The city of Sibiu has applied for a EUR 11.5 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to upgrade and refurbish streets mainly along public transport routes in the city and the construction of a new bridge.

Romanian Christians will celebrate St. Andrei (Andrew) on November 30, when over 600,000 Romanians named Andrei, Andreea, Andra, Andreas will also celebrate their name day. St. Andrei is known as Romanians' apostle and Romania's spiritual patron.

Secret messages between the US Embassy in Romania and the US state were included in the 250,000 secret messages sent by American diplomats and recently revealed on WikiLeaks. The US Embassy in Bucharest sent 775 secret messages to US. One of the messages, analyzed by Romania daily Gandul, includes information about the country's energy, economic conditions, internal affairs, as well as the control of armaments

Romania’s rugby team Saturday defeated 39-12 (21-0) Uruguay and qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which will be hosted by New Zealand.

Human remains dating back 400 years ago have been discovered on the site of the future underground car park in Universitate area in Bucharest. Work on site was interrupted on Saturday until the remains are analyzed. The discovery will not however alter the car park project.

Romania’s capital Bucharest has almost 1,000 fully-equipped shelters for people, in case major earthquakes occur, mayor Sorin Oprescu said Saturday. His declaration was triggered by a series of small earthquakes in the Vrancea region of Romania, which led to more media reports than usual on the subject.

12 Romanian counties have already been covered with snow. It has been snowing for several hours during Friday, slowing down traffic in several areas in Moldova, Transylvania and in the mountains area. Prahova, Gorj, Vâlcea, Hunedoara, Arad, Alba, Bihor, Cluj, Braşov, Sibiu, Mureş and Harghita are the counties where it was snowing in the first day on Friday.

The Christmas lights decoration recently lit at Sun Plaza shopping center in Bucharest, with 449,658 light bulbs, entered the Guinness Book, establishing a record for the Christmas lights decoration with the biggest number of light bulbs. The previous record was of 150,000 light bulbs.

The unemployment rate in Romania was 6.9 percent in 2009, compared with 5.8 percent in 2008, while the number of unemployed during the same period reached 681,000 people, up from 576,000 people in 2008, according to the European Commission's annual report on employment in Europe.

Former cinema Favorit in Drumul Taberei neighborhood will be turned into a European Cultural Center and cultural mall by the Bucharest Sector 6 City Hall, which has recently taken over the building from Romania Film.

The city of Sibiu has applied for a EUR 11.5 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to upgrade and refurbish streets mainly along public transport routes in the city and the construction of a new bridge.

Romanian Christians will celebrate St. Andrei (Andrew) on November 30, when over 600,000 Romanians named Andrei, Andreea, Andra, Andreas will also celebrate their name day. St. Andrei is known as Romanians' apostle and Romania's spiritual patron.

Secret messages between the US Embassy in Romania and the US state were included in the 250,000 secret messages sent by American diplomats and recently revealed on WikiLeaks. The US Embassy in Bucharest sent 775 secret messages to US. One of the messages, analyzed by Romania daily Gandul, includes information about the country's energy, economic conditions, internal affairs, as well as the control of armaments

Romania’s rugby team Saturday defeated 39-12 (21-0) Uruguay and qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which will be hosted by New Zealand.

Human remains dating back 400 years ago have been discovered on the site of the future underground car park in Universitate area in Bucharest. Work on site was interrupted on Saturday until the remains are analyzed. The discovery will not however alter the car park project.

Romania’s capital Bucharest has almost 1,000 fully-equipped shelters for people, in case major earthquakes occur, mayor Sorin Oprescu said Saturday. His declaration was triggered by a series of small earthquakes in the Vrancea region of Romania, which led to more media reports than usual on the subject.

12 Romanian counties have already been covered with snow. It has been snowing for several hours during Friday, slowing down traffic in several areas in Moldova, Transylvania and in the mountains area. Prahova, Gorj, Vâlcea, Hunedoara, Arad, Alba, Bihor, Cluj, Braşov, Sibiu, Mureş and Harghita are the counties where it was snowing in the first day on Friday.

The Christmas lights decoration recently lit at Sun Plaza shopping center in Bucharest, with 449,658 light bulbs, entered the Guinness Book, establishing a record for the Christmas lights decoration with the biggest number of light bulbs. The previous record was of 150,000 light bulbs.

The unemployment rate in Romania was 6.9 percent in 2009, compared with 5.8 percent in 2008, while the number of unemployed during the same period reached 681,000 people, up from 576,000 people in 2008, according to the European Commission's annual report on employment in Europe.

Former cinema Favorit in Drumul Taberei neighborhood will be turned into a European Cultural Center and cultural mall by the Bucharest Sector 6 City Hall, which has recently taken over the building from Romania Film.