Andreea Ofiteru is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL's Romanian Service.
Romanians cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential election on November 24. Voters speaking to RFE/RL in the capital, Bucharest, seemed united in their wish for a more attractive future that could decrease the drain of talents to Western Europe.
Eager to help, Romanians turn to social media to match local donors with desperate Ukrainian families fleeing the violence at home.
Ukrainian families express fear and loss as they flee Russia's full-scale offensive aimed at subduing their country, trickling into Poland, Romania, and Moldova.
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, in office for around two months, has been accused of plagiarizing about a third of his doctoral thesis. Whether true or not, the charges have prompted questions and self-examination across Romania about why cheating is so common in schools and universities.
