BBC World Service axes Romanian service

The BBC World Service is to close its Romanian language service in August after 68 years. The news and current affairs service broadcasts for almost four hours a day on radio and also runs a complementary website. It is the last of the BBC's non-English language services specifically aimed at countries within the EU. In announcing the decision, the World Service referred to its "very tight financial framework" and the "declining impact of the service." (Source: BBC World Service press release)