Russian Propaganda in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: Kremlin Attempts to Promote the Traditionalism Narrative

To better understand the points and narratives Russia promotes in both areas, we initiated a dialogue with those living across the Prut River, which forms the border between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. We asked the experts how Russia’s propaganda has manifested itself within the two regions.

Memorial Stones. Lena Constante – The Master of Perfect Escapes

You have no idea how you will react to the humiliation of the beatings, cold cell wall or, maybe, to the true liberation: the burning flash of a bullet fired at the back of the head, during the obligatory daily walk.

Colina Noua: How Europe’s Most Sustainable Town is Being Built in Romania.

A group of Romanian, American and European entrepreneurs have started building a small town with a specific purpose: to reset not only Romania’s, but the entire world’s way of life. In short, it is a project that is destined to become a benchmark, as corporate people like to call it.

The Dynasties of the Doctors in Romania’s Secret Services

The children or spouses of a number of doctoral supervisors who work for the SRI Academy, the Police Academy and the National Defense University have become doctors in the fields of Public Order and National Security, Intelligence and National Security or Military Sciences.

Interview: Emilia Șercan, Romanian antiplagiarism journalist, tells a story of determination against all odds

Russia’s Influence on Romania: From a Central European Perspective

Romania does not have a strategy to counter the propaganda and misinformation disseminated by the Russian Federation. According to the study entitled “Kremlin's Influence on the Visegrad Group Countries and Romania”, it finds itself behind Poland and the Czech Republic in understanding this particular threat. The study was carried out by the “Wilfried Martens” European Studies Center of the European People's Party, in collaboration with the Czech think tank called European Values.

A Long-lived Lie: The Head of the IMF and Her “Satanic” Statements about the Elderly Who “Live Too Long.”

What they do, in fact, is open up the floor towards a discussion about the grim reality that lays ahead of us, and about which the majority of public actors avoid addressing on a serious level: we are leaving our grandchildren with a poorer world than the one we are living in and in which they will have to work much harder in order to support us as seniors.

Sputnik Romania Denies the Massacre at Srebrenica and Glorifies a Former Military Commander Who was Convicted of Genocide

Sputnik Romania published an article written by Dragoș Dumitriu in which Serbian military commander Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, is glorified.

"Romania, Europe's Colony" - A propaganda-rich story that has no end​

In the last two years, over 200 websites have spread this hidden “truth” on the public sphere and through social media. In fact, this “truth” is a form of a sole strategic propaganda theme, (in specialized language, it is called a narrative). And it is a form of hybrid aggression against our country.

The Percentage of PhDs the SRI Academy Has Made Claims Against on the Basis of Plagiarism: 50

The "Mihai Viteazul" National Intelligence Academy (ANIMV) brought forth claims against ten other individuals who obtained their PhDs and received the title of Doctor to the National Council for the Certification of University Titles, Diplomas and Certificates (CNATDCU). These individuals are under suspicion of having plagiarized their dissertations that were submitted to the university, which is under the SRI Academy's umbrella.

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Doctoral Dissertation of General Florian Coldea of the SRI

Only one PhD dissertation has ever disappeared from what is called the "untouchable collection" or reference only shelf of the National Library of Romania. Two names are listed on the cover: Florian Coldea, the SRI's former number two, and Gabriel Oprea, the former second most important individual of the Romanian Government.

An Investigative Journalist Prevents Former Minister, Liviu Pop, from receiving the title of "Doctor in Philosophy"

On Tuesday, July 10, after reading the doctoral thesis of the former Minister for four hours, it became very clear to me: entire pages of the paper do not comply with the rules of academic citation, which involve the proper use of quotation marks, in addition to paraphrasing and making appropriate references to the official sources.

#Traiascacapra vecinului

There has been a lot of talk about Envy in the PressOne office for the last few weeks. We have a saying in Romania, “Sa Moara Capra Vecinului”. It means “I hope your goat dies too”.

The Magnificent Sulimans

‘This is the place for people who enjoy camping out in nature, gathering around a campfire in the evening, perhaps enjoying some mulled wine, some soft guitar. This is the place to discover refreshing silence.’

Auntie Mia

Auntie Mia, is a blond, blue-eyed woman with a soft, tender voice that fills the room with gentleness. To her 40 children, she is the best mother in the world.

First Book

A young boy holds his arms toward a book, as if he were sweeping it up into a warm embrace. There is nothing extraordinary about the setting, yet many children in Romania have no idea what a library looks like.

Volunteer grandparents

Grandparents remind us how important it is to give... In a Bucharest hospital, a baby connected to a variety of medical devices squeezes the finger of the elderly woman who has just bottle-fed him.

Unconquered

Levente lost his arm in a train accident when he was six years old. Now, at 37, he became the first person with a physical disability to participate in the 6633 Arctic Ultra Marathon.

MAGIC

More than 100,000 people contributed to building a home where families of child cancer patients will be able to live free of charge during the treatment process.

Duty of Honor

Dr. Andreea Moldovan has created the cleanest hospital in Europe – in Romania!