Government to back changes to local election law. Fondul Proprietatea to be listed on Bucharest stock exchange. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development revisesgrowth forecast.
MEDIAFAX
Members of center-right ruling coalition have decided the Government will back changes to the local election law to allow for mayors to be elected in a single round of elections.
FINANCIARUL
Fondul Proprietatea, south-east Europe’s largest property restitution fund, is to be listed on the Bucharest stock exchange on Tuesda.
ROMANIA INSIDER
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has revised its forecast for Romanian economic growth to 1.1 per cent in 2011, from 0.9 per cent, citing slight improvements over recent months
Balkan Insight has not verified the facts in the original press reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
In two high-profile war crimes trials currently ongoing in Pristina, a series of witnesses have retracted previous statements alleging abuse at Kosovo Liberation Army detention centres.