Latest Views from Romania
Distrustful Romanians Approach Census With Foreboding
Romania’s first population count in a decade is running into controversy, as many people say they will refuse to answer some or all of the questions.
Romania Dreams of Highways to the Future
In a country where horse and cart remains the preferred form of transport for some, a European-style motorway network remains a distant fantasy.
Romania Plays Nature Card to Attract Tourists
Forget beaches and big hotels. Romania is trying to turn its vast unspoiled countryside into the next big thing in tourism – but the figures show it has a way to go.
Artists Brush Away Cluj’s Memory of Divisions
Conversion of old communist-era paintbrush factory into multicultural arts centre becomes a metaphor for a Romanian city’s changing view of itself.
Old-Style Roma Justice Goes Public in Romania
Custom of solving disputes between Roma people with the help of traditional courts is being revived and opened to the public in a Transylvanian town.
Future Looks Dark for Romania’s White Witches
Keen to raise money, Romania’s government plans to tax the country’s many ‘white’ witches, healers and seers - and even fine them for making inaccurate predictions.
Ceausescu’s Memory Haunts a Divided Romania
Nostalgia for the Communist dictator remains alive and well in Romania, where the faithful pay tribute to his Bucharest grave each January, insisting life was much more stable then than now.
The F Word
Social networking has become a part of the daily lives of many people across the world and Serbia and Serbians are amongst the most active participants, spawning the launch of websites about websites and even events related to websites. What the F is it all about?
On The Raven King's Trail in Transylvania
Marcus Tanner explores the land that gave birth to one of Europe's greatest monarchs, Mattthias Corvinus, whose memory lives on throughout his former domains.
Bucharest Counts Cost of NATO Summit
While Romanian leaders hope the NATO summit will boost their country’s profile, the capital’s residents count the cost of the event.
