„The economic situation in Romania is currently so severe that the country is already standing at the doorstep of recession.” „Romania could already be in recession.” „Only a miracle could save us from recession.”
As of August 1, shoppers will have to dig deeper into their pockets – partly due to a 2–12% increase in the value-added tax (VAT), and partly due to the rise in excise duties.
“I would like to speak with Romania’s new president as soon and as extensively as possible, because we have shared issues within the European Union, and the interests of Romanians and Hungarians often align," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Krónika.
Although Romania is in urgent need of major adjustments given its struggling financial situation, the four-party coalition was only just formed following the presidential election in May.
Desperate, silent people, hopelessness, and the authorities’ secrecy characterize the situation in Parajd (Praid) following the salt mine tragedy.
Romania has lost the most residents over the past 20 years among the EU member states according to the „Demography of Europe – 2025 edition” research by the Eurostat statistical office.
I would like to share a personal story from 1986 that I have never told before. I had just finished my first year studying physics at university.
While Sunday’s first-round results of Romania’s presidential election were not entirely unexpected, the outcome delivered a political shock of historic proportions.
Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88, left behind an exceptional legacy. Papal Prelate József Marton spoke to Krónika about the Pope’s role in the history of the Catholic Church and his visit to Csíksomlyó.
It took Emil Boc a long time to recover from the punch in the face that shattered the smiling cityscape posing as the poster child of multiculturalism.
Monday night's match between the Cluj-Napoca Universitatea (“U”) and CFR football teams ended in a street fight.
Against the backdrop of a transforming world order following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, many may feel the ground falling out from under them – but few countries feel it as intensely as Romania.
Tamás Horváth, aged 18, from Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), has been included in the list of the best sports photographers in the world, after his work was selected for the longlist in the Sport Media Awards.
Romania's accession to the Schengen area of the European Union this year meant a two-way increase in traffic free from internal border controls: spa tourism in Hungary and shopping tourism in Romania increased in January.
The Ombudsman's Office, also known as the People's Advocate, receives many complaints from members of the Hungarian community in Romania and from the regions inhabited by Hungarians – but the vast majority of these do not concern minority rights.
The historic Baroque altarpiece is being restored and will be displayed once again in the Saint Michael Church in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár). The identity of the artist was discovered following the recently completed restoration.
Personally, I think it is right that the head of state has made up his mind and is stepping down from the presidency. There is just one problem: this gesture has come too little too late from Klaus Iohannis.
For over a decade, Imre Vass, the mayor of Makfalva in Mureș (Maros) County, has been battling Romanian nationalist attacks in a municipality where the proportion of the Romanian population is very small.