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Berlinale Film Festival: The main line-up
Isabel Coixet's 'Nobody Wants the Night' has been announced as the opening film of the 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival, that is scheduled to take place from 5 to 15 February 2015.
American film director Darren Aronofsky has been announced as the President of the Jury and German film director Wim Wenders is scheduled to be presented with the Honorary Golden Bear.
ECB glimpse of Cyprus debt shows limits of bank cleanup
By Jeff Black & Georgios Georgiou
There was a time when a Cypriot on a moderate income could take a gamble on foreign real-estate worth more than his life savings.
Octavian Morariu receives the French National Order of Merit in rank of Knight
The former President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, Octavian Morariu, on Tuesday received a decoration from the French State, namely the National Order of Merit in rank of Knight, from the hands of the French Ambassador in Bucharest, who said that the former Romanian athlete has celebrated 'the Olympic values' all throughout his career.
Belgium's bpost Interested in Buying Romanian Post
Romania's Ministry of Communications on Tuesday said it had accepted the non-binding offer from the Belgian postal operator bpost for a majority stake in state-owned Posta Romania (Romanian Post).
Blue Air to launch Athens-Larnaca route on January 19
Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air has announced that it will launch an Athens-Larnaca route on January 19. The airline will operate the new service seven times per week, with the intention of expanding the schedule to ten flights for the summer season.
President Iohannis meets representatives of the Romanian Academy, on Wednesday
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday is set to receive at the Cotroceni Palace the members of the Romanian Academy Presidium.
Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO
ForMin Aurescu tells Ukraine Romania expects mobilization to not be 'selective'
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu met Ukrainian ambassador in Bucharest Teofil Bauer on Tuesday, on which occasion he communicated the Romanian side's expectation that the partial mobilization carried out amid the conflict in eastern Ukraine should not have a 'selective' character and should avoid 'discriminatory approaches that might target ethnic grounds as well'.
Romania Media Mogul Held on Tax Dodging Charges
Adrian Sarbu, owner of the Mediafax Group, one of the largest media groups in Romania, was detained late on Monday by prosecutors for alleged involvement in a $3.4 million US tax evasion case.
Udrea: I do not expect to be arrested, there is no reason at this time for it
Deputy Elena Udrea has stated, on Tuesday, upon exiting the 2nd Police Precinct Bucharest, where she went in accordance to the schedule set down after she was placed under judiciary control in the Microsoft case, that she does not expect to be arrested, because there are no reasons for it.
Photo credit: (c) Silviu MATEI / AGERPRES PHOTO
Exercise to check readiness of 4th 'Gemina' Infantry Division command personnel
The servicemen of the Command structure of the 4th 'Gemina' Infantry Division are set to participate in an exercise to check the readiness and command authority levels.
Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO
Romania Jails Four Judges and Mogul for Corruption
The Bucharest Appeals Court on Monday jailed Judge Mircea Moldovan for 22 years for having taken bribes to deliver favourable rulings in cases involving Dan Adamescu, one of the richest businessmen in Romania.
It was one of the toughest sentences ever pronounced in a corruption case in Romania. Three other judges were also sentenced to lesser prison terms.
ForMin Aurescu says surprised at allegations of Romanian weapons having been delivered to ISIL
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu welcomed Iraqi ambassador to Romania Omer Berzinji on Monday, with the minister voicing 'the Romanian side's surprise' at the allegations made by an Iraqi lawmaker and recently circulated in the news media that Romania were involved in an alleged transfer of weapons to ISIL.
Photo credit: (c) ILIE BUMBAC/ AGERPRES FLOW
Journalist cooks using Apicius's recipes at Roman Festival
Targu Mures-based journalist Botond Gaspar became famous after succeeding in cooking several ancient Roman recipes inspired from Apicius's 'De re coquinaria' at the latest two editions of the Roman Festival in Calugareni (southern Romania).
Photo credit: (c) Dorina MATIS / AGERPRES
Romanians Object to Construction of New Unit at Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP
The planned construction of a new unit at the Bulgarian nuclear power plant (NPP) Kozloduy is opposed to by Romanian citizens, who live on the opposite bank of the Danube river.
Central bank foreign exchange reserves down after payments to EC, IMF
The foreign currencies reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR, the central bank) stood at 30.6 billion euros on January 31, down 1.6 billion from 32.2 billion euros at end-December, according to data released on Monday by BNR. The outflow included payments to the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).