US Ambassador to Bucharest, H.E. Mark Gitenstein said that the decision of the Romanian Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the proposals to modify the constitution are worrisome because it stalls the efforts to consolidate justice and fight against corruption in Romania, a press release of the Embassy reads. read more...

Romanian Justice minister Catalin Predoiu met his Moldovan counterpart, Oleg Efrim at Bucharest and offered the support of the Romanian party for European integration and a strategy developing the judiciary, news agency Agerpres reads. read more...

Leaders of the opposition, Victor Ponta and Crin Antonescu declared on Tuesday that they will not make any compromise with President Traian Basescu and proposed during talks at Cotroceni support for an independent government and early elections this fall. read more...

Budapest will change its flag because the current one resembles too much Romania’s flag, Budapest mayor Istvan Tarlos said quoted by politics.hu. The decree regarding a new flag was finished and will be submitted to a vote next Tuesday, he said. read more...

A Romanian military was wounded in Afghanistan while in a mission of terrestrial research, the Romanian Defense ministry informs. Nicusor Bica, part of Battalion 26 Infantry was in a mission when he was injured at his eyes on Thursday. Bica was securing a road when an improvised explosive went off and his eyes were affected. read more...

Romania’s Prime Minister, Emil Boc declared for a talk show for a news television B1TV that they are continuing talks with their governing partners, the Hungarian Democrats on the territorial reorganization issue. Boc said that he is not worried about the complains of the Hungarian minority at Brussels because in Europe general rights are encourage not minority rights and Romania has one of the most advanced law of minorities. read more...

The local council of the region dominated by the Hungarian minority in Romania threatened on Wednesday with protests, civic unrest and rallies if the governing party, the Democratic Liberals manages to pass the draft law reorganizing Romania’s territory, news agency Agerpres reads. read more...

Leaders of the Democratic Party and the Hungarian Democrats did not manage on Tuesday to reach an agreement on the territorial reorganization of the country. The representatives of the Hungarian minority said that they do not have the support from their representatives to accept the project according to some sources. read more...

The plan for Bucharest's administrative reorganization has been cancelled, after city councilors voted 34 to 1 to repeal the decision to hold a referendum on June 26. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu has invited the political parties to a discussion on the revised Constitution and the country's administrative reorganization, in the latter part of June. read more...

Romania's Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament to adopt the act on the country's administrative reorganization, Democratic Liberal Party general secretary Ioan Oltean announced in a press conference on Friday. read more...

Romania’s population will drop to 19.857 million people in 2035 from 21.462 million at the beginning of the year and by 2060 it will decrease to 17.308 million, representing one of the biggest declines in the EU, the European Statistics Institute Eurostat reveals quoted by news agency Mediafax. read more...

Romania’s Interior Minister Traian Igas declared on Wednesday after his hearing at the Defense Committee of the Chambers of Deputies that 10,000 employees of the ministry will be laid off in the next two months, news agency Mediafax reads. He said there is a legal basis for the restructuring ad a series of governmental decisions will be taken. read more...

Dozens of Romanian police officers protest Monday at the headquarters of the Interior Ministry over authorities’ decision to reduce their food benefits in June and plans to continue layoffs. read more...

PM Emil Boc sent to the chief of state the proposal to name Sebastian Lazaroiu, former presidential counselor, as Labour minister, a press release of the government informs. The interim period assured by the Prime Minister ends today, June 3rd. read more...

PM Emil Boc presented on Thursday a review of the activity at the Labour ministry where he has been an interim, revealing that in just one month there were fines of 14 million lei just for illegal jobs. Today, in Romania there are over 6 million labor contracts which confirm that we are out of the recession, Boc said. read more...

Romania’s Interior minister Traian Igas said on Thursday that lay offs at the level of the ministry will start in about 30 days assuring that those employees who are on the streets will not be laid off. Regarding the food allowance which was recently cut to 130 lei Igas said that the cut will be applied only in June and then recovered in the third quarter. read more...

Several house searchers are conducted on Thursday morning in Bucharest targeting cigarettes smugglers, news agency Realitatea TV reads. Ten persons were taken for hearings. read more...

Preventive detention will be extended to 48 hours from 24 hours, according to a bill revising the Romanian Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu sent for approval to the Legislative Council the draft law revising the Constitution, the Presidency informs. The press release reads that after the approval of the Legislative Council is received the draft will be sent to the Constitutional Court for analysis. read more...