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.

More than 100 Romanian and foreign inventors present over 300 inventions at the Inventika show that takes place at Romexpo Exhibition Centre in Bucharest between October 6 and 9. The exhibition will feature Ioan Rusu's remote-controlled crib that swings with a magnetic field, the motorcycle smoke wrecker vehicle, the 100 kilometre range electric scooter, the versatile chair for those with back pains and Iustin Capra's green asphalt.

Romania and Bulgaria were taken out of Skype's Unlimited Europe services package from October, according to Bulgarian agency Novinite. The package allowed users make unlimited phone calls to 24 countries in Europe for 4,99 British pounds a month and used to be available for Romania and Bulgaria too.

The toxic residues from an accident took place in West Hungary after an explosion at an alumina factory in the area on Monday will reach the major Eastern European rivers, threatening to pollute the Danube, according to Hungarian media.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc underscored the need for an overhaul of the Romanian state institutions, criticising politicians for 'staying captive to populist policies,' during a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of the World Bank.

The documentary "The World According to Ion B.," produced by HBO Romania and directed by Alexander Nanau, has been nominated in the "Arts Programming" of the 2010 International Emmys, according to event website www.iemmys.tv.

Romanian unionists affiliated with education union federations FEN and ‘Spiru Haret’ will stage protests outside the Presidential Palace on October 5, the World Teachers’ Day. Spiru Haret union leader Gheorghe Isvoranu said unionists protest over salary cuts and the country's education bill which makes the wage cut measure permanent, although the Constitutional Court said it should be temporary.

Romania climbed to the fifth position in the third quarter of 2010 in a spam sending country top, from the eighth position in the previous quarter, IT security solution provider Panda Security said in a report. According to the report, in the third quarter of 2010, the first ten worst spammers sent 55 percent of the total unwanted messages.

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.

More than 100 Romanian and foreign inventors present over 300 inventions at the Inventika show that takes place at Romexpo Exhibition Centre in Bucharest between October 6 and 9. The exhibition will feature Ioan Rusu's remote-controlled crib that swings with a magnetic field, the motorcycle smoke wrecker vehicle, the 100 kilometre range electric scooter, the versatile chair for those with back pains and Iustin Capra's green asphalt.

Romania and Bulgaria were taken out of Skype's Unlimited Europe services package from October, according to Bulgarian agency Novinite. The package allowed users make unlimited phone calls to 24 countries in Europe for 4,99 British pounds a month and used to be available for Romania and Bulgaria too.

The toxic residues from an accident took place in West Hungary after an explosion at an alumina factory in the area on Monday will reach the major Eastern European rivers, threatening to pollute the Danube, according to Hungarian media.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc underscored the need for an overhaul of the Romanian state institutions, criticising politicians for 'staying captive to populist policies,' during a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of the World Bank.

The documentary "The World According to Ion B.," produced by HBO Romania and directed by Alexander Nanau, has been nominated in the "Arts Programming" of the 2010 International Emmys, according to event website www.iemmys.tv.

Romanian unionists affiliated with education union federations FEN and ‘Spiru Haret’ will stage protests outside the Presidential Palace on October 5, the World Teachers’ Day. Spiru Haret union leader Gheorghe Isvoranu said unionists protest over salary cuts and the country's education bill which makes the wage cut measure permanent, although the Constitutional Court said it should be temporary.

Romania climbed to the fifth position in the third quarter of 2010 in a spam sending country top, from the eighth position in the previous quarter, IT security solution provider Panda Security said in a report. According to the report, in the third quarter of 2010, the first ten worst spammers sent 55 percent of the total unwanted messages.