Romanian ballerina Alina Cojocaru, who performs for the Royal Ballet in London, has been nominated for the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards. The awards gala will take place on January 24 next year in London.

The Czech Cultural Center in Bucharest will screen the Metrobranding documentary on December 13, from 20,00 hours. The documentary will feature Romanian brands like Relaxa the mattress, Dragasani sneakers, Pegas the bicycle, Mobra the motorcycle, the Fieni bulbs and Ileana the sewing machine, which were once the stars of the Romanian golden era. The documentary will also have English subtitles.

Google has launched the Street View application in Romania, available for eight cities in the country, among which Bucharest, Brasov, Oradea, Timisoara, Cluj, Sibiu and Constanta.

The European Commission has recently given the green light for the construction of two additional reactors at Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda. Romania, through state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica, controls 51 percent in EnergoNuclear, a joint venture set up to build two new reactors at the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda.

The Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu and Princess Margareta, the eldest daughter of Romania's ex-sovereign Mihai have unveiled the statue of King Carol I, which was re-erected on its original spot in the Royal Palace Square in downtown Bucharest.

The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the pensions law that the head of state had sent back for reexamination, requesting that the retirement age be set at 63 for women and 65 for men.

Child-rearing aid in Romania will be provided for one year as of 2011, down from the present two years, but in the same amount, a change that will not apply to current beneficiaries, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Monday evening.

Romania launched its tourism brand in Munich last week and has signed the agreement with Air Berlin, which will run flights from Nuremberg to Constanta next year, according to Romania's Tourism Ministry. The ministry has also started negotiations with tour operator TUI Nordic to return to Romania in 2012.

The Bucharest district 1 and 2 city halls plan a series of harbors on several connected Bucharest lakes, allowing visitors to cross Bucharest by boat, according to Romanian media. Herastrau, Floreasca and Tei lake will have six harbors and boats for public use, according to a project by the Lake and Parks administration in Bucharest, quoted by newspaper Gandul.

Romanians celebrate Saint Nicolae (Nicholas) on December 6, when over 800,000 people also celebrate their name day. Nicolae, Nicu, Nicoleta, Niculina are the most common names of Romanian people who celebrate their name day on St. Nicholas.

Romanian ballerina Alina Cojocaru, who performs for the Royal Ballet in London, has been nominated for the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards. The awards gala will take place on January 24 next year in London.

The Czech Cultural Center in Bucharest will screen the Metrobranding documentary on December 13, from 20,00 hours. The documentary will feature Romanian brands like Relaxa the mattress, Dragasani sneakers, Pegas the bicycle, Mobra the motorcycle, the Fieni bulbs and Ileana the sewing machine, which were once the stars of the Romanian golden era. The documentary will also have English subtitles.

Google has launched the Street View application in Romania, available for eight cities in the country, among which Bucharest, Brasov, Oradea, Timisoara, Cluj, Sibiu and Constanta.

The European Commission has recently given the green light for the construction of two additional reactors at Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda. Romania, through state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica, controls 51 percent in EnergoNuclear, a joint venture set up to build two new reactors at the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda.

The Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu and Princess Margareta, the eldest daughter of Romania's ex-sovereign Mihai have unveiled the statue of King Carol I, which was re-erected on its original spot in the Royal Palace Square in downtown Bucharest.

The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the pensions law that the head of state had sent back for reexamination, requesting that the retirement age be set at 63 for women and 65 for men.

Child-rearing aid in Romania will be provided for one year as of 2011, down from the present two years, but in the same amount, a change that will not apply to current beneficiaries, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Monday evening.

Romania launched its tourism brand in Munich last week and has signed the agreement with Air Berlin, which will run flights from Nuremberg to Constanta next year, according to Romania's Tourism Ministry. The ministry has also started negotiations with tour operator TUI Nordic to return to Romania in 2012.

The Bucharest district 1 and 2 city halls plan a series of harbors on several connected Bucharest lakes, allowing visitors to cross Bucharest by boat, according to Romanian media. Herastrau, Floreasca and Tei lake will have six harbors and boats for public use, according to a project by the Lake and Parks administration in Bucharest, quoted by newspaper Gandul.

Romanians celebrate Saint Nicolae (Nicholas) on December 6, when over 800,000 people also celebrate their name day. Nicolae, Nicu, Nicoleta, Niculina are the most common names of Romanian people who celebrate their name day on St. Nicholas.