A criminal investigation has been launched against Romania's prime minister Victor Ponta with anti-corruption prosecutors naming him as a suspect in crimes including forgery, money-laundering, ...

If elected president, former Prime Minister Victor Ponta told Reuters he will ban the export of Ukrainian grain through the country's Black Sea ports to protect local farmers. Bucharest plays a ...

The nightclub fire in Romania that has claimed 32 lives and left over 100 more being treated for various injuries has affected many and its reach has now brought down the nation's prime minister.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was indicted on Thursday (17 September) on charges of forgery, money-laundering and being an accessory to tax evasion, piling pressure on a premier also facing ...

Despite recent scandals, the Social Democratic Party secured a large lead in parliamentary elections. The main question now is who will be prime minister. By Kit Gillet The new cabinet of Dacian ...

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta faces a corruption investigation and calls for his resignation. In this photo, Ponta addresses the Parliament in Bucharest on Feb 9, 2012. Reuters/Bogdan Cristel ...

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta has announced his resignation over a nightclub blaze that killed 32 people, and just a day after more than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest to demand he quit. "I ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president on Friday urged Prime Minister Victor Ponta to resign over corruption allegations including tax evasion and money laundering. Ponta refused, saying that ...

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced his resignation Wednesday, acknowledging “legitimate” public anger over a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed 32 people. Ponta made the announcement at ...

Victor Ponta: "I can carry any political battles, but I can't fight with the people" Victor Ponta - the Romanian prime minister who has resigned after mass streets protests over a deadly nightclub ...

Victor Ponta: "I can carry any political battles, but I can't fight with the people" Victor Ponta - the Romanian prime minister who has resigned after mass streets protests over a deadly nightclub ...