Around 150,000 local volunteers cleaned Romania last Saturday, within the Let's Do It Romania local program. The volunteers collected 200,000 bags of garbage from out of town areas in Romania. Sponsorships for the project, some EUR 30,000 in total, covered the cost of bags, gloves for the volunteers, as well as the free transport of the garbage.

*Duster orders double. Romanians queue up to get the car – in Ziarul Financiar
*President accuses Police of undermining state authority – in Ziarul Financiar
*IMF approves another EUR 900 million but state pledge on debt remains uncovered – in Ziarul Financiar
*90% of the telecom market stays in the hands of five companies – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tarom tries to shake off the old brand label with EUR 500,000 – in Ziarul Financiar

Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of last Friday, after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march near the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Calendar of events for the period September 27-30 in Bucharest

Romania’s national women’s handball team beat France 23-21 (15-7) in the first semifinal of the GF World Cup, taking place in Aarhus, Denmark. Last year, the Romania team won the final, after beating Norway.

The International Monetary Fund Friday approved the disbursement of around EUR 900 million to Romania, following a new review of the country's performance under a EUR13 billion standby agreement.

Portuguese singer Misia, who is considered one of the best voices of fado music and a worthy descendant of Amalia Rodriguez, will perform on November 29 at the National Opera in Bucharest. The event is organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Romania and the Plai Festival.

The recently – released top 500 Universities in the World didn't include any Romanian university, but local universities could improve their ranking in the future, says James Moulder, a retired business school academic from Melbourne, Australia. He believes that an establishment of mentoring and coaching relationships with foreign universities of higher rank can be a solution.

More than six centuries ago, when the Ilfov watcher was overlooking the Giurgiu road from the survey tower close to Dambovita, the scenery must have been lean. A couple of huts, maybe some water mills and a couple more chattels that made a so called village. The Vlasiei forests were surrounding the area, going deep and dark far beyond the distance.

Romania stands high chances in Friday's International Monetary Fund (IMF) analysis of the fifth evaluation mission report on country meeting its obligations assumed in the Stand-By Agreement with the Fund, so the Supplementary Letter of Intent will be positive, Romania's representative to the Fund Mihai Tanasescu told Agerpres.

Around 150,000 local volunteers cleaned Romania last Saturday, within the Let's Do It Romania local program. The volunteers collected 200,000 bags of garbage from out of town areas in Romania. Sponsorships for the project, some EUR 30,000 in total, covered the cost of bags, gloves for the volunteers, as well as the free transport of the garbage.

*Duster orders double. Romanians queue up to get the car – in Ziarul Financiar
*President accuses Police of undermining state authority – in Ziarul Financiar
*IMF approves another EUR 900 million but state pledge on debt remains uncovered – in Ziarul Financiar
*90% of the telecom market stays in the hands of five companies – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tarom tries to shake off the old brand label with EUR 500,000 – in Ziarul Financiar

Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of last Friday, after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march near the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Calendar of events for the period September 27-30 in Bucharest

Romania’s national women’s handball team beat France 23-21 (15-7) in the first semifinal of the GF World Cup, taking place in Aarhus, Denmark. Last year, the Romania team won the final, after beating Norway.

The International Monetary Fund Friday approved the disbursement of around EUR 900 million to Romania, following a new review of the country's performance under a EUR13 billion standby agreement.

Portuguese singer Misia, who is considered one of the best voices of fado music and a worthy descendant of Amalia Rodriguez, will perform on November 29 at the National Opera in Bucharest. The event is organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Romania and the Plai Festival.

The recently – released top 500 Universities in the World didn't include any Romanian university, but local universities could improve their ranking in the future, says James Moulder, a retired business school academic from Melbourne, Australia. He believes that an establishment of mentoring and coaching relationships with foreign universities of higher rank can be a solution.

More than six centuries ago, when the Ilfov watcher was overlooking the Giurgiu road from the survey tower close to Dambovita, the scenery must have been lean. A couple of huts, maybe some water mills and a couple more chattels that made a so called village. The Vlasiei forests were surrounding the area, going deep and dark far beyond the distance.

Romania stands high chances in Friday's International Monetary Fund (IMF) analysis of the fifth evaluation mission report on country meeting its obligations assumed in the Stand-By Agreement with the Fund, so the Supplementary Letter of Intent will be positive, Romania's representative to the Fund Mihai Tanasescu told Agerpres.