Romania News

Former Romanian MEP George Becali has been sentenced to three years in prison for abuse of power in connection with a land exchange deal with the Romanian Defence Ministry 15 years ago.

Former Romanian Justice Minister Monica Macovei is among those advocating judicial reforms in the wake of the corruption sentence against former senator Catalin Voicu.

The governments of Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey adopted Tuesday a joint declaration stressing the potential of Nabucco to supply the energy markets of the Western Balkans and the Visegrad group countries at the fifth Nabucco Committee meeting in Bucharest.

The prime minister of Romania this week instructed authorities to investigate an apparent anti-Semitic assault on a journalist in Bucharest.

The prime minister of Romania this week instructed authorities to investigate an apparent anti-Semitic assault on a journalist in Bucharest.

The leaderships of PSD and PNL met yesterday at noon, in separate meetings, in order to discuss the latest events concerning USL, while the meeting agreed by USL leaders in order to discuss the disagreements that appeared was postponed in order to avoid the continuation of the media scandal, USL sources quoted by Mediafax stated.

The writer, who arrived in Romania on Sunday, played for five minutes in his play "1001 Nights" at Cluj National Theater.

George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the soccer club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three years on Monday for abuse of power, one of only a handful of big names to be convicted in a country trying to show it can beat high-level corruption.

Bucharest's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of eight Romanian football officials who were sentenced to prison for tax evasion and money laundering in connection with the transfer of 12 players over a six-year period.

Ostrich breeding has become a profitable business for many Romanians in recent years.

Romania's agricultural potential, more often than not unexploited, needs a long-terms strategy.

Lakshmi Mittal, the president and CEO of ArcelorMittal, one of the largest steelmakers in the world, met on Friday with Romanian PM Victor Ponta to discuss the sustainability of the steel industry in Europe and in Romania particularly.Later that day, Mittal discussed with Romanian... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you ... (more)

Romanian construction materials manufacturer AdePlast opened this week a EUR 3.2 million polystyrene factory in Oradea, western Romania.

She also later co-authored a cookbook, which includes recipes for jellied fish heads and her father's favorite, cod soup.

Today, Saturday May 18, join Bloody Elbow for a live stream and discussion of the latest kickboxing action from Superkombat, live from Craiova, Romania.

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Got 48 hours to explore Romania's capital and its eclectic mix of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery, 20th century totalitarian megalomania and buzzing nightlife? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors map the city's shift from one of Europe's most progressive urban centres at the start of the 20th century to a chaotic ... (more)

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of excess and disaffection in the roaring 1920s follows narrator Nick Carraway through the world of West Egg, N.Y., where the mysterious Jay Gatsby throws extravagant parties.

Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself.

Ashley O'Hara, Samantha Partington, Gabby Ashworth and Joseph Pond, with support officer Cindy Ellis, will be on the trip A GROUP of young people from Blackburn YMCA are set to travel to Romania to take part in community projects.