The material, used in automotive catalytic converters, was stolen and recovered by police. The suspects are under judicial supervision with electronic monitoring.
Five men placed under electronic monitoring in Mureș County.
Stolen goods: 1.5 tonnes of ceramic monolith from catalytic converters.
Investigation led by the Mureș Criminal Investigations Service under prosecutorial oversight.
The SindFISC union launches a nationwide protest campaign demanding fair recognition for fiscal administration staff in the upcoming unified pay legislation.
SindFISC kicks off its nationwide protest campaign on May 18 under the slogan "Our Value — In Law!"
The union demands a fair ranking in the new unified public sector pay legislation.
The protests coincide with a government vacuum, as the Bolojan Cabinet operates in caretaker mode.
The Southern Carpathians above 1,800 metres remain under a weather warning until Tuesday evening, with accelerated snowmelt raising the risk of flash floods.
ANM warns of unstable mountain weather from May 17 to 20.
Rapid snowmelt risk in the Southern Carpathians above 1,800 metres.
Hikers advised to check forecasts before heading to high-altitude trails.
The Panoramic restaurant operated without an environmental permit for seven months inside a protected area, with vehicles used in a zone where access is strictly banned.
Panoramic restaurant ran for seven months without an environmental permit on protected Tâmpa mountain.
Minister Buzoianu: the owner's identity cannot justify any leniency from authorities.
Vehicle access is banned on Tâmpa; the restaurant reportedly used cars regardless.
The pyramid scheme that ruined hundreds of thousands of Romanian families was officially shut down on 18 May 1994, two years after promising to multiply deposits eightfold.
Caritas, the pyramid scheme launched in Cluj in 1992, was officially shut down on 18 May 1994.
Hundreds of thousands of families lost their savings; some had sold homes to participate.
The scheme ran for two years without firm intervention from Romanian authorities.
A Reddit thread in the r/Romania community sparked a broad debate about the emotional distance between generations and the unresolved wounds that fuel it.
Young Romanians who change social environments often feel growing distance from their parents.
Frustrations, pride and unresolved trauma deepen the generational divide.
Psychologists warn that ignored shame tends to resurface in one's own future relationships.
Romanian fact-checking platform Veridica releases a new video episode examining circulating claims about a supposed new COVID wave and how health-related disinformation resurfaces in cycles.
Veridica releases an episode dedicated to rumours about a supposed new COVID wave.
Journalists Horia Sârghi and Mihai Geamănu fact-check circulating false medical narratives.
Health-related disinformation remains active years after the official pandemic ended.