Romania

The Republic of Moldova has not recognized and is not going to recognize Kosovo as an independent country, Moldova’s Acting President and Speaker of Parliament Marian Lupu stated at the

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited Romania on Monday and said that Italy supports Romania’s bid to join the Schengen Area. “We wanted Romania to join the EU with all our heart and we are now siding with you again for acquiring full-scale EU membership,” said the Italian premier, making

The United States of America supports the open door policy towards the countries that want to join the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a meeting with Head of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu. Barack Obama said he will continue to support Moldova’s European aspirations …

The Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi met recently with his Ukrainian counterpart Konstyantyn Gryshchenko, who was on an official visit to Bucharest. The two ministers agreed on having consultations and working meetings at expert level, on European issues, security policies, energy security, and regional cooperation. “We have stated our shared …

UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, urged Romanian authorities Tuesday (May 24th) to make sure key conditions are in place before they introduce four new criminal and civil laws this year. “A reform that truly aims to generate positive changes should foresee prior assessments, …

Turkey and Romania agreed on Wednesday (May 18th) to ramp up co-operation in fighting terrorism and drug trafficking. Under the deal signed in Bucharest by

A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, headed by Britt-Marie Lövgren, Sweden (ILDG), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Moldova, in

Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi said that Germany and France are seeking a compromise to allow Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen in the fall of 2011.

The Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov and the Romanian President Traian Basescu will meet at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest on Thursday, the Turkmen government said.

The Netherlands will not approve Romania’s integration into the Schengen zone until it sees “irreversible” progress with justice reforms, the Dutch minister of European Affairs said Wednesday.