The heart of Romania, Sibiu or “Hermannstadt” in German and “Nagyszeben” in Hungarian, is one of the most important Romanian cultural centers. Ranked as “Europe’s 8th most idyllic place to live in”, it was also the “European Capital of Culture” in 2007, alongside with Luxembourg.

Calea Victoriei Foundation, City Compass and Artmark organize a workshop about great Romanian women on November 13 at the Artmark Gallery (18 Logofat Luca Stroici St. MAP ) starting 11,00 hours. The conference will be held by Silvia Timofte.

Six consortia have been pre-selected for the construction of the Drumul Taberei – Hasdeu metro line and four of them submitted final offers. The winning consortium will be chosen in the first part of 2011, according to Bucharest metro company Metrorex

Insurer Allianz- Tiriac posted a volume of EUR 175 million gross subscribed premiums in Romania for the first nine months of the year, which was down 17.8 percent on the same period last year.

Half of the lenders in Romania posted a profit in the first three quarters of this year but the banking system recorded an overall loss of EUR 110 million, according to Florin Georgescu, first deputy governor of the Romanian Central Bank (BNR), quoted by Agerpres newswire.

Romania will experience a mild winter this year, with very short periods of low temperatures between December and February, according to data from the National Meteorology Administration (ANM).

Canadian pop-soul artist Melanie Fiona will perform in Bucharest on December 2, in the Fratelli Club in Bucharest (1 Glodeni St), from 23,00 hours. The artist, known for songs like 'Give it to me right' and 'It kills me' (listen to both songs below), is on tour, promoting her latest album, 'The Bridge'

UniCredit Ţiriac Bank posted a net profit of EUR 52 million in the first nine months of the year, down 15 percent on the same period last year. The bank's revenues were however up 15 percent, to around EUR 239 million, while its expenses grew by only 1 percent.

The Romanian city of Sibiu will host the Sibiu World Music Festival 2010 between November 12 and 14. The event is organized by the Sibiu Jazz festival foundation and will take place in the Thalia Hall of the State Philharmonic of Sibiu. Ticket prices are RON 20 and RON 10 for pupils/students/pensioners.

Great Britain is the most popular country for Romanians looking for work abroad, according to Tjobs.ro, which shows a growing interest in British job positions, based on their monthly statistics. Out of 65,000 applications on the Tjobs.ro recruitment system, 25 percent were recorded for jobs in the United Kingdom. Uk was followed by Germany, with only 6,500 applications, and Italy.

The heart of Romania, Sibiu or “Hermannstadt” in German and “Nagyszeben” in Hungarian, is one of the most important Romanian cultural centers. Ranked as “Europe’s 8th most idyllic place to live in”, it was also the “European Capital of Culture” in 2007, alongside with Luxembourg.

Calea Victoriei Foundation, City Compass and Artmark organize a workshop about great Romanian women on November 13 at the Artmark Gallery (18 Logofat Luca Stroici St. MAP ) starting 11,00 hours. The conference will be held by Silvia Timofte.

Six consortia have been pre-selected for the construction of the Drumul Taberei – Hasdeu metro line and four of them submitted final offers. The winning consortium will be chosen in the first part of 2011, according to Bucharest metro company Metrorex

Insurer Allianz- Tiriac posted a volume of EUR 175 million gross subscribed premiums in Romania for the first nine months of the year, which was down 17.8 percent on the same period last year.

Half of the lenders in Romania posted a profit in the first three quarters of this year but the banking system recorded an overall loss of EUR 110 million, according to Florin Georgescu, first deputy governor of the Romanian Central Bank (BNR), quoted by Agerpres newswire.

Romania will experience a mild winter this year, with very short periods of low temperatures between December and February, according to data from the National Meteorology Administration (ANM).

Canadian pop-soul artist Melanie Fiona will perform in Bucharest on December 2, in the Fratelli Club in Bucharest (1 Glodeni St), from 23,00 hours. The artist, known for songs like 'Give it to me right' and 'It kills me' (listen to both songs below), is on tour, promoting her latest album, 'The Bridge'

UniCredit Ţiriac Bank posted a net profit of EUR 52 million in the first nine months of the year, down 15 percent on the same period last year. The bank's revenues were however up 15 percent, to around EUR 239 million, while its expenses grew by only 1 percent.

The Romanian city of Sibiu will host the Sibiu World Music Festival 2010 between November 12 and 14. The event is organized by the Sibiu Jazz festival foundation and will take place in the Thalia Hall of the State Philharmonic of Sibiu. Ticket prices are RON 20 and RON 10 for pupils/students/pensioners.

Great Britain is the most popular country for Romanians looking for work abroad, according to Tjobs.ro, which shows a growing interest in British job positions, based on their monthly statistics. Out of 65,000 applications on the Tjobs.ro recruitment system, 25 percent were recorded for jobs in the United Kingdom. Uk was followed by Germany, with only 6,500 applications, and Italy.