Today’s announcement regarding the Tate brothers is the latest in a series of developments in their legal cases in Romania.
Romanian investigative journalist Andrei Popoviciu wrote for the Guardian last year that “how we handle [Tate] will reveal what kind of country we really are.”
“If Romania’s justice system wants to maintain any credibility, it must remain independent – not just from Washington, but from any external or political influence. Judges, prosecutors and lawmakers must take the allegations against the Tates seriously, and the government must be independent, not least for the sake of the Tates’ alleged victims.”
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For what it’s worth, the brothers have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Romanian prosecutors indict British man identified as Andrew Tate for number of alleged crimes
A British man – identified by local media as controversial manosphere influencer Andrew Tate – was formally indicted by Romanian authorities on Friday for a number of alleged crimes, including trafficking minors, money laundering, and sexual offences.
His older brother – identified by media as Tristan Tate – was also indicted for alleged complicity and seeking to pervert the course of justice.
A press release issued by DIICOT , Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, outlines a number of alleged offence s including alleged sexual exploitation of a minor who was moved to Luton, UK, for the purposes of online pornography.
The press release also includes allegations of attempts to pervert the course of justice by seeking to stop another victim from reporting it to the police.
The two men are not named in the press release, but the authorities said it was part of an investigation into two British citizens, aged 38 and 39 and members of the same family. National news agency Agerpress , Antena3 and Digi24 all identified them as the Tate brothers.
As part of the investigation, the prosecutors also requested that four of their luxury cars – worth €825,000 – are confiscated as part of the probe.
The Tate brothers also face separate proceedings in the US and in the UK.
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Morning opening: Russia keeps targeting Ukraine's energy facilities
Russia keeps targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities in its latest round of overnight attacks, part of an ongoing attempt to cripple the country’s power grid ahead of winter.
Odesa region governor Oleh Kiper said that one was died and at least five were injured in the attack.
Over the last few days, strikes continued to hit the capital city of Kyiv as Russia seeks to disrupt daily life by adding daytime attacks to regular night-time attacks.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last night that he was preparing to hold further talks with US negotiators in the coming weeks, with tentative dates set for their much-anticipated visit to Kyiv.
I will bring you all the updates on this today.
Separately, Germany braces for the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, which could see the far-right Alternative für Deutschland in power for the first time since the second world war. Over in Italy , Giorgia Meloni celebrates her record as longest-serving government in the country’s post-war history.
It’s Friday, 4 September 2026 , it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live .
Romanian investigative journalist Andrei Popoviciu wrote for the Guardian last year that “how we handle [Tate] will reveal what kind of country we really are.”
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Source: theguardian.com · Jakub Krupa. Published 4 Sept 2026, 08:43 am.
