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.

Austrian crystal producer Swarovski has taken into account producing in Romania, at Cluj, according to Romanian newspaper Adevarul, quoting market sources.

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.

Peter Weiss (in picture), the former head of RBS Romania, will be the new executive president of Bancpost from January next year, replacing Mihai Bogza. Bogza will become head of the administration council with Bancpost. The changes still require the OK from the Romanian Central Bank (BNR).

*Gold sparkles for Romanians, with 40 percent yields a year – in Ziarul Financiar
*150 MPs stay in Centre Ville apartments, where prices start at EUR 2,200 a month – in Ziarul Financiar
*Low-cost flights to move from Baneasa – in Ziarul Financiar
*Carrefour enters Botosani, a city avoided by large retailers – in Ziarul Financiar

Calendar of events in Bucharest between December 10-12: Christmas fairs, Thomas Anders concert, Johan Strauss Ensemble concert

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.

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.

Austrian crystal producer Swarovski has taken into account producing in Romania, at Cluj, according to Romanian newspaper Adevarul, quoting market sources.

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.

Peter Weiss (in picture), the former head of RBS Romania, will be the new executive president of Bancpost from January next year, replacing Mihai Bogza. Bogza will become head of the administration council with Bancpost. The changes still require the OK from the Romanian Central Bank (BNR).

*Gold sparkles for Romanians, with 40 percent yields a year – in Ziarul Financiar
*150 MPs stay in Centre Ville apartments, where prices start at EUR 2,200 a month – in Ziarul Financiar
*Low-cost flights to move from Baneasa – in Ziarul Financiar
*Carrefour enters Botosani, a city avoided by large retailers – in Ziarul Financiar

Calendar of events in Bucharest between December 10-12: Christmas fairs, Thomas Anders concert, Johan Strauss Ensemble concert

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.