Romania

Romania’s Parliament is to vote to approve the country’s new government, which the ruling coalition hopes will

After the release in Brussels of a European Commission report containing mixed messages for Bucharest on justice and corruption, Romania insists it will do whatever is required. Romanian officials pledged to continue the fight against corruption and

Romania’s former Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the Parliament will assemble to hold a confidence vote for a new government Thursday and the ruling coalition is expected to nominate new ministers soon. Emil Boc handed in his resignation on Monday, saying he wanted to defuse political and social tension …

Romania’s newly-appointed prime minister has begun talks on forming a new government, after weeks of nationwide protests forced his predecessor to resign. Mihai Razvan Ungureanu met with coalition parties Tuesday, Febuary 7. He had previously served as the head of Romania’s foreign intelligence service, and was named prime minister Monday …

Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday named Catalin Predoiu as the country’s acting prime minister after Emil Boc stepped down from the post while announcing his cabinet’s resignation. The president made the move soon after Boc announced the decision to tender his cabinet’s resignation.

Romanian PM Emil Boc has announced his resignation in an attempt to calm unrest at his austerity measures. Boc resigned on Monday morning after weeks of protests against his tough austerity measures.

Romania’s President Traian Basescu on Thursday accused the Netherlands of abuse over its blocking of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the visa-free Schengen area. “I have noticed the Dutch abuse against Romania and Bulgaria,” the president said during a conference marking the fifth anniversary of Romania’s entry in the European …

Romania’s ruling party plans to raise pensions and wages with a view to deflecting some of its current unpopularity with austerity-weary voters. Romania’s centre-right Liberal Democratic Party has mandated Prime Minister Emil

Adrian Nastase, prime minister from 2000 to 2004, has been sentenced to two years in prison for corruption but is expected to appeal the verdict. Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase on Monday was sentenced to two years in prison for siphoning-off state funds worth around €1.6 million to fund his …

Visiting Moldova’s Prime Minister Vladimir Filat recently had a meeting with Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov in Baku. During the talks, Asadov praised relations between Azerbaijani and Moldova, highlighting the role of the presidents of both countries in development of bilateral ties.