The George Bacovia University in Bacău organizes a seminar on 'How to get a scholarship with Harvard' on November 26, from 12,00 hours, in the Aula Moldova hall of the George Bacovia University in Bacau, third floor, A wing. The event was initiated by the Romanian Member of the Parliament Tudor Chiuariu. The main guest of the event will be Alexandru Manaila, Harvard interviewer for Romania and Harvard College graduate, the class of 2007.

A hospital in Vienna cashes in EUR 500,000 each month from Romanian patients, according to Theodor Alexandrescu, director of Alico, quoted by Ziarul Financiar daily. Alexandrescu did not mention the name of the hospital.

The Romanian Senate's Committee for education adopted Saturday an amendment to the Education Bill

The Romanian Government approved the second budget revision this year, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Monday. According to the revision draft, the budget revenue and expenditure estimates for this year were slightly raised, to EUR 38 billion and EUR 46.7 billion, respectively.

Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke said Sunday that medicine graduates who have failed the internship exam may be allowed into the system with limited duties, in order to cover the personnel shortage. A bill currently being drafted by the Health Ministry could allow the graduates to help doctors in various departments.

Car market Daimler AG's shares will be available for Romanian investors on the Bucharest Stock Exchange platform starting November 23, without being actually listed on the BSE. The stock exchange has approved shares trading on the ATS alternative system.

Calendar of events for the week November 22-25: conferences, exhibitions, workshops, press conferences.

*Finance Ministry has to raise EUR 1 billion from banks on Thursday – in Ziarul Financiar
*Only 14% of Romanian got a holiday during July – September – in Ziarul Financiar
*OTP lost EUR 7 million in the third quarter. Pressure moves to mortgage loans – in Ziarul Financiar
*Sanofi- Aventis, close to finalizing move of ten products to Bucharest. Exports start in in February – March – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanians spend EUR 100 million a year on construction tools – in Ziarul Financiar

A collection of art pieces made by Constantin Brancusi, which belonged to artists Nicoleta Dumitrescu and Alexandru Istrati, will be auctioned in Paris on November 30. The collection is estimated to be worth between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2 million. The collection includes three sculptures, 20 furniture pieces and objects made by or transformed by Brancusi for his daily use, along with some of his personal items.

Romanian businessman Catalin Chelu and three other individuals, Gabriel Constantinscu, Antonel Cristi Bunu and Ştefan Niţache Badea were detained for 29 days on Sunday, November 21, for bribe and complicity to bribe, according to the National Anti-corruption Authority (DNA).

Works on the underground car park in Universitate area in Bucharest have been slowed down by the discovery of 300 years old ruins, believed to be the premises of the Sfantu Sava Academy. Archeologists have been granted permission to unearth the ruins, but the Bucharest City Hall, which works on building the car park, says this will not affect the entire project, as they could incorporate the ruins into the car park.

The Romanian media has picked up on a story involving a bribe attempt at the Ministry of Interior. Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Fatuloiu has recently told off a bribe attempt he had received on behalf of Romanian businessman Catalin Chelu.