The mayor of Bucharest Sorin Oprescu wants to include the historical center of Bucharest as a UNESCO zone, citing the example of Bern. The Swiss city’s mayor Alexander Tschäppät, said that by including Bern’s old center in the UNESCO heritage list, the responsibility of building owners located in that part of the city became considerably greater, without placing any additional financial responsibilities on the city. Oprescu believes that such an approach deserves to be considered for Bucharest.
