A local version of the Walk of Fame boulevard has been inaugurated in Bucharest, on the sidewalk near the Cocor shopping center downtown the Romanian capital city. The first star on the Romanian Walk of Fame is that of Romanian actor Florin Piersic.

Romanian newspaper Adevarul, part of the Adevarul media holding owned by businessman Dinu Patriciu, has opened an editorial office in Brussels. It was the first office opened by a Romanian publication in Brussels, following the model used by international media companies like BBC and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Romania’s Bartolomeu Anania, the Metropolitan of Cluj, has died Monday in intensive care in a hospital in Cluj, where he had been place because of severe cardiac and respiratory problems.

Romanian furniture producer and retailer Staer has started the insolvency procedures, according to Elva Cont, the judiciary administrator. Staer owns a furniture factory in Galati as well as a chain of 24 furniture stores across Romania.

The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) will organize an international tour meant to promote the George Enescu International Festival and the works of the Romanian composer. The first countries to host the promotion events are Bulgaria, Holland and Luxembourg.

Zucchero, the best-selling artist of Italy will play in Romania for the fourth time. He will perform at Arenele Romane on June 21 at 20,00 hours. The concert is part of a tour called Chocabeck World Tour 2011. Chocabeck is the name of his new album released in 2010 and contains 11 tracks written by the artist himself. Some of them have also benefited from the contribution of Bono, U2’s leading singer.

British IT company Endava plans to hire 200 more people in Romania this year and open new delivery centers in the country. The company will organize recruiting events in Bucharest, Iasi and Cluj – Napoca in the following months.

Romanian Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu on Monday said the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission appreciated Romania’s results under the stand by agreement, adding value added tax revenue covered arrears and kept the budget deficit within agreed margins.

A new Romanian movie called “Hello, how are you?” ('Buna, ce faci?)will be released this spring. The movie will be released on March 4 and is produced by the ABS Film Company. Alexandru Maftei is the film’s director and starring actors - Ionel Mihailescu and Dana Voicu.

French bakery chain Paul plans to open two new stores this year and has a budget of EUR 800,000 for the new openings, according to Wall-street.ro. The bakery chain, which already runs three stores in Bucharest, is looking at both shopping center and street locations in Bucharest

A local version of the Walk of Fame boulevard has been inaugurated in Bucharest, on the sidewalk near the Cocor shopping center downtown the Romanian capital city. The first star on the Romanian Walk of Fame is that of Romanian actor Florin Piersic.

Romanian newspaper Adevarul, part of the Adevarul media holding owned by businessman Dinu Patriciu, has opened an editorial office in Brussels. It was the first office opened by a Romanian publication in Brussels, following the model used by international media companies like BBC and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Romania’s Bartolomeu Anania, the Metropolitan of Cluj, has died Monday in intensive care in a hospital in Cluj, where he had been place because of severe cardiac and respiratory problems.

Romanian furniture producer and retailer Staer has started the insolvency procedures, according to Elva Cont, the judiciary administrator. Staer owns a furniture factory in Galati as well as a chain of 24 furniture stores across Romania.

The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) will organize an international tour meant to promote the George Enescu International Festival and the works of the Romanian composer. The first countries to host the promotion events are Bulgaria, Holland and Luxembourg.

Zucchero, the best-selling artist of Italy will play in Romania for the fourth time. He will perform at Arenele Romane on June 21 at 20,00 hours. The concert is part of a tour called Chocabeck World Tour 2011. Chocabeck is the name of his new album released in 2010 and contains 11 tracks written by the artist himself. Some of them have also benefited from the contribution of Bono, U2’s leading singer.

British IT company Endava plans to hire 200 more people in Romania this year and open new delivery centers in the country. The company will organize recruiting events in Bucharest, Iasi and Cluj – Napoca in the following months.

Romanian Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu on Monday said the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission appreciated Romania’s results under the stand by agreement, adding value added tax revenue covered arrears and kept the budget deficit within agreed margins.

A new Romanian movie called “Hello, how are you?” ('Buna, ce faci?)will be released this spring. The movie will be released on March 4 and is produced by the ABS Film Company. Alexandru Maftei is the film’s director and starring actors - Ionel Mihailescu and Dana Voicu.

French bakery chain Paul plans to open two new stores this year and has a budget of EUR 800,000 for the new openings, according to Wall-street.ro. The bakery chain, which already runs three stores in Bucharest, is looking at both shopping center and street locations in Bucharest