Editorial»

Protesters vs. Constitutional Court: 1-0

January 26th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
One of the most important demands of the Romanians who have been protesting in the street every single day for the last two weeks, and which is not related to the austerity...

Business»

Rosia Montana goes out in the central Square to claim its right to employment and decent life

January 27th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Rosia Montana, 27 January 2012 – Rosia Montana is not just an empty phrase that the activists who claim themselves ecologists keep on uttering to remain in the public spotlight....

Politics»

Basescu: The social problems have not been generated by the IMF

January 26th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
President Traian Basescu told Menno Snel, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at Cotroceni yesterday, it was not the international financial institution...

Social»

Nine O’clock handed out  “The Persons of the Year 2011” Awards

Nine O’clock handed out “The Persons of the Year 2011” Awards

January 26th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
  Nine O’Clock, the only English-language daily in Romania, now in its 21st year of existence organized in the presence of distinguished diplomats,...

World»

Israel-Palestinian exploratory talks over without progress

Israel-Palestinian exploratory talks over without progress

January 26th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
There is still a chance for the peace talks to continue, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says after meeting Palestinian leader Abbas. AMMAN - The Palestinian Authority...

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Rosia Montana goes out in the central Square to claim its right to employment and decent life

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“Royal Fashion” by Dan Puric

On Saturday, from 7pm, the Bucharest public is invited to the “Royal Fashion” show, which celebrates the royalty model in a synthetic overview of the centuries during which this symbolical gem of the finest human qualities was fashioned and refined. The tableaux, a fusion of classical ballet and pantomime, take us on a journey throughout [...]

Gov’t calls military, gendarmes to save hundreds trapped in snow

Blizzard reportedly killed two. Hundreds of vehicles were blocked in traffic, including ambulances with patients onboard, trains and flights were canceled or delayed, localities were cut from electricity, and schools were closed. By    Daniela Baragan Blizzard and snow paralysed Romania, closing 26 national roads and 80 county roads, and the motorways A1 Bucharest-Pitesti and A2 [...]

Nazareth concert @Hard Rock Café

After two successful concerts in Romania in 1993 and 2009, the British band Nazareth will be back in Bucharest this Friday at the Hard Rock Café, the organizers inform. The concert is part of the tour to promote the band’s latest album, “Big Dogz”, launched this spring, 40 years after their first record (Nazareth, 1971) [...]

Fed formalises its inflation target at 2 pc, not to raise US interest rates until late 2014

The Federal Reserve has said on Wednesday it does not now expect to raise interest rates in the US until late 2014, BBC informs. The surprise move sent the dollar sharply lower in markets, and caused US government borrowing costs to fall. In its regular policy statement, the central bank said it saw “significant downside [...]

Copa del Rey: Barca in the semi-finals after Real draw

FC Barcelona held off a spirited comeback by Real Madrid CF to draw 2-2 at Camp Nou and reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals via a 4-3 aggregate victory, according to uefa.com. The Merengues had chances to turn the tie early on following their 2-1 reverse at the Santiago Bernabeu but the European champions instead [...]

EIB, Cabinet seal memorandum

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed with the Government of Romania a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical assistance to support implementation of EU projects co-funded by the Bank in Romania, a press release informs. Wilhelm Molterer, EIB Vice-President responsible for Romania, who signed the MoU with Leonard Orban, Romanian Minister for European Affairs, [...]

BCR Leasing offers funding for commercial vehicles older than 6 years

BCR Leasing launched a funding product which helps companies purchase commercial vehicles older than six years via Cefin Romania, a release by the company informs. In fact, the companies’ interest in this kind of vehicles is partly motivated by the make-up of Romania’s commercial vehicle fleet, which consists mainly of cars older than six years. [...]

Isarescu says best name for crisis is ‘recession’

Prior to his meeting with the representatives of the International Monetary Fund today, National Bank Governor Mugur Isarescu explained, Wednesday night, his repulsion for the word ‘crisis’ in a speech occasioned by a debate inspired by the book ‘From the Big Disorder to the New Normality’ written by his adviser, Adrian Vasilescu, according to money.ro. [...]

Merkel: Germany won’t make bailout promises it can’t keep

DAVOS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched an outspoken defense of the European project on Wednesday, but warned that the bloc’s richest nation would not make bailout promises to solve the eurozone crisis that it cannot keep, CNN said. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Merkel said Germany [...]