Romania’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday cleared a government emergency decree issued in 2009 that raised taxes on gambling and the minimal value of share capital required for a gambling license. The Court was called to rule on an exception of unconstitutionality raised during a trial by the Romanian Gambling Association.

Citibank has installed an ATM which allows users to withdraw both RON and EUR. The ATM is located in the bank's branch in Baneasa Shopping City mall, north of capital city Bucharest.

Romanians who will take out loans within the “First Home” state backed lending program must guarantee their loan with their current account and can file currency swap requests, according to the explanatory note to a Government decision which amends the norms implementing the program.

Qatar Airways has inaugurated the first direct flight connecting Romania and Qatar. The airline flies from Bucharest to Doha, but also to destinations like Bangkok, Denpasar, Dubai, Maldives and Melbourne. Qatar Airways operates four flights a week on the new route, according to their website.

Several Romanian tourism development associations have recently launched the mobile cooking Romania program, which combines sightseeing of spectacular places with cooking and tasting of culinary treasures of the Carpathian garden. The project is organized by the Carpathian Tourism Cluster, the Monteoru Renaissance association, the Brasov tourism association and the Association of Truffle Hunters in Romania.

Romania’s Economy Ministry is planning to sell or shut down several research and development institutes and will consult with local and international bodies on the matter, according to an official document obtained by Mediafax newswire.

Movies in Bucharest this week: The Dilemma, Burlesque, Yogi Bear. Check out trailers, cinemas and movies coming up in the following weeks.

The number of medical leaves granted last year in Romania dropped by 45 percent compared to 2009 following the introduction of a stricter system, the Health Ministry said in a press release Thursday. As many as 2.9 million medical leave certificates were granted between January 1 and November 30 in 2009, only 1.6 million certificates were issued in the same interval in 2010, the ministry said.

Romanian online retailer eMag.ro has started selling the Kindle e-reader, which is available for prices between RON 699 and RON 949 (EUR 162 and EUR 220). the Kindle e-reader has been available to Romanian buyers directly from Amazon, for prices between USD 139 and USD 189, plus the transport fees to Romania.

Romania is not facing a flu epidemic and the four cases of infection with the AH1N1 and AH3N2 viruses registered between January 3 and January 9, 2011 have been isolated, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday cleared a government emergency decree issued in 2009 that raised taxes on gambling and the minimal value of share capital required for a gambling license. The Court was called to rule on an exception of unconstitutionality raised during a trial by the Romanian Gambling Association.

Citibank has installed an ATM which allows users to withdraw both RON and EUR. The ATM is located in the bank's branch in Baneasa Shopping City mall, north of capital city Bucharest.

Romanians who will take out loans within the “First Home” state backed lending program must guarantee their loan with their current account and can file currency swap requests, according to the explanatory note to a Government decision which amends the norms implementing the program.

Qatar Airways has inaugurated the first direct flight connecting Romania and Qatar. The airline flies from Bucharest to Doha, but also to destinations like Bangkok, Denpasar, Dubai, Maldives and Melbourne. Qatar Airways operates four flights a week on the new route, according to their website.

Several Romanian tourism development associations have recently launched the mobile cooking Romania program, which combines sightseeing of spectacular places with cooking and tasting of culinary treasures of the Carpathian garden. The project is organized by the Carpathian Tourism Cluster, the Monteoru Renaissance association, the Brasov tourism association and the Association of Truffle Hunters in Romania.

Romania’s Economy Ministry is planning to sell or shut down several research and development institutes and will consult with local and international bodies on the matter, according to an official document obtained by Mediafax newswire.

Movies in Bucharest this week: The Dilemma, Burlesque, Yogi Bear. Check out trailers, cinemas and movies coming up in the following weeks.

The number of medical leaves granted last year in Romania dropped by 45 percent compared to 2009 following the introduction of a stricter system, the Health Ministry said in a press release Thursday. As many as 2.9 million medical leave certificates were granted between January 1 and November 30 in 2009, only 1.6 million certificates were issued in the same interval in 2010, the ministry said.

Romanian online retailer eMag.ro has started selling the Kindle e-reader, which is available for prices between RON 699 and RON 949 (EUR 162 and EUR 220). the Kindle e-reader has been available to Romanian buyers directly from Amazon, for prices between USD 139 and USD 189, plus the transport fees to Romania.

Romania is not facing a flu epidemic and the four cases of infection with the AH1N1 and AH3N2 viruses registered between January 3 and January 9, 2011 have been isolated, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.