Romanian Service
RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, known locally as Europa Liberă România, helps strengthen public trust in democratic values and fights the spread of disinformation.
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About the Service
Originally launched in 1950 and closed in 2008, Europa Liberă România was relaunched in January 2019, providing audiences with accurate and balanced coverage of key national and global news.
Entirely digital, Europa Liberă România operates from Bucharest, with reporting available through its website and on social media platforms.
Journalists provide Romanian audiences with trusted reporting on Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, elections, governmental mismanagement of the public health system, corruption in the infrastructure industry, environmental issues, and international news.
The Service reported extensively on Romania’s controversial 2024 presidential election and allegations of a Russian influence campaign to boost pro-Russian nationalist candidate George Simion.
Journalists covered the flooding of one of Europe’s largest salt mines in Romania. The Praid mine, a major tourist draw and producer of 100,000 tons of salt a year, is now closed — raising fears about the local economy.
On the podcast SmartJob, host Adrien Ardelean and her expert guests tackle a wide range of topics, from addressing social inequality in Romania to developing robust defenses against cyberattacks.
Reaching Audiences
Media Climate
Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index ranks Romania 55th out of 180 countries.
Latest Updates
RFE/RL President & CEO Jamie Fly Meets with Top Government Officials in Georgia, Romania
During visits to Georgia and Romania last week, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Jamie Fly advocated for the importance of independent media.
RFE/RL Announces New Romanian Service Chief
As Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) concludes the initial phase of its relaunch in Romania, it has announced that veteran journalist Elena Tănase will take the helm of its Romanian…
Romania Wakes Up To RFE/RL
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) relaunched its Romanian Service on January 14, 2019 at 8:00am local time in Bucharest.
Service Director
Elena Tanase
Elena Tanase is the Service Director of RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, known locally as Europa Liberă. She previously worked for eight years for Romania’s Digi24 TV as a TV anchor and producer of historical documentaries, among them 1989: The Year That Changed the World; Iron Crown; 100 Years of Communism; and, most recently, The Romanian Revolution: Why Bloodshed? She has also worked at the Romania Libera newspaper and as a political editor for Realitatea TV after launching her journalistic career in the early 2000s with the Romanian Department of the BBC.
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