Romania cannot, unilaterally, give up the monitoring mechanism on Justice on the contrary, the decision rests in the hands of the Commission, EC Spokesperson Mark Gray declared for RFI. These statements follow Romania’s Foreign Affairs minister who warned that Romania might unilaterally give up the mechanismif it is used as a pressure in other sectors. read more...

Romania’s government sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund saying the country has met all requirements for a new tranche out of the EUR13 billion stand-by loan, including a budget deficit of 6.6% of the gross domestic product for 2010, people close to the matter told Mediafax. read more...