Ageing former president faces fresh questions over bloody events in 1990, when miners were used to brutally crush protests by students and liberals in Bucharest.

Amid increased fears of a threat from Russia, the Romanian Army has registered a huge deficit in personnel, with 43 per cent of officers’ positions unfilled, but officials have ruled out introducing compulsory military service.

After failing to meet the 2-per-cent GDP threshold for several years, Romania has allocated a record budget for the defence sector for 2024, reaffirming its commitment to NATO.

Energy Minister urges law enforcement to act over deepfake video showing him allegedly promoting an investment platform.

The Prosecutor General requested the head of state’s approval to start a new investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed by former President Ion Iliescu when he ordered a crackdown on protesters in 1990.

Draft law empowering Romanian military intervention abroad to protect its citizens is seen as primarily concerning Moldova, where at least a million people have Romanian citizenship.

Work has begun on expanding the Mihail Kogalniceanu base in Romania, transforming it into the largest NATO military base in Europe.

New report by Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner says many countries have made progress on gender identity recognition, but more can still be done to tackle discrimination.

Online influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were detained by the Romanian authorities on request from the UK over accusations that they committed sex crimes in Britain in the period from 2012 to 2015.

In a year that will be filled with elections, Romanian’s main faith community has reminded its clergy not to engage in politics on one side or the other.