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Romania

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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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March 31, 2023

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Reports & Analysis

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
Romanian flags and flags with the logo of Timisoara Capital of Culture 2023 hang from lampposts on Piata Unirii, Timisoara, Romania, December 12, 2022

Timisoara 2023: 'Shine Your Light!'

Timisoara 2023: 'Shine Your Light!'

Timisoara, one of three European Capitals of Culture 2023, is getting ready to light up the continent.
CultureDecember 31, 2022
Queues of cars at the border between Croatia and Slovenia

Schengen zone: Croatia gleeful, Bulgaria, Romania dismayed

Schengen zone: Croatia gleeful, Bulgaria, Romania dismayed

The EU has agreed to Croatia joining the Schengen zone, but Bulgarian and Romanian bids are blocked.
PoliticsDecember 10, 2022
Green MEP Viola von Cramon

MEP Viola von Cramon: 'Black Sea region pays crucial role'

MEP Viola von Cramon: 'Black Sea region pays crucial role'

Green MEP Viola von Cramon on the importance of the Black Sea region and the EU's relations with the Western Balkans.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2022
Natalia Gavrilita, prime minister of Moldova, in the Treaty Room at the State Department, Washington, US, July 19, 2022

Moldova PM: 'Greatest threats relate to energy security'

Moldova PM: 'Greatest threats relate to energy security'

Moldova has been hit hard by the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita told DW about the challenges ahead.
PoliticsDecember 1, 2022
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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?

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PoliticsJuly 1, 2022

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After win, Iohannis must deliver

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

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

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

Robert Schwartz
Commentary
PoliticsApril 4, 2019