Nicolae Malaxa was a Romanian industrialist who lived at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century and who created one of the biggest industry holdings of interbelic period in Romania. His holdings were nationalized by the Communist party and the Malaxa heirs are currently on their way to receiving compensation for the nationalized assets through Fondul Proprietatea, which will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on January 25. But who was Nicolae Malaxa and what did he achieve in the first half of the last century?

Romanian band Hotel FM has won the local selection for the Eurovision song contest and will represent Romania at the contest in Dusseldorf, Germany, with the song 'Change' (Listen to it below). The selection was organized by the public TV station TVR on New Year's Eve night.

Stefan Popa is a Romanian cartoonist, famous worldwide for his rapidity to draw cartoons with humor, great sharp ideas and a suggestive force. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the fastest drawer in the world. He's also known to the public as Stefan Popa Popa's.

You'll start hearing more often the Romanian song of this week in the following period, probably mostly in clubs and on radio stations. And as the week-end approaches, let's get into the party mood while listening to the most recent single by Radio Killer, called Lonely Heart (listen to it below).

Saviana Stanescu is a Romanian-born playwright and one of the most outstanding Eastern European writers. She lives in New York City and teaches at the Drama Department at the New York University. Her plays have won important awards such as the John Golden Award for Excellence in Playwriting or the MARULIC Prize for Best European Radio-drama.

December 1st - the Great Union Day - is Romania's national day, a public holiday, so on the practical side, expect most of public institutions and even private ones to be closed, while traffic in Bucharest to be diverted in certain areas due to the military parade which will be organized in the city.

Carola Grindea was a famous Romanian-born piano teacher and the founder of two renowned music institutions: the European Piano Teachers Association and the International Society for the Study of Tension in Performance. She developed a therapeutic method, called Grindea technique, a pre-performance tool to help release tension and achieve mental focus.

A recently – set up Romanian band called Rise Of Artificial (ROA) has launched a song which is currently on heavy rotation on Romanian radios. The song, called Ne place (We like it) is the first of an album which will include 15 tracks.

The Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm will hold a discussion on Wednesday, at its headquarters in the Swedish Capital, on the latest volume signed Gabriela Melinescu, the novel "Mamma som gud" ("Mother like God").

Romanian band Vama has launched a song called Sarkozy versus Gypsy, inspired by the Rroma deportation saga which took place this summer, when hundreds of Roma people were sent back to Romania and Bulgaria from France.

Nicolae Malaxa was a Romanian industrialist who lived at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century and who created one of the biggest industry holdings of interbelic period in Romania. His holdings were nationalized by the Communist party and the Malaxa heirs are currently on their way to receiving compensation for the nationalized assets through Fondul Proprietatea, which will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on January 25. But who was Nicolae Malaxa and what did he achieve in the first half of the last century?

Romanian band Hotel FM has won the local selection for the Eurovision song contest and will represent Romania at the contest in Dusseldorf, Germany, with the song 'Change' (Listen to it below). The selection was organized by the public TV station TVR on New Year's Eve night.

Stefan Popa is a Romanian cartoonist, famous worldwide for his rapidity to draw cartoons with humor, great sharp ideas and a suggestive force. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the fastest drawer in the world. He's also known to the public as Stefan Popa Popa's.

You'll start hearing more often the Romanian song of this week in the following period, probably mostly in clubs and on radio stations. And as the week-end approaches, let's get into the party mood while listening to the most recent single by Radio Killer, called Lonely Heart (listen to it below).

Saviana Stanescu is a Romanian-born playwright and one of the most outstanding Eastern European writers. She lives in New York City and teaches at the Drama Department at the New York University. Her plays have won important awards such as the John Golden Award for Excellence in Playwriting or the MARULIC Prize for Best European Radio-drama.

December 1st - the Great Union Day - is Romania's national day, a public holiday, so on the practical side, expect most of public institutions and even private ones to be closed, while traffic in Bucharest to be diverted in certain areas due to the military parade which will be organized in the city.

Carola Grindea was a famous Romanian-born piano teacher and the founder of two renowned music institutions: the European Piano Teachers Association and the International Society for the Study of Tension in Performance. She developed a therapeutic method, called Grindea technique, a pre-performance tool to help release tension and achieve mental focus.

A recently – set up Romanian band called Rise Of Artificial (ROA) has launched a song which is currently on heavy rotation on Romanian radios. The song, called Ne place (We like it) is the first of an album which will include 15 tracks.

The Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm will hold a discussion on Wednesday, at its headquarters in the Swedish Capital, on the latest volume signed Gabriela Melinescu, the novel "Mamma som gud" ("Mother like God").

Romanian band Vama has launched a song called Sarkozy versus Gypsy, inspired by the Rroma deportation saga which took place this summer, when hundreds of Roma people were sent back to Romania and Bulgaria from France.