2022
Romania warns of a backlog at border crossings as thousands flee Ukraine February 26
Additional report credit: February 26, February 27
2021
Romania’s underfunded health system creaks under the pressure of the pandemic March 3
A Film May Not End the Scandal It Exposed March 31
Three virus patients die at a hospital in Romania after its oxygen supply malfunctions April 13
Liechtenstein Royal Is Accused in Bear Killing in Romania May 7
Amid lagging vaccination rates, Romania looks to offload doses before they expire July 1
Romania reports its highest new daily caseload just as it starts booster shots September 28
A fire kills seven people in a Romanian hospital’s Covid ward October 1
Additional report credit: March 25, September 7, December 5
2020
The Lesson of an Albanian Earthquake: The Balkans Aren’t Ready for the Big One January 1
Romania says it’s banning grain exports to non-E.U. nations April 15
Romania levied $95 million worth of fines for lockdown violations April 23
Fugitive Iranian Judge Dies After Fall From Hotel in Romania June 19
Romania struggles as cases and deaths rise August 21
Romania’s Leader Is Tested by a Close Election December 6
Romania’s Leader Quits After His Party’s Unexpected Election Loss December 7
Additional reporting credits: May 18, July 27, October 10, October 14, October 19, November 6, November 14
2019
Eugeniu Iordachescu, Who Saved Bucharest’s Churches, Dies at 89 January 11
Ex-Corruption Fighter in Romania, Shortlisted for Top E.U. Job, Faces Foes at Home February 10
Leading Prosecutor for E.U. Anticorruption Job Is Barred From Leaving Romania March 29
Romania’s Most Powerful Man Is Sent to Prison for Corruption May 27
Pope Francis, in Romania, Warns of Populism’s Dangers May 31
Pope Francis Seeks to Mend Open Wounds With Orthodox Church in Romania June 1
Pope Francis Apologizes to Roma for Mistreatment and Urges European Unity June 2
Romania’s Police Chief Fired After Officers Took 19 Hours to Respond to Kidnapped Girl’s Calls July 27
Romania’s Government Is Toppled in No-Confidence Vote October 10
Voters in Romania Reject Years of Scandals and Chaos November 24
14,600 Sheep Trapped on a Capsized Ship. ‘We Have Saved 254.’ November 29
Additional reporting credit: August 9, September 21, October 25
2018
Same-Sex Spouses Should Have E.U. Residency Rights, Court Is Told January 11
Romanian Prime Minister Is Forced Out, the Second in Seven Months January 15
Romania Names 3rd Prime Minister in a Year Amid Struggle Over Corruption January 29
Being Dead, He Learned, Is Hard to Overcome March 30
Same-Sex Marriages Are Backed in E.U. Immigration Ruling June 5
Claiming ‘Parallel State’ Cabal, Romania’s Leaders Target Anti-Corruption Prosecutor June 17
Romanian Court Convicts Top Politician in Test of Judicial System June 21
Bill ‘Damaging to Democracy’ Passes in Romania July 5
Romanian Prosecutor Who Took On Entrenched Corruption Is Fired July 9
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled on Childhood Home of Elie Wiesel in Romania August 5
Violence Erupts as Tens of Thousands Protest Corruption in Romania August 10
Giuliani Criticizes Crackdown on Corruption in Romania August 29
Romania Conservatives Wanted Voters to Limit Definition of ‘Family.’ They Failed October 7
A Stolen Picasso Buried in the Woods? Not So Fast November 19
A Big Cathedral, a Big Bill, and a Big Debate in Romania December 3
Romania, Fighting the E.U., Prepares to Lead It December 30
Additional reporting credits: March 26, May 31
2017
Romania Chooses Left-Leaning Government January 4
Keeping Alive a Haven for Yiddish Culture in Modern Romania January 15
Romania Reverses Decision to Weaken Corruption Law February 4
Romania Protests Simmer Despite Leaders’ Promises to Back Down February 5
Anger and Mistrust Fuel Unabated Protests in Romania February 12
Romania Drops Measure to Pardon Corrupt Officials May 4
Kim Davis, Once Jailed in America, Campaigns Against Gay Marriage in Romania October 12
Romania Gay Marriage Case Could Have Outsize Impact in Europe November 21
Romania Braces for President’s Decision on Bills Seen as Weakening Judiciary December 30
Additional reporting credits: March 1, March 23, March 24, May 13, May 20, September 5, December 12
2016
Opposition Groups in Moldova Unite to Protest New Government January 26
Brutal Romanian Prison Warden, 90, Loses Appeal of 20-Year Sentence February 10
Romania Takes Step Toward Restitution to Holocaust Survivors May 10
Pro-Russia Candidate Appears Likely to Win Bulgarian Presidency November 13
Center-Left Party Poised to Regain Power in Romania December 11
Romania Set for First Female, and First Muslim, Prime Minister December 21
Romania’s President Rejects First Female Candidate for Prime Minister December 27
Additional reporting credits: February 2, February 25, August 25
2015
Romanian President Calls for Premier to Resign Amid Graft Inquiry June 5
Romanian Prime Minister, Accused of Graft, Is Indicted July 13
Time-Worn Village in Moldova Springs Back to Life, Thanks to Port September 2
‘Aferim!,’ an Oscar Contender, Explores the Enslavement of the Roma September 8
Romanian Prime Minister to Face Corruption Trial September 17
Romania Places the Heart of a Queen in Her Castle November 3
Victor Ponta, Romania’s Premier, Steps Down After Outcry Over Corruption November 4
Outrage Ripples Through Romania After Government’s Collapse November 5
Romania’s President Picks Dacian Ciolos as New Prime Minister November 10
In Bucharest, the Old Town Sees New Life November 11
Romanian Parliament Approves New Government November 17
Additional reporting credits: July 14, September 23, November 15
2014
Romanian Premier Faces Runoff in Presidential Race November 3
Romania Hunger Strike Prompts Inquiry Into Dissident’s Death November 6
With the Candidates in Accord, Voters in Romania Wonder Whom to Trust November 13
Favorite Concedes Presidency in Romania November 16
Additional reporting credits: November 26
2013
In China, Executives Flock Back to School for Unfinished Business March 26
Cambodia Trains Social Workers to Curb Reliance on Foreign Aid June 18
2012
Year of the Dragon January 24
Where the Faithful Worship Among the Tourists May 11
Though Not Yet Open, a Huge Mine Is Transforming Mongolia’s Landscape September 13
Sichuan’s Tibetan Corner, Outside of Time December 28