MEPs for Romania 2007–2009

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday elected S&D MEP Ioan Mircea Pascu as its Vice President replacing Corina Cretu, who left to join the European Commission, informs a release of the EP.

Social Democrat Party (PSD) senator Eugen Teodorovici has expressed, on Tuesday, his conviction that Daciana Sarbu, Mircea Diaconu and Corina Cretu will be good ambassadors for Romania in the new positions they have taken in the European Parliament.

AGERPRES special correspondent Catalina Matei reports: Romanian liberals' joining the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament was voted unanimously on Wednesday in Brussels, on the occasion of the meeting that established the group.

With one month to go before European elections in Romania, the candidates of 15 parties and alliances and eight independent candidates are gearing up to compete for the elections on 25 May.

Romania will have 32 seats in the future European Parliament, compared to 33 at present.