NATO allies are close to a landmark agreement to extend a Cold War-era fuel pipeline network to eastern Europe and Turkey, aiming to ensure those countries can get supplies in a crisis.
Work on a pipeline for transporting natural gas Wilhelmshaven, Germany, in 2022.
Moldova’s prime minister resigned after only eight months, as a corruption scandal ramps up pressure on President Maia Sandu’s administration to push through reforms crucial to the country’s European Union accession bid.
NATO members pledged €70 billion ($80 billion) in military aid to Ukraine for 2026 and “at least the equivalent levels” in 2027, ensuring continued support as Russia’s war shows few signs of abating.
Romania’s president said he won’t nominate a new prime minister until political parties strike a deal to form a parliamentary majority, a move needed to break a months-long deadlock that’s stalled vital reforms tied to European Union funding.
Romania’s political establishment failed to break its deadlock as the four parties from the recently broken coalition offered competing candidates for the prime minister’s post.
Siegfried Muresan Photographer: Martin Bertrand/AFP/Getty Images
Romania’s Social Democrats will put forward their leader Sorin Grindeanu as a potential candidate for prime minister during talks with the other pro-European parties in the latest attempt to end political deadlock.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan urged political parties to agree swiftly on support for a minority government to end weeks of turmoil that have stalled key reforms for crucial European Union funding.
Romania’s prime minister nominee failed to win parliamentary approval for his proposed cabinet, prolonging a political deadlock that is stalling key reforms for crucial European Union recovery funding.
Romania’s prime minister-designate turned to far-right lawmakers for support as he tries to build a majority ahead of a confidence vote in a deeply divided parliament.
Romania’s president unexpectedly swapped his premier nomination on Sunday, exposing fresh strains inside pro-European forces and risking further turmoil.
Nicusor Dan Photographer: Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg
Romanian prime minister nominee Eugen Tomac failed to secure the endorsement of a second pro-European party, clouding his election prospects in the country’s fractious parliament.
Romania’s Prime Minister-Designate Eugen Tomac failed to secure backing from parliament’s third-largest force, in a setback for his bid to win over a majority for his technocratic cabinet.
Romania’s largest bank shares tumbled after the nation’s competition watchdog imposed a record fine over alleged collusion in setting money-market rates.
A Banca Transilvania bank branch in Timisoara, Romania.
Romania’s largest bank shares tumbled after the nation’s competition watchdog imposed a record fine over alleged collusion in setting money-market rates.
A Banca Transilvania bank branch in Timisoara, Romania.
A marine drone used in the war in Ukraine exploded in the Romanian port of Constanta a week after another drone crashed into a building in another town in the NATO and EU member state.
A still from video shows an explosion in Constanta port, Romania, on June 5. Source: Observator Antena 1/AP Photo
When Mihai Bordeanu, the head of Renault’s Dacia car plant in Romania met with former prime minister Ilie Bolojan last month, he had bad news about the country’s flagship export: sales were dropping and the company needed to lay off workers.
Cyclists in the Old Town of Bucharest, Romania. Photographer: Ioana Moldovan/Bloomberg
When Mihai Bordeanu, the head of Renault’s Dacia car plant in Romania met with former prime minister Ilie Bolojan last month, he had bad news about the country’s flagship export: sales were dropping and the company needed to lay off workers.
Cyclists in the Old Town of Bucharest, Romania. Photographer: Ioana Moldovan/Bloomberg
Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominated his adviser, Eugen Tomac, as prime minister in a bid to end a political crisis and tackle one of the European Union’s widest budget deficits.
The crash of a Russian drone into a Romanian apartment building on Friday laid bare Europe’s lack of preparedness in confronting modern aerial warfare even as fighting rages across the border in Ukraine for a fifth year.
A fire on top of a block of flats after a drone crash caused an explosion and fire on impact, in Galati, Romania, on May 29.
Romania’s political crisis puts plans to cut budget deficit at risk and could undermine the country’s investment grade rating at a time when the economy is in a fragile state, Fitch Ratings warned.
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan addresses the Parliament in Bucharest, on May 5.