Romania

Spanish jet downs suspected Russian drone in Romania after airspace breach

A photo from the Romanian Foreign Ministry, released in July, showing fragments of drones downed on Romanian territory.

Russia hits steel plant in new strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv attacks Moscow region

Firefighters work at a site of a book market hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant to raise water level, ensure cooling

Construction crews working along the banks of the River Danube in Hungary on Aug 14, near the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.

Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube water level drops

Exposed sandbanks along the Danube river amid historic low water levels, in the village of Rasova, near Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant on Aug 5.

Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the amount of explosives the drone was carrying was “significant”.

Romania blasts rocks to reroute cooling Danube water to nuclear reactor

Romania expands bear cull, critics say enforcement gaps persist

A brown bear walks on the Transfagarasan road, Romania, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

Political instability to weigh on Romania’s deficit reduction efforts beyond 2026, Fitch says

Record low water levels force nuclear output cuts in Hungary and Romania

An aerial view of boats in the shallow water of the Danube river in Corabia, southern Romania, on July 24. Nuclear plants along the Danube river in Hungary and Romania could be completely shut down in the coming days owing to record low water levels.

Low Danube river levels force Romania to shut down both of its nuclear power reactors

Romania’s two 706-megawatt nuclear reactors on the Danube account for roughly a fifth of the country’s power production.

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