The litigation between Romania and Bulgaria regarding the maritime delimitation between the two neighbours and the possibility that it might be resolved by the equidistance method, which is the method used by the International Court of Justice in The Hague is the topic tackled by State Secretary at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Bogdan Aurescu in an interview with Agerpres. read more...

The conclusion according to which Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu wishes a meeting of the European Council where to discuss Romania’s accession to the Schengen Space is incorrect, the Romanian Government Press Office informs in a press release. read more...

Ensuring the full implementing of the freedom of movement principle for Romanian workers in the EU space is a priority to the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE). read more...

A great conscience of our time died with Vaclav Havel, President Traian Basescu says in his condolence message sent on Sunday, on the death of former Czech Republic President. read more...

The U.S.-Romanian agreement on the deployment of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Romania has been made public in Romania Friday. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday he takes responsibility, as head of state, for the country not joining the border-free Schengen area, as he takes responsibility for unsolved problems in the justice sector, although he does not have any authority over these matters. read more...

A decision on Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the border-free Schengen Area has been postponed Thursday, as the matter was not put to the vote at the meeting of the Justice and Home Affair Council (JHA) held in Brussels, European sources told Mediafax. read more...

The Netherlands on Thursday confirmed its opposition to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, according to AFP. read more...

The latest discussions held in Brussels before the meeting of the Justice and Home Affair Council (JHA) on Thursday confirmed that France and Germany will vote to allow Romania and Bulgaria to join the border-free Schengen area in two stages, people close to the talks told Mediafax Wednesday. read more...

Romania’s two chambers of Parliament on Wednesday adopted a declaration on the country’s accession to the border-free Schengen area, which is still being denied by several EU states. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu told private television ProTV he will hold talks with the Government next week regarding the creation of workgroups to focus on the priorities of the Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century between the United States and Romania. read more...

The Netherlands decided Friday to block the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, which could have begun in a few months, says Radio France Internationale (RFI). read more...

NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday welcomed the signing by Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the agreement on the deployment of anti-missile interceptors in Romania. read more...

Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signed the Agreement on the Deployment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System in Romania. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu left for a working visit to Washington on Tuesday morning. The agenda includes the signing of bilateral accords and the head of state is accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff, the ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs, by the heads of the intelligence services and by the US Ambassador to Bucharest, according to Romanian news agency Mediafax. read more...

With two weeks to go until the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council convenes to make a decision on Schengen enlargement, Romanian officials stepped up their lobbying efforts in order to have the country accepted into the border-free zone. After FM Teodor Baconschi earlier this week asked for support in the process from EU member states’ diplomats, Interior Minister Traian Igas presented the country’s preparations for joining Schengen in Brussels, while Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu went on a visit to the Netherlands, one of the states that blocked Romania’s accession earlier this year. read more...

The German Interior Ministry has no intention whatsoever to reverse its negative opinion on the readiness of Romania and Bulgaria to enter the Schengen area, Novinite.com reported Sunday. read more...

President Traian Basescu said yesterday, during the annual meeting of Romanian ambassadors, that despite appearances, economic ties with Russia are growing stronger. “We can also notice an increase in Russian investors’ interest in Romanian economic objectives. I hope that current intentions will become reality,” the president said. read more...

Japan’s governing Democratic Party (DPJ) has chosen Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its leader, lining him up to become the country’s sixth prime minister in five years, according to the BBC. read more...

The Governments of Romania and Israel will hold a joint meeting in November to discuss joint projects in agriculture, energy, infrastructure, defense, tourism, healthcare, environmental issues and culture, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday after a meeting with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. read more...