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25. 01. 12 - 11:00

President blames street protests on opposition

President Traian Basescu said yesterday evening (Tues) that he had recently noticed "a delight about demolition" mentioning the statements made in the context of street protests by former President Ion Iliescu and opposition leaders Victor Ponta and Crin Antonescu.

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General News

• Elections merge is unconstitutional
• New Foreign Affairs minister wants Romania in Schengen
• Diaconescu proposed as new Foreign Affairs minister

Sports

• Shakhtar Donetsk coach released from hospital
• Sorana Cirstea goes to 3rd round at Australian Open
• Romanian meets number one - Caroline Wozniacki

Business

• De'Longhi opens plant in Romania
• Romanians save more money in banks
• The private sector recovers

Panorama

• Romanian language courses in Bucharest
• Happy cooking on Chinese New Year's Day
• Caves closed to protect bats

Travel

• Ice church open at 2,000m altitude
• Bucharest, among most popular cities in the world
• Predeal is best ski destination in Eastern Europe

De'Longhi opens plant in Romania
Home appliances producer De’Longhi will buy the former Nokia plant in Cluj county, northwestern Romania, after the mobile phone producer shut it down at the end of last year.

Ford starts B-Max production in Romania
Auto maker Ford announced today (Weds) it would produce around 45,000 to 50,000 units of the B-Max model, at the plant in Craiova, southern Romania.

Elections merge is unconstitutional
Romania's Constitutional Court decided today (Weds) that the law proposed by the government to merge parliamentary and local elections was against the constitution.

Cars wrecked and trees down due to blizzard in Bucharest
Some ten cars were wrecked and 25 trees were down due to the blizzard that affected Bucharest last night (Tues/Weds).

New Foreign Affairs minister wants Romania in Schengen
Romania's new Foreign Affairs Minister Cristian Diaconescu said this morning (Weds), taking over the new position, that he was seeking for Romania to join the Schengen area this year.

Romanians save more money in banks
The population's bank deposits increased by 12.1 per cent in December last year, compared to the same month a year ago, according to central bank data published today (Weds).

President blames street protests on opposition
President Traian Basescu said yesterday evening (Tues) that he had recently noticed "a delight about demolition" mentioning the statements made in the context of street protests by former President Ion Iliescu and opposition leaders Victor Ponta and Crin Antonescu.

Orange code for strong blizzards
The Romanian National Meteorology Administration (ANM) issued a code 'orange' warning this morning (Weds) for strong blizzards in the counties in eastern and south-eastern Romania.

The private sector recovers
Nearly 20,000 Romanian firms entered insolvency last year, ten per cent less than a year earlier, according to the Trade Registry data.

Diaconescu proposed as new Foreign Affairs minister
A former foreign affairs minister was proposed today (Tues) to take the position of chief of Romanian diplomacy, the government announced.

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