The Tate brothers remain in pretrial detention in Romania
The Tate brothers and their accomplice Georgiana Naghel remain in pretrial detention, after the Bucharest Court of Appeals has definitively rejected their appeal. They were arrested on December 29 and are being investigated for forming an organized criminal group, human trafficking and rape – crimes that they committed in Romania, but also in the United States and Great Britain. The investigators claim that the Tate brothers have recruited young women under the pretext of starting a love relationship and then they took them to a house in Ilfov county, where they were forced to take part in making pornographic videos, which were later posted on adult websites.
Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania are urging EU to solve the problem of Ukrainian grain imports
Bulgaria, together with Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania are demanding urgent response measures from the European Union to the problem of imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has said on Wednesday. Grain farmers in eastern Bulgaria have blocked several roads connecting border crossing points and ports in Silistra, where grain is imported from Ukraine. They protested against the liberalization of imports of agricultural products from Ukraine at low prices, which creates a serious situation for agriculture in Bulgaria.
Romania has become a bridgehead of democracy in the region and beyond, President Iohannis says
In the last three decades, Romania has become a bridgehead of democracy in the region and beyond, President Klaus Iohannis has said in a message delivered at the second edition of the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the United States of America. The Romanian head of state evoked Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine and stated that all democratic countries must support those fighting for a democratic future when they can make their own choices.
Klaus Iohannis: Democracies must remain united in defense of their common value and vision of the world. We have already proven our strength by supporting Ukraine together, but also by increasing our ability to withstand growing threats. We have shown that our democracies are durable and resilient and must remain so. This also translates into continuing our work at home in areas that remain critical to strengthening our democracies.
Mădălina Brotăcel
