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4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded
Read full article: 4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds strandedEmergency authorities say four people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential storms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas.
US thanks Romania for its leader exiting the NATO leadership race to clear the way for Rutte
Read full article: US thanks Romania for its leader exiting the NATO leadership race to clear the way for RutteThe Biden administration has thanked Romania for its president withdrawing from the race to lead NATO, saying the move would help ensure the Western military alliance stays properly focused.
NATO member Romania to send a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine
Read full article: NATO member Romania to send a Patriot missile system to neighboring UkraineNATO member Romania’s top defense body says the country will donate a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine to help Kyiv in its war against Russia as Moscow’s forces continue to bombard civilian areas and energy infrastructure.
Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Read full article: Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in UkraineSeveral central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc.
NATO member Romania finds more drone fragments on its soil after Russia again hits southern Ukraine
Read full article: NATO member Romania finds more drone fragments on its soil after Russia again hits southern UkraineAuthorities in Romania found a crater on their territory near the border with Ukraine that they say was likely caused by a crashed drone that exploded on impact.
NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time
Read full article: NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third timeDefense officials in NATO member Romania say they have found new fragments of drones similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with war-torn Ukraine, in the third such finding in the past week.
Proximity of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports stirs fear in NATO member Romania
Read full article: Proximity of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports stirs fear in NATO member RomaniaThe discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River from NATO-member Romania.
Romania hosts summit to boost ties between 12 EU countries and partners
Read full article: Romania hosts summit to boost ties between 12 EU countries and partnersA two-day summit in Romania has started in the country's capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas.
NATO member Romania says it has found drone pieces from Russian attacks in Ukraine on its territory
Read full article: NATO member Romania says it has found drone pieces from Russian attacks in Ukraine on its territoryRomania’s defense minister says that pieces, apparently of a drone from Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River, have been found on the territory of his country.
NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July
Read full article: NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in JulyThe leaders of nine central and eastern European countries say NATO allies should aim at further boosting their support for Ukraine and for its aspiration to become a member of the alliance.
Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe
Read full article: Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for EuropeThe leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan have finalized an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine.
Group of NATO leaders pledge support for Ukraine
Read full article: Group of NATO leaders pledge support for UkraineThe leaders of seven NATO nations from across Europe have pledged their support for Sweden and Finland’s bids to join the alliance and for providing more weapons to help Ukraine battle Russia.
Macron: NATO troops in Romania are a "powerful deterrent"
Read full article: Macron: NATO troops in Romania are a "powerful deterrent"French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Romania to hold bilateral talks and meet with French troops stationed there who are part of NATO’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Harris: US dedication to collective NATO defense 'ironclad'
Read full article: Harris: US dedication to collective NATO defense 'ironclad'U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington’s dedication to the collective defense of NATO is “ironclad” amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent refugee crisis in eastern Europe.
US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia
Read full article: US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of RussiaU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital.
Book aims to shine light on Romanian role in the Holocaust
Read full article: Book aims to shine light on Romanian role in the HolocaustMaksim Goldenshteyn's book, “So They Remember,” tells the story of his Holocaust survivor grandparents who languished in Jewish death camps and ghettos in Transnistria during World War II.
Romania votes in new government to end political crisis
Read full article: Romania votes in new government to end political crisisRomanian lawmakers on Thursday voted in favor of a new coalition government led by a Liberal former army general, which could usher in an end to a months-long political crisis in the Eastern European nation.
Romania revives restrictions as hospitals struggle, jabs lag
Read full article: Romania revives restrictions as hospitals struggle, jabs lagDoctor Petruta Filip is working 100-hour weeks at a hospital in Romania’s capital Bucharest which, like hospitals throughout the country, is struggling under an onslaught of coronavirus patients requiring treatment amid worryingly low vaccination rates.
Romanian president nominates centrist party leader for PM
Read full article: Romanian president nominates centrist party leader for PMRomania's president has nominated centrist party leader Dacian Ciolos to be prime minister after a protracted political crisis culminated last week in the Liberal-led coalition government being ousted in a no-confidence vote.
Hungary offers to care for Romanian COVID-19 patients
Read full article: Hungary offers to care for Romanian COVID-19 patientsHungary has offered neighboring Romania help in caring for coronavirus patients as the country faces an alarming surge of COVID-19 cases and a shortage of intensive care beds.
Moldova marks 30 years of independence from Soviet rule
Read full article: Moldova marks 30 years of independence from Soviet ruleMoldova’s pro-Western president has been joined in the capital Chisinau by her counterparts from Romania, Poland, and Ukraine to celebrate the country’s three decades of independence from Soviet rule.
Romanian leader tells Biden more NATO troops needed in east
Read full article: Romanian leader tells Biden more NATO troops needed in eastRomania’s president told U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that more NATO troops are needed on the alliance’s eastern flank given Russia military maneuvers that feel threatening to many people in the region.
Marchers protest Romania's virus restrictions as cases soar
Read full article: Marchers protest Romania's virus restrictions as cases soarMarchers have taken to the streets in the Romanian capital of Bucharest to protest restrictive measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 even as new daily infections and deaths rose in the European Union nation.
Romania: Protesters want reprisals for fatal hospital fire
Read full article: Romania: Protesters want reprisals for fatal hospital fireProtesters waving flags march after a deadly fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. It was the third hospital fire in Romania in as many months. Not a single new hospital was built in Romania in 31 years," AUR co-president George Simion said, referring to the time since communism ended. AdSimion said the party and its supporters “want the resignation of those responsible,” naming Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu and Department of Emergency Situations head Raed Arafat. We need new hospitals.”Before the fire at the Matei Bals hospital, a November fire in a COVID-19 intensive care unit in north Romania killed 10 people and a fire psychiatric hospital in the same region killed one person in December.
Calls for Romania's president to reject gender studies ban
Read full article: Calls for Romania's president to reject gender studies banA protester stands outside the presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 18, 2020, during a rally against a law banning the teaching of gender studies. Dozens of protesters gathered outside Bucharest's Cotroceni Presidential Palace, to express their opposition to a law banning the teaching of gender studies in the country's schools and universities and call on President Klaus Iohannis to reject signing the bill and send it back to parliament. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)BUCHAREST Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday in Romania's capital to express their opposition to a law banning the teaching of gender studies in the countrys schools and universities. Neighboring Hungary passed similar legislation in 2018, removing accreditation and funding for gender studies at the university level. Hungary recently also banned transgender people from changing their gender on official documents.
Romania to open its first Holocaust museum
Read full article: Romania to open its first Holocaust museumNearly three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has backed the creation of the country's first Holocaust museum. (CNN) - Nearly three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has backed the creation of the country's first Holocaust museum. The National Museum of Jewish History and the Holocaust in Romania will highlight Jewish heritage in the country, Iohannis said in a speech Tuesday. Up to 380,000 Jews were killed in Romanian-controlled territories during World War II, according to Yad Vashem -- The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. With the creation of the museum, Iohannis said, Romania is defending the history, heritage and culture of Jewish people in Romania, who contributed to the building of the nation.