After several years in which discussions around the justice system had almost completely disappeared from the public agenda, the Romanian society has awakened to a hard-to-digest reality in which major

Romanians like to believe that they are special. From our history textbooks to certain political parties we are encouraged to believe in this myth of Romanian exceptionalism: a hospitable nation

Like many other times in the past 35 years, Romanians now find themselves in front of a difficult choice. In our fragile democracy, selecting a president from a pool of

In recent years, millions of euros have flowed into Nordis’ accounts, but most of the promised residential buildings have remained only on paper and in advertisements. In the Mamaia hotel, the only building that has been completed, there are strong indications that the same apartments were sold multiple times to different buyers.
This fraudulent scheme would have not been possible without major weaknesses in the Romanian legislation. Yet the politicians that should address these weaknesses are strongly connected to the Nordis business.

Interest groups made up of senior government officials and front men through whom assets are amassed. Political protection from those in charge of major institutions. Fortunes too big to fit

It’s no secret these days that President Klaus Iohannis has a taste for travelling in luxury jets. What his office wants to keep under wraps is the details of how

We’re bottom of the European league table when it comes to recycling, but what they don’t know in Brussels is that even the shamefully low percentages we report every year

In a statement posted recently on the website of the Ministry of National Defence, minister Angel Tîlvăr said that the Romanian Army is now “one of the most respected armies

UPDATE 28 March 2023: A second teacher at Baia Mare Theological School is leaving the institution due to allegations of inappropriate relationships with minors enrolled there. In the wake of

Imagine that a policeman is told, out of the blue, that he’s not allowed to work any more. The only information he gets is: security clearance denied. He has no

Control over the media has always been a hot-button issue in Romania, but what we’ve witnessed in recent years is different. From a media dependent on funding from politically connected

Over the years, we’ve resigned ourselves to associating the Romanian state with incompetence and made jokes about it. All the while, an invisible and all-powerful underworld has been taking shape

The war in Ukraine isn’t just a war between armies. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in Kyiv form a second line of defence with boxes of bananas, bread, medicines,

Thousands more people entered Romania from Ukraine through the Siret crossing point last night. Most of them were women and children, as men aren’t allowed to leave their country in

Of all of Romania’s mountainous regions,Maramureș is the one where it’s most dangerous to be a forester. In recent years, three foresters have been killed and dozens more have been

In the middle of last month, an extremely serious incident in a forest in Bucovina became breaking news on TV and was mentioned in the foreign press. An environmental activist

The Orthodox Church is one of Romania’s most powerful and influential organisations. Contrary to what one would expect from an institution with its spiritual mission, it has built up a

Over the last year, Romania has suffered a health crisis of unprecedented proportions and the nation has realised that the way the healthcare system works affects all our lives directly.

To understand how this vast network of scammers operates, picture this scenario. A pensioner suffering from diabetes scrolls on his phone and comes across a news item that piques his

1,640 miles. That’s what separates Andrei, a young immigrant in Coventry, UK, from his mother’s home in Brusturi, Neamț County. And yet all those miles melt away in an instant.

Your child’s in tears as the stress, fatigue and tension are too much. Your parents tug your arm. They’ve got more to say about your decision even though you’ve explained