1. Romania holds presidential vote
(News/Global)

...IMF aid. Hoping to revive momentum for political and economic reforms, voters look set to back centrist incumbent Traian Basescu on Saturday. Opinion polls show him holding a slim lead with about 33 p...

2. Romanian government collapses
(News/Global)

...heir resignation from government," Mircea Geoana, the party's leader, said on Thursday. "The president [Traian Basescu] succeeded in triggering a political crisis." Economic crisis But ...

3. Franchise Of Fast Foods, Street Gangs and Tortures
(Action/HRO)

... agreement for use of Romanian military bases at Mikhail Kogalniceanu, Babadag, Cincu and Smardan, with President Traian Basescu watching at the Cotroceni Palace. Ms Rice also had talks with President...

4. Moldova begins election recount
(Archived/News/Global)

Officials in Moldova have begun a recount of votes from the country's disputed parliamentary elections, which the opposition claim was rigged.

5. Economist named as Romanian PM
(Archived/News/Global)

Traian Basescu, Romania's president, has named Theodor Stolojan, a member of the Liberal Democrat party (PDL), as the country's new prime minister.

6. Romania election too close to call
(Archived/News/Global)

Romania's parliamentary election appears too close to call with exit polls showing the centrist and leftist parties less than a percentage point apart with more than 90 per cent of the vote counted.

7. Romania opens parliamentary polls
(Archived/News/Global)

Parliamentary polls in Romania have opened with Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu's Liberals under threat of losing control of power.

8. Romania justice minister to resign
(Archived/News/Global)

Tudor Chiuariu, Romania's justice minister, says he plans to resign ahead of a potential investigation into corruption allegations against him.

9. Romania hands over secret files
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Traian Basescu, the Romanian president, has overseen the final handover of millions of files of the former communist secret police, part of the country's efforts to bury its past before it joins the E

10. Romania and Bulgaria can join EU
(Archived/News/Global)

Bulgaria and Romania can join the European Union in January next year, but the two countries have much work to do to meet EU standards, the European Commission says.