Romanian state-owned passenger railway company CFR Calatori will raise railway transport tariffs by 8 percent from September 20 and it will maintain discounts for commuters, school pupils and university students, the company has said. The increase in railway transport tariffs was initially planned for September 15, but it was put off for a later date.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian low cost airline operator Blue Air gave up five of its 11 planes and sacked 300 of its 800 employees, within a restructuring process that is due to end on November 1, said Gheorghe Racaru, strategy and development manager of the group Blue Air is part of.

Oil company Petrom will organize a 4 km running race from Piata Constitutiei in Bucharest, on September 26, from 11,00 hours. This project, the Petrom Running Competition, began in 2006 and for each runner, one more meter of bicycle lanes is being built in Bucharest. Until now, 4.200 meters of the bike tracks were built in the capital city due to this plan.

TEDx Bucharest will host 100 TED fans for the live-streaming of TEDxChange "The Future We Make" event on September 20, at The Ark in Bucharest. The event will start at 17,30 hours with the live streaming, which will end at 19,00 hours with a networking session.

*Banks have to face mass protests for the first time for change of contracts – in Ziarul Financiar
*Over 40,000 Romanians signed mandatory home insurance – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanian Simona Popovici is part of the Coca Cola Hellenic HR management team – in Ziarul Financiar
*Reuters: Romania could reach a financing crisis in November – in Ziarul Financiar
*Sorin ovidiu Vantu freed from arrest. Basescu about SOV accusations: “An accused cannot be confronted with a head of state” - in Gandul

Ana Aslan was a famous Romanian scientist, who has founded the world’s first Institute of Geriatrics. She discovered the first anti-aging remedy, called Gerovital, that has been used in more than 70 countries around the world.

By Alexandra Fodor

Calendar of events in Bucharest for the period September 17-19.

Romania Green Building Council organizes the second edition of the Greening our Hotels event on September 28 at the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest. The full day workshop will focus on the opportunities and the economic benefits of a responsible environmental approach towards architecture, renovation and management of a green building in the hotel industry.

A leisure biking event under the Cube Days name will take place on Sunday, September 19, starting from Cernica Pool and restaurant at 09,00 hours in the morning. The biking trail will take several hours through the forest.

Romanian state-owned passenger railway company CFR Calatori will raise railway transport tariffs by 8 percent from September 20 and it will maintain discounts for commuters, school pupils and university students, the company has said. The increase in railway transport tariffs was initially planned for September 15, but it was put off for a later date.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian low cost airline operator Blue Air gave up five of its 11 planes and sacked 300 of its 800 employees, within a restructuring process that is due to end on November 1, said Gheorghe Racaru, strategy and development manager of the group Blue Air is part of.

Oil company Petrom will organize a 4 km running race from Piata Constitutiei in Bucharest, on September 26, from 11,00 hours. This project, the Petrom Running Competition, began in 2006 and for each runner, one more meter of bicycle lanes is being built in Bucharest. Until now, 4.200 meters of the bike tracks were built in the capital city due to this plan.

TEDx Bucharest will host 100 TED fans for the live-streaming of TEDxChange "The Future We Make" event on September 20, at The Ark in Bucharest. The event will start at 17,30 hours with the live streaming, which will end at 19,00 hours with a networking session.

*Banks have to face mass protests for the first time for change of contracts – in Ziarul Financiar
*Over 40,000 Romanians signed mandatory home insurance – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanian Simona Popovici is part of the Coca Cola Hellenic HR management team – in Ziarul Financiar
*Reuters: Romania could reach a financing crisis in November – in Ziarul Financiar
*Sorin ovidiu Vantu freed from arrest. Basescu about SOV accusations: “An accused cannot be confronted with a head of state” - in Gandul

Ana Aslan was a famous Romanian scientist, who has founded the world’s first Institute of Geriatrics. She discovered the first anti-aging remedy, called Gerovital, that has been used in more than 70 countries around the world.

By Alexandra Fodor

Calendar of events in Bucharest for the period September 17-19.

Romania Green Building Council organizes the second edition of the Greening our Hotels event on September 28 at the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest. The full day workshop will focus on the opportunities and the economic benefits of a responsible environmental approach towards architecture, renovation and management of a green building in the hotel industry.

A leisure biking event under the Cube Days name will take place on Sunday, September 19, starting from Cernica Pool and restaurant at 09,00 hours in the morning. The biking trail will take several hours through the forest.