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.

Romanian state-run companies and autonomous departments are compelled to freeze hiring next year so they do not exceed the number of employees allowed for 2010, according to the final form of the country’s 2011 draft state budget, quoted by Mediafax newswire.

Ion Barladeanu, the main character of the documentary 'The World According to Ion B', which has recently received an Emmy Award, is still living in a room in a basement of a block in Bucharest and has not enjoyed the success the documentary about him has received, writes the Romanian media.

Local lender Banca Transilvania and Western Union have recently launched the money transfer directly from the bank's ATMs. This is a first in Romania, the two companies have said.

Movies in Bucharest this week-end: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Europolis, You Again, movies coming up the following weeks.

Romanian state-run companies and autonomous departments are compelled to freeze hiring next year so they do not exceed the number of employees allowed for 2010, according to the final form of the country’s 2011 draft state budget, quoted by Mediafax newswire.

Local lender Banca Transilvania and Western Union have recently launched the money transfer directly from the bank's ATMs. This is a first in Romania, the two companies have said.

A Romanian settled in Austria has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna since 1996, Romanian daily Gandul writes. Romanian shoemaker Alexandru Maftei, who has been living abroad for the last 22 years, has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna under the brand Shoemaker Maftei. The shoemaker has also opened a store in Bucharest, but the business has not enjoyed the same success as it does abroad.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has discharged the Romanian Police head Petre Toba and Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Valentin Fatuloiu, following two controversial corruption scandals, according to newswire Mediafax.

The Romanian Government will increase the base salaries in the public sector by 15 percent in 2011 compared to their October level, while the minimum gross salary will be raised to RON 670 (around EUR 156) from the current RON 600 (around EUR 140).

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.

Romanian state-run companies and autonomous departments are compelled to freeze hiring next year so they do not exceed the number of employees allowed for 2010, according to the final form of the country’s 2011 draft state budget, quoted by Mediafax newswire.

Ion Barladeanu, the main character of the documentary 'The World According to Ion B', which has recently received an Emmy Award, is still living in a room in a basement of a block in Bucharest and has not enjoyed the success the documentary about him has received, writes the Romanian media.

Local lender Banca Transilvania and Western Union have recently launched the money transfer directly from the bank's ATMs. This is a first in Romania, the two companies have said.

Movies in Bucharest this week-end: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Europolis, You Again, movies coming up the following weeks.

Romanian state-run companies and autonomous departments are compelled to freeze hiring next year so they do not exceed the number of employees allowed for 2010, according to the final form of the country’s 2011 draft state budget, quoted by Mediafax newswire.

Local lender Banca Transilvania and Western Union have recently launched the money transfer directly from the bank's ATMs. This is a first in Romania, the two companies have said.

A Romanian settled in Austria has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna since 1996, Romanian daily Gandul writes. Romanian shoemaker Alexandru Maftei, who has been living abroad for the last 22 years, has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna under the brand Shoemaker Maftei. The shoemaker has also opened a store in Bucharest, but the business has not enjoyed the same success as it does abroad.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has discharged the Romanian Police head Petre Toba and Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Valentin Fatuloiu, following two controversial corruption scandals, according to newswire Mediafax.

The Romanian Government will increase the base salaries in the public sector by 15 percent in 2011 compared to their October level, while the minimum gross salary will be raised to RON 670 (around EUR 156) from the current RON 600 (around EUR 140).