Announced as difficult and confirmed as such throughout the process, the negotiations between the Romanian authorities and the international lenders resulted in an agreement on next years budget deficit.
Political party switching and postal voting were on the agenda of the Parliament on Tuesday.
Romania has seen nothing but gloomy weather for weeks now. It has rained, it has snowed and the sun has not shown its face for over a month.
The Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta will have the new government structure ready by the end of the week and will submit it to Parliament for approval on Monday, December 15.
The Anti-Corruption Directorate has managed to prove it deserves credit for its work.
Romania's Energy Strategy for the next 20 years is now under public debate.
The National Anti-Corruption Directorate has taken over the investigation of voting abroad in the latest presidential elections in Romania.
The pro-European parties represented in the Republic of Moldova's Parliament have started negotiations for the formation of a new government.
Anti-corruption prosecutions have picked up, but Romania still has the reputation of a very corrupt country, one of the worst in the EU.
Russia cancelled its South Stream pipeline project meant to deliver Russian gas to central Europe. The pipeline would have bypassed Ukraine.
More money for justice, agriculture, transport, education and defense as well as the payment of salaries and damages to those who won these rights in court.
The end of the year could bring a new government to Romania.
Western countries have hailed the results of Sundays parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, which have sparked anger in Moscow
Romania on Monday celebrated 96 years since the unification of December 1st 1918.
The Social Democratic Party is determined to change its political strategy after losing the presidential elections.
