Elections in Romania

05May 2025. S.Ć.

Elections in Romania: Simion and Dan in the second round

Ultra-rightist candidate Đorđe Simion and Mayor of Bucharest Nikušor Dan will fight on May 18 in the second round of the presidential elections in Romania. Simion opposes sending military aid to neighboring Ukraine, is critical of EU leadership and supports US President Donald Trump, while Dan supports Ukraine

Political crisis in Romania

10march 2025 KS

Kalin Đurđescu must not be president

The candidacy for the president of Romania of extreme rightist Calin Djordescu was rejected. He called that decision a "direct blow" to democracy. He has the support of Donald Trump's administration. His supporters are protesting, there was a clash with the police

Resignation

10February 2025. BB

Romania: Resignation of President Klaus Iohannis

Klaus Iohannis has held the presidency since 2014. His mandate was extended in December after the Constitutional Court postponed the presidential race two days before the December 8 runoff.

Austria withdrew its veto: Romania and Bulgaria are finally Schengen members

European Union

13December 2024 TS

Bulgaria and Romania enter Schengen

From January 2025, Bulgaria and Romania will become part of the Schengen zone. Until now, the entry of these two countries into the Schengen area has been blocked by Austria

Presidential elections

26November 2024 IN THE

Surprise in Romania: Pro-Russian candidate in the second round

Kalin Djordescu has long praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a man who loves his country" and called Ukraine a "fictional country", and he described the Romanian fascist and nationalist leaders of the 1930s and 1940s as "national heroes".

The war in Ukraine

09October 2024 IN THE

Could the French army stand up to Russia?

The lack of military "Schengen" and logistical obstacles slow down the mobilization of European troops. The French military is trying to overcome these problems by combining different methods of transport, in order to speed up deployment on NATO's eastern flank.

Postcard

08November 2023 Robert Shepherd

Roofs have eyes

Sibinj, the hometown of the current president of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, an ethnic German, was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture in 2007 due to his attitude towards minorities, and today captivates with his historical heritage, tolerance, fully preserved old city center and prices three times lower than those of Belgrade.

On site: Romania

09November 2022 Momir Turudić

Neighborly recipe for the fight against corruption

It is a pity that in Serbia there is not much knowledge and interest in the nearest neighbor, not only because Romania is a beautiful country, but also because it would be possible to see how far Romania has come from the leaden eighties and gray nineties, and what would Serbia could learn a lot from today's Romania

The war in Ukraine

26February 2022. FM

Refugee crisis: Over 150.000 people on the run

A forty-kilometer-long column of Ukrainian vehicles on the border with Poland shows the scale of the refugee crisis in Ukraine. The US says that up to 5 million Ukrainian refugees could head for the European Union if the fighting continues