Romanian President Traian Basescu has met the World Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Philippe Le Houerou (in picture, left), who paid a visit to Bucharest, and discussed ways for the World Bank to support Romania in the current economic context.

The opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) and Conservative Party (PC) have signed an agreement to set up an alliance called the Center Right Alliance of the National Liberal Party and Conservative Party (ACD).

Romanians manage to put aside only 7 percent of their monthly income, compared to the worldwide average of 12 percent, according to a study carried on by ING in ten countries. Consumers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico put aside 10 percent of their income every month, while those in Spain, 11 percent, Japan, 14 percent, and India and Korea, as much as 20 percent.

Jordan has signed a nuclear cooperation accord with Romania, according to the Jordan Times reported, citing the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. King Abdullah of Jordan met Romanian foreign minister Teodor Baconschi, who delivered a letter from Romanian president Traian Basescu.

Ten flights which were supposed to land on Otopeni airport in Romanian capital city Bucharest and then take off to other destinations have witnessed delays of over three hours due to the fog.

The Bucharest municipality will pay around EUR 175,000 for a statue representing Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale. This would be the third statue of Caragiale on display in Bucharest. It will be created by artist Ionel Stoicescu, who has been creating various monuments for the Bucharest municipality.

Romanian independent taxi drivers will not buy fuels from gas stations on Thursday, in protest over the increase in fuel prices, the Association for the Rights of Independent Taxi Drivers (ATDI) said in a press release Sunday.

The Cernavoda bridge on the Danube-Marea Neagra flood gate will be closed down for repairs for a year, until January 2012, which will trigger a longer journey for those planning to reach the Romanian seaside by car this summer.

Irish band U2 could perform in Bucharest in September this year, inaugurating the Lia Manoliu stadium in the Romanian capital city, if the discussions with the band's representative will reach an agreement, according to Mediafax newswire, quoting sources in the Bucharest City Hall.

Romania will spend EUR 88 million, of which EUR 23.7 million coming from EU funding, on improving the infrastructure and safety on the national road DN 1, which links Bucharest to Prahova valley – the main mountain resorts and to the North – West of the country.

Romanian President Traian Basescu has met the World Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Philippe Le Houerou (in picture, left), who paid a visit to Bucharest, and discussed ways for the World Bank to support Romania in the current economic context.

The opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) and Conservative Party (PC) have signed an agreement to set up an alliance called the Center Right Alliance of the National Liberal Party and Conservative Party (ACD).

Romanians manage to put aside only 7 percent of their monthly income, compared to the worldwide average of 12 percent, according to a study carried on by ING in ten countries. Consumers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico put aside 10 percent of their income every month, while those in Spain, 11 percent, Japan, 14 percent, and India and Korea, as much as 20 percent.

Jordan has signed a nuclear cooperation accord with Romania, according to the Jordan Times reported, citing the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. King Abdullah of Jordan met Romanian foreign minister Teodor Baconschi, who delivered a letter from Romanian president Traian Basescu.

Ten flights which were supposed to land on Otopeni airport in Romanian capital city Bucharest and then take off to other destinations have witnessed delays of over three hours due to the fog.

The Bucharest municipality will pay around EUR 175,000 for a statue representing Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale. This would be the third statue of Caragiale on display in Bucharest. It will be created by artist Ionel Stoicescu, who has been creating various monuments for the Bucharest municipality.

Romanian independent taxi drivers will not buy fuels from gas stations on Thursday, in protest over the increase in fuel prices, the Association for the Rights of Independent Taxi Drivers (ATDI) said in a press release Sunday.

The Cernavoda bridge on the Danube-Marea Neagra flood gate will be closed down for repairs for a year, until January 2012, which will trigger a longer journey for those planning to reach the Romanian seaside by car this summer.

Irish band U2 could perform in Bucharest in September this year, inaugurating the Lia Manoliu stadium in the Romanian capital city, if the discussions with the band's representative will reach an agreement, according to Mediafax newswire, quoting sources in the Bucharest City Hall.

Romania will spend EUR 88 million, of which EUR 23.7 million coming from EU funding, on improving the infrastructure and safety on the national road DN 1, which links Bucharest to Prahova valley – the main mountain resorts and to the North – West of the country.