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Monday, December 1, 2014

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Romania

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News about Romania, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Dec. 1, 2014
    Protests have arisen in Romania and other Eastern European countries in response to attempts by American oil companies to lease plots of land for shale gas drilling; some suspect that Russian company Gazprom is actually behind protests, as it seeks to prevent countries dependent on Russian natural gas from developing their own alternative supplies of energy, MORE
  2. Nov. 19, 2014
    Romanian Foreign Min Teodor Melescanu resigns after having served only one week, after thousands of citizens living outside the country were unable to vote in presidential runoff elections; issue is seen as key part of Klaus Iohannis's victory over Prime Min Victor Ponta. MORE
  3. Nov. 17, 2014
    Romania's Prime Min Victor Ponta concedes country's presidential runoff election to center-right candidate Klaus Iohannis, mayor of the Transylvanian city Sibiu. MORE
  4. Nov. 15, 2014
    Saturday Profile of Laura Codruta Kovesi, who heads Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate, agency leading an aggressive drive against graft. MORE
  5. Nov. 15, 2014
    Presidential election battle in Romania between Victor Ponta and Klaus Johannis appears to be a contest between two political veterans who agree on most important issues; analysts believe, however, that real battle is over which man voters can trust to keep Romania on path of social democracy that keeps ties with West. MORE

Highlights From the Archives

Incumbent Re-elected as Romanian President

President Traian Basescu narrowly won reelection Monday, with it the chance to try to lead Romania out of its economic woes.
December 8, 2009 worldNews

Medical Care in Romania Comes at an Extra Cost

The nation’s Communist legacy makes it nearly impossible to see a doctor without paying bribe after bribe.
March 9, 2009 worldNews
Abroad

Romania Shrugs Off Reminder of Its Past

The son of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu has won a lawsuit to get back artworks that belonged to the family before Romania’s revolution in 1989.
February 26, 2009 artsNews

Articles

Russian Money Suspected Behind Fracking Protests

Circumstantial evidence, plus large dollops of Cold War-style suspicion, have added to mounting alarm over covert Russian meddling to block threats to its energy stranglehold on Europe.
December 1, 2014, Monday

The Man Behind the Hacking: Talking to Guccifer

The Times reporter Andrew Higgins described what it was like to meet the hacker known as Guccifer, famous for accessing the personal email accounts of many public figures, in a Romanian prison.
November 21, 2014, Friday

Uprooted Syrian Youths Express Themselves

Brendan Bannon worked with refugee children in Jordan to help them use photography to document their environment and express themselves.
November 20, 2014, Thursday

Romania: Foreign Minister Resigns

Romania’s foreign minister, Teodor Melescanu, resigned Tuesday, barely a week after taking office, after thousands of citizens living outside the country were unable to vote in last weekend’s presidential runoff election.
November 19, 2014, Wednesday
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Favorite Concedes Presidency in Romania

Prime Minister Victor Ponta conceded Romania’s presidential runoff election late Sunday night to the center-right candidate, Klaus Iohannis, the mayor of the Transylvanian city of Sibiu.
November 17, 2014, Monday
MORE ON ROMANIA AND: Romania , Ponta, Victor , Iohannis, Klaus W , Elections

In a Soft-Spoken Romanian Prosecutor, Some See an ‘Earthquake’

Those caught in the sights of Laura Codruta Kovesi, who, as head of Romania’s anticorruption agency, is leading a vigorous drive against graft, denounce her as a Stalinist.
November 15, 2014, Saturday

With the Candidates in Accord, Voters in Romania Wonder Whom to Trust

Voters must decide which of the two candidates can best be trusted to continue an open and strong democracy in Romania and avoid the strongman tactics used by the president of neighboring Hungary.
November 15, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON ROMANIA AND: Romania , Ponta, Victor , Iohannis, Klaus W , Elections

Romania Hunger Strike Prompts Inquiry Into Dissident’s Death

A Romanian-born American ended his 17-day hunger strike when the government, after years of inaction, agreed to open an inquiry into the beating death of his father in a prison 30 years ago.
November 7, 2014, Friday

Romanian Premier Faces Runoff in Presidential Race

Prime Minister Victor Ponta will face Klaus Iohannis, the ethnic German mayor of Sibiu, on Nov. 16.
November 4, 2014, Tuesday

Spy Allegations in a Presidential Race Conjure Romania’s Authoritarian Past

A spying allegation tapped into a rich vein of Romanian political culture clogged with accusations and counter-accusations of undercover skulduggery.
November 1, 2014, Saturday
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Multimedia

VHS vs. Communism
In Communist Romania in the 1980s, a young translator became an unlikely voice of freedom. She illicitly dubbed thousands of foreign films, distributed on VHS tapes, turning B-movie stars into heroes.
New Romanian Cinema
Select images from films in the series at the Film Society of Lincoln center.
In Romania, a Reckoning Faces Obstacles
The decision to charge a former prison commander raises hopes that the country may be able to re-examine a culture of impunity.
An Eight-Bedroom House in Central Romania
An eight-bedroom family home that is currently operating as a hotel and restaurant in the village of Apoldu de Sus in Transylvania, is on the market for $467,000.
More Eyes on Europe’s Borders
Bulgaria and Romania want to join the European Union’s visa-free travel zone, but concerns about corruption linger.

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