Romania

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that the Netherlands will oppose Romania and Bulgaria’s entry into the Schengen zone until they implement reforms. A decision requires unanimity among member nations of the Schengen visa-free travel zone.

Twenty-two years after the fall of Communism, Romania’s parliament completes adoption of a lustration law. Romania’s lower chamber of parliament, the Camera Deputatilor, on

Opening energy markets for competition is key to competitiveness of the EU economy as a whole. An efficient, interconnected and transparent European internal energy market will also offer consumers a choice between different companies supplying gas and electricity and will make the market accessible to all suppliers, the EC press …

European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht is to arrive on a visit to Moldova on Monday. It is expected that the visit will launch negotiations on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas. The Commissioner is to meet with acting President Marian Lupu and Prime Minister Vlad Filat. The meetings will …

Moldova’s Liberal Democratic Party and Democratic Party are discussing four presidential candidates. According to Prime Minister Vlad Filat

The European Commission has frozen funding to Romania aimed at developing human resources amid concerns over irregularities, a Romanian government spokesman said on Tuesday.

EU Commission’s decision to interrupt funding for a programme highlights Romania’s continuing problems with absorbing European Union funds. The European Commission is to block payments worth 3.5 billion euro to Romania from the Human Resources funding line, after the European Commission report in 2011 found irregularities in the operation of …

The UN allocates USD 70,000 for the purchase of the most necessary goods for the people affected by the cold snap in Moldova. The aid comes after a request from the Moldovan government. In the recent weeks Moldova has been

Serbia at the highest level expressed a desire to participate in the project AGRI (Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romanian Interconnector), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani liquefied gas to European countries, Serbian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Zoran Vayovich told journalists in Baku on Monday.

Romania’s new centre-right government on Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament boycotted by the opposition, after pledging to push for eurozone entry in 2015 and fight corruption.