The Romanian car industry posted a turnover of EUR 8.1 billion last year, which was 6 percent of the country's GDP. The auto industry is expected to reach a 10 percent weight of the GDP this year, according to Constantin Stroe, head of the Car Makers Association in Romania.

The opposition parties in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies' committee for labor voted Monday in favor of setting the standard retirement age to 60 for women and 64 for men.

The Romanian documentary 'The World According to Ion B' (Lumea vazuta de Ion B) has received the Emmy Award in the category Arts Programming. This was the first documentary created by HBO Central Europe which competed for the Emmy Awards.

*400,000 Romanians chose private medical care – in Ziarul Financiar
*Car center in mall: Grand Arena tries to attract visitors. Decathlon comes in December – in Ziarul Financiar
*Ropharma shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange tomorrow – in Ziarul Financiar
*Firms replace expat managers with Romanians who worked abroad and reduce their salary costs by 20 percent – in Ziarul Financiar

Sun Plaza shopping center in the Southern area of Bucharest will attempt to break a world record by installing the biggest Christmas light installation. Guinness World Records will be in Bucharest to sign up the attempt, which will try to break the existing record of 150,000 light bulbs in a single location.

Romania’s car output exceeded 290,000 units in the first ten months of 2010, close to the level registered in 2009, when...

The first mono brand Gucci store in Bucharest will be opened by mid December this year, despite initial rumors of a possible delay, according to CPP Luxury Industry Management Consultants. The Gucci store will be located on the ground floor of the five – star hotel Athenee Palace Hilton and will cover 280 sqm. The retail area in the hotel has recently underwent renovation.

The Millenium Cross monument in Charles de Gaulle Plaza in Bucharest will be moved to make room for the underground passage which will be build in the area. The passage will cost EUR 58 million for 1,400 meters of road.

Romanian band Vama has launched a song called Sarkozy versus Gypsy, inspired by the Rroma deportation saga which took place this summer, when hundreds of Roma people were sent back to Romania and Bulgaria from France.

As we are about to enter the party season, we are looking at the greatest party drink of them all – Champagne! It is very interesting how people’s perception of the French fizz has changed over the past 30 years. Once it was considered something only for special occasions like Christmas, birthdays and weddings. The reason for the change in attitude is that Champagne prices have barely increased in recent years, whereas increased wealth makes it relatively more affordable.

The Romanian car industry posted a turnover of EUR 8.1 billion last year, which was 6 percent of the country's GDP. The auto industry is expected to reach a 10 percent weight of the GDP this year, according to Constantin Stroe, head of the Car Makers Association in Romania.

The opposition parties in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies' committee for labor voted Monday in favor of setting the standard retirement age to 60 for women and 64 for men.

The Romanian documentary 'The World According to Ion B' (Lumea vazuta de Ion B) has received the Emmy Award in the category Arts Programming. This was the first documentary created by HBO Central Europe which competed for the Emmy Awards.

*400,000 Romanians chose private medical care – in Ziarul Financiar
*Car center in mall: Grand Arena tries to attract visitors. Decathlon comes in December – in Ziarul Financiar
*Ropharma shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange tomorrow – in Ziarul Financiar
*Firms replace expat managers with Romanians who worked abroad and reduce their salary costs by 20 percent – in Ziarul Financiar

Sun Plaza shopping center in the Southern area of Bucharest will attempt to break a world record by installing the biggest Christmas light installation. Guinness World Records will be in Bucharest to sign up the attempt, which will try to break the existing record of 150,000 light bulbs in a single location.

Romania’s car output exceeded 290,000 units in the first ten months of 2010, close to the level registered in 2009, when...

The first mono brand Gucci store in Bucharest will be opened by mid December this year, despite initial rumors of a possible delay, according to CPP Luxury Industry Management Consultants. The Gucci store will be located on the ground floor of the five – star hotel Athenee Palace Hilton and will cover 280 sqm. The retail area in the hotel has recently underwent renovation.

The Millenium Cross monument in Charles de Gaulle Plaza in Bucharest will be moved to make room for the underground passage which will be build in the area. The passage will cost EUR 58 million for 1,400 meters of road.

Romanian band Vama has launched a song called Sarkozy versus Gypsy, inspired by the Rroma deportation saga which took place this summer, when hundreds of Roma people were sent back to Romania and Bulgaria from France.

As we are about to enter the party season, we are looking at the greatest party drink of them all – Champagne! It is very interesting how people’s perception of the French fizz has changed over the past 30 years. Once it was considered something only for special occasions like Christmas, birthdays and weddings. The reason for the change in attitude is that Champagne prices have barely increased in recent years, whereas increased wealth makes it relatively more affordable.