Nick Thorpe

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been barred from participating in May’s presidential election rerun by the country’s Central Electoral Bureau. In December, Romania’s constitutional court annulled the first round of the vote – in which he came first – […]

Nick Thorpe Eastern Europe correspondent in Bucharest BBC Tens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest’s Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government, at the weekend, after the presidential election favourite was taken in for questioning. Calin Georgescu was

Getty Images The decision was long awaited in Bulgaria and Romania, but for truckers, the bureaucracy is not yet over Seventeen years after Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union, they have been given the green light to become members

Karol Kalisky, Arolla Film, Slovakia A European Commission proposal could see the end of protections for wolves in Europe this week The first snow of winter has fallen in Sansimion, a village in Romania’s eastern Carpathian mountains. Shepherd József Rácz

A recount of the votes cast in Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in Romania has been ordered by the country’s top court following allegations that social media platform TikTok gave “preferential treatment” to the surprise winner, Calin Georgescu. The

An independent candidate with a nationalist background has stunned Romania and alarmed its allies by coming first in the initial round of the presidential elections on Sunday. Calin Georgescu is a 62-year-old expert on sustainable development and agriculture, with no

Dániel Karsai/Facebook Dániel Karsai was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2021 A prominent Hungarian campaigner who attempted to change the law on euthanasia, and shifted public opinion in the process, has died aged 47. Human rights lawyer Dr