Over 30,000 Romanian employees in the mining and energy sectors threatened to go on full-blown strike starting January 10 if power company Electra is not set up and negotiations to create new jobs and prevent collective layoffs in the two sectors are not initiated.

The number of Romanians who went to work abroad tripled in 2010 on 2009, according to the Thera Group recruitment company.

Bucharest hosting the 2020 Olympic Games in Bucharest would attract many investors and the move is backed by citizens...

Vienna trams will include carriage bodies made in Romania, as the Bucharest Transport Company (RATB) and Siemens Austria have signed a production contract. The carriage bodies will be produced by RATB in its factory.

Street celebrations and street shops return to Bucharest during the winter season. This year, a couple of new Christmas markets have emerged – such as the one in the Old Town, an area of Bucharest which has flourished. See below the list of Christas markets and fairs in Bucharest. Drop us a line if you find a new one and we'll write about it.

Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

*Raiffeisen sells EUR 30 million of retail loans every month, same as in 2009 – in Ziarul Financiar
*120 Romanians pay between EUR 30,000 and EUR 50,000 a year to send their children to foreign private highschools – in Ziarul Financiar
*Exports reach peak in October, at EUR 3.52 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tiriac invests EUR 14 million in expanding the auto network – in Ziarul Financiar

If you want some extra inspiration for finding the right Christmas gifts for your friends and family back home, or for...

British retailer Tesco is close to making an acquisition and thus entering the Romanian market, according to Romanian media. The British retailer is currently negotiating to take over hypermarket operator Real Hypermarket Romania, according to Ziarul Financiar.

Over 30,000 Romanian employees in the mining and energy sectors threatened to go on full-blown strike starting January 10 if power company Electra is not set up and negotiations to create new jobs and prevent collective layoffs in the two sectors are not initiated.

The number of Romanians who went to work abroad tripled in 2010 on 2009, according to the Thera Group recruitment company.

Bucharest hosting the 2020 Olympic Games in Bucharest would attract many investors and the move is backed by citizens...

Vienna trams will include carriage bodies made in Romania, as the Bucharest Transport Company (RATB) and Siemens Austria have signed a production contract. The carriage bodies will be produced by RATB in its factory.

Street celebrations and street shops return to Bucharest during the winter season. This year, a couple of new Christmas markets have emerged – such as the one in the Old Town, an area of Bucharest which has flourished. See below the list of Christas markets and fairs in Bucharest. Drop us a line if you find a new one and we'll write about it.

Romanian arm wrestler Ion Oncescu has won his fifth world title in the 100 kg category, in the championship held in the United States between December 6 and 12, according to the Romanian Arm Wrestling Association.

Discussions between Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund on a potential new loan agreement will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Emil Boc Sunday on ProTV.

*Raiffeisen sells EUR 30 million of retail loans every month, same as in 2009 – in Ziarul Financiar
*120 Romanians pay between EUR 30,000 and EUR 50,000 a year to send their children to foreign private highschools – in Ziarul Financiar
*Exports reach peak in October, at EUR 3.52 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tiriac invests EUR 14 million in expanding the auto network – in Ziarul Financiar

If you want some extra inspiration for finding the right Christmas gifts for your friends and family back home, or for...

British retailer Tesco is close to making an acquisition and thus entering the Romanian market, according to Romanian media. The British retailer is currently negotiating to take over hypermarket operator Real Hypermarket Romania, according to Ziarul Financiar.