Stephen McGrath Journalist

The village of Viscri has seen a steep increase in visitors in recent years

When the pandemic hit , migrant workers in the EU – some of whom have spent years away from their families – were faced with new hurdles. This is the story of two women from Transylvania, who commute to care jobs in Austria every month

A strict lockdown in March helped prevent a dramatic spread of the virus. But as restrictions have been eased infections are rising rapidly.

Romania has issued 200,000 fines in under a month to people who failed to comply with restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Special forces have been deployed to enforce a strict lockdown of Romania’s notorious town of Tandarei

“Given the crisis we thought to donate it to our local community – where we get our workforce from,” says Mr Turnbull.

Eleven new cases of people infected with coronavirus have been confirmed in Romania, bringing the total number of infections to 28 since the outbreak began.

Three Sri Lankan bakers who moved to a quiet town in Romania unexpectedly found themselves at the centre of an anti-immigration storm.

Three decades have passed since the fall of communism and Romania is now a functioning, democratic EU country with a growing economy. But for some, scars from the bloody days of the 1989 revolution remain.

Recent murders highlight destructive battle between those trying to protect ancient forests and illegal loggers.

A spate of deadly bear attacks in Romania has raised fears that the population of Europe’s largest protected carnivore is increasing beyond control.

Forest ranger Liviu Pop was responding to a tip-off about illegal logging when he was shot dead with a hunting rifle this week.

An attack on a Jewish cemetery has alarmed Romania’s dwindling Jewish community

The one-metre stunt resonated among Romanians fed up with the state of their roads

A Sun Online investigation reveals more than 300 of these villas have been built, paid for by the hundreds of children sent to beg and steal on the streets of Britain

Romanian authorities have failed to protect the house where Constantin Brancusi grew up

A story of a Transylvanian count who is restoring his family’s ancestral castle decades after it was confiscated from them during communism.

A referendum on same-sex marriage that has divided Romania

In 2012, Magureanu, 38, saw an old Dacia 2000 on a local website and bought the vehicle for 1,500 euros. He knew that it was rare.

A Romanian man who was declared dead has finally won acknowledgement from a court that he is alive

A whistleblower at Cambridge Analytica has claimed that his predecessor died in suspicious circumstances – The Times

With hundreds of thousands of people opting to work abroad, it is hard to see a way forward for much of rural Romania – Prospect

Projects such as Ambulance for Monuments, which is racing to save dilapidated old structures in southern Transylvania, can help to ensure the survival of the region’s unique identity – New Eastern Europe

Two historic carriages, including one that was part of the Flying Scotsman, have been vandalised, forcing volunteers to reduce services during the festive period – The Times

Despite promises by EU countries to share details of violent criminals, Border Agency officers and police had no record of their convictions and the men entered unchallenged – The Times

There are also fears the new measures could be used to release officials jailed for corruption – The Telegraph

Over the past few years, more and more FinTech start-ups have come to market, including TransferGo, offering cheap and fast cross-border transfers for much lower costs than traditionally charged by banks.

“Even inside national parks, nothing is safe.” – New Statesman

Stuparu is one of only two hundred Roma Holocaust survivors left in Romania. Half of them are still fighting for their rights over 75 years later – New Statesman

Nistor, from one of Europe’s poorest and most corrupt countries, insists he doesn’t dwell on the gulf between his income and Joshua’s – BBC

Romanians have been leaving their country en-masse for many years, long-plaguing its government which is keen to stem the resulting brain-drain and quell the pace of its ageing population – International Business Times

“There’s no magic bullet but we’re going to have to leverage technology to ensure that our ageing population can receive the care that they need,”

Standing on Victory Square in Bucharest opposite the government building, Claudia Nicolae held up a sign inscribed with a clear message to the people running her country: Resign.

The U-turn did little to placate demonstrators and about 250,000 converged in front of the main government building shouting “thieves” and “resign, resign, resign”

“We don’t trust this government,” said 48-year-old Laurentiu Florin, who protested as a student during the 1989 revolution.

Protesters shouted “Shame on you” and “Down with the thieves” as clashes broke out between riot police and a small number of protesters who threw flares

Romania’s shambolic healthcare system is one sector that has been negatively affected by emigration

After barely surviving decades of pollution during the communist era, the Danube is facing new threats from microplastics, pesticides and pharma waste

British Rail finished operating mainline steam locos in 1968. Where lines have survived – or have since been developed – it’s largely the result of groups of enthusiasts who got together and bought locos from scrapyards.

What’s holding back Romania’s talented developers from creating disruptive startups?

What is behind Wizz Air’s success that has allowed it to become Central and Eastern Europe’s largest budget airline?

Will Romania’s prison authors come to regret the books they wrote?

Leaning on a dark wooden pew in a central Bucharest synagogue, 88-year-old Liviu Beris recounts his desperate thirst as a young Jewish boy in a concentration camp some 75 years ago.

Highly diluted disinfectants used for surfaces and hands were possibly incapable of killing dangerous hospital bacterias

Quakes of over 7.0 in magnitude struck in 1908, 1940, and 1977 – in other words, one every 35 years or so. Thirty-eight years have passed since the last big one

Romania’s healthcare system is rife with corruption, where it is common for doctors – who survive on low salaries – to accept bribes for service

More than half of all children (51%) under 18 in Romania are at risk of poverty, more so than when the Eastern European country joined the EU in 2007

The predicament the Romanian government is currently facing is encouraging investment whilst protecting the country from being exploited by careless multinationals

A new project at the Danube Delta aims to roll back decades of abuse to shed light on new methods of conservation

Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate has been diligently prosecuting mayors, judges and businessmen at an unprecedented rate.

See you there at one minute past midnight? Hackney Town Hall could host one of the UK’s first gay marriages

British public would be shocked if they knew what happened on fur farms, say ‘Save Kimi’ campaigners

Town Hall brings judicial review of Boris Johnson’s programme of cuts

The mining company claim that job creation would be positive for Rosia Montana, and that the contribution of revenue from the project would be beneficial for the state

Campaign groups are calling for the historical area to be granted Unesco World Heritage status

President Traian Basescu declared ‘humans are above dogs’ and the ‘killing law’ was passed

By law, public and private institutes now have to improve access, yet the capital remains a hostile place for those living with disabilities, and the law is often ignored

Europe’s largest gold-mining project plans will see 215 million cubic metres of lake water contaminated

Former PHD students from University College London are putting their biomechanical engineering skills to use in Haringey

Christmas takings hit after unexplained structural damage leads to threat of demolition

Boy’s death used to justify putting down thousands of stray dogs

In a letter to the rector of Bucharest University, Mr Ponta renounced his qualification