Latest News from Romania

Macron to Visit Romania After Vowing to Tackle Cheap Labour

France's new President, Emmanuel Macron, has accepted an invitation from his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis to visit Bucharest.

"We also discussed about the much debated directive on the posting of workers," Iohannis said after meeting Macron on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Friday.

Romania's government collapses after 6 months

Romania's government has collapsed after only six months in office, AFP reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed official.

Reuters said, citing a senior official, that Romania's parliament passed the no confidence motion 241-7 and toppled the government of Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu.

Balkan States Face Big Population Drops, UN Warns

The UN's Population Division has released projections that say several Balkans states can expect worrying declines in their populations over the next few decades.

Romania Ruling Party Set to Name New PM

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party, the PSD, is due to name a new Prime Minister by Monday after it voted the former Prime Minister out of office on Wednesday.

Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote

Romania's prime minister and his government have been ousted in a no-confidence vote submitted by ruling party members.

A total of 241 politicians approved the motion on Wednesday, more than the 233 votes required.

The governing Social Democratic Party filed the motion to oust Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu, saying that he had failed to implement the party's political agenda.

Romania's Ruling Party Ousts Own Government

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party, PSD, and its junior ally, the Alliance of the Liberals and Democrats, ALDE, passed a no-confidence vote against their own government on Wednesday, after a week of turmoil triggered by the refusal of Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu to resign.  

Romania's government collapses after 6 months

Romania's government has collapsed after only six months in office, AFP reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed official.

Reuters said, citing a senior official, that Romania's parliament passed the no confidence motion 241-7 and toppled the government of Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu.

Creepiest forests in the world! (photos)

Green, lush forests are associated with fresh air, a clean environment and a healthy life. The charm and beauty of trees makes us feel much more closer to nature. But let’s forget about the enchanting forest for a minute and focus on some of the creepiest forests in the world. These emit a very different feeling of eeriness and fear.

Romanian Parliament to Hold No-Confidence Vote

Romania's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a no-confidence motion on the government led by the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD - a motion launched by the PSD itself.

The vote comes after the PSD's failed negotiations with the country's ethnic Hungarian party, the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, UDMR, sparked nationalist reactions from some politicians.

Romania Arrests Target Child-Trafficking Crime Gang

Romanian prosecutors have uncovered an organised criminal group suspected of training more than 70 Roma children and sending them to France to steal from offices, pick pockets and beg on the streets of Paris.

Prosecutors said in a statement that on Monday they searched 25 homes in several Romanian cities and brought in 120 people for questioning in connection with the case.

Iohannis Assures Merkel of Romania's Stability

Romania has made progress in defending rule of law and in fighting corruption, and any sudden step back would raise questions in Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday in a joint press conference in Berlin with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

Poles, Romanians Fervently pro-Western, Survey Shows

Poland and Romania emerge as the most steadfastly pro-Western of seven Central and Southeast European states whose citizens' opinions on a range of EU and NATO-related topics have been analysed by the NGO Globsec.

Turkish aid agency TİKA sends Ramadan aid to Romania

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) stepped up its food aid to needy Turks, Tatars and Romanian Muslims over the weekend, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on June 18.  

Five hundred packages of Ramadan food were distributed to low-income families in small towns and villages in the Dobruja region of the country.

Romania Opposition Scents its Chance in Govt Crisis

Romania's main opposition centre-right National Liberal Party, PNL, is set to elect a new leader on Saturday, as the ruling Social Democrats face their worst crisis in years, with the party leader entrenched in a power struggle with the Prime Minister.

Bulgaria's Former King and PM Simeon II Celebrates his 80th Birthday

Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and ex king celebrates his 80th birthday on 16th of June. Thanksgiving service was held in St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia. Later in Vrana Palace, Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha will welcome guests from all corners of Europe, members of Royal families, Bulgarian statesmen and politicians, reported BNT. 

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