Bucharest says that two Romanians have died but another three have been released after being taken hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria.The Romanians were among more than 80 who are reported to have died as a result of the hostage crisis at a British-Norwegian gas plant in Algeria, where Islamists …

Croatian politicians have reacted sharply to the Slovenian foreign minister’s suggestion that Zagreb risks missing out on EU membership.Politicians hit back at foreign minister Karl Erjavec’s warning on Friday that “Croatia might never join the EU” if the Slovenian parliament doesn’t ratify the Croatian accession agreement before July 1 this …

President Traian Basescu has turned down the Justice Minister’s two candidates to head the country’s main anti-corruption institutions.President Traian Basescu has rejected the Justice Minister’s nominations for the posts of Chief Prosecutor and head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, the DNA. “The selection procedure wasn’t sufficiently open to encourage more …