Prosecutor Claudiu Sandu, former vice-president of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) and one of the magistrates who exposed the issues in the Romanian justice system in the documentary „Captured…
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Romanian government announces measures to tackle school violence: Tighter security, more psychologists, tougher penalties and new rules on prohibited items
The government announced on Friday a set of measures to prevent violence in schools, following the serious incidents of the past few days. Among these are increasing security staff, adding…
Ukraine seeks to reduce its reliance on Elon Musk. Nokia and ICEYE help develop its own satellite communications system
Ukraine wants to break free from Elon Musk’s whims and for that, it has signed a letter of intent with the Finnish companies Nokia and ICEYE to develop its own…
Ship attacked by drones off Constanța coast reportedly sinks. One dead, three missing
A commercial ship located outside Romania’s territorial waters, about 13 nautical miles (24 km) off the coast, near Constanța, was reportedly hit by a drone on Friday morning. One sailor…
Bolojan after ECHR ruling: Government must choose between Romania and the “budgetary aristocracy”. Sharp criticism of judges
Ilie Bolojan, former prime minister and current president of the PNL, believes that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the salary arrears of magistrates provides…
France bans non-union protests as Macron deploys troops and armoured vehicles on the streets
French President Emmanuel Macron announced new restrictions on public demonstrations on Thursday, following the violence and looting that shook France last weekend. In the coming days, authorities will reject requests…
He left England to meet his girlfriend and ended up in a Russian gulag. How a young Romanian man’s arrest was allegedly staged (Video)
A young Romanian man who grew up in England and went to Russia to meet a woman he knew online has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage…
Student who attacked classmates with a machete taken into custody. He had reportedly been bullied. Presidency and government react
The 15-year-old student who attacked two classmates with a machete on Thursday morning at a high school in Pitești has been detained for 24 hours. The investigation reveals new details…
Lia Savonea responds to ECHR ruling on judges’ pay: “Let’s avoid selective interpretations and hasty conclusions”
The President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ), Lia Savonea, reacted after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed complaints from some Romanian magistrates regarding the…
Alice Weidel, the leader of the far-right in Germany: Putin is right when criticizes the American military base in Romania
The leader of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, stated on Wednesday that the West must take into account Russia’s security interests and „force” Zelensky to make…
Day 1702 Ukraine accuses the US of "fawning" to Putin. Trump's "thirst" for diesel ruined negotiations. Explosions in Kiev, over 600 drones towards Moscow (Video)
On day 1702 of the war, echoes of American emissary Steve Witkoff’s performance in Russia, praising Putin’s „humanitarian” spirit, continue to be heard. Kiev reacted strongly. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii…
Three Romanian gangsters have been arrested in the USA and will be deported
Three Romanian citizens with ties to a criminal group from the Balkans were detained in California. An arrest warrant had been issued for one of them. The suspects were arrested…
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion for misleading Facebook users. Cambridge Analytica scandal comes back to haunt the company nearly a decade later
Meta, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, was ordered by an American judge to pay 25 billion dollars after a jury found that it…
€4.3 million scandal at the European Parliament: Offices of far-right MEPs searched
French and Belgian police conducted searches on Wednesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels in an investigation into the alleged illegal use of over 4.3 million euros from…
Cybersecurity alert across Europe: Government websites taken offline over hacking fears. Fresh disruptions follow Revolut and Google Cloud outages
Several government websites across Europe were temporarily shut down on Wednesday after the discovery of two serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Authorities took this measure to prevent cyberattacks, as hackers had already…
Former Hungarian central bank chief Matolcsy detained in foundations probe
György Matolcsy, the former governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), was detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the foundations established by the central bank during…
The USA has sent a Poseidon patrol plane to Bulgaria after the attacks on ships in the Black Sea
A U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft conducted a low-altitude extended flight over the western Black Sea to monitor maritime activity off the Bulgarian coast following a series of…
Péter Magyar holds up Romania as a warning: “We can see exactly where this leads”
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, cited Romania and France as negative examples in front of the Budapest Parliament, warning that public money wastage, corruption, and theft can lead…
Revolut hit by outages in Romania and other countries. Users report payment and account access problems. What the company says
Revolut is facing a malfunction on Tuesday morning that affects users from Romania and several European countries. Customers complain that they cannot access the application, cannot transfer money, and in…
13 km of Bucharest Ring Motorway set to open. A section has been ready since summer but remained unused. What changes for drivers bypassing the capital (Video)
Traffic on approximately 13 kilometers of the North Bucharest Highway A0 will be open on Monday, October 26, between Afumați, Pantelimon, and the connection to Highway A2 towards Constanța. With…