Romania
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News about Romania, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Nov. 15, 2014
Saturday Profile of Laura Codruta Kovesi, who heads Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate, agency leading an aggressive drive against graft. MORE -
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
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Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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Chevron Corporation
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
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Sentences (Criminal)
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
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Children and Childhood
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Refugees and Displaced Persons
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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Romania
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
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
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Corruption (Institutional)
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Kovesi, Laura Codruta
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National Anticorruption Directorate (Romania)
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
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
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Bucharest (Romania)
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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Ceausescu, Nicolae
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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.
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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Being Bad Europeans
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Working the Land and the Data
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Retiring
Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support
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Federal Study Finds 55 Percent of Infants Sleep With Soft Bedding, Raising Risk of Death
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Frugal Traveler
The Cinque Terre on a Budget
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Op-Ed Contributor
The Billionaires’ Park
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Opinion
Can Mushrooms Treat Depression?
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