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In Romania, a "wood mafia" is being described, involving corrupt networks that enable illegal logging. Forest campaigners trying to save the trees have sometimes become targets of violence themselves.
In Romania, the small Transylvanian village of Viscri has become a magnet for tourists, including the Prince of Wales. I went to find out why, and to see what impact it's been having.
Eugen Vaida runs the Ambulance for Monuments in Romania—a team that travels around the countryside rescuing old, decrepit buildings. Outlook’s Stephen McGrath went to meet him.
The tragic death of a 6-week-old baby in Romania following an Orthodox immersion baptism has led to serious discussions in the country as campaigners call for a ban on the old ritual.
A tribute to a village priest, Bogdan, who sadly died of covid-19, aged 34.
Romania’s state healthcare service is one of the most poorly funded in the European Union, with several scandals emerging in recent years. Stephen McGrath has reported on Romania’s medical system many times, but recently he found himself at the heart of it - as a patient.
Romania boasts a rich rural landscape but it faces myriad threats at the hands of humans. Stephen McGrath visited Joe England, a resident ornithologist at Angofa Wildlife Centre in Transylvania.
Moldova hostsed the European Political Community summit in Bulboaca. It was a huge, historic event for small, non-NATO Moldova, a former Soviet republic that has been an EU candidate member since June 2022.
Ever since he was a teenager, Radu Bogdan Matei had a dream. It was nothing far-fetched or grandiose; it was to open what he now calls a “listening bar.” Find out why his new venue in Bucharest may not be open long.
In Romania's western village of Petris, an opera festival is held at a centuries-old castle that a former World Bank official wants to restore to breathe life back into the community.
Moldova hostsed the European Political Community summit in Bulboaca. It was a huge, historic event for small, non-NATO Moldova, a former Soviet republic that has been an EU candidate member since June 2022.