A diamond necklace worth EUR 24,000 and a pair of shoes donated by Madonna will be auctioned off at the sixth edition of the Halloween Charity Ball that will take place on October 30 in Romania’s capital city Bucharest.

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, a movie directed by Andrei Ujica, will be screened on Thursday, October 28, from...

Romanian unionists ended protests in capital Bucharest Wednesday, after having learnt the Government survived the opposition’s no-confidence motion in Parliament, and threatened to go on full-blown strike to have the Government ousted. Union leader Bogdan Hossu called on unionists to cease work every Monday until procedures for a full-blown strike are ready.

Romania’s centrist democrat liberal Government stays in office after surviving the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which received 220 votes in Parliament on Wednesday but required 236 votes to pass.

Romania ranks mid-way, on the 51 spot, in this year’s Legatum Prosperity Index, which includes 110 countries, behind countries like Bulgaria, Tunisia, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago but above Mexico, Russia, South Africa or Turkey. The index takes into account a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing, and quality of life.

The number of protesters marching on the streets downtown Bucharest had reached 30,000 by noon, below the 80,000 figure previously announced by organizers. However, it is so far the largest street protest in Romania this year and organizers say the number will increase.

The Bucharest public transport company RATB has changed the routes of most of public transport means in Bucharest while several streets will be closed down for the general strike to be held in the capital city on Wednesday, October 27. Five workers' unions will join the strike and as many as 80,000 people are expected to join the protest.

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday passed the law on the “small reform” in the justice system, which implements a series of measures to speed up trials. The law also allows more people and bodies to file appeals, under the law- the Ombudsman and the Coordinating Council of the Supreme Court.

Romania will probably introduce the co-payment system for healthcare services in the first half of 2011, following debates in Parliament, said Romanian Health Minister Cseke Attila on Monday, after talks with Jeffrey Franks, head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Bucharest.

Romanian cinema has started to become well known abroad after numerous movies directed by Romanians and produced locally received awards at international film festivals. Romania-insider.com continues its series presenting must-see Romanian movies released after the fall of communism. This week we are looking at five more recent Romanian movies you should not miss. (watch trailers below)

A diamond necklace worth EUR 24,000 and a pair of shoes donated by Madonna will be auctioned off at the sixth edition of the Halloween Charity Ball that will take place on October 30 in Romania’s capital city Bucharest.

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, a movie directed by Andrei Ujica, will be screened on Thursday, October 28, from...

Romanian unionists ended protests in capital Bucharest Wednesday, after having learnt the Government survived the opposition’s no-confidence motion in Parliament, and threatened to go on full-blown strike to have the Government ousted. Union leader Bogdan Hossu called on unionists to cease work every Monday until procedures for a full-blown strike are ready.

Romania’s centrist democrat liberal Government stays in office after surviving the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which received 220 votes in Parliament on Wednesday but required 236 votes to pass.

Romania ranks mid-way, on the 51 spot, in this year’s Legatum Prosperity Index, which includes 110 countries, behind countries like Bulgaria, Tunisia, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago but above Mexico, Russia, South Africa or Turkey. The index takes into account a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing, and quality of life.

The number of protesters marching on the streets downtown Bucharest had reached 30,000 by noon, below the 80,000 figure previously announced by organizers. However, it is so far the largest street protest in Romania this year and organizers say the number will increase.

The Bucharest public transport company RATB has changed the routes of most of public transport means in Bucharest while several streets will be closed down for the general strike to be held in the capital city on Wednesday, October 27. Five workers' unions will join the strike and as many as 80,000 people are expected to join the protest.

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday passed the law on the “small reform” in the justice system, which implements a series of measures to speed up trials. The law also allows more people and bodies to file appeals, under the law- the Ombudsman and the Coordinating Council of the Supreme Court.

Romania will probably introduce the co-payment system for healthcare services in the first half of 2011, following debates in Parliament, said Romanian Health Minister Cseke Attila on Monday, after talks with Jeffrey Franks, head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Bucharest.

Romanian cinema has started to become well known abroad after numerous movies directed by Romanians and produced locally received awards at international film festivals. Romania-insider.com continues its series presenting must-see Romanian movies released after the fall of communism. This week we are looking at five more recent Romanian movies you should not miss. (watch trailers below)