Currently under public debate, the draft law on the unified pay scale is to be discussed and voted on by Parliament this week.
The Macin Mountains National Park is a protected area of national interest, located in Dobrogea, south-eastern Romania. It was declared a biosphere reserve in 1998, being the only national park in the country to protect large areas of steppeland plains
For decades, the life of Romania's communist elites was a mystery for the common people.
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The volatile security situation around Romania has made the Romanian Government increase defence spending to 2% of the GDP, as of 2017
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday outlined 5 scenarios regarding the future of the EU post Brexit. Romania has argued against a multi-speed Europe.
A fire killed 11 animals in a Bucharest circus, triggering debates on animal acts in circus shows
After giving up the environmental stamp duty, the Romanian authorities are now considering an alternative: a modern, European system that would help Romania reach its environmental targets.
The construction of Romanias state budget for 2017 has stirred various reactions.
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President Klaus Iohannis addressed Parliament for the first time since the Grindeanu government was sworn in.
Romanian PM Sorin Grindeanu announced on Saturday evening that he would abrogate the controversial emergency ordinance amending the Criminal Codes
Following the union of the principalities of Moldavai and Wallachia, Ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza implemented radical reforms with the help of his wife, Elena Cuza.
