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Former Deputy Director of the Romanian Army Secret Service Arrested

Valahia.newsMarch 28, 2021March 28, 2021

by Valahia.newsMarch 28, 2021March 28, 20210378

The former deputy director of the Romanian General Directorate for Defense Intelligence (DGIA), retired army general Iulian Cristian Gherghe, was arrested by the Romanian Military...

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Transparency International: 2020 Corruption Index Places Romania on Last Place in EU

Valahia.newsJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

by Valahia.newsJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 20210155

Transparency International placed Romania on the last place in EU in its annual Corruption Index. It’s even worse, actually: the report shows Romania hasn’t made...

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Former Romanian PM Officially Accused of Corruption

Valahia.newsJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021

by Valahia.newsJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021086

According to Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors, the former Romanian PM, Mr. Calin Popescu Tariceanu, is officially accused of corruption. The accusations are that, when he was...

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Romania to Create Special Prosecution Department for Combating Illegal Logging

Valahia.newsJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021

by Valahia.newsJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021072

A special prosecution department is to be created for combating illegal logging, according to the Romanian minister of Environment. During the TV show where he...

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Former Romanian Minister of Environment Investigated for Corruption

Valahia.newsJanuary 4, 2021January 5, 2021

by Valahia.newsJanuary 4, 2021January 5, 2021071

Update Tuesday, January 5: Romanian presidency approved the request of the anti-corruption prosecutors for officially accusing former Romanian Minister of Environment, Mr. Costel ALEXE. Former...

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Former Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Romania Sent to Jail for Corruption

Valahia.newsOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

by Valahia.newsOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020067

Former Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Bogdan Olteanu, was sentenced to jail for 5 years. The sentence was issued on Thursday, October 29,...

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Romanian Premier: State Sells Bitcoin as Frozen Asset in Auction

Valahia.newsOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020

by Valahia.newsOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020099

For the first time in its history, Romanian state sells Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). This follows a court’s decision as the virtual coins were...

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Stolen Books from UK with Works of Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Found in Romania

Valahia.newsSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

by Valahia.newsSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 20200107

Rare books stolen from UK were found in Romania. The books have historical importance and they are unique in the world. Some of them contained...

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Right-Wing Runner for Bucharest Mayorship May Be Put Under Investigation

Valahia.newsSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

by Valahia.newsSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 20200126

Less than two weeks before the local elections to be held on September 27, the race for Bucharest mayorship takes an unexpected turn. The right-wing...

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Prosecutors Seized EUR 120 M Worth of Assets Belonging to the Moldovan Victoriabank, Owned by the Biggest Romanian Bank and EBRD

Valahia.newsAugust 12, 2020August 12, 2020

by Valahia.newsAugust 12, 2020August 12, 20200212

Moldovan prosecutors have seized EUR 120 M worth of assets belonging to the Moldovan Victoriabank. The legal action is reportedly related to the “one billion...