Danube Delta came alive yesterday with the 5th edition of the women’s perch fishing competition in Mira 23; the contest is inspired by the local tradition of Mira 23 where, as the fishing ban ends, the women of the village head out to catch perch

Romgaz has opened court proceedings to dissolve Greenpeace Romania for insolvency after it attempted to block work on the Neptun Deep gas project; it is an unprecedented legal attempt by a Romanian state entity to shut down an environmental organisation

With a 65% turnout, the highest since 1996, Romania elected a centrist president, the moderate mayor of Bucharest Nicușor Dan, in a major surprise after an intense campaign in which voters looked likely to propel another hard-right populist

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned as the candidate backed by his ruling coalition performed poorly in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections and a far-right candidate came out on top

After bringing bisons and beavers back to Făgăraş Mountains, Conservation Carpathia, working since 2009 to establish a world-class nature reserve in Romania's Carpathians, is working to reintroduce vultures, benefitting the ecosystem and local communities