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It’s a criminal offence to create a fake social media account in the name of another person, a court in Romania has ruled. Opening an account that looks like someone else without their consent is a “crime of forgery”, said the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the country’s panel for resolving legal issues in […]
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Romania’s PM Orban resigns after slim election loss, interim leader sworn in to build coalition
December 8th, 2020 
Awake Goy Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has resigned following an unexpected – and narrow – election defeat after a tightly-fought campaign. President Klaus Iohannis has been sworn in as interim PM until a new government is formed. Orban, leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL), announced his resignation on TV after the Social Democrats (PSD) emerged […]
Romania PM Ludovic Orban resigns after narrow election defeat to left-leaning populists
December 8th, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s prime minister Ludovic Orban has resigned, following a narrow election defeat to the left-leaning populists. Orban, a centre-right leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL), announced his resignation on television following disappointing election results for his party. However, with 95% of votes counted from Sunday’s election, the oppoisition Social Democrats (PSD) have around 30% […]
Cash-for-licences scam uncovered in Romania, says anti-corruption agency
December 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy Driving instructors, police officers and government officials in Romania are suspected of involvement in a cash-for-licences scam. The country’s anti-corruption agency (DNA) says raids in the north-east region of Suceava found €1.2 million linked to the criminal network. In addition, prosecutors impounded watches, gold chains and eight luxury cars. It is alleged that the network […]
Monolith vanishes from Romania and Utah – alien action or local pranks?
December 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy A shiny metal monolith vanished on Tuesday from Romania’s mountainous Neamt county, four days after its sudden appearance close to an ancient Dacian fortress sparked speculation it may be related to a mystery structure seen in the United States. A similar alien-looking pillar, was spotted in a Utah desert in the United States about two […]
Romania: Ten dead in COVID-19 hospital blaze
November 15th, 2020 Awake Goy Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and critically injured seven others. The blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for people with COVID-19 patients at the public hospital in the northern city of Piatra Neamt, said Irina Popa, the spokeswoman for the local Emergency Situations […]
‘It wasn’t Oceans 11’: Inside the rise and fall of Romania’s £2.5m book heist gang
September 29th, 2020 Awake Goy It was just after dawn in northern Romania on 16 September when police raided a smart two-storey house on the outskirts of the village of Budesti. In the garage, they used sledgehammers to break through the concrete floor. There, stacked neatly and wrapped in shopping bags, were £2.5 million worth of books, including priceless first […]
Romania: Judicial reforms ‘contrary to EU law’, says European Court legal advice
September 23rd, 2020 Awake Goy Measures introduced by Romania’s government to regulate judges do not guarantee their independence and are contrary to EU law, according to official legal advice given to Europe’s top court. The opinion from the Advocate General comes ahead of a forthcoming ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It is not binding but is seen […]
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No Comments »Discover the unique gothic churches of Romania’s remote Maramureș region
September 17th, 2020 Awake Goy These villages may look like they belong in fairy tales but they’re real-life places. Romania’s remote northwestern region of Maramureș has a unique architectural style, where tall, tower-like wooden churches with shingled roofs dot the landscape. Incredibly, some of them are 400 years old. Several of these churches, built using local oak, are on the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: churches, discover, gothic, maramure, remote, Romania, unique No Comments »Romania’s highest scientific body slammed for quoting 5G conspiracies
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s highest scientific body has been criticised for referencing 5G conspiracy theories. The Romanian Academy published a press release calling for a scientific analysis of any health risks from the new technology. “We warn that the implementation of 5G technology without a concrete risk assessment and vulnerabilities can have serious consequences for the health of […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: conspiracies, highest, quoting, Romania, scientific, slammed No Comments »Romania’s highest scientific body slammed for quoting 5G conspiracies
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s highest scientific body has been criticised for referencing 5G conspiracy theories. The Romanian Academy published a press release calling for a scientific analysis of any health risks from the new technology. “We warn that the implementation of 5G technology without a concrete risk assessment and vulnerabilities can have serious consequences for the health of […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: conspiracies, highest, quoting, Romania, scientific, slammed No Comments »World’s biggest laser: How corruption threatens to neutralise Romania’s flagship physics project
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy It is a 356 million euro laser that is able to reproduce what happens when a star collapses deep in space. Currently under construction in Romania, the massive 10-petawatt laser – when finished – will be the most powerful on Earth. But despite its ability to vaporise matter, the laser is not able to neutralise […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: biggest, corruption, laser, neutralise, Romania, threatens, world No Comments »World’s biggest laser: How corruption threatens to neutralise Romania’s flagship physics project
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy It is a 356 million euro laser that is able to reproduce what happens when a star collapses deep in space. Currently under construction in Romania, the massive 10-petawatt laser – when finished – will be the most powerful on Earth. But despite its ability to vaporise matter, the laser is not able to neutralise […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: biggest, corruption, laser, neutralise, Romania, threatens, world No Comments »Romania’s Ludovic Orban avoids censure motion over COVID-19 response
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s parliament has postponed a motion that would have seen embattled leader Ludovic Orban censured for his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The voting could not be held as planned on Monday because only 226 MPs turned up to the sitting to cast their vote, this was seven short of the 233 required to […]
Romania’s Ludovic Orban avoids censure motion over COVID-19 response
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s parliament has postponed a motion that would have seen embattled leader Ludovic Orban censured for his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The voting could not be held as planned on Monday because only 226 MPs turned up to the sitting to cast their vote, this was seven short of the 233 required to […]
Romania’s Ludovic Orban avoids censure motion over COVID-19 response
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Romania’s parliament has postponed a motion that would have seen embattled leader Ludovic Orban censured for his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The voting could not be held as planned on Monday because only 226 MPs turned up to the sitting to cast their vote, this was seven short of the 233 required to […]
Romania: 8,500 tonnes of Beirut blast chemical seized in police raids
August 21st, 2020 Awake Goy Romanian police have discovered thousands of tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored illegally and unsafely at sites and storage units across the country. They seized 8.500 tonnes of the chemical, three times greater than the 2,750 tonnes that caused the devastating explosion in Beirut on August 4. The explosion in the Lebanese capital killed more than […]
UK To Deploy Jets, Troops To Romania To Deter ‘Assertive Russia’
November 10th, 2017 Awake Goy Britain will deploy four RAF jets in Romania amid growing tensions in Russia. The Royal Air Force is set to deploy four Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Romania to deter “an increasingly assertive Russia,” the new British defense secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Williamson, who replaced Michael Fallon as the new UK defense minister, made the announcement […]
Berserk baptism: Priest loses it over screaming baby in Romania (VIDEO)
November 1st, 2017 Awake Goy The priest could not hide his frustration over failure to calm the baby down. After several attempts to submerge the infant in the water, he finally lost his temper. At one point, he says something to the baby’s parents, puts the child back on the table, and angrily jerks at his robe, prepared to give […]
Man and girl injured by bear in central Romania
October 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy Two people have been taken to hospital after they were attacked by a brown bear in central Romania. A 39-year-old man was scratched all over his body and a 14-year-old girl was bitten and scratched during the attack early on Monday in the mountainous city of Fagaras, a spokesman for Romania’s emergency services said. […]
