Romania’s Economy Ministry has drafted a bill that would compel energy suppliers to inform consumers on the origins of the electricity they are selling. "It's possible that consumers may want to choose their suppliers based also on the fuel mixture used to produce the electricity, given that renewable energy might be exempted from excise duties," the ministry said in the bill's rationale.

Film lovers can try a new type of movie watching experience in Bucharest too - the silent cinema. Screenings are organized on Sunday and Wednesday evenings at The Ark (196A Calea Rahovei). You can watch 'Casablanca' on Sunday, November 21, from 21,00 hours.

Romanian world champion pugilist Lucian Bute will promote Romania's tourism brand, according to the Romanian Tourism Minister. The minister plans to organize one of Lucian Bute's matches next year in Bucharest, to attract more international attention for Romania.

Rolang School will launch the second edition of the manual “Limba romana pentru straini. Learn Romanian. Apprenez le Roumain” by Mona Moldoveanu Pologea on Saturday, November 20, at 13.00 hours, at the Gaudeamus International Fair, booth number 27.

Romanian company Televoice has launched Evobook, a Romanian e-reader which will sell for EUR 150 from December this year. The electronic reader, which runs on an e-ink technology, will include 120 books in Romanian and around 20 in English and French at first and will allow readers to keep up to 4,000 books on its 2GB internal memory.

European Commission experts have started an evaluation mission on Romania's progresses in the justice area, part of the Mechanism of Cooperation and Verification (MCV) on Justice. According to Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu, Romania's progress in the judiciary system since the last country report shows the clear commitment by the Romanian Government to fulfill its obligations.

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.

Romania’s Economy Ministry has drafted a bill that would compel energy suppliers to inform consumers on the origins of the electricity they are selling. "It's possible that consumers may want to choose their suppliers based also on the fuel mixture used to produce the electricity, given that renewable energy might be exempted from excise duties," the ministry said in the bill's rationale.

Film lovers can try a new type of movie watching experience in Bucharest too - the silent cinema. Screenings are organized on Sunday and Wednesday evenings at The Ark (196A Calea Rahovei). You can watch 'Casablanca' on Sunday, November 21, from 21,00 hours.

Romanian world champion pugilist Lucian Bute will promote Romania's tourism brand, according to the Romanian Tourism Minister. The minister plans to organize one of Lucian Bute's matches next year in Bucharest, to attract more international attention for Romania.

Rolang School will launch the second edition of the manual “Limba romana pentru straini. Learn Romanian. Apprenez le Roumain” by Mona Moldoveanu Pologea on Saturday, November 20, at 13.00 hours, at the Gaudeamus International Fair, booth number 27.

Romanian company Televoice has launched Evobook, a Romanian e-reader which will sell for EUR 150 from December this year. The electronic reader, which runs on an e-ink technology, will include 120 books in Romanian and around 20 in English and French at first and will allow readers to keep up to 4,000 books on its 2GB internal memory.

European Commission experts have started an evaluation mission on Romania's progresses in the justice area, part of the Mechanism of Cooperation and Verification (MCV) on Justice. According to Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu, Romania's progress in the judiciary system since the last country report shows the clear commitment by the Romanian Government to fulfill its obligations.

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.