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21 January 2011

Romanian power consumption is likely to grow by around 2 percent to 54.8 TWh in 2011, aided by increase demand in industry, Stelian Gal, the head of state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) told Mediafax newswire. "Electricity consumption is estimated to reach 54.8 TWh in 2011, from 53.8 TWh a year earlier, boosted by growths in industry and services," Stelian Gal said.

20 January 2011

Friday, January 21

17,00 hours Oldies but Goldies movie screenings at Glendale Cinema, 9 Cotroceni

20 January 2011

A fund raising concert called Chamber Music for Wooden Churches, featuring Erik Schumann, Razvan Popovici and David Cohen will take place on January 28 at the National Military Circle, starting 19,30 hours. The event is organized by the Pro Patrimonio foundation, the Order of the Romanian Architects and SoNoRo festival.

20 January 2011

Movies opening this week-end

Love and Other Drugs (trailer below)

with: Anne Hathaway, Jake

20 January 2011

US group CHS Inc. has bought Agri Point, a company with operations in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Serbia. Agri Point used to be controlled by East Point Holdings Limited in Nicosia, Cyprus. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

20 January 2011

Romanian actor Sebastian Stan will star in a movie inspired by the play "A View From The Bridge"of the American playwright Arthur Miller. The Romanian actor has recently starred in the "Black Swan" drama, directed by Darren Aronofsky, where he played alongside Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel.

20 January 2011

Bucharestless, a documentary capturing the contemporary spirit of the Romanian capital city, formerly known as “The Little Paris”, is expected to be soon released, having reached the post-production phase.

20 January 2011

RWE, Iberdrola and GDF Suez will withdraw from the Cernavoda nuke expansion project in Romania. Economic and market uncertainties surrounding this project, related for the most part to the present financial crisis, are not reconcilable now with the capital requirements of a new nuclear power project, according to German RWE.

20 January 2011

The next film in the Batman series – "The Dark Knight Rises" – to be directed by Christopher Nolan, might be filmed in Bucharest this spring, City Hall officials told Mediafax newswire.

20 January 2011

If you are in Romania and you need an information about the transportation, do not hesitate to ask

20 January 2011

Romania demands that its Schengen accession consider the conditions agreed through European Union treaties, President Traian Basescu said Thursday during a meeting with ambassadors of EU countries.

20 January 2011

Real estate investment fund New Europe Property Investment (NEPI), with real estate assets in Romania, will float on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) by the end of March, according to Dan Weiler, executive director of Corporate Finance Investment Banking with BCR. The listing will not include an initial public offering (IPO).

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