Romanian Service
RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, known locally as Europa Liberă, helps strengthen public trust in democratic values and fights the spread of disinformation.
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About the Service
Europa Liberă was relaunched in January 2019, after it was initially closed in 2008 after 58 years of service.
The Service provides accurate and balanced coverage of the key national and global news and is paying the utmost attention to civil society’s call for action toward good governance and more efficient public policies.
Entirely digital, Europa Liberă operates out of a bureau in Bucharest, with reporting available through its website and on social media platforms.
Europa Liberă has a distinguished reputation, built over decades and culminating in its coverage of the 1989 Revolution.
More recently, the Service has found success through the investigative efforts of a young and dynamic team.
Reaching Audiences
Media Climate
Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index ranks Romania 49th 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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