Around 17.5 percent of the Romanians would vote for opposition Liberal (PNL) leader Crin Antonescu and 15.2 percent for Social Democratic (PSD, in opposition) chairman Victor Ponta if presidential elections were to be held next Sunday, reveals a survey conducted by the Group for Social Studies (GSS) 2000 that was commissioned by the PNL.

Over 50,000 volunteers in 39 counties countrywide joined the national cleanup action "Let's Do It Romania!" until Monday, and organizers say they expect over 200,000 people to partake in the campaign on Saturday.

Trade unionists in several activity sectors have started the previously announced protests, following the failure to reach an agreement with the Romanian Government.

Romanian President Traian Basescu will address the Romanian Parliament on Tuesday, when he plans to deliver a message on domestic affairs issues. This is the President's first message to the joint plenary session of the two Parliament Chambers during his second mandate.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian media owner Sorin Ovidiu Vantu will be released from arrest, where he was sent initially for 29 days last Thursday, the Appeal Court has recently decided. Two other individuals who were also arrested, Ovidu Turcan and Alexandru Stoian, will be freed along with Vantu.

The Bucharest sector 2 City Hall plans to build a cable car ('telegondola') crossing the northern Bucharest lakes and is preparing the bid to choose the company which will offer consultancy for the zonal urban planning needed for the project. The consultancy fee will reach EUR 150,000. The consultancy bid will take place on September 20.

Local independent taxi drivers will organize a protest today in Constitutiei Square in Bucharest, between 10,00 and 14,00 hours, when around 4,000 taxi drivers are expected to rally. These independent taxi drivers, who are working as self employed (PFA) will protest against the decision to pay the social contributions retroactively, for the last five years.

The European Union has condemned the French government over its treatment of Roma migrants, comparing it to the Roma expulsion atrocities committed during the second world war.

The French government claims that most European Union states oppose Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area before the monitoring mechanism is lifted, after the foreign ministers of member states on Monday recommended its extension, writes website EurActiv.com.

Around 17.5 percent of the Romanians would vote for opposition Liberal (PNL) leader Crin Antonescu and 15.2 percent for Social Democratic (PSD, in opposition) chairman Victor Ponta if presidential elections were to be held next Sunday, reveals a survey conducted by the Group for Social Studies (GSS) 2000 that was commissioned by the PNL.

Over 50,000 volunteers in 39 counties countrywide joined the national cleanup action "Let's Do It Romania!" until Monday, and organizers say they expect over 200,000 people to partake in the campaign on Saturday.

Trade unionists in several activity sectors have started the previously announced protests, following the failure to reach an agreement with the Romanian Government.

Romanian President Traian Basescu will address the Romanian Parliament on Tuesday, when he plans to deliver a message on domestic affairs issues. This is the President's first message to the joint plenary session of the two Parliament Chambers during his second mandate.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian media owner Sorin Ovidiu Vantu will be released from arrest, where he was sent initially for 29 days last Thursday, the Appeal Court has recently decided. Two other individuals who were also arrested, Ovidu Turcan and Alexandru Stoian, will be freed along with Vantu.

The Bucharest sector 2 City Hall plans to build a cable car ('telegondola') crossing the northern Bucharest lakes and is preparing the bid to choose the company which will offer consultancy for the zonal urban planning needed for the project. The consultancy fee will reach EUR 150,000. The consultancy bid will take place on September 20.

Local independent taxi drivers will organize a protest today in Constitutiei Square in Bucharest, between 10,00 and 14,00 hours, when around 4,000 taxi drivers are expected to rally. These independent taxi drivers, who are working as self employed (PFA) will protest against the decision to pay the social contributions retroactively, for the last five years.

The European Union has condemned the French government over its treatment of Roma migrants, comparing it to the Roma expulsion atrocities committed during the second world war.

The French government claims that most European Union states oppose Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area before the monitoring mechanism is lifted, after the foreign ministers of member states on Monday recommended its extension, writes website EurActiv.com.