Romania is offering to pay part of the costs that the US incurs to keep troops in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.

Russia is increasingly targeting Ukraine’s grain export corridors in the Black Sea and that increases security risks for the entire region, Romanian President Nicusor Dan said on Friday.

Romania blamed Russia for increased drone strikes against commercial vessels in the Black Sea after a second cargo caught fire near its territorial waters in the space of 12 hours.

Romanian Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu took a major step toward securing the majority needed to get his cabinet approved in parliament after former ruling parties promised to back him and end months of political deadlock.

Romania’s former ruling parties signaled early support for the prime minister-designate, Luca Niculescu, and his attempt to form a government, raising the chances of an end to months of political deadlock.

Romania will likely leave interest rates unchanged at the highest level in the European Union after a persistent political crisis pushed the currency to a record low.

Romania’s president plans to nominate a new premier next week and avoid early elections after a second bid to install a government fell through on Wednesday.

Faced with heavy debt burdens, governments across the world are finding creative ways to borrow money.

Moldova has no plans to join NATO and wants to remain neutral, said Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, pushing back against Russian claims that it’s seeking membership in the western military alliance.

Romania’s premier-designate Siegfried Muresan said he’ll seek a parliamentary vote of confidence in his proposed cabinet early next week, in an attempt to end a drawn-out political crisis that’s undermined the Black Sea nation’s economy.

Romania’s Social Democratic party announced that it won’t support Siegfried Muresan, the president’s latest choice for premier, limiting his chances of winning a confidence vote for his proposed cabinet in coming days.

Romania’s former pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu was detained by organized crime prosecutors for allegedly setting up a €1.1 million euro ($1.3 million) fraud scheme.

Romania is running out of time to avoid a credit rating downgrade to junk as the prolonged political crisis puts fiscal credibility in jeopardy, according to an analyst from Fitch Ratings Inc.

Traders are treating Romanian bonds as the European Union’s only junk-rated sovereign debt, with the country’s high yields luring investors despite a protracted political crisis in Bucharest.

A farmers’ protest in the Romanian capital erupted in violence on Tuesday when demonstrators spurred on by alleged agitators clashed with riot police, in the worst civil unrest the country has seen in years.

Romania’s failure to pass a key reform measure is complicating prospects of further fiscal improvement and increases risks of the country losing its investment credit rating.

Romania is poised to lose about €770 million ($816 million) in recovery funding from the European Union after it failed to approve a unified wage law.

Romania held interest rates at the highest level in the European Union, with the central bank waiting for inflation to slow below 10% and political turmoil to subside before considering policy easing.

Romania is likely to hold borrowing costs unchanged at the highest level in the European Union as a lengthy political crisis clouds the economic and inflation outlook.

Romania can keep the second nuclear reactor at its Cernavoda plant in operation for at least nine more days after explosive works on the Danube led to an increase in the flow of the river by 4cm (1.6 inches).