Romanian senators on Tuesday adopted a bill that bans human cloning and certain practices involving human embryos except for in vitro fertilization purposes. The bill, which bans human cloning and certain applications in biomedicine that go against human rights and human dignity, was adopted 99 to three votes and two abstentions.

'Hand Held', a documentary about Romania's orphans from the 90s will be screened in Bucharest on December 4, at the Romanian National Art Museum . The documentary, directed by Don Hahn presents the story of photojournalist Michael Carroll, who came to Romania in 1990 and discovered the HIV-infected orphans in Romania. Hahn and Caroll will attend the screening in Bucharest.

Romania’s national power holdings Electra and Hidroenergetica might be set up by the end of the year, said Claudiu Stafie, state secretary within the Economy Ministry. "We hope the two power holdings will be established by the end of 2010," Stafie told the MEDIAFAX Talks about Energy conference.

Over 1,000 Volksbank Romania clients have asked the court for their bank loan installments to be discontinued while they are on trial hoping to eliminate the allegedly abusive clauses in their loan contracts. The first term for the collective trial has been set for November 7, next year, but the law firm representing the Volksbank clients, Piperea & Asociatii, is analyzing whether to request a sooner date for the trial.

The 20th edition of the DaKINO International Film Festival, the very first film festival in Romania, will be running from November 22 to 27 in three cinema halls in Bucharest - Patria, Elvira Popescu and the New Cinema of the Romanian Director, within the Museum of the Romanian Peasant , as well as in other alternative venues.

Experts from the Schengen Area evaluation committee will visit Romania from Monday to Wednesday, to assess the country's progress on air borders, after some European Union member states expressed their skepticism about Romania's capacity to join the Area in March 2011.

Three Arabian airlines and a Turkish one will start operating flights to and from Romania in 2011, according to Romanian publication Capital. Qatar Airways has announced it will run four flights from Doha to Bucharest and return every week next year. Ticket prices will stay around EUR 539 and the flight will take around four hours and a half.

A series of Magyar movie screenings will take place at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, in the Horia Bernea studio, from November 14 until November 21. Entry will be free of charge and most of the movies will be subtitled in Romanian- see below complete schedule to see which one will have English subtitles.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and Transport Minister Anca Boagiu on Saturday cut the ribbon to open a new ten-kilometer section of the Transylvania Highway between Turda and Campia Turzii in northwestern Romania. Boc then got behind the wheel to test the road together with the transport minister.

Romania won the women's team epee world title Friday at the Fencing World Championship in Paris, France. Romania's Anca Maroiu, Simona Alexandru and Ana Branza won 35-26 against Germany in the final.

Romanian senators on Tuesday adopted a bill that bans human cloning and certain practices involving human embryos except for in vitro fertilization purposes. The bill, which bans human cloning and certain applications in biomedicine that go against human rights and human dignity, was adopted 99 to three votes and two abstentions.

'Hand Held', a documentary about Romania's orphans from the 90s will be screened in Bucharest on December 4, at the Romanian National Art Museum . The documentary, directed by Don Hahn presents the story of photojournalist Michael Carroll, who came to Romania in 1990 and discovered the HIV-infected orphans in Romania. Hahn and Caroll will attend the screening in Bucharest.

Romania’s national power holdings Electra and Hidroenergetica might be set up by the end of the year, said Claudiu Stafie, state secretary within the Economy Ministry. "We hope the two power holdings will be established by the end of 2010," Stafie told the MEDIAFAX Talks about Energy conference.

Over 1,000 Volksbank Romania clients have asked the court for their bank loan installments to be discontinued while they are on trial hoping to eliminate the allegedly abusive clauses in their loan contracts. The first term for the collective trial has been set for November 7, next year, but the law firm representing the Volksbank clients, Piperea & Asociatii, is analyzing whether to request a sooner date for the trial.

The 20th edition of the DaKINO International Film Festival, the very first film festival in Romania, will be running from November 22 to 27 in three cinema halls in Bucharest - Patria, Elvira Popescu and the New Cinema of the Romanian Director, within the Museum of the Romanian Peasant , as well as in other alternative venues.

Experts from the Schengen Area evaluation committee will visit Romania from Monday to Wednesday, to assess the country's progress on air borders, after some European Union member states expressed their skepticism about Romania's capacity to join the Area in March 2011.

Three Arabian airlines and a Turkish one will start operating flights to and from Romania in 2011, according to Romanian publication Capital. Qatar Airways has announced it will run four flights from Doha to Bucharest and return every week next year. Ticket prices will stay around EUR 539 and the flight will take around four hours and a half.

A series of Magyar movie screenings will take place at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, in the Horia Bernea studio, from November 14 until November 21. Entry will be free of charge and most of the movies will be subtitled in Romanian- see below complete schedule to see which one will have English subtitles.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and Transport Minister Anca Boagiu on Saturday cut the ribbon to open a new ten-kilometer section of the Transylvania Highway between Turda and Campia Turzii in northwestern Romania. Boc then got behind the wheel to test the road together with the transport minister.

Romania won the women's team epee world title Friday at the Fencing World Championship in Paris, France. Romania's Anca Maroiu, Simona Alexandru and Ana Branza won 35-26 against Germany in the final.