First of two stories The 1989 overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu provided the first glimpse of a country that had been mostly closed to the outside world — and many of the ...

The poor condition of Romanian orphanages and the unregulated environment surrounding the many international adoptions has been a dark spot on Romania's reputation. The European Union has made the ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Claire Gibault, député européen en Roumanie. 15-19/10 2006. Personalized ...

Change will make it easier for Romanians to adopt children, but will not affect the ban on international adoptions that was introduced in 2001. Adoption in Romania is to be easier in future, following ...

An appeals court in Romania has overturned a government ban on international adoptions of Romanian babies, following an appeal lodged by a non-governmental organization. Romanian authorities in June ...

The leader of Fine Gael, Mr Enda Kenny, lobbied for a Romanian adoption for an Irish couple despite a ban on foreign adoptions demanded by the EU in accession negotiations. Mr Kenny's name appears on ...

The Romanian government passed a controversial law Tuesday that will forbid foreigners from adopting any of the country’s 84,000 orphans. The vote had been delayed for more than a month because the ...

Romania has rejected all applications from foreigners seeking to adopt a Romanian child in line with its ban on international adoptions, authorities said yesterday after a final review of pending ...

It's been nearly a quarter-century since the world was shocked by the horrible scenes from Romanian orphanages. The worst abuses have been halted... First of two stories The 1989 overthrow and ...