Romania

Romanian prime minister-designate Liviu Negoita said on Wednesday he had stepped aside to allow parties to discuss forming a majority government following President Traian Basescu’s re-election earlier this month. Basescu, who is due to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court for a new five-year term as president on Wednesday, said …

Romania is ready to replace Bulgaria in the Russian-Italian gas pipeline project South Stream, a formal statement of Bucharest’s economy ministry reads. Romania’s only condition is that Gazprom sticks to the local regulations while constructing the facility. At the same time, Romania confirmed its participation in the Nabucco pipeline project, …

Romanian President Traian Basescu has had his December 6th election victory confirmed. The recount of some 137,000 annulled votes was completed early on Monday, doing nothing to change the result, and his rival Mircea Geoana was quick to accept defeat and wish Basescu well.

Romania’s Constitutional Court called for a recount of votes annulled in Sunday’s presidential runoff vote, it said on Friday, a ruling that could possibly overturn incumbent Traian Basescu’s narrow victory.

„Îi dorim mult succes şi Dumnezeu să ne ajute în ceea ce avem de făcut împreună” (Mihai Ghimpu, preşedintele RM) „Rezultatul pe care l-a obţinut Traian Băsescu este cel pe care l-a meritat în R. Moldova” (Vlad Filat, premierul RM) Alegerile prezidenţiale din România au marcat mai multe premiere. Una …

The Netherlands, Laos, Romania and UK will state their opinions on the legality of Kosovo’s secession at the Peace Palace in The Hague on Thursday.

Romania’s presidential election generally observed international standards but information on alleged irregularities need to be investigated, OSCE mission chief Vadim Zhdanovich said Monday.

Traian Basescu has been officially declared the winner in Romania’s presidential election. Earlier exit polls had put his social democrat rival in the lead. But the final results show the centre-right leader has been re-elected to power with 50.37% of the vote in Sunday’s run-off.

The European Commission authorised on Friday an aid program proposed by Romania to support with up to 500,000 euro for companies hit by the economic crisis. The main aim of this temporary scheme is to offer support to companies facing financial difficulties due to harsher lending conditions triggered by the …

EU foreign ministers will meet on Monday in Brussels and are expected to make a decision unfreezing the interim trade agreement with Serbia. The EU ministers will make a decision after holding a meeting with Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who recently reported to the UN Security Council positively on …