Romania
10 Feb
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that he would resign on Feb. 12, so that the parliament did not have to impeach him. Iohannis’s presidential mandate came to an end on Dec. 21, 2024. Since then he has been staying in office until the new head of state is elected, while the election…
10 Feb
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday announced he would resign following pressure for him to step down ahead of the re-run of an election that was voided over allegations of Russian interference. Pressure had been growing on pro-European Iohannis, leader of liberals who had said he would remain in office until his successor is elected…
20 Jan
Dacia Unirea Braila FC, a leading professional football club in Romania, on Monday announced an exciting partnership with Nigeria's Blue Ocean FC, led by its President, Otunba Olumide Adekunbi. The groundbreaking collaboration aims to transform football development and talent discovery, creating a bridge between the football-rich nations of Romania and Nigeria. The partnership is centered…
10 Jan
Thousands of flag-waving Romanians protested outside parliament on Friday against the annulment of presidential elections, where an obscure far-right candidate had been the front-runner amid claims of Russian interference. The Constitutional Court last month scrapped the November 24 ballot results which handed a first-round victory to 62-year-old Calin Georgescu after allegations that Russia was trying…
25 Dec
NATO member Romania said Wednesday it had not detected any Russian missile passing through its airspace to target Ukraine as claimed by Kyiv. Ukraine said Russia had launched 170 drones and missiles targeting its energy grid in an "inhumane" Christmas Day attack. "The Romanian military authorities have been informed by the Ukrainian military authorities that,…
12 Dec
EU states on Thursday cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year, officials said.
8 Dec
Romania's top court on Friday annulled ongoing presidential elections over alleged irregularities after far-right candidate Calin Georgescu topped the first round -- a decision with precedents around the world in the past two decades. 1. Gabon: coup - An hour after the announcement of Ali Bongo Ondimba's election to a third term as president on…
7 Dec
Romanian police raided houses on Saturday probing alleged vote irregularities in favour of the far right, a day after the top court took the unprecedented decision to scrap the presidential election amid claims of Russian interference. Coming just before the presidential run-off, the court's shock move opens the way for a new electoral process starting…
25 Nov
Calin Georgescu, the far-right figure who shocked Romania by taking the lead in the first round of the country's presidential election, is a pro-Russian, anti-vaxxer radical with a gift for social media. Barely known outside Romania, Georgescu's popularity surged ahead of Sunday's vote with viral TikTok campaigns calling for an end to aid for Ukraine…
21 Nov
NATO member Romania on Thursday signed a deal with Washington to buy 32 F-35 jets, citing an "acute need for credible deterrent and defensive capabilities" as war rages on in neighbouring Ukraine. With an estimated cost of $6.5 billion approved by Romania's parliament, it is the most expensive military purchase by the poor eastern European…
17 Sep
A man on Tuesday started a fire inside the visitors' area at the entrance of Romania's parliament, police said, adding they were still looking for the suspect. Some 300 people had to be evacuated while the fire was extinguished, police said, adding that no one was hurt in the incident. "Following a spontaneous conflict, a…
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