US air bases due as controversy over illegal CIA detention facilities continues
While small operational US Army bases in the east of Romania counties will be active probably, in Summer 2007, investigations by human rights watchdog the Council of Europe continue into alleged CIA detention facilities in the eastern Europe neighbourhood.
Exhausted country favours culture through TV screen
Reading is not a favoured pastime for
Romanians, while television and
home PC use continue on an upswing,
according to a survey commissioned by
the Ministry of Culture.
However nearly one third of Romanians
said, if they had more spare time,
they would like to spend it resting – evidece
this nation is exhausted.
Climate and culture boost local quality of life
Romania is as good a
place to live as the Bahamas,
according to a
new quality of life survey
from ‘International
Living’ magazine.
From research into all
194 official countries
in the world, Romania
occupies 47th position,
placing it next to Slovakia,
Chile and the Caribbean
nation.