Victoria

Close to 700 koalas have been killed off by authorities in southeastern Australia because overpopulation led to the animals starving, an official said on March 4, sparking claims of mismanagement.

The government on Wednesday passed a memorandum regarding Romania's General Transport Master Plan, a document establishing that the total investments needed will reach up to 45.45 billion euros until 2030 for such road, rail, maritime and air infrastructure projects, Minister of Transportation, Ioan Rus, made the announcement at the Victoria Palace.

Romania's Foreign Minister has written to the British Foreign Office, expressing unhappiness over the new Chanel 4 TV series, called "The Romanians are Coming".

33 year old Victoria’s Secret beauty visited home for the annual carnival parade in Brazil.

Queen Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning monarch.        

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday said that the main message transmitted by the US and Great Britain's high representatives he has had meetings at the Victoria Palace early this morning, was connected with the need to change the Romanian political culture, with respect to collaboration among all Bucharest political factors.

Photo credit: (c) SIMION MECHNO/AGERPRES FLOW

Alina Gorghiu, co-chair of the National Liberal Party (PNL) says Liberals will govern sooner than incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta could imagine and criticizes him for trying to turn the communication with President Klaus Iohannis into an image campaign, instead of practicing real democracy.

Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Commercial Bank Victoria EAD is opening on Friday, December 12, following nearly half a year of conservatorship.

All sums, and not only those of up to BGN 196 000 (as the case was with Corporate Commercial Bank) will be available for withdrawal.

Commercial Bank Victoria EAD is due to renew transactions and services for customers as of December 12, 2014, Bulgaria's central bank has said.

Victoria, formerly Credit Agricole Bulgaria and a subsidiary of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) has been under conservatorship since June, just days after a similar move at KTB following a deposits run.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has stated on Tuesday that Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc will present in the government meeting on Wednesday a draft law to amend the provisions declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) regarding judiciary control.