Romania

NICOSIA The consulate of Romania’s embassy in Nicosia has been temporarily closed because its consular and diplomatic staff caught the A/H1N1 influenza virus. A statement posted on the embassy’s website says the measures have been taken “to prevent the contamination of the citizens asking for consular services, and for allowing …

he European Union has unblocked aid to Romanian farmers that had been frozen over a year ago due to disbursement irregularities and financial mismanagement, Romania’s Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. 

ANKARA Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev determined the signing of the Nabucco agreement in Ankara an important step forward, government’s press office reports.

BUCHAREST, Romania The final report by a parliamentary committee looking into the activities of Sports Minister Monica Iacob Ridzi recommended on Thursday (July 9th) she be investigated for abuse of office, and said she should resign. Only members of her Liberal Democratic Party refused to vote in favour of the …

„Din discuţiile mele cu Gorbaciov am reţinut că principala sa preocupare era să menţină integritatea teritorială a Uniunii Sovietice… N-am putut decât să exclam: „Dar Ţările Baltice şi Moldova nu aparţin Uniunii Sovietice!..” Margaret Thatcher, „Le Figaro”, 29 august 1990 Prima vizită a preşedintelui american la Moscova s-a încheiat. Dezamăgirile …

Court sessions across Romania were suspended on Friday morning for three hours, as magistrates protested the Justice Ministry’s decision to cut some wage bonuses. The National Union of Judges on Wednesday requested the resignation of Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu. 

MEP and leader of the Dutch far-right Freedom Part (PVV), Geert Wilders, has called for Bulgaria and Romania to be thrown out of the EU In an interview for euronews.net Wilders was asked about his views on the Ukraine possibly joining the EU, he answered, “No, I think that no …

BUCHAREST, Romania Romania’s president said Tuesday he hopes pro-Romanian opposition forces will prevail in Moldovan elections. Traian Basescu said in a meeting with foreign journalists that he wants the “democratic forces, the opposition to the current government to have better results after the election.”

BRUSSELS, Belgium Several EU countries and Turkey will sign an inter-governmental agreement on the construction of the Nabucco pipeline in Ankara on July 13th, the European Commission (EC) announced on Friday (July 3rd). Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to host the ceremony.

BUCHAREST, Romania’s performance under a two-year IMF loan programme is on track, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, but warned populist measures in an election year may quickly undermine its emerging credibility.