Romania
Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016
Calls for tighter border controls across the Schengen zone will affect non-Schengen members
Eastern EuropeOld parties may veto new Romanian cabinet's policy
Ciolos has cross-party support now, but that could change and his lack of a democratic mandate is a weakness
RomaniaRomania's elites will survive night-club fire fury
Elites are engaged in damage limitation, lest anger at standards in public life forms an anti-systemic political party
RomaniaDragnea has patchy past but may reform Romanian party
The PSD's new leader promises to be more energetic than his predecessor
RomaniaAllies' support will keep Romanian premier in power
Ponta will be safe so long as he can rely on his political allies
RomaniaTrial takes Romania's political clean-up to new level
Several senior political figures have been prosecuted before but indicting a prime minister is a notable first
RomaniaRomania's Russian-owned refinery must now make profit
State's anger at reported losses is probably better explanation of Lukoil case than Ukraine or pressure to sell up
RomaniaBalkan banks will raise Greek contagion fears
Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian subsidiaries would be most at risk if Greece's banks collapse under its debt crisis
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