Now that the Christmas days are over, Romanians are looking forward to the New Years Eve celebrations.
The newly elected Parliament in the Republic of Moldova is to convene on December 29, one day before the deadline for the first plenary session.
EU heads of state and Government met in Brussels on Thursday.
On December 17, twenty-five years ago, people in Timisoara took to the streets in protest at the eviction of the Hungarian reformed priest, Laszlo Tokes. Soon, their protest would become an anti-communist one.
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The anti-communist protest began on December 15, 1989 in Timisoara and quickly spread around the country
A US Senate report on the torture tactics used by the CIA to obtain information about terrorist activities has caused a lot of controversy in Washington.
The pro-European parties represented in the Republic of Moldova's Parliament have started negotiations for the formation of a new government.
Russia cancelled its South Stream pipeline project meant to deliver Russian gas to central Europe. The pipeline would have bypassed Ukraine.
The Social Democratic Party is determined to change its political strategy after losing the presidential elections.
The Supreme Defense Council on Tuesday for the last time convened in a meeting chaired by acting president Traian Basescu.
The new ministers of culture and foreign affairs, Csilla Hegedus and Bogdan Aurescu, on Monday were sworn in as part of a ceremony at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.
