All news on the topic: Romania

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Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial collapses due to ’prosecutor errors’
Andrew Tate’s trial into alleged human trafficking in Romania can no longer go ahead because of ‘multiple’ mistakes made by prosecutors.
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EU to investigate TikTok over Romania’s canceled presidential elections
The European Commission has opened an investigation against TikTok for facilitating interference in Romania’s 2024 presidential elections.
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Romanian court invalidates presidential election, orders new campaign and vote
Romania’s Constitutional Court has annulled the first round of the presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference, which reportedly helped far-right candidate Călin Georgescu emerge as a surprising frontrunner.
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Surprise as pro-Russia independent leads in first round of Romanian election
Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote
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Andrew Tate’s sex offences case could be withdrawn after court finds ’multiple irregularities’
A human trafficking, rape and sexual exploitation case against influencer Andrew Tate in Romania could be withdrawn after a court found "multiple irregularities" in prosecutors’ indictment.
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How Europe’s secondhand clothes are damaging Romania
Europeans who donate old clothes believe they’ll go to those in need, but they could just as easily end up in an illegal dump in another country.
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Romania investigates Austria’s Kronospan over alleged hazardous waste violations
Romanian authorities recently raided the Austrian wood panel company’s local facilities.
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A Romanian political strategist has been discovered to be in business with an alleged Russian war propagandist
Rareș Mănescu was involved in preparing the campaign for Mircea Geoană, who stepped down as deputy chief of NATO in September to run for president of Romania.
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How Europeans are recruited via Telegram for sabotage, arson, and murder: ’Make a Molotov cocktail’
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.
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Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’
Eccentric Romanian politician says she has already brought myrrh and a religious icon into the Brussels legislature.
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A man jailed for his involvement in the deaths of 39 people in a lorry is set to be deported
A Romanian man jailed over the deaths of 39 people in a lorry trailer is to be deported without paying a penny to his victims’ families.
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Romanian village poised to become NATO’s largest airbase in Europe
Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off.
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Beny Steinmetz: Scion of diamond royalty, now at bay over bribery charges
Beny Steinmetz likes to do things his own way.
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A simple fraud is undermining Europe’s most sophisticated timber tracing system
Wood that may have been logged illegally is entering the supply chain due to a flaw in Romania’s new digital system to track timber.
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Five dead including child as blaze rips through B&B
A fire spread through a bed-and-breakfast in Romania in the early hours of Boxing day morning - injuring two people and killing five, while a total of 18 people managed to escape the building
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Andrew Tate blocked from visiting sick mother amid rape and trafficking charges
Former kickboxer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are currently banned from leaving Romania but had requested to return to the UK where their ill mother lives
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One dead and 46 injured in devastating explosion at petrol station in Romania
At least one person has been confirmed dead and dozens injured after a massive explosion at a petrol station in Romania, followed by another when the flames spread
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Dog branded 'world's saddest stray' finally finds loving home in the UK
Mixed breed Sam arrived at the Adjud Public Shelter in Romania as a young pup in 2015 and spent eight years there until he finally found a loving home - and now lives in Scotland
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Man poses as surgeon and operates on 28 people despite not completing sixth form
Matteo Polito, a fake surgeon, has been sentenced in Romania for four years after falsely posing as a plastic surgeon and operating on 28 people in five private clinics
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Woman says she only got job interviews after using fake 'English' name on CV
A Romanian jobseeker claims she applied for more than 100 jobs with British firms but only secured roles in warehouses and retail before her experiment
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Locals saved amazing churches from dictator by rolling them away on wheels
Stunning churches dating back to the 16th century can be visited in Bucharest, Romania to this day after engineers hid them from Nicolae Ceaușescu beneath Soviet style apartment blocks
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Andrew Tate complains about "cockroaches, lice and bed bugs" in dark prison cell
Tate, along with brother Tristan, has been in a Romanian prison since December 30 and recently spoke out about the dire conditions of his cell
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Andrew Tate handcuffed to brother as influencer appeals detention at court
Tate and brother Tristan were sentenced to a 30-day detention as police carry out an investigation into alleged sex-trafficking in Romania