The Romanian Government survived a fourth no-confidence motion this year as none of the MPs cast a vote on the motion on Thursday, after a man working for the public television jumped from one of the room’s balconies and injured himself.

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies has adopted the government emergency decree on consumer loans with 134 to 71 votes and 12 abstentions, after the Chamber's budget and finance committee adopted an additional report on the bill setting that loans underway are not to be affected by changes.

Romania's Parliament on Wednesday adopted the state budget for 2011, with 207 votes for, 143 votes

Brasov was the capital of the Barsa Land, and is today an upcoming city – undoubtedly you will notice the recently built shopping malls and industrial estates as well as the sites still in development at the outskirts. The city looks back on 800 years of turbulent history at the point of intersection between Orient and Occident.

Romanian workers' remittances reached USD 38.8 billion in the last five years, with 2007 and 2008 being the most productive years for the nationals working abroad, according to a survey from the World Bank.

France and Germany's Interior Ministers have sent the European Commission a letter requesting the postponement of Romania and Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Area, according to Mediafax newswire.

Oasis Development will start works on its EUR 50 million Prima Shopping Center project in Oradea in spring next year and has already leased half of the center. The mall will be located on the premises of the Infratirea factory and will cover 24,000 sqm of built area.

I suppose ‘Count Kálnoky’s Guesthouse’ in Miclosoara is no secret anymore, as this place has been in the media regularly and not only because of the occasional visits of the Prince of Wales. Miclosoara is about one hour north of Brasov in Szeklerland, Covasna County. So instead of Romanian, one is better advised to speak Hungarian with the local people.

A Christmas Fair has been opened at the Brancovenesc Palace (Palatul Brancovenesc) in Mogosoaia, close to Bucharest. The fair, called Targul Brancovenilor, features stands selling traditional products and gifts, food and beverages, as well as a park and playground, an ice rink and a Disney Palace – a good place to take your kids if you're spending a few days in Bucharest during the winter holidays.

U.S. diplomats said in November 2007 the impending "final offer" by the U.S. Army Foreign Claims Service, Europe to the family of the late Romanian rock star Teofil Peter seems certain to have a significant, negative effect on the U.S.-Romanian relationship, The Guardian has reported.

Romanian authorities consider signing a precautionary agreement with the International Monetary Fund worth between EUR 5 billion and EUR 6 billion, but the exact amount will not be set until March next year, people familiar with the matter said Monday, quoted by Mediafax.

Private medical care operator CMU has opened a 3,000 sqm medical compound in Brasov, following an investment of EUR 4.2 million. The project, called Campusul Medical Brasov, was set up in partnership with local medical care provider Teo Health.