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Dutch police arrest three suspects after the theft of a priceless golden helmet from Romania

Jan. 29, 2025 14:08 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania and had been on display in a small museum in the Netherlands. There was no sign that the intricate helmet dating back some...

Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught

Jan. 27, 2025 14:49 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The prize in this art heist is worth more than its gold. To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless cultural heirloom. To the Netherlands, it’s a stolen artifact that authorities hope to retrieve to uphold a reputation for safe museums. The intricate golden...

Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe's Schengen travel zone

Dec. 31, 2024 17:11 PM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Ceremonies were held just before midnight Tuesday to mark Bulgaria's and Romania's full membership in Europe's Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone. Identification...

Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil

Dec. 23, 2024 14:56 PM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers on Monday voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the...

Romania's political tumult continues as leftist party leaves talks to form pro-European coalition

Dec. 19, 2024 07:08 AM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party on Thursday withdrew from negotiations to form a pro-European coalition government, extending political turmoil that has gripped the European Union country after a top court annulled a presidential election. ...

EU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe's ID-check-free travel zone

Dec. 12, 2024 07:34 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers on Thursday agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area, by lifting land border controls from next year, the EU's Hungarian presidency said. Bulgaria and Romania...

Romania's pro-Western parties agree to form a majority government after political turmoil

Dec. 11, 2024 08:25 AM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s pro-European parties agreed Wednesday to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on opposite sides and shutting out far-right nationalists who made significant gains in the election on Dec. 1. Pro-Western parties...

Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station

Dec. 08, 2024 09:19 AM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as the frontrunner. The...

Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu's campaign

Dec. 07, 2024 10:29 AM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors conducted raids on Saturday linked to a man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin Georgescu’s presidential run, a day after the country’s top court annulled the elections in which the far-right candidate had won the first...

Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

Dec. 06, 2024 18:40 PM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations emerged that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round. The Constitutional...