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Romania is a country with 20 million inhabitants in southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea. It joined the European Union in 2007.

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Foreign students in Germany: Anna from Romania

Foreign students in Germany: Anna from Romania

Anna Banica from Romania chose to study acting in Berlin. She has no plans to return to her home country.
SocietyMay 26, 202305:52 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) shakes hands with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (right), Cotroceni Presidential Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, May 24, 2023

President Steinmeier's Romania visit signals closening ties

President Steinmeier's Romania visit signals closening ties

Romania was long a country on the fringes of the EU and NATO. But Russia's war against Ukraine has changed all that.
PoliticsMay 25, 2023
Fokus Europa | Rumänien und das Minenproblem

Romania on alert for naval mines

Romania on alert for naval mines

Due to the war in Ukraine, there are naval mines in the Black Sea. They threaten Romania's coasts.
ConflictsMay 4, 202304:56 min
Two election posters, each with photo of a man and Cyrillic writing, on the side of a building

Moldova: How Russian is the autonomous region of Gagauzia?

Moldova: How Russian is the autonomous region of Gagauzia?

Despite the fact that the region was modernized with EU funding, most people there remain loyal to Russia.
PoliticsApril 29, 2023
A demonstrator holds up a cardboard placard with the image of missiles raining down on a Ukrainian mother and child, Sofia, Bulgaria, April 7, 2022

How Russia's Ukraine invasion impacted southeastern Europe

How Russia's Ukraine invasion impacted southeastern Europe

DW takes a closer look at how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has affected Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and Romania.
ConflictsFebruary 23, 2023
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Timisoara 2023 - 'Shine Your Light'

Timisoara 2023 - 'Shine Your Light'

Timisoara, a city in western Romania, is one of the three European Capitals of Culture 2023.
CultureFebruary 4, 202306:07 min
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In the spotlight

Ahmed Waleed, a student from Egypt, waits in line in Porubne, the last checkpoint in Ukraine before entering Romania

Non-Ukrainians wait longer at border

More than a million people have fled Ukraine, according to the UN. But non-Ukrainians face difficulties getting out.
ConflictsMarch 3, 202202:18 min
A collage photo of a woman in a white T-shirt wearing sunglasses on her head and a house with trash on the ground in front of it

Roma fight environmental racism

Roma communities driven from Romania's booming city of Cluj-Napoca say the authorities treat them like human garbage.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 5, 2021
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Opinion

Can NATO save eastern Europe?

Sabina Fati
Commentary
PoliticsJuly 1, 2022

Corruption crushed voter turnout in Romania

Dana Alexandra Scherle
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 7, 2020
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After win, Iohannis must deliver

Robert Schwartz
Commentary
PoliticsNovember 25, 2019
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Romania's political crisis sends PSD into free fall

Robert Schwartz
Commentary
PoliticsAugust 27, 2019
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EU Socialists struggling with black sheep Romania

Robert Schwartz
Commentary
PoliticsMay 5, 2019
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Sleepless nights await Romania's corrupt politicians

Robert Schwartz
Commentary
PoliticsApril 4, 2019