Eugen Tomiuc is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
BUCHAREST, September 26, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- In an interview with RFE/RL today, Romanian President Traian Basescu welcomed the European Commission's recommendation that Romania be allowed to join the European Union in January 2007.
With Romania looking set to enter the EU on January 1, RFE/RL talks to Romanians to see if their overwhelming enthusiasm for membership remains.
After three nights of protests demanding the prime minister resign, could Budapest face the sort of upheaval seen in Ukraine and Georgia?
As police and demonstrators calling for his resignation clash, the prime minister's comments are just the latest in a colorful career.
Transdniester is to decide whether it should stay independent in order to unite with Russia in the future, or reunite with Moldova.
Displaced Lebanese civilians returning to their homes on August 15 (epa) PRAGUE, August 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- As thousands of residents are slowly, but steadily returning to southern Lebanon and the suburbs of south Beirut, the Lebanese government has started assessing the damage caused by the month-long war.
The World Cup is arguably the largest global sports event. At least 2 million fans are expected to travel to Germany for the tournament. However, activists fear a dramatic growth in the demand for sex workers, prompting criminals to smuggle thousands of women into Germany to force them into prostitution.
At the heart of a new attempt to foster cooperation in the Black Sea is the desire to secure alternative supplies of energy, reduce international crime, and end post-Soviet conflicts.
The war on terror has diverted the world's interest and material resources from human rights emergencies, and caused "enormous damage" to the lives and livelihoods of the ordinary people, concludes Amnesty International's 2006 report on "The State Of The World's Human Rights," released on May 23.
A new UN report calls for the United States to close its detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and to end the use of secret prisons in its war on terror.
PRAGUE, May 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The European Commission issued a report today warning Romania and Bulgaria they must do more to meet accession criteria before they can officially join the European Union.
Jose Manuel Barroso said he wants the two countries in the EU "as soon as possible" (epa) PRAGUE, May 15, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- As the European Commission prepares to issue a report on May 16 assessing the readiness of Romania and Bulgaria to join the European Union on January 1, 2007, statements from various EU officials indicate that three options are on the table.
A conference of Muslim leaders from across Europe ended in Vienna on April 9 with a final declaration calling for European Muslims to become more deeply integrated while preserving their identities.
A conference of Muslim prayer leaders, known as imams, from all over Europe, is due to open in Vienna on April 7. On the agenda at the three-day meeting is how to integrate Muslim communities into the European mainstream while maintaining European Muslims' identity. One participant, Dr. Adly Abu Hajar, secretary-general of the European Islamic Conference and president of the Scandinavian Muslim Academic Council, talked about the image of Islam in Europe and how European imams can build bridges between Muslims and people of other faiths.
A conference of Muslim prayer leaders from across Europe opens in Vienna today and topping the agenda is how to integrate Muslims into mainstream Europe without compromising their Muslim identity.
A conference of Muslim prayer leaders from all over Europe in Vienna on is to discuss how to integrate Muslim communities into the European mainstream while maintaining European Muslims' identity.
In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL in Chisinau on March 24, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin discussed the situation regarding the separatist region of Transdniester and the introduction of customs controls on its border with Ukraine, as well as Moldova's relations with Russia and the West.
In an exclusive RFE/RL interview, President Vladimir Voronin lashed out at the presence of Russian troops in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester, and praised Ukraine's decision to introduce new customs regulations at its border with the region.
Voters in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester have gone to the polls to elect a new local parliament, in an election being ignored by foreign governments and international organizations.
The presidents of Moldova and Romania said after meeting in Bucharest that they are disappointed with the 5-6 December summit on the Transdniester dispute. The summit was to make progress in convincing Russia to withdraw its troops from Moldova's separatist region.
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