Two Romanian movies, the feature length 'Tuesday after Christmas' and the short movie 'Lord' were awarded at the Francofon Film festival in Namur, Belgium last week. “Tuesday after Christmas', directed by Radu Muntean, got the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur film' award, while actor Mimi Branescu received the best actor award. 'Lord', a short movie directed by Adrian Sitaru, received the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur Court Métrage - Prix François-Bovesse' award.

As many as 33 million passengers traveled by train during the first six years of the year in Romania, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Minister. The passenger railway traffic is expected to drop this year, after last year 70 million passengers used Romanian Railways (CFR) trains across Romania.

An explosion occurred at the Petromidia refinery on Sunday afternoon, injuring three people who have suffered minor burns, according to the Territorial Labor Inspectorate . The explosion occurred after a pipe broke while the three workers were making pressure tests on a reactor. The refinery was shut down for revision, which is due to last until November 1st.

The Danube’s water will not be polluted when it enters Romania, following the ecological accident in Hungary, Romanian Water Management Authority (ANAR) representatives said on Saturday.

The Romanian National Waters Administration has said in a press release that the toxic sludge from Hungary has reached the Danube River and it will reach Romanian territory in six days at the latest.

Romanian president Traian Basescu has decided to send the unified pension law back to Parliament for debates on grounds that the retirement age for women should be 63 not 65 as set in the act. The President explained that the Romanian social reality proves women have a second job at home.

The toxic spill from the ecological accident in Hungary earlier this week has already started to affect the ecosystem of the main branch of the Danube river, with the first dead fish already found in the river, according to Tibor Dobson, the regional head of the Disaster Prevention service, quoted by AFP. “I can confirm we have seen sporadic fish loss on the main branch of the Danube,” said Dobson.

The recent toxic spill in Hungary, which threatens to spread along the Danube river and endanger ecosystems, has triggered worries about Romania's own sledge beds, some of which have yet to be properly taken care of after the end of industrial activities in certain areas of the country. There are 17 such toxic residues deposits in Romania, according to local newspaper Ziarul Financiar, the biggest of these sludge bed being owned by Minvest Deva, with 290 hectares in total in Hunedoara, Harghita, Alba and Cluj.

Movies on screens in Bucharest during the period October 8-14 2010

UPDATE: Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said the toxic residues from Hungary have not reached the Danube yet and when they will, on Friday evening, they will not be dangerous. “It is not true. I have spoken with the head of Hungarian Waters last night, who said the authorities there have built a dam to stop the toxic residues from spreading. The residues have not reached the Danube and when they will, they will not be dangerous,” said Borbely for a Romanian TV station.

Two Romanian movies, the feature length 'Tuesday after Christmas' and the short movie 'Lord' were awarded at the Francofon Film festival in Namur, Belgium last week. “Tuesday after Christmas', directed by Radu Muntean, got the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur film' award, while actor Mimi Branescu received the best actor award. 'Lord', a short movie directed by Adrian Sitaru, received the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur Court Métrage - Prix François-Bovesse' award.

As many as 33 million passengers traveled by train during the first six years of the year in Romania, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Minister. The passenger railway traffic is expected to drop this year, after last year 70 million passengers used Romanian Railways (CFR) trains across Romania.

An explosion occurred at the Petromidia refinery on Sunday afternoon, injuring three people who have suffered minor burns, according to the Territorial Labor Inspectorate . The explosion occurred after a pipe broke while the three workers were making pressure tests on a reactor. The refinery was shut down for revision, which is due to last until November 1st.

The Danube’s water will not be polluted when it enters Romania, following the ecological accident in Hungary, Romanian Water Management Authority (ANAR) representatives said on Saturday.

The Romanian National Waters Administration has said in a press release that the toxic sludge from Hungary has reached the Danube River and it will reach Romanian territory in six days at the latest.

Romanian president Traian Basescu has decided to send the unified pension law back to Parliament for debates on grounds that the retirement age for women should be 63 not 65 as set in the act. The President explained that the Romanian social reality proves women have a second job at home.

The toxic spill from the ecological accident in Hungary earlier this week has already started to affect the ecosystem of the main branch of the Danube river, with the first dead fish already found in the river, according to Tibor Dobson, the regional head of the Disaster Prevention service, quoted by AFP. “I can confirm we have seen sporadic fish loss on the main branch of the Danube,” said Dobson.

The recent toxic spill in Hungary, which threatens to spread along the Danube river and endanger ecosystems, has triggered worries about Romania's own sledge beds, some of which have yet to be properly taken care of after the end of industrial activities in certain areas of the country. There are 17 such toxic residues deposits in Romania, according to local newspaper Ziarul Financiar, the biggest of these sludge bed being owned by Minvest Deva, with 290 hectares in total in Hunedoara, Harghita, Alba and Cluj.

Movies on screens in Bucharest during the period October 8-14 2010

UPDATE: Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said the toxic residues from Hungary have not reached the Danube yet and when they will, on Friday evening, they will not be dangerous. “It is not true. I have spoken with the head of Hungarian Waters last night, who said the authorities there have built a dam to stop the toxic residues from spreading. The residues have not reached the Danube and when they will, they will not be dangerous,” said Borbely for a Romanian TV station.