The weight of the green public acquisitions carried out by the Romanian public authorities reaches up to 20 percent of the total amount, which is 30 percent below the level requested by the European Union. The European Commission has established a 50 percent ratio which should go to green acquisitions for each member state.

Germany will liberalize its labor market for seasonal workers, starting January 1, 2011, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Boc said Romania salutes Germany's decision to liberalize its labor market for temporary workers, as of January 1, 2011.

Romania wants to establish a strategic partnership with the Federal Republic of Germany that should offer a favourable framework for a wider development of the two states' bilateral relations, Prime Minister Emil Boc told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel (in picture) at the beginning of a bilateral meeting at the Victoria Palace on Tuesday.

About one third of the 3,000 employees of shipyard Daewoo - Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) in southeastern Romania Monday went on general strike indefinitely disgruntled that they were denied a salary increase. Unionists demand a RON 300 lei (EIR 70.4) salary increase and a new collective work contract to be valid until the end of 2011.

Romania’s Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara (in picture) said an increase in prices of agri-food products is ungrounded and artificial, adding food processors and those selling food products siphon off profits in the system, to the detriment of raw material producers and consumers.

Employees' union National Syndicate Block (BNS) plans to create information centers for foreign workers outside the EU who come to work in Romania, offering them advice about the labor legislation in the country, allowing them to sign up to unions and represent their interest in front of employers.

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 starts a series presenting must-see Romanian movies released after the fall of communism. This week we are looking at ten of the most recent Romanian movies you should not miss. (watch trailers below)

Two Romanian movies, the feature length 'Tuesday after Christmas' and the short movie 'Lord' were awarded at the Francofon Film festival in Namur, Belgium last week. “Tuesday after Christmas', directed by Radu Muntean, got the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur film' award, while actor Mimi Branescu received the best actor award. 'Lord', a short movie directed by Adrian Sitaru, received the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur Court Métrage - Prix François-Bovesse' award.

As many as 33 million passengers traveled by train during the first six years of the year in Romania, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Minister. The passenger railway traffic is expected to drop this year, after last year 70 million passengers used Romanian Railways (CFR) trains across Romania.

An explosion occurred at the Petromidia refinery on Sunday afternoon, injuring three people who have suffered minor burns, according to the Territorial Labor Inspectorate . The explosion occurred after a pipe broke while the three workers were making pressure tests on a reactor. The refinery was shut down for revision, which is due to last until November 1st.

The weight of the green public acquisitions carried out by the Romanian public authorities reaches up to 20 percent of the total amount, which is 30 percent below the level requested by the European Union. The European Commission has established a 50 percent ratio which should go to green acquisitions for each member state.

Germany will liberalize its labor market for seasonal workers, starting January 1, 2011, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Boc said Romania salutes Germany's decision to liberalize its labor market for temporary workers, as of January 1, 2011.

Romania wants to establish a strategic partnership with the Federal Republic of Germany that should offer a favourable framework for a wider development of the two states' bilateral relations, Prime Minister Emil Boc told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel (in picture) at the beginning of a bilateral meeting at the Victoria Palace on Tuesday.

About one third of the 3,000 employees of shipyard Daewoo - Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) in southeastern Romania Monday went on general strike indefinitely disgruntled that they were denied a salary increase. Unionists demand a RON 300 lei (EIR 70.4) salary increase and a new collective work contract to be valid until the end of 2011.

Romania’s Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara (in picture) said an increase in prices of agri-food products is ungrounded and artificial, adding food processors and those selling food products siphon off profits in the system, to the detriment of raw material producers and consumers.

Employees' union National Syndicate Block (BNS) plans to create information centers for foreign workers outside the EU who come to work in Romania, offering them advice about the labor legislation in the country, allowing them to sign up to unions and represent their interest in front of employers.

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 starts a series presenting must-see Romanian movies released after the fall of communism. This week we are looking at ten of the most recent Romanian movies you should not miss. (watch trailers below)

Two Romanian movies, the feature length 'Tuesday after Christmas' and the short movie 'Lord' were awarded at the Francofon Film festival in Namur, Belgium last week. “Tuesday after Christmas', directed by Radu Muntean, got the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur film' award, while actor Mimi Branescu received the best actor award. 'Lord', a short movie directed by Adrian Sitaru, received the ' Bayard d'Or du Meilleur Court Métrage - Prix François-Bovesse' award.

As many as 33 million passengers traveled by train during the first six years of the year in Romania, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Minister. The passenger railway traffic is expected to drop this year, after last year 70 million passengers used Romanian Railways (CFR) trains across Romania.

An explosion occurred at the Petromidia refinery on Sunday afternoon, injuring three people who have suffered minor burns, according to the Territorial Labor Inspectorate . The explosion occurred after a pipe broke while the three workers were making pressure tests on a reactor. The refinery was shut down for revision, which is due to last until November 1st.