 nov. • 

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Tens of thousands of Romanians protest against governing coalition and its plans to change the rules of Justice

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22 nov. • 

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Anti-graft prosecutors place whole wealth of governing party leader Liviu Dragnea under precautionary attachment in major graft case

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20 nov. • 

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 Romania's governing coalition puts controversial changes to Justice laws on fast forward. How and when Parliament may pass them

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15 nov. • 

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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

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15 nov. • 

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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

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15 nov. • 

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​European Commission: Romania has accepted the corrections demanded to the EU projects involved in Tel Drum case

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13 nov. • 

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​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

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9 nov. • 

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​​OPINION Romanian Government takes great political risks by causing tax chaos and attacking foreign investors

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6 nov. • 

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​Tens of thousands protest in Bucharest, other Romanian cities against government plans to subdue Justice

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3 nov. • 

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Official documents: Romania's governing PSD party pays lobby firm USD100,000 to set meetings between PSD leader and top US officials

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2 nov. • 

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​Romanian President Iohannis warns government on "zany" fiscal changes, promises use of all available tools to preserve independence of Justice

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30 oct. • 

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Moldovan President Dodon invites Romanian counterpart Iohannis to visit Moldova, talks about "asperities and difficulties" between the two states

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30 oct. • 

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Romania marks two years since Bucharest club fire disaster

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27 oct. • 

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Justice minister Tudorel Toader's bills to change laws of Justice take a large part from the prerogatives of the President of Romania

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27 oct. • 

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OPINION ​​Beware Justice minister Tudorel Toader's laws! How politicians subdue prosecutors and justice

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26 oct. • 

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​​VIDEO Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in Bucharest: With a smartphone in hand, you are stronger than a super hero

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26 oct. • 

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Bucharest visit on Thursday

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23 oct. • 

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​​ANALYSIS Who's bylining Russian propaganda in Romanian media

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20 oct. • 

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Government party's game of electoral seduction ends as hard attack starts in parliament for Great Liberation

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18 oct. • 

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Nobody should be above the law, US Embassy says following Romanian Parliament vote preventing corruption inquiry into prominent deputy

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18 oct. • 

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Romanian Constitutional Court head criticized by Supreme Council of the Magistracy for statements related to court decisions

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17 oct. • 

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Romanian deputies reject anti-graft body's request to pursue criminal inquiry against fellow MP in sensitive corruption case

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17 oct. • 

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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"

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13 oct. • 

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Who are the new ministers named in Romania government reshuffle

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13 oct. • 

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​Romania governmnent expects reshuffle as govt party leadership "passed difficult moment" in power struggle between leader Dragnea, PM Tudose

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12 oct. • 

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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

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11 oct. • 

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Romania's National Audiovisual Council rejects license request for Iasi-based TV station RTR amid suspicions of links to Russian state propaganda

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11 oct. • 

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Bucharest Mechanical Plant and US General Dynamics Company signs a Memorandum of understanding for the production and delivery of armored vehicles

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10 oct. • 

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Romanian PM Mihai Tudose makes disputes with party leader Dragnea public. Details of reshuffling plans already appear

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10 oct. • 

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OPINION ​Has Social Democratic leader Dragnea's attack on Prime Minister Tudose started?

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9 oct. • 

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Report: Romanian Health minister Bodog "plagiarized" two-thirds of his PhD in economic sciences

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9 oct. • 

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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

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9 oct. • 

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US Ambassador to Romania in harsh criticism of politicians who embrace economic nationalism and target multinational companies

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6 oct. • 

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OPINION Has Romania changed its foreign policy? Speeding up towards the Visegrad group

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6 oct. • 

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​​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

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5 oct. • 

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Major Romanian trade union protest against government, opposition, NGOs in Bucharest

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