{
  "id": 3508548,
  "title": "Romania approves controversial law dismissing liberal party leader as mayor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/romania-approves-controversial-law-dismissing-liberal-party-leader-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/26/romania-approves-controversial-law-dismissing-liberal-party-leader-as-mayor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dominic Fritz’s removal has raised concerns over the rule of law, with both the EPP and Renew Europe calling for a change to the legislation. At stake for Romania is €770 million in EU funds.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}