What happened in Romania’s presidential election marks the beginning of the new political era, of hybrid war, political unrest, and disdain, anger and revolt against...
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Heavens did not fall. Romania did not, on December 8, elect an openly pro-Russia president. With the diaspora already voting in the second round of the country’s...
At first glance, Romania’s 2025 political landscape might seem unsettling, but the country remains a sound bet for international investors and partners. In 2024, buying...
Romania is set to hold three elections in the space of three weeks. The outcome is likely to preserve the country’s stagnant, if stable, status quo. Just a few...
The United States has engaged heavily in Romania over the years. Now Bucharest must do more in the Black Sea region, and not just given the uncertainty about continuity...
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by news of Russia closing in on the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk...
In the fourth of a series of articles discussing an important weekend of elections for the emerging Europe region, Clara Volintiru looks at Romania, where the...
Steady growth masks a wide range of problems for the Romanian economy, such as delayed reform and the EU’s highest rate of inflation. On paper, things look good...
Romania’s government appears ready accept partial Schengen membership, it’s Bulgarian counterpart less so. Reports on December 9 that Austria was ready to...
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter. Russia’s war on Ukraine Ukrainian forces have advanced on the Dnipro River onto the...
Bulgaria and Romania will likely need to wait at least another 12 months before joining the Schengen border-free travel zone. That’s bad news for their economies...
The days of tax-free salaries for Romanian IT workers appear to be coming to an end. The country’s IT industry association says the impact could be ‘deep and long...
Amid renewed talk of high-speed trains running from Bucharest to Budapest, the fastest way to speed up connections between Hungary and Romania would be the...