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Romania is a country with around 20 million inhabitants in southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea. It joined the European Union in 2007.

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April 12, 2024
Roses, International Women's Day

March 8 in Romania: A day for women — and flower shops

March 8 in Romania: A day for women — and flower shops

In Romania, International Women's Day brings a great deal of joy, not only to women, but to florists too.
SocietyMarch 8, 202403:58 min
A statue of Lenin on a pedestal outside the building of the Supreme Soviet in Tiraspol, the capital of the breakaway region of Transnistria

Transnistria: Will Russia's next war be in Moldova?

Transnistria: Will Russia's next war be in Moldova?

Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria has asked Moscow for protection. Is Russia's next war imminent?
PoliticsMarch 1, 2024
View of the lakeside town of Hallstatt in Austria with mountains in the background

Austrians happiest in EU, while Germans grow glummer

Austrians happiest in EU, while Germans grow glummer

The Alpine nation topped an EU life satisfaction survey. The gap between EU states is closing, but Germany is slipping.
LifestyleJanuary 16, 2024
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My Europe: The Roma need genuine educational opportunities

My Europe: The Roma need genuine educational opportunities

Europe's largest minority group, the Roma, are still too often marginalized, says the Romanian activist Ciprian Necula.
Human RightsJanuary 7, 2024
Fokus Europa Rumänien Bären

Battling bear attacks in Romania

Battling bear attacks in Romania

To curb brown bear attacks, the Romanian government plans to allow more of the animals to be shot.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 4, 202305:35 min
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A closeup of Herta Müller at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2014

Herta Müller: Master seamstress of words at 70

The Nobel laureate, pursued by Romania's communist secret police, dared to write what authorities didn't want written.
LiteratureAugust 17, 2023
A farmer in Ukraine reacts as he looks at his burning field

Food security: Polish farmers hurt by Ukraine grain imports

Polish farmers are worried about Ukrainian grain flooding the market and hurting domestic production.
BusinessAugust 6, 2023
A resident sits on a soiled and rusty bed with no sheets and just a blanket in a care home in Romania

Romania: Authorities investigate abuse at care homes

Romania is reeling after reports of abuse and squalid conditions at "horror care homes" for the elderly and disabled.
SocietyJuly 15, 2023
Fokus Europa | Rumänien und das Minenproblem

Romania on alert for naval mines

Due to the war in Ukraine, there are naval mines in the Black Sea. They threaten Romania's coasts.
ConflictsMay 4, 202304:56 min
Ahmed Waleed, a student from Egypt, waits in line in Porubne, the last checkpoint in Ukraine before entering Romania

Non-Ukrainians wait longer at border

More than a million people have fled Ukraine, according to the UN. But non-Ukrainians face difficulties getting out.
ConflictsMarch 3, 202202:18 min
A collage photo of a woman in a white T-shirt wearing sunglasses on her head and a house with trash on the ground in front of it

Roma fight environmental racism

Roma communities driven from Romania's booming city of Cluj-Napoca say the authorities treat them like human garbage.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 5, 2021