A 36-year-old man from Drobeta (a city in southern Romania) was found dead in his house on May 1st. Several protected reptiles were also living in the residence. Animal Protection…
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Snow over 4 meters on Transfăgărășan, one of the most impressive roads in Europe (Video)
The Regional Directorate of Roads and Bridges (DRDP) in Brașov County announces that snow removal on the Transfăgărășan road has reached the most difficult area, prone to avalanches. The snow…
Why Maia Sandu has never met Vladimir Putin and why it is important for her to have a Romanian passport
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, gave an interview to the Russian blogger Iurii Dudi, one of the best-known in the Russian Federation, in which she addressed both political and…
New parking lot built at Bucharest International Airport
The order has been issued to start construction works on a new parking lot at Henri Coandă Bucharest International Airport, covering an area of over 20,000 square meters. „The National…
Romanian Police officer pepper-sprayed by a colleague while fighting with a child abuser (Video)
A policewoman from Cluj sprayed pepper spray directly into her colleague’s face while the man was struggling to put an individual into the car. The incident took place on Calea…
A Romanian Archbishop was sent to trial for corruption
Archbishop of Tomis, His Eminence Teodosie, has been sent to trial for corruption. The case has been registered at the Court of Appeal in Constanta, Romania, with no trial date…
Three Ukrainians were found dead in the Tisa River, at the border with Romania
The bodies of three men, who likely attempted to leave Ukraine, were found in the Tisa River, at the border with Romania, which is frequently used by those trying to…
The owners of the exploded LPG station in Crevedia have filed a criminal complaint against three firefighters
The owners of the LPG station in Crevedia, which exploded in the summer of 2023, have filed a criminal complaint against three firefighting commanders who intervened at the scene. Six…
Strong fire in Bucharest. Two houses caught fire and one person died
One person died in a strong fire that engulfed a house in Bucharest. Firefighters are intervening on Tuesday in a fire that occurred in Sector 2 of the Romanian capital…
A woman died after a bronchoscopy at a private clinic in Romania. The same doctor was already facing trial for 4 other deceased patients
The woman who was in critical condition after undergoing an endoscopy procedure at a private clinic in Craiova at the beginning of April has passed away. Police are investigating the…
Romanian police officers stabbed on the highway after a fight with migrant traffickers
A clash between Romanian border police officers and migrant traffickers took place on Tuesday night in a truck parking lot on the Timișoara – Arad highway. The officers were attacked…
A Romanian nurse was detained for physically assaulting two girls hospitalized at the Psych ward
A male nurse from a hospital in Târgovişte (Romania) was detained by the police for allegedly physically assaulting two minors hospitalized at the Psych ward. The male nurse is 33…
Prince Paul of Romania has been taken into custody in Malta. How he was captured (Video)
The Romanian Minister of Justice, Alina Gorghiu, announced that the court in Malta has decided, on Monday, to place the fugitive Paul Phillipe of Romania in preventive detention until May…
Former Romanian Minister of Health, sentenced to three and a half years in prison
Sorina Pintea, former Romanian Minister of Health, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for bribery. The court also decided to prohibit Sorina Pintea from being elected…
Romania: Civil servant suspected of embezzling over half a million euros in EU funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the office in Cluj-Napoca, conducts searches on Thursday in several locations in Brăila County, as part of an investigation into a fraud of over…
The oncologist who took bribes from 280 cancer patients will not go to jail
Anca Dumitrovici Ababneh, former head of the Oncology Department at the Suceava County Emergency Hospital, was sentenced to suspended imprisonment for bribery. Anti-corruption prosecutors established that in a single day…
A woman from Brașov was fined for planting flowers in the apartment building's garden
The Police in the Romanian city of Brașov showed excessive zeal in the case of a 76-year-old woman whom they fined for planting some flowers in the green area of…
Former Romanian President has been indicted again for crimes against humanity. Prosecutors went to Ion Iliescu's home
A team of investigators from the General Prosecutor’s Office went to Ion Iliescu’s residence on Friday morning to inform the former Romanian president that he has been indicted again for…
Romanian Mayor Clotilde Armand, sent to trial on the very day she filed her candidacy for a new term
Prosecutors have decided, on Thursday, to send the mayor of District 1 in Bucharest, Clotilde Armand, to trial for using her position to favor certain individuals. Armand is accused that,…
Four boys under 17 years old raped a girl at a Romanian high school
Four Romanian boys aged between 15 and 17 have been placed in pre-trial detention for sexual assault and rape. They allegedly forced a 17-year-old girl to engage in sexual relations…