This year's warm autumn has triggered outdoor events organizers throwing in more competitions to keep participants fit until the arrival of winter sports. Two more events will take place at the beginning of October.

Private health care operator Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU), majority owned by investment fund Advent International will merge with Euroclinic Hospital and Medical Centers, the two companies have announced. Advent International has taken over the majority share package in Euroclinic from Dutch group Eureko.

*CMU merges with Euroclinic – in Ziarul Financiar
*Gunter Grieb leaves Profi after a year – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romania taken down by Greece's problems, says Economist Intelligence Unit – in Ziarul Financiar
*Local Musette stores go to New York – in Ziarul Financiar

Calendar of events for the period September 20-23 in Bucharest: press conferences, business mixers, festivals

Romanian state-owned gas company Romgaz will purchase natural gas from import, through negotiations on Vienna Gas Exchange from June 2011, according to the company. This will be a first for the Romanian company and it means that the company will get gas at lower prices compared to the current imports based on the contracts Romgaz mainly concluded with Gazprom.

The European Union will organize a conference in Bucharest in October, to discuss programs assisting Roma people, Laszlo Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, said in an interview quoted by Mediafax. Andor added the high officials to attend the conference will discuss ways to better implement programs supporting Roma people. The exact date of the conference is yet to be put forward.

Romanian state-owned passenger railway company CFR Calatori will raise railway transport tariffs by 8 percent from September 20 and it will maintain discounts for commuters, school pupils and university students, the company has said. The increase in railway transport tariffs was initially planned for September 15, but it was put off for a later date.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian low cost airline operator Blue Air gave up five of its 11 planes and sacked 300 of its 800 employees, within a restructuring process that is due to end on November 1, said Gheorghe Racaru, strategy and development manager of the group Blue Air is part of.

Oil company Petrom will organize a 4 km running race from Piata Constitutiei in Bucharest, on September 26, from 11,00 hours. This project, the Petrom Running Competition, began in 2006 and for each runner, one more meter of bicycle lanes is being built in Bucharest. Until now, 4.200 meters of the bike tracks were built in the capital city due to this plan.

This year's warm autumn has triggered outdoor events organizers throwing in more competitions to keep participants fit until the arrival of winter sports. Two more events will take place at the beginning of October.

Private health care operator Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU), majority owned by investment fund Advent International will merge with Euroclinic Hospital and Medical Centers, the two companies have announced. Advent International has taken over the majority share package in Euroclinic from Dutch group Eureko.

*CMU merges with Euroclinic – in Ziarul Financiar
*Gunter Grieb leaves Profi after a year – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romania taken down by Greece's problems, says Economist Intelligence Unit – in Ziarul Financiar
*Local Musette stores go to New York – in Ziarul Financiar

Calendar of events for the period September 20-23 in Bucharest: press conferences, business mixers, festivals

Romanian state-owned gas company Romgaz will purchase natural gas from import, through negotiations on Vienna Gas Exchange from June 2011, according to the company. This will be a first for the Romanian company and it means that the company will get gas at lower prices compared to the current imports based on the contracts Romgaz mainly concluded with Gazprom.

The European Union will organize a conference in Bucharest in October, to discuss programs assisting Roma people, Laszlo Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, said in an interview quoted by Mediafax. Andor added the high officials to attend the conference will discuss ways to better implement programs supporting Roma people. The exact date of the conference is yet to be put forward.

Romanian state-owned passenger railway company CFR Calatori will raise railway transport tariffs by 8 percent from September 20 and it will maintain discounts for commuters, school pupils and university students, the company has said. The increase in railway transport tariffs was initially planned for September 15, but it was put off for a later date.

Movies opening this week-end: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Mar Nero, Tuesday after Christmas

Romanian low cost airline operator Blue Air gave up five of its 11 planes and sacked 300 of its 800 employees, within a restructuring process that is due to end on November 1, said Gheorghe Racaru, strategy and development manager of the group Blue Air is part of.

Oil company Petrom will organize a 4 km running race from Piata Constitutiei in Bucharest, on September 26, from 11,00 hours. This project, the Petrom Running Competition, began in 2006 and for each runner, one more meter of bicycle lanes is being built in Bucharest. Until now, 4.200 meters of the bike tracks were built in the capital city due to this plan.