Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

The Romanian tax authority (ANAF) will open the first store which will sell confiscated goods in Bucharest. The store will be opened on Monday, December 13, and ANAF hopes its revenues from selling confiscated goods will increase with the new opening

Carmaker Ford Europe will showcase at the Geneva car show next year the first car which will be produced in Romania, Ford B-Max. The B-Max model will enter production at Ford's Craiova factory at the end of this year, according to Automotive News Europe, quoting company sources.

A solar panels park on over 190 hectares will be built in Cluj - Napoca, according to Sorin Apostu, the mayor of Cluj Napoca. WWS Energy Development LLC will build the photovoltaic park and 30 percent of the electricity it will produce will be supplied to the city hall.

The first snow of the season started falling in Bucharest on Friday morning (December 10), while snowing has taken over most of Romania during the last 24 hours. Meteorologists have issues a yellow code for snow valid until the beginning of the week-end.

Romania's Tourism Ministry plans to install 3D boards on the country's airports to inform tourists on local destinations, according to Elena Udrea, tourism ministry. The value of the investments in these boards is yet unknown.

Movies in Bucharest: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Megamind; also on screens: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, coming up in the following weeks: Tron: legacy, partir

Tobacco producer JTI Romania will not see its cigarette prices going up until July next year, as the company is already paying EUR 76.59 per 1,000 cigarettes, although the Fiscal Code currently states an excise of EUR 74. The difference is due to the VAT increase, according to Gilda Lazar, corporate affairs manager with JTI.

Romania's Transport Ministry plans to convert Bucharest's Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa) Airport into one reserved for business flights and move low-cost traffic to the Henri Coanda Airport in the nearby town of Otopeni, which will mean higher costs for budget airlines and higher ticket prices.

Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

The Romanian tax authority (ANAF) will open the first store which will sell confiscated goods in Bucharest. The store will be opened on Monday, December 13, and ANAF hopes its revenues from selling confiscated goods will increase with the new opening

Carmaker Ford Europe will showcase at the Geneva car show next year the first car which will be produced in Romania, Ford B-Max. The B-Max model will enter production at Ford's Craiova factory at the end of this year, according to Automotive News Europe, quoting company sources.

A solar panels park on over 190 hectares will be built in Cluj - Napoca, according to Sorin Apostu, the mayor of Cluj Napoca. WWS Energy Development LLC will build the photovoltaic park and 30 percent of the electricity it will produce will be supplied to the city hall.

The first snow of the season started falling in Bucharest on Friday morning (December 10), while snowing has taken over most of Romania during the last 24 hours. Meteorologists have issues a yellow code for snow valid until the beginning of the week-end.

Romania's Tourism Ministry plans to install 3D boards on the country's airports to inform tourists on local destinations, according to Elena Udrea, tourism ministry. The value of the investments in these boards is yet unknown.

Movies in Bucharest: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Megamind; also on screens: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, coming up in the following weeks: Tron: legacy, partir

Tobacco producer JTI Romania will not see its cigarette prices going up until July next year, as the company is already paying EUR 76.59 per 1,000 cigarettes, although the Fiscal Code currently states an excise of EUR 74. The difference is due to the VAT increase, according to Gilda Lazar, corporate affairs manager with JTI.

Romania's Transport Ministry plans to convert Bucharest's Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa) Airport into one reserved for business flights and move low-cost traffic to the Henri Coanda Airport in the nearby town of Otopeni, which will mean higher costs for budget airlines and higher ticket prices.