Romania Press Review – January 23, 2013
The government is to approve the budget, MPs have boosted their immunity from prosecution, Three Romanians arrested for allegedly stealing paintings
AGERPRES
The center-left government is expected to approve this year's budget and send it to parliament
ADEVARUL
Members of parliament have voted to boost their immunity from prosecution, a move set to annoy a European Commission already exasperated by Romania's hesitant efforts to tackle high-level corruption.
MEDIAFAX
Romanian authorities have arrested three men suspected of stealing paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum in October
Balkan Insight has not verified the facts in the original press reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy
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