After a decade-long closure, RFE/RL's Romanian Service relaunched in 2019 on digital platforms to help address declining media independence in Romania and the spread of disinformation.
A court in Romania has placed divisive Internet influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest and his brother Tristan under judicial control for 30 days after they were interrogated by Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors as part of an investigation into new allegations against them.
Romanian investigators carried out four fresh searches on August 21 at residences of divisive Internet influencer Andrew Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan, 36, who are awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu was awarded the bronze medal in the women's floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on August 16 in a ceremony in Bucharest amid controversy over who finished third in the competition.
Romania's navy on August 13 carried out a controlled explosion of a mine that had drifted to its Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return an Olympic bronze medal after sport's highest court annulled an inquiry filed by her coach that vaulted Chiles to third.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has voided the inquiry that led to an Olympic bronze medal for American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the women’s floor exercise.
It's been nearly half a century since Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decided to build the House of the Republic in the heart of Bucharest. It was to be Europe's largest building at that time. Over 10,000 houses were razed, transforming a project initially conceived by Romanian King Carol II into a North Korean-style megalomaniacal endeavor.
Russia on July 25 attacked the Ukrainian Danube port of Izmayil for the second day in a row, damaging infrastructure critical for Kyiv's grain exports, while in neighboring Romania, NATO scrambled F-18 warplanes as drone debris was found near the border with Ukraine.
The National Museum of Old Maps and Books in Bucharest is hosting an exhibition of historical photographs dedicated to Romanians and their travels abroad.
Legendary Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was the first person to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics -- doing so seven times in Montreal in 1976. She spoke to RFE/RL about how she's backing her country’s team in Paris.
A Romanian far-right member of the new European Parliament has been escorted out of the Strasbourg chamber after repeatedly heckling member Valerie Hayer during a debate following European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's speech.
The Romanian parliament voted on July 15 to more than double the quota of annual legal bear kills following a fatal bear attack on a 19-year-old woman in the Bucegi Mountains.
Romania has eased travel restrictions on Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced that he is exiting the race to become the next head of NATO, removing the last obstacle to the candidacy of longtime Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is expected to announce on June 20 that he is exiting the race to become the next head of NATO, removing the last obstacle to the candidacy of longtime Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Partial results from Romania's local, mayoral, and European elections showed Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) and their junior coalition partner, the Liberal Party (PNL), leading all groupings but unprecedented success for a 4-year-old party on the far right.
Prosecutors with Romania's anti-organized crime agency on May 24 announced the arrest of a Romanian man suspected of spying for Moscow since 2022.
Work is under way to expand Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base into one of the largest bases in Europe that hosts NATO troops. The facility is located about 400 kilometers from Russian-occupied Crimea and 100 kilometers from Romania's border with Ukraine.
Romania's Culture Ministry has canceled the showing of two Russian movies after RFE/RL publicized an initiative by the Russian Center, which ostensibly promotes Russian culture, to show films dedicated to a celebration of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space in 1961.
Romania and Bulgaria have formally joined -- at least partially -- Europe’s visa-free Schengen travel zone as of March 31, a move widely hailed in both countries as well as the EU after years of painful negotiations.
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