The Romanian diaspora’s hard-right surge
The hard-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu’s success hinges on TikTok, economic resentment and a disaffected population abroad.
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King Charles III’s secret kingdom
For decades, as he awaited his turn to ascend the British throne, Charles presided over another kingdom: rural Transylvania. What…
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I’ve discovered the delights of Romanian cuisine, in all its garlicky glory
I’m ashamed to say I didn’t even know Transylvania was part of Romania before Irina Georgescu’s Carpathia landed on my doormat.
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Romania, the land of no return
Known for corruption, orphans and Dracula, Romania wants to become a modern nation, but while its people keep leaving it doesn’t stand a…
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The battle to clean up Romanian politics has a long way to run
Alleged links between the country’s anti-corrpution directorate and its intelligence services are undermining the country’s efforts to escape its past.
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The race to save Romania’s forests: how illegal loggers lay waste to the wilderness
“Even inside national parks, nothing is safe.”
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How Romania’s feminists are fighting back
Sian Norris meets the feminists taking to the streets.
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“We don’t BeLiviu”: how Romania is rising against corruption
Night after night, activists gather in Victory Square to demand the resignation of the government.
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Why corruption is the number one political issue in Romania
David Clark explains why Romanians have taken to the street.
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