President Basescu informed the Parliament, in two official letters, regarding Romania’s participation in Libya and in NATO’s mission to train Afghan police forces, letters that will be read in front of the Parliament, Romanian news agency Mediafax reports. read more...

Foreign students will not benefit from the fee exemption when visiting the Palace of Parliament and they will pay 50% of the ticket price for a tour of the building, a decision of the Chamber of Deputies reads, quoted by news agency Agerpres. read more...

Volksbank Romania requested, in court, damages from the government and the national authority for the protection of consumers worth 1 million euro for the damages the bank incurred by the emergency ordinance 50/2010 regarding credits of the population, official sources quoted by Romanian news agency Mediafax said. Volksbank Romania representatives confirmed the information but did not wish to offer any details. read more...