Romania

Ex army officer to lead Romania, as MPs put differences aside to face crises

Romanian MPs overwhelmingly approved a grand coalition that includes historically bitter rivals the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social…

4 years ago

Romania may pioneer construction of US ‘small nuclear reactors’

Romania could become the first country to deploy a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), according to an agreement between the…

4 years ago

Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new…

4 years ago

Latvia reimposes lockdown as COVID rips through Baltics and Balkans

Latvia has announced a month-long COVID lockdown after a surge in infections and hospitalisations, becoming the first EU country to…

4 years ago

CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’

Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in…

4 years ago

Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum

President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is…

4 years ago

Romanian Government Fails No-confidence Vote

With the country seeing a massive surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to deal with a tenuous international credit…

4 years ago

Romanians receive rough justice at UK borders

The high number of EU citizens from Romania stopped and questioned before entering the UK during the first half of…

4 years ago

Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe

In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans…

4 years ago

Romanian Government in Crisis over Development Program

Romania’s government coalition is in major crisis after the dismissal of the country's justice minister, Stelian Ion, by prime minister Florin…

4 years ago