The Christmas lights decoration recently lit at Sun Plaza shopping center in Bucharest, with 449,658 light bulbs, entered the Guinness Book, establishing a record for the Christmas lights decoration with the biggest number of light bulbs. The previous record was of 150,000 light bulbs.

The unemployment rate in Romania was 6.9 percent in 2009, compared with 5.8 percent in 2008, while the number of unemployed during the same period reached 681,000 people, up from 576,000 people in 2008, according to the European Commission's annual report on employment in Europe.

Former cinema Favorit in Drumul Taberei neighborhood will be turned into a European Cultural Center and cultural mall by the Bucharest Sector 6 City Hall, which has recently taken over the building from Romania Film.

Former Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu will be released Thursday evening from prison, after the Court of Bucharest accepted his request for his arrest to be replaced with a ban on leaving the country. On November 17, a lower court rejected his request, ruling that Ionescu's arrest is legal and justified.

*15% increase in salaries for state employees will cost state EUR 1.4 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Atenor Group builds office building in Pipera with its own funds – in Ziarul Financiar
*The high prices of gold puts pressure on jewelry trade – in Ziarul Financiar
*Developers finalized 3,000 new apartments in Titan, the Bucharest neighbourhoods with the biggest investments in residential – in Ziarul Financiar

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

Romania's Finance Ministry on Thursday sold three-year foreign currency bonds worth EUR 1.3 billion, above the planned amount, at an average yield of 4.8 percent a year.

CliniClowns Romania raised over EUR 30,000 in its charity dinner gala last night in Bucharest. Two dishes, prepared by chefs Joseph Hadad andHenk Savelberg were auctioned at the gala.

Calendar of events in Bucharest, between November 26 and 28: Goran Bregovic concert, Baby Expo, Garlic Fair, Nouage Live Remix, Nik Baertsch concert

Hospice Casa Sperantei will organize the 10th edition of the Edelweiss Ball on Saturday, November 27, at the Athene Palace Hilton, from 19.00 hours. The fund raising event will be centered on the theme 'Around the world'.

The Christmas lights decoration recently lit at Sun Plaza shopping center in Bucharest, with 449,658 light bulbs, entered the Guinness Book, establishing a record for the Christmas lights decoration with the biggest number of light bulbs. The previous record was of 150,000 light bulbs.

The unemployment rate in Romania was 6.9 percent in 2009, compared with 5.8 percent in 2008, while the number of unemployed during the same period reached 681,000 people, up from 576,000 people in 2008, according to the European Commission's annual report on employment in Europe.

Former cinema Favorit in Drumul Taberei neighborhood will be turned into a European Cultural Center and cultural mall by the Bucharest Sector 6 City Hall, which has recently taken over the building from Romania Film.

Former Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu will be released Thursday evening from prison, after the Court of Bucharest accepted his request for his arrest to be replaced with a ban on leaving the country. On November 17, a lower court rejected his request, ruling that Ionescu's arrest is legal and justified.

*15% increase in salaries for state employees will cost state EUR 1.4 billion – in Ziarul Financiar
*Atenor Group builds office building in Pipera with its own funds – in Ziarul Financiar
*The high prices of gold puts pressure on jewelry trade – in Ziarul Financiar
*Developers finalized 3,000 new apartments in Titan, the Bucharest neighbourhoods with the biggest investments in residential – in Ziarul Financiar

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

Romania's Finance Ministry on Thursday sold three-year foreign currency bonds worth EUR 1.3 billion, above the planned amount, at an average yield of 4.8 percent a year.

CliniClowns Romania raised over EUR 30,000 in its charity dinner gala last night in Bucharest. Two dishes, prepared by chefs Joseph Hadad andHenk Savelberg were auctioned at the gala.

Calendar of events in Bucharest, between November 26 and 28: Goran Bregovic concert, Baby Expo, Garlic Fair, Nouage Live Remix, Nik Baertsch concert

Hospice Casa Sperantei will organize the 10th edition of the Edelweiss Ball on Saturday, November 27, at the Athene Palace Hilton, from 19.00 hours. The fund raising event will be centered on the theme 'Around the world'.