Casa Capsa, standing on a street corner on Calea Victoriei, used to be the core of the political, artistic and high life in Bucharest. It was set up by the Capsa brothers late 1800s, but its rich history dates further behind.

The European Journalism Festival will take place in Romanian city Targu-Jiu between September 9 and 12. The event is organized by the Eurolife Association and Romania's UNESCO National Commission. More than 500 journalists from the European Union and the neighbor countries are expected to participate.

The Romanian Finance Ministry will have to refinance a EUR 4 billion debt in 2011, found a survey issued by ING Bank. The country's public debt fell to EUR 41.2 billion in June from EUR 41.5 billion a month earlier.

Poet, translator, essayist, and lecturer, influenced by French surrealism and symbolism, Celan was born in Romania, he lived in France, and wrote in German. His parents were killed in the Holocaust; the author himself escaped death by working in a Nazi labor camp. "Death is a Master from Germany", Celan's most quoted words, translated into English in different ways, are from the poem 'Todesfuge' (Death Fugue).

Over 164,000 cars older than ten years were scrapped until the beginning of September within Romania's clunkers program, according to the Romanian Environment Ministry. More than 38,000new cars were sold within the program, out of which 17,215 were made locally. This has triggered the national car park renewal program meeting 87 percent of its objectives by September 3.

Gradina Verona is a garden cafe bar situated at the back the Carturesti Book Store, 2 minutes walk from Piata Romana in the direction of Piata Universitatii. The entrance is on Pictor Arthur Verona.

Romania and Ukraine will likely face “strong” demand for their planned Eurobond offerings after the Czech Republic raised euro-denominated debt in an oversubscribed issue, Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA said, quoted by Bloomberg.

Fondul Proprietatea shareholders have chosen Deloitte & Touche to audit the fund's financial situations. Only two companies had filed offers to audit the fund's financial results. The other bidder was a Romanian firm from Piatra Neamt, Expert Cont.

President Traian Basescu has informed the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies that he wanted to address the Parliament's plenary session on September 21, on current domestic policy issues, according to the Presidential Administration.

Romania and Bulgaria are interested in developing hydroelectric power stations on the Danube river in partnership, according to a release issued by the Ministry of Economy.

Officials in the Romanian and Bulgarian Economy Ministries decided to take a common position as regards the construction of Nabucco gas pipeline, which is a priority project for both countries. Representatives of both ministries met on September 2-3 in the capital city Bucharest to analyze the evolution of the Nabucco project, Romania's Economy Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Romanian investment fund Fondul Proprietatea will pay out a gross dividend of 0.816 lei a share for the 2008 and 2009 profits, according to a shareholders’ decision on Monday. The fund will start paying the dividends, which sum up around EUR 260 million, as of October 11.