Preparing for Elections As Romanians have become accustomed to during the last couple of years, another month means another political crisis. The president is once again trying to force his former ally, the liberal government to fall, this time with the help of the opposition party, which filed a censorship motion against the government in Parliament. Read More >>
Events & Attractions - October 2007 The hot and exciting summer will be hard to forget. We're hoping the weatherman was right about the autumn season being more like “an Indian summer” than a cold, rainy start to winter. While winter may be in no hurry to come to Bucharest, many events are! So stay close, because this autumn will raise the curtain on much more fun.
Russian Music Nights. October 1st
October 1st, the National Theatre of Bucharest will host the “Russian Nights” music show, a conc...
Wine Up Your Life! Wine growing has been known in Romania for centuries. The country has been favoured by its geographical position in South-Eastern Europe, by its proximity to the Black Sea, as well as by the specificity of the local soil and climate. By Andreea Marinas. Read More >>
The Oil Deal Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu, surprised everyone last month when he announced the sale of 75% of Rompetrol Group shares to KazMunayGaz, the state owned company from Kazakhstan. By Camelia Cusnir. Read More >>
New Europeans to Join Schengen Member states from Central and Eastern Europe have passed the technical tests necessary to get the green light for joining the bloc's Schengen borderless area without further delays starting early next year. Read More >>
Stronger EU Role A recent poll shows that Europeans are in favor of stronger engagement in foreign policy by the EU and share concerns with US citizens on climate change, energy dependence and international terrorism. Read More >>
EU ‘Blue Card' for Skilled Immigrants The European Commission has announced that it is considering radical new plans to overhaul its immigration policy to counter Europe's ageing population. EU justice commissioner Franco Frattini said that he will unveil proposals for an EU blue card - similar to the US' green card - at a meeting of EU justice ministers later this month. He pointed out that only five percent of the migrants that come to Europe are skilled. This contrasts strongly to the US where 55 percent of the immigr... Read More >>
A Life Less Lonely The title of the well-thumbed travel book “Lonely Planet” can sometimes cut close to the bone, especially if you’ve just relocated to new and unknown territory. But Bucharest alone has more than 10 000 foreigners living in it – look hard enough and you will soon find a friend to ease your homesickness. Felicity Lenehan talks about her own experience.
The Newsroom Deloitte CEE Companies Top500 32 Romanian companies qualified for the Deloitte Central and Easter Europe (CEE) Companies Top 500, according to a recent analysis by Deloitte Central Europe. The Business Top 500 is dominated by companies operating in the energy and resources sectors. In the first place is the Polish company PKN Orlen, while the Romanian companies’ leading top is Petrom SA (number 12 of the Top 500). Six other Romanian companies rank among the first 100 companies of the... Read More >>
Random thoughts for October….
Random thoughts for October…. I don’t know if you have noticed it, but walk into any neighborhood “magazin alimentar”, or a supermarket in Romania, and you will be overwhelmed by the choices of “junk food”, chips, pretzels, cookies, candy, chocolate, chewing gum, and the list goes on. In many cases, in second place is a wide range of alcoholic beverages. Romania is not alone in this phenomenon; supermarkets in the USA devote a major percentage of their shelf space to these products.
Real Estate The Channel 4 program “A Place in the Sun” has ranked Romania as the number 1 place to make money over the next 10 years. It predicts that one Euro invested in Romania now could be worth 5.14 times more in 10 years, largely due to the impact of EU accession. Read More >>
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