A Bucharest – Brasov 170 -kilometer memorial walk will be organized from September 28, over five days. The Alex Gradinaru Memorial Walk is being held in memory of 19-year old rugby player Alex Gradinaru, from Brasov, who has died from spinal injuries.

While street protests are being staged in Bucharest and more public servants plan to go on strike in the following days, all protesting against the recent Government measures and asking for the replacement of the Prime Minister, the Romanian PM Emil Boc is in New York, where he attends the works of the United Nations General Assembly.

Car traffic will be stopped on several streets downtown Bucharest today for the planned street rally. Traffic on Calea Victoriei, between Victoriei Square and Dem. I Dobrescu St. will be shut down, but cars will still be able to cross the intersections with Gheorghe Manu St., Dacia boulevard and Ion Campineanu St.

Investments in Romania's railway system will reach EUR 7 billion in the next five years, as investors from around the world are interested in the opportunities offered by Romania in this field, Secretary General of the Association of Romania's Railway Industry (AIF) Stefan Roseanu told Agerpres newswire.

Alexandra Nechita is a famous young Romanian cubist painter and one of the most famous contemporary

Protest rallies are expected in Bucharest today, with around 20,000 set to take part. The Free Trade Unions will stage the street protests together with the unionists confederations. Most of those expected to join the protest are public servants dissatisfied with the recent 25 percent salary cuts.

Czech power group CEZ has decided to withdraw from the shareholder structure of Romania’s EnergoNuclear to search for less risky business opportunities in the region, an official of CEZ Romania said Tuesday.

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*E.ON develops three wind farms with EUR 200 million – in Ziarul Financiar
*Microsoft Romania: We expect a 6 percent increase this year. We're betting on cloud computing – in Ziarul Financiar
*Over 1,000 clients deposit average wealth of EUR 400,000 with ING Bank – in Ziarul Financiar
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Around 17.5 percent of the Romanians would vote for opposition Liberal (PNL) leader Crin Antonescu and 15.2 percent for Social Democratic (PSD, in opposition) chairman Victor Ponta if presidential elections were to be held next Sunday, reveals a survey conducted by the Group for Social Studies (GSS) 2000 that was commissioned by the PNL.

The Ilfov county cultural and patrimony division and the Snagov Foundation will organize a one-day circuit in Snagov, near Bucharest, on Friday, September 24. 40 seats will be available on the bus and the participation is free of charge, based on prior confirmation at fundatia@snagov.ro.

The Romanian telecommunications and postal services market reached EUR 4.4 billion at the end of 2009, according to data from the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, based on the annual financial statements submitted by the operators. This was down 12.5 percent compared to 2008, when the market was of EUR 5 billion.

Romania will sign a new loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to finance its budget deficit, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday.