Eugen Tomiuc is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
A century ago, journalist Frank G. Carpenter traveled through Romania capturing photos and colorful, sometimes lecherous, descriptions of the people and places he encountered.
As part of an occasional series on how the end-of-year holidays are observed in our broadcast region, we talked to Eugen Tomiuc from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom about the way Christmas is celebrated in Romania.
A family photo archive reveals life behind the public facade of Romania's notorious communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
Ion Mihai Pacepa, a top Romanian intelligence officer who became the highest-ranking defector from the Soviet bloc when he fled Romania and sought asylum in the United States, died after being hospitalized from COVID-19.
Romania's justice minister says he will do everything in his power to block the appointment of the lauded former head of Romania's anticorruption agency as the EU's new public prosecutor.
Internet freedom continues to wane worldwide under pressure from attacks on informed democratic debate and notions of privacy, with "a cohort of countries...moving toward digital authoritarianism," U.S.-based democracy monitor Freedom House has warned.
In months of research, Human Rights Watch says it found that serious gaps in Russian legislation, the lack of protection orders, and inappropriate police and judicial conduct deprive women of protection even when severe physical violence is involved.
A weekend vote on "traditional family" splits Romanians along sexual and religious lines.
What are the options for Skopje after low turnout grounded a referendum on a key compromise deal to rename the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia?
Romanians have been protesting since August 10, but sweltering heat and a long holiday weekend has seen their numbers dwindle to just a few hundred. Those still on the streets vow to keep demonstrating against their government, which they accuse of abusing power and rampant corruption.
Despite the sweltering heat and the start of a long weekend, groups of hardcore demonstrators gathered again outside the government building in Bucharest for a sixth night in a row on August 15.
Scores of Romanians have gathered for a fifth night in a row outside the government building in Bucharest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila's cabinet and calling for those responsible for the violent repression of an August 10 protest to be held accountable.
Moldovan opposition leader Andrei Nastase has added his voice to strong international criticism targeting the recently approved legislation to cut taxation and introduce an amnesty on registering assets.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has announced plans to return to Romania and Bulgaria amid growing concern about a reversal in democratic gains and attacks on the rule of law and the judiciary in the two EU and NATO members.
The invalidated mayoral vote in the Moldovan capital have robbed pro-Western candidate Andrei Nastase of his victory, but have propelled him to the top of a protest movement that could shake the foundation of Moldova's besieged political establishment.
Far fewer Afghans, Pakistanis, and Iranians sought asylum in the European Union in 2017 than in the previous year, part of an overall decrease that brought the total number of applicants well below 1 million, according to a new EU report.
Executions and death sentences continued to drop globally in 2017 after hitting record-high levels in previous years, with Iran and Pakistan remaining among the world’s top five executioners, Amnesty International said on April 12.
Contempt shown by governments for independent institutions and civil society, attacks on the political opposition and independent media, as well as an incessant push to blend the ruling party with the state, are becoming the new normal in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia, U.S.-based democracy monitor Freedom House warns in its latest report.
A Romanian auction house has marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu with a sale of his clothes, vintage toilet paper, and other memorabilia.
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has objected to the Moldovan government's call for the UN to discuss withdrawing Russian troops from its breakaway Transdniester region at next month's General Assembly session.
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