Some 30,000 people took to the streets in Chisinau on Sunday, calling for the resignation of the government, which they accuse of lack of action in cracking down on corruption.
Romania, a former Communist state in the east of Europe, is the only EU member that set the year 2019 as the deadline for adopting the euro
The investigations of the Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors continue to unveil the scope of corruption in Romania,
Romania has recently marked 10 years since signing the EU Accession Treaty together with neighbouring Bulgaria.
During his first visit to Chisinau in his capacity as European Council President, Donald Tusk congratulated Moldova on its progress and urged that countrys authorities to speed up EU accession reforms.
Bilateral political and economic relations and the Romanian community in Italy were high on the agenda of the visit to Rome paid by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
The draft Fiscal Code, tabled by the Government of Romania, was endorsed by the Senate on Monday and is next to the discussed in the Chamber of Deputies
The prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia met in southern Romania to find new ways of boosting cooperation.
Romania celebrates ten years since it signed the European Union Accession Treaty.
EU leaders convened on Thursday in Brussels to work out an action plan to tackle the northern African refugee crisis.
Although they are now irreversibly on the path to European accession, after signing last year association and free trade agreements with the EU, the Governments in Kiev and Chisinau were not that quick to express willingness to join NATO.
Canada has decided to ease requirements for the Romanian citizens traveling to that country.
A recurrent theme in political and media disputes around the globe, the so-called secret CIA jails in Europe have again grabbed headlines recently.
Over the past years, Romania has significantly reduced its public deficit and now stands among the countries with debts below the European average.
The High Court of Cassation and Justice has started the trial of former Tourism Minister Elena Udrea.
