- 3d ago
Prosecutors send Bogdan Peșchir to trial over alleged voter bribery for Georgescu
Prosecutors accuse Brașov businessman Bogdan Peșchir of giving 265 voters gifts and crypto worth 957,842.23 dollars to back Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential race, according to figures cited from the file.
- 6d ago
Bogdan Peșchir sent to trial for voter bribery over TikTok gifts in Georgescu's 2024 campaign
Prosecutors say Bogdan Peșchir paid influencers and sent gifts and crypto worth 290,225.90 USD in total to sway voters toward Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential election.
- Oct 7
Romanian police conduct 21 raids across 11 counties over Bucharest protest violence
Officers executed 21 search warrants and 21 summonses on Wednesday across Bucharest and 11 Romanian counties as part of an investigation into violence at a 15 September farmers' demonstration.
- Oct 5
Romania doubles brown bear hunting quota to 969 animals as President Dan signs Law 218/2026
President Nicușor Dan promulgated legislation authorizing the culling of up to 859 bears for prevention and 110 for direct intervention in 2026 and 2027 following repeated attacks on rural communities.
- Oct 4
Patient dies and 10 evacuate after mattress fire at Brașov hospital in Romania
A female patient died and 10 people evacuated after a fire broke out on the first floor of the Mârzescu hospital pavilion in Brașov, where staff extinguished the mattress blaze before firefighters arrived.
- Oct 3
Bucharest police investigate trap artist Ian after on-stage incident at Arenele Romane
Bucharest police opened an inquiry after Romanian trap musician Ian was filmed urinating on stage during a tour opening at Arenele Romane on 2 October 2026.
- Oct 3
Two earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5 hit Romania's Vrancea seismic zone
Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.9 and 3.5 struck eastern Romania overnight on 3 October 2026, originating at focal depths exceeding 136 kilometres in the Vrancea seismic zone.
- Sep 6
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes Romania's Vrancea region at depth of 150 kilometres
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck south-eastern Romania on Sunday morning at a depth of 149.6 kilometres, prompting field inspections by emergency services without causing damage or injuries.
- Aug 28
Romania appoints Brigadier General Lucian Marciu as head of emergency inspectorate IGSU
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan signed a government decision naming Brigadier General Lucian Dumitru Marciu to lead the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations for six months starting 1 September 2026, replacing Dan-Paul Iamandi.
- Aug 22
Romania sends 69 firefighters and Black Hawk helicopter to battle Serbian wildfires
Romania deployed 69 emergency personnel and a rescEU Black Hawk helicopter to Serbia on Saturday following an EU Civil Protection request to fight fires across more than 3,500 hectares in the Deliblato Sands reserve.
- Aug 11
Two dead after car hits pedestrians on sidewalk in central Brașov
A Dacia Duster lost control on Strada Mureșenilor in central Brașov around 21:00 on 11 August, striking three pedestrians on a sidewalk. Two died, a third was critically injured, and the 50-year-old driver was hospitalised.
- Jul 31
Romania activates Red Intervention Plan after minibus carrying 16 people, including 5 children, crashes in Câmpulung
A minibus carrying 16 people left the roadway and struck a fence in Câmpulung, Argeș county, on Friday morning. Two people were trapped in the wreckage, and authorities activated the Red Intervention Plan to coordinate a multi-agency rescue response.
- Jul 22
Explosion at Kronospan wood factory in Brașov leads to Red Intervention Plan activation; no casualties found
An early-morning explosion ripped through a Kronospan wood-products plant in Brașov on 22 July, triggering a large fire and prompting Romanian authorities to activate the county-level Red Intervention Plan.
- Jul 19
Pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău knew of Romania's PM nomination before party leaders, Ciucu reveals
Ciprian Ciucu says Ion Ceban, the pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău, showed him a phone message proving he knew about Adrian Veștea's nomination as prime minister hours before PNL's leadership was informed on 14 June 2026.
- Jul 6
Man relocated from Bihor illegal nursing homes dies; court explains why Pașca was not arrested
A man relocated from Viorel Pașca's illegal nursing homes in Bihor has died in Mureș county, as the court releases its reasoning for refusing to arrest Pașca and five others.
- Jul 5
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal again, claims 43% of Russian refining capacity disabled
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and the Kronstadt naval base overnight, as Kyiv claimed its long-range campaign has knocked out nearly 43% of Russia's oil refining capacity.
- Jul 5
Brașov drug dealers throw packets out window as police raid apartment, two arrested
A 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested after a DIICOT raid in Brașov, Romania, where the man threw drug packets from the kitchen window as officers broke down the door.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and fuel tankers in Sea of Azov as Moscow reports civilian deaths in Kramatorsk and bans fuel exports
Kyiv's military targeted the Ilsky and Ust-Luga refineries and 10 tankers in the Azov Sea, while Russian bomb strikes on Kramatorsk killed four civilians.
- Jun 29
Search resumes at Viștea dam with sonar and underwater drone after one person goes missing Sunday
One adult remains missing and is presumed drowned after an incident Sunday evening at the Viștea reservoir in Brașov county, Romania. Two other people, an adult and a minor, were pulled from the water conscious and are out of danger.
- Jun 16
Adrian Veștea named Romanian prime minister amid degree controversy and political intrigue
Nicușor Dan named Adrian Veștea as Romania's prime minister on Sunday, the second designation after the fall of the Bolojan government. The move caught previous nominee Eugen Tomac by surprise, according to former president Traian Băsescu.