Illegal Romanian Roma camps have been dismantled near Paris in the last two weeks and more than 700 Roma will be sent...

Seven Romanian and international movies will be screened in Crangasi park from August 16, part of the 'Cinema in the park' program. This is the second edition of the events, which will run until August 22. Entry will be free and screenings will start everyday at 21,30 hours. The event is organized by the Bucharest sector 6 city hall and the Transilvania International Film festival (TIFF).

week-end events, seaside and mountain, august 13-15: Iron Maiden, FanFest, ARTMania, aero show, slow food festival

Romanian actress Ana Ularu has received the Boccalino award at the International Film festival in Locarno for her role in 'Periferic' movie (translated 'Outbound'), which was selected for the festival's official competition. Boccalino is the critics' award at the Locarno festival.

The Expendables (trailer below)

with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Arnold...

FRIDAY, August 13

10, 30 hours Freetrack – Offroad Urban 2010, in the Plaza Romania mall parking. On until August 15 11...

State-owned company Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea saw its loss deepening in the first six months of this year - around EUR 41.7 million, which was 35 percent higher than the loss it posted the same period of last year.

Israeli president Shimon Peres, who started his official visit to Romania on Wednesday, August 11, said the Romanian president Traian Basescu is one of the most important and responsible leaders of the current period. This came after the Romanian president mentioned the country would support NATO and Israel should there be a conflict with Iran.

The average room price of Bucharest hotels ranks 22nd in a top of 30 cities based on hotel prices, according to hotel.info, which has put together the top. The average price of a hotel room in Bucharest went up by 3 percent in July, to EUR 81.36, compared to the same month of last year. Compared to June 2008, the room price dropped by 19.4 percent.

Romanians have long ago started to play songs with English lyrics- and sometimes even went for more exotic languages: Portuguese, Brasilian. The sound is sometimes so good that you can't tell from a first audition whether it is a Romanian or a foreign song. There are several Romanian-born songs which became top of the list this summer on radio shows and in clubs. Here are the first three of them.

Illegal Romanian Roma camps have been dismantled near Paris in the last two weeks and more than 700 Roma will be sent...

Seven Romanian and international movies will be screened in Crangasi park from August 16, part of the 'Cinema in the park' program. This is the second edition of the events, which will run until August 22. Entry will be free and screenings will start everyday at 21,30 hours. The event is organized by the Bucharest sector 6 city hall and the Transilvania International Film festival (TIFF).

week-end events, seaside and mountain, august 13-15: Iron Maiden, FanFest, ARTMania, aero show, slow food festival

Romanian actress Ana Ularu has received the Boccalino award at the International Film festival in Locarno for her role in 'Periferic' movie (translated 'Outbound'), which was selected for the festival's official competition. Boccalino is the critics' award at the Locarno festival.

The Expendables (trailer below)

with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Arnold...

FRIDAY, August 13

10, 30 hours Freetrack – Offroad Urban 2010, in the Plaza Romania mall parking. On until August 15 11...

State-owned company Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea saw its loss deepening in the first six months of this year - around EUR 41.7 million, which was 35 percent higher than the loss it posted the same period of last year.

Israeli president Shimon Peres, who started his official visit to Romania on Wednesday, August 11, said the Romanian president Traian Basescu is one of the most important and responsible leaders of the current period. This came after the Romanian president mentioned the country would support NATO and Israel should there be a conflict with Iran.

The average room price of Bucharest hotels ranks 22nd in a top of 30 cities based on hotel prices, according to hotel.info, which has put together the top. The average price of a hotel room in Bucharest went up by 3 percent in July, to EUR 81.36, compared to the same month of last year. Compared to June 2008, the room price dropped by 19.4 percent.

Romanians have long ago started to play songs with English lyrics- and sometimes even went for more exotic languages: Portuguese, Brasilian. The sound is sometimes so good that you can't tell from a first audition whether it is a Romanian or a foreign song. There are several Romanian-born songs which became top of the list this summer on radio shows and in clubs. Here are the first three of them.