Romania is the most pessimistic country in Eastern Europe when it comes to consumer confidence and financial expectations, with the two indicators dropping from 120 points to less than 40 in the past two years, a survey from the International Monetary Fund showed. In its latest regional outlook report on Europe, the Washington-based institution noted the Romanians are also most gloomy regarding unemployment projections for the next 12 months.

Romanian state-owned subway company Metrorex wants to organize a bid for pref-easibility and feasibility studies for works on a new subway mainline which will link southwestern Bucharest neighborhood Rahova to northeastern Colentina, the company has announced.

Romania ranks 52nd in a worldwide freedom of the press ranking published by Reporters sans Frontières organization, down two places on last year. Romania's ranking is similar to the Maldive Islands' but better than the Republic of Moldova's, Croatia's or Greece's.

A national online Price Navigator will be developed by the Romanian Government with a EUR 2 million budget, allowing customers to check and compare weekly prices for certain products in stores across the country. The project should be ready in a year and will include items on the daily basket.

Romania ranks seventh among world countries which are ready for the applications of tomorrow and 16th out of 72 countries in terms of mobile broadband connection speed in a recent top released by Cisco. Romania managed to outrank countries like Lithuania, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland in terms of readiness to use the applications of tomorrow.

A Sibiu-based company will start producing in 2011 the isomalt-made sugar-free sweets for people suffering from diabetes, Carmen Socaciu, PhD, of the Cluj-Napoca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USMV) told newswire Agrepres. The Isomalt hard candy is the result of a research project awarded under the National Program ''Innovation''.

Romania's pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010 is hosting the Romania-China Cultural Week from October 16,an event which is part of the cultural diplomacy program held at Greenopolis pavilion, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies approved the law project which enables the inclusion of bonuses into the base salary for certain categories of state employees. The lack of these bonuses was the main reason which triggered protests at the Finance Ministry last week and the Finance Minister promised protesters they would get the bonuses for the summer.

The Senate on Tuesday passed by unanimous vote a Government's draft law concerning some expropriation measures in the case of projects of national, local and county interest, as amended by the Committee on Privatisation and the Judicial Committee.

Romania's pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010 is hosting the Romania-China Cultural Week from October 16,an event which is part of the cultural diplomacy program held at Greenopolis pavilion, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.

Romania is the most pessimistic country in Eastern Europe when it comes to consumer confidence and financial expectations, with the two indicators dropping from 120 points to less than 40 in the past two years, a survey from the International Monetary Fund showed. In its latest regional outlook report on Europe, the Washington-based institution noted the Romanians are also most gloomy regarding unemployment projections for the next 12 months.

Romanian state-owned subway company Metrorex wants to organize a bid for pref-easibility and feasibility studies for works on a new subway mainline which will link southwestern Bucharest neighborhood Rahova to northeastern Colentina, the company has announced.

Romania ranks 52nd in a worldwide freedom of the press ranking published by Reporters sans Frontières organization, down two places on last year. Romania's ranking is similar to the Maldive Islands' but better than the Republic of Moldova's, Croatia's or Greece's.

A national online Price Navigator will be developed by the Romanian Government with a EUR 2 million budget, allowing customers to check and compare weekly prices for certain products in stores across the country. The project should be ready in a year and will include items on the daily basket.

Romania ranks seventh among world countries which are ready for the applications of tomorrow and 16th out of 72 countries in terms of mobile broadband connection speed in a recent top released by Cisco. Romania managed to outrank countries like Lithuania, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland in terms of readiness to use the applications of tomorrow.

A Sibiu-based company will start producing in 2011 the isomalt-made sugar-free sweets for people suffering from diabetes, Carmen Socaciu, PhD, of the Cluj-Napoca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USMV) told newswire Agrepres. The Isomalt hard candy is the result of a research project awarded under the National Program ''Innovation''.

Romania's pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010 is hosting the Romania-China Cultural Week from October 16,an event which is part of the cultural diplomacy program held at Greenopolis pavilion, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies approved the law project which enables the inclusion of bonuses into the base salary for certain categories of state employees. The lack of these bonuses was the main reason which triggered protests at the Finance Ministry last week and the Finance Minister promised protesters they would get the bonuses for the summer.

The Senate on Tuesday passed by unanimous vote a Government's draft law concerning some expropriation measures in the case of projects of national, local and county interest, as amended by the Committee on Privatisation and the Judicial Committee.

Romania's pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010 is hosting the Romania-China Cultural Week from October 16,an event which is part of the cultural diplomacy program held at Greenopolis pavilion, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.