Ioana Moldoveanu
Death, Colour and Conflict Collide at Europe's Most Viral Cemetery
The vibrant grave markers and epitaphs noting the manner of death at Romania's "Merry Cemetery" draw thousands, but things are not as peaceful as they seem.
Romania Has Allegedly Allowed Russians and Ukrainians to Buy EU Passports
A report alleges a corrupt scheme is letting people skip the queue and any legal requirements for Romanian and EU citizenship.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask an Actual Shepherd
Sorin will do anything for his sheep, including literally snatching them from a wolf's mouth.
Southern Romania Is Being Swallowed By Desert
Communism and climate change created a dustbowl. Now, locals are fighting to bring the water back.
The Women Who Crash Funerals to Loudly Cry
"Wailers" are women who go to the funerals of people they don't know – and cry loudly.
Refugees, Just Like Romanians, Don't Want to Be In Romania
Many Romanians have no problem with refugees coming to their towns because none of them want to stay. "They want to live in Sweden and Germany anyway," one said.
Romanian Expats All Over Europe Say They're Not Being Given the Chance to Vote
In this month's presidential elections, only 161,000 of the 4 million people who make Romania's diaspora have been able to cast their ballots.
What It Was Like to Be Gay in Communist Romania
Under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, homosexuality was outlawed and never discussed—having the wrong kind of intercourse could lead to interrogations and prison time.
I Was Attacked by a Gang of Old People at a Protest in Bucharest
First they surrounded me, and then they started booing. They said that I am an agitator, an instigator, and that I have been brainwashed. Then they pulled me by my bra and told me to “Get the fuck out of here, you sleazy cunt.”
Sorin Florea Doesn't Photograph Poor Children Playing in the Mud
Instead, he would rather take pictures of play and sex.
Teenage Romanian Girls Dress Better Than You
I went to a prom held by an elite high school in Romania and chatted with the girls about their dresses and their plans for the future.
Romanian Liberals Love Europe So Much They Want to Change Timezones
One of the EU's most dysfunctional countries has come up with a surefire solution to all of its problems.