The presidential election campaign started Friday in Romania, a country struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil after its government collapsed last week.
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Romania has joined Poland in embracing the new US missile defence system that replaces plans for a European missile shield. Slovakia, however, has ruled out taking part.
President Traian Basescu has named Lucian Croitoru, Romania's former representative to the International Monetary Fund, to the post of prime minister after the collapse of the country’s centre-right administration.
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Herta Meuller, a Romanian-born German writer, for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in Romania under dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime.
French coach Raymond Domenech received a public vote of confidence on Sunday despite another setback in his bid to qualify France for the 2010 World Cup. The French squad was held to a 1-1 draw against Romania this Saturday.
France wasted several major opportunities during a World Cup qualifier match against Romania this Saturday. After being held to a 1-1 draw, Les Bleus now face the prospect of finishing second in the group, behind Serbia.
French coach Raymond Domenech could well pick Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac (pictured) ahead of Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for France's potentially decisive qualifiers against Romania on Saturday and Serbia four days later.
The financial crisis is taking a heavy toll in central and Eastern Europe, where the downturn brought an economic boom to a grinding and painful halt. Focus investigates how Romania is cutting costs to battle the effects of the global recession.
The 15th annual Sarajevo Film Festival starts with "Tales from the Golden Age" set in the final years of dictator Nicolai Ceausescu's rule. This year's jury is chaired by Serbian actress Mirjana Karanovic.
An E.U. report warns Bulgaria and Romania on fraud, corruption and organized crime, 30 months after the two countries became member states of the Union. But is the criticism entirely fair?
