Four Weddings and a Funeral On a piece of paper, I have listed the reasons for joy and celebration we have this month: May 1 (Labour Day), May 9 (Europe Day, our first as an official EU citizen, plus all the festivities), the Theatre and Film Festivals (during the “Culture Spring”), half a dozen international concerts and an Opera premiere, good weather, a long weekend to the Valley... You could say only good stuff – so what's with the title and where's the funeral in all this?!
Promise of a Cultural Spring For the second year, the Bucharest City Hall and the Center for Cultural Projects - Arcub are organizing, in cooperation with other partners, “The Bucharest Cultural Spring”. For a month and a half, theatre, film, jazz and even a military parade are on the schedule. Read More >>
COVER STORY
THE EU TURNS 50 The EU today is a far larger and more significant entity than the six-nation group that signed the Treaty of Rome in March 1957. At the same time, it faces a vastly broader and more complex array of challenges, writes economist and former Romanian Finance Minister Daniel Daianu. Read More >>
Reforming Europe for a Globalized World
Reforming Europe for a Globalized World The importance of promoting business ties between the USA and Europe cannot be underestimated, says Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Policy. The United States and the European Union are each other's most important trading partners in terms of goods and services combined, and our investment relationship dwarfs all others. Bilateral investment stocks exceed $2 trillion (€1.5 trillion) and total US investment in China last year was just 25% of t... Read More >>
Europe's frontiers a dynamic concept
Europe's frontiers a dynamic concept Today's policy dialogue evokes the imagery of frontiers rather than borders. According to Olli Rehn, EU Commissionner for enlargement, debate about the future of Europe all too often gets trapped in academic wrangling about "where Europe ends." The concept of borders is restrictive and static. It has a ring of finality, rather than opportunity, and limits our minds. Frontiers, by contrast, are innovative and dynamic. Frontiers denote challenges, borders mere geography. Read More >>
FEELING FRANCOPHONE
FEELING FRANCOPHONE Preparing to celebrate Europe's Day for the first time as part of the European Union (a “concept“ also invented by a Frenchman – Robert Schuman), as well as of the Francophonie (the last International Summit of the Francophonie was held in Bucharest, last September), the Romanian capital city is proud of its European and Francophone heritage. But how exactly can you feel “Francophone” in nowadays Bucharest? Let us, then, guide you through some locations wh... Read More >>
Bucharest: Stars' Destination
Bucharest: Stars' Destination 2007 will be a musically very rich year. After Depeche Mode, Shakira, Seal or Cesaria Evora last year, Romania has become an interesting destination for the big names of the show-biz. George Michael on 31st of May and the Rolling Stones on 17th of July will perform in Bucharest in some of the most overwhelming shows ever seen in Romania. But these are not the only concerts scheduled this summer: frrom May to August, in Bucharest, in Sibiu (European Cultural Capital this year) as well as in... Read More >>
SALA PALATULUI
SALA PALATULUI - from COMMUNIST CONGRESS PALACE TO I bet each of us wondered at least once what’s the history of Sala Palatului, the building that we could see every day behind the National Museum of Art of Romania. We all have been to all kind of concerts inside of it, but now it’s time to know what’s happening backstage. B3W went there and made a research for you. Read More >>
Buying a House
Buying a House What do you need to know in order to take a well informed decision of buying a house? What must a potential client notice when seeing a new house in order to buy it? Can an apartment and a house be compared? What factors precedes the buying decision? Read More >>
