BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to negotiate with Romania over financial aid to support the country against the impact of the economic crisis, EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Monday.
The aid would come from a special EU fund, already tapped by Hungary and Latvia, for its members outside the 16-country euro currency zone with balance-of-payment problems.
"They are interested in the cooperation we had with Latvia and Hungary," Almunia told a news conference after a meeting of euro zone finance ministers. (Reporting by Marcin Grajewski, editing by Dale Hudson)