Robert Negoiță

The Bucharest Court of Appeal has admitted the nullity of the retrocession of 12 hectares of the Bucharest Sector 3 IOR Park, Sector mayor Robert Negoita said on Friday in a press briefing delivered right near the respective plot. "It is a great day for all District 3 residents and, I could say, even for Bucharesters and Romania.

The mayors of 11 of Romanian counties who were re-elected in the local polls on June 5 have either been accused of or are under investigation for corruption.

The President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, on a state visit to Romania, and the Mayor of the Bucharest's Sector 3, Robert Negoita have visited on Thursday the construction site of the Park Lake Plaza new commercial centre, near the Titan Park.

The project is a private investment worth 180 million euro and it is to be opened next year.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ, the Supreme Court of Romania - editor's note) has set for March 11 the following date of hearings in the 'Referendum' criminal case, when it decided to hear the witnesses proposed by the defence attorney, among whom Prime minister Victor Ponta.

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