Geography of Romania

Fourteen Iraqi citizens, accompanied by five Bulgarian human traffickers, were captured by the Romanian police in the area of ​​Mangalia (southeastern Romania, near the Black Sea), Agerpres reported, citing the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police.

A diplomatic scandal broke out between Romania and Hungary after Budapest decided to withdraw its support for Romania's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development because of the cessation of any activity of the Roman Catholic Lyceum in the Romanian city of Targu Mures, Mediafax reports. FET.

Bulgarians and Romanians call for building a second bridge between the citie of Russe and Giurgiu, which would be the 3rd link between Bulgaria and Romania over the Dunabe.

Representatives of state and local authorities of the two cities expressed the opinion at a working meeting.

The new bridge is imperative because of intense traffic that has doubled over the years.

A Bulgarian-Romanian working meeting in the Bulgarian town of Russe on the Dunabe will discuss the need to build a 3rd bridge over the Dunabe on the territory of the cross-border region of Russe-Giurgiu, reported BGNES.

MPs, representatives of state and local administration on both sides of the Dunabe, as well as other interested parties have been invited to attend.

The Romaninan coastal guard detained a boat carrying 70 migrants near the port of Mangalia, reports Agerpress.

A woman and her three children were killed when they were struck by a high-speed train in Romania, Beta is reporting, citing AP.

A spokeswoman for the Bucharest ambulance service said the victims were crossing the line near a village east of Bucharest on Thursday morning when the accident occurred.

Romania's Interior Ministry started an awareness campaign in schools on Tuesday to warn pupils, teachers and parents about the alleged risks of the notorious 'Blue Whale' online game after several recent juvenile suicides were linked to it by the media and some police - although no proof of any link has yet been established.

A Serbian woman has been killed, while five others - two of them Serbians - have been injured in an incident that happened in a Leoni plant in Pitesti, Romania.

According to Romanian media, a 22-year-old man, identified as Andrei Cristian Caramelea, also employed by the company, drove his car into a group of workers.

Thousands have gathered in Targoviste in southern Bulgaria to demonstrate support for the government which earlier in February faced weeks of protests after passing a controversial decree.

Singing patriotic songs, many waved flags and placards stating their belief in Romania.

Tens of thousands of Romanian demonstrators formed the flag of their country, gathering on the main square of capital Bucharest on Sunday evening.

Romanians are protesting against the cabinet of Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu for a 13th night in a row, despite the fact that the government withdrew a controversial emergency decree party decriminalizing corruption.