Gunther Krichbaum, the chief of European Affairs Committee in Bundestag declared on Monday, at Sofia that Germany will support Romania and Bulgaria’s adhesion to Schengen if the European Commission’s report will be positive. read more...

Romania’s President Traian Basescu sent on Monday a message on Europe’s day in which he underlines Romania’s interest to see a strong EU, politically and economically. The EU has 27 member states with a total population of half a billion citizens that benefit of rights and share common responsibilities, the letter reads. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu declared that the killing of the terrorist leader, Obama bin Laden is a “remarkable success of the American government” adding that this is the “beginning of the end”, news agency Agerpres reports. read more...

The death of Osama bin Laden is an enormous blow to the jihadi network in multiple ways, but it does not kill al Qaeda, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, an expert in counter-terrorism, has told HotNews.ro. read more...

Danish Parliamentarians, of all political parties insisted that the executive should stand by France and Germany and prevent Romanian and Bulgaria’s adhesion to Schengen, Focus news agency reads. The parliamentarians sent an official letter to the Danish PM. read more...

France reaffirms its conviction that Romania needs to join Schengen and French authorities are willing to help Romania comply with all technical requirements, French Interior minister Claude Gueant declared, quoted by Romanian news agency Mediafax. read more...

Romania and Bulgaria are not ready to join Schengen, German and French Foreign Affairs Ministers consider, quoted by Novinite. France supports the adhesion of the two countries but so far they did not manage to meet the requirements, Alain Juppe, French Foreign Affairs minister declared after a meeting with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle. read more...

EU’s Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that the European Commission’s actions against Romania, for not complying with obligations related to the conservation of wild birds, are inadmissible, Romania’s European Affairs Department chief Bogdan Manoiu declared for news agency Mediafax. read more...

Romania and Bulgaria proved that they are as ready as they can be to implement all Schengen acquis in a satisfying manner, the report set up by MEP Carlos Coelho on Schengen extension reads. The report will be presented on Tuesday morning in the EP Commission for Civil Liberties (LIBE), Romanian news agency Agerpres reads. read more...

Romania's National Anticorruption Department (DNA) will take every legal step to clarify the case of MEP Adrian Severin, including contact with other institutions, such as the European Parliament, regarding his immunity. read more...

Romania acceded to the pact for Euro Plus, or the EU pact for competitiveness, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday in Brussels. read more...

The European Anti-Fraud Office launched an investigation in the case involving the three MEPs accused of bribe taking including Romanian MEP Adrian Severin. The offices of the tree MEPs involved in the scandal were sealed to protect evidence, according to Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei. read more...

Romanian MEP Adrian Severin was booed on Wednesday, at the first session of the European Parliament since the bribe for MEPs scandal revealed by the British daily The Sunday Times last week. read more...

British journalist Jonathan Calvert, the one who coordinated the team of journalists in their incognito investigation of the Sunday Times declared that he has an invoice sent by Adrian Severin for submitting an amendment to a European directive in the EP. read more...

American President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that the US will transfer in a few days the commandment of the operations in Libya to NATO and NATO will command the operation thereafter. The US will become one of the partners, among many others, the White House leader said. read more...

Romanian MEP Adrian Severin declared on Monday night, for Romanian news agency Agerpres that following is meeting with Socialist group leader Martin Schultz he decided to resign from the group until investigations of the accusations brought by the Sunday Times British daily will clear him. read more...

The European Parliament decided to launch an investigation following the information in the daily British Sunday Times revealing that three MEPs including Romanian Adrian Severin declared willing to “sell their services” in exchange of up to 100,000 euro/year to some undercover journalists pretending to be lobbyists. read more...

Romanian President Traian Basescu said on public television Sunday evening Romania has no reason to state an official position on Libya and will only act under the NATO umbrella. read more...

President Traian Basescu explained on Sunday, in the news journal of the national public television, TVR, that Romania does not need to take a stand on Libya and the coalition’s military intervention. read more...

Libya declared an immediate cease of fire throughout the country to protect civilians and conform to the UN Security Council resolution taken on Thursday night, the Libyan Foreign Affairs minister Moussa Koussa declared, quoted by Reuters. We decided an immediate cease fire and of all military operations throughout the country, Tripoli official said. read more...