Imagine having a president called Nicky.That's what Romanians just voted for: a softly-spoken, slightly geeky mathematician who everyone refers to by his first name, Nicusor – or Nicky.On Monday, hours after claiming victory in the elections,

Interim President of Romania Ilie Bolojan has signed a decree authorizing the shooting down of drones that violate the country's airspace. This was reported by

By Luiza Ilie, Libby George and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST/LONDON (Reuters) -Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.

The pro-European Union candidate in Romania’s critical presidential runoff has won the closely-watched race against a hard-right nationalist.

As of midnight on May 18th Romania’s election authorities reported he had taken 54% of the vote to Mr Simion’s 46%. The turnout was a record for a Romanian presidential election. The country’s enormous diaspora,

Romania’s finance chief said a new government will need to move quickly to fix state finances even after the election of Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan as president helped soothe market turmoil that’s engulfed the Black Sea nation.

Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan may have defied the odds to win the presidency, but now he faces an even more daunting task: forming a government that can implement years of painful austerity - and revenue-raising measures - to tame Europe's widest fiscal deficit.

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