Romania

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has left office to "defuse political and social tension" after protests against austerity measures hit the country in the recent month. Buchar...

After a week of negative temperatures down to -27 degrees, 19 counties and Bucharest will be under orange code weather warning of snow and blizzards. Bucharest, Romania. 5th February 20...

Hundreds of trucks, cars and buses are stuck at the exit of Buzau to Moldova since fallen snow on the European road E85 does not allow the resumption of traffic. Romania. 26th January 2...

Snow falling in the last 24hr over south-eastern Romania led to the closure of numerous national and European roads. Hundreds of people trapped in the drifts were saved by the military ...

Roughly 5,000 people celebrate the anniversary of 153 years Union of Romanian Principalities in Focsani. At the end a group of protesters started chanting slogans against the president ...

Thousands of protesters protest in Universiti Square, Bucharest. Police clashed with a small contingent of protesters in the capital, after seven days of demonstrations against austerit...

Protests took place against government imposed austerity measures for a seventh day in University square in central Bucharest. Some outbreaks of violence took place as demonstrators cla...

A seventh day of protests in the capital turned violent after clashes with riot police following further demonstrations over austerity measures imposed by the government. Romania. 19th ...

Over 20,000 people protested in the capital's University Square on what was the seventh consecutive day of demonstrations against harsh government imposed austerity measures and de...

Thousands of Romanians march through Bucharest to demand the resignation of their government for imposing harsh austerity measures, making cuts and against a strong police force. Romani...

Seven thousand people come out in Bucharest on the sixth day of protests in the city. The demonstrators seeking the ouster Romanian President Traian Basescu. 18th January 2012

A profile of some of the people who have been involved in a fifth day of protests in the Romanian capital against austerity cuts and declining standards of living. Romania. 17th January...

The fifth day of protests in Bucharest against austerity cuts and falling living standards in the country. Hungary. 17th January 2012

Romania's President Traian Basescu holds a press conference in Bucharest. Traian also served as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004. 30th October 2011

Palestinian born Raed Arafat, a former Romanian Health ministry official who designed and organized the SMURD, Romania's post communist medical emergency services, shows some medic...

Romanian police clashed with protesters during an anti-government protest. It was the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and falling living standards. Bucha...

Romanian police clashed with protesters during an anti-government protest. It was the third consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and falling living standards. Buchar...

Romanian police take position during a demonstration against the government's austerity program and Romanian President Traian Basescu. Bucharest, Romania. 15th January 2012

More than 1000 protesters clashed with police, who used tear gas to disperse them after a main road was blocked in frustration against public wage cuts, slashed benefits, higher taxes a...

A violent protest took place in the centre of the capital resulting in clashes with the police after a demonstration against public wage cuts, slashed benefits, higher taxes and widespr...