Prince Radu, running up for Romania's presidency, was accused of Prince Karl Friederich, the inheritor of the House of Hohenzollern, was accused of using the name of Hohenzollern to get ahead in his campaign. Elsewhere in the news, Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu controls 9,000 square kilometres in the Black Sea and says he will use it for renewable energies. Last but not least,. Romanian soccer champions, Unirea Urziceni players, trained by ex-Chealsea Dan Petrescu, celebrated winning Romania's cup.
Prince Radu, running up for Romania's presidency, was accused of Prince Karl Friederich, the inheritor of the House of Hohenzollern, of using the name of Hohenzollern to get ahead in his campaign, Cotidianulreads. In an interview for Romanian TV channel Realitatea TV, Prince Radu responded to the accusations, by arguing that his name has been Radu of Romania Duda for one year and a half. "There is no Hohenzollern candidate for Romania's presidency", he added.
Prince Radu was entitled Hohenzollern-Veringen between 2001 and 2008. After the Romanian Royal House status was modified in 2007, he changed his name. There is presently a court trial for the name of Hohenzollern. Referring to incumbent president Traian Basescu's constant attacks on him, Prince Radu said it was regrettable and that Basescu was dishonouring the Presidency.
Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu controls 9,000 square kilometres in the Black Sea through one of the companies in the Rompetrol Group, Marine Resources Exploration International SRL, Cotidianul informs, quoting Business Standard. The area is rich in mud, a resource which Patriciu wants to explore for energy purposes, according to the newspaper. The businessman cannot exploit the oil and gas, but it is entitled to make use if all the other natural resources available in the area.
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