Several Romanians inspired the audience with their stories at the recent TEDx Bucharest event last week. They're brilliant people who either stayed in Romania to achieve performances in their home country or chose to go abroad to test their limits and achieve their potential.

Romania ranks seventh among world countries which are ready for the applications of tomorrow and 16th out of 72 countries in terms of mobile broadband connection speed in a recent top released by Cisco. Romania managed to outrank countries like Lithuania, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland in terms of readiness to use the applications of tomorrow.

(Update adds details about the ruling party's declaration about the vote on the VAT reduction in the last paragraph.) Romania’s Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday a bill setting the value added tax on basic foods, such as bread, milk, meat, sugar and vegetable oil, at 5% instead of 24%.

The charity Light into Europe will organize The Highland Dinner and the Bucharest Caledonian Ball on November 20 at the InterContinental Hotel and at the Cercul Militar in the capital city. The ticket price is of EUR 99 (or RON 430) for the evening.

A national online Price Navigator will be developed by the Romanian Government with a EUR 2 million budget, allowing customers to check and compare weekly prices for certain products in stores across the country. The project should be ready in a year and will include items on the daily basket.

The state-backed program 'Buy Romanian products' ('Cumpara Romaneste') will be shaped in the next two to three months and will receive EUR 1 million in European financing, according to Economy Minister Ion Ariton. The main purpose of the program is to stimulate the sale of domestic products. The program will also includes debates on creating a public policy to stimulate the purchase of more Romanian-made items.

The Rediscover Sinaia Association organizes a week-end trip to Sinaia between October 22 and 24. Attendants will learn how to prepare pickles using a local recipe on Saturday, followed by a festive dinner. On Sunday, a two-hour Sinaia tour will follow, featuring visits to the old homes of noblemen families in Sinaia. Creative workshops will be organized for children.

Romania's economic evolution as reflected in numbers looks good for the time being, but the International Monetary Fund is only at the beginning of its analysis on Romania, said Jeffrey Franks (in picture, right), head of the IMF mission for Romania. An IMF delegation is in Romania to review the country's economic evolution. Franks and his team started meetings at the Labor Ministry this morning.

Named Cluj –Napoca in Romanian, Kolozsvárin in Hungarian, Klausenburg in German, Kluż in Polish, Claudiopolis in Greek and Napoca in Latin, this is the second largest and one of the most visited cities of Romania. A great place to visit over an extended week-end. Romania-Insider.com takes you on a trip to the city of Cluj – Napoca.

Andrei Serban is a famous Romanian director who is known for his provocative visual images and the way he reinterprets classical works such as Greek tragedy or Chekhov. He has worked for the major theatres in US and Europe, including the American Repertory Theatre in Boston, where he has been directing for more than two decades.

Several Romanians inspired the audience with their stories at the recent TEDx Bucharest event last week. They're brilliant people who either stayed in Romania to achieve performances in their home country or chose to go abroad to test their limits and achieve their potential.

Romania ranks seventh among world countries which are ready for the applications of tomorrow and 16th out of 72 countries in terms of mobile broadband connection speed in a recent top released by Cisco. Romania managed to outrank countries like Lithuania, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland in terms of readiness to use the applications of tomorrow.

(Update adds details about the ruling party's declaration about the vote on the VAT reduction in the last paragraph.) Romania’s Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday a bill setting the value added tax on basic foods, such as bread, milk, meat, sugar and vegetable oil, at 5% instead of 24%.

The charity Light into Europe will organize The Highland Dinner and the Bucharest Caledonian Ball on November 20 at the InterContinental Hotel and at the Cercul Militar in the capital city. The ticket price is of EUR 99 (or RON 430) for the evening.

A national online Price Navigator will be developed by the Romanian Government with a EUR 2 million budget, allowing customers to check and compare weekly prices for certain products in stores across the country. The project should be ready in a year and will include items on the daily basket.

The state-backed program 'Buy Romanian products' ('Cumpara Romaneste') will be shaped in the next two to three months and will receive EUR 1 million in European financing, according to Economy Minister Ion Ariton. The main purpose of the program is to stimulate the sale of domestic products. The program will also includes debates on creating a public policy to stimulate the purchase of more Romanian-made items.

The Rediscover Sinaia Association organizes a week-end trip to Sinaia between October 22 and 24. Attendants will learn how to prepare pickles using a local recipe on Saturday, followed by a festive dinner. On Sunday, a two-hour Sinaia tour will follow, featuring visits to the old homes of noblemen families in Sinaia. Creative workshops will be organized for children.

Romania's economic evolution as reflected in numbers looks good for the time being, but the International Monetary Fund is only at the beginning of its analysis on Romania, said Jeffrey Franks (in picture, right), head of the IMF mission for Romania. An IMF delegation is in Romania to review the country's economic evolution. Franks and his team started meetings at the Labor Ministry this morning.

Named Cluj –Napoca in Romanian, Kolozsvárin in Hungarian, Klausenburg in German, Kluż in Polish, Claudiopolis in Greek and Napoca in Latin, this is the second largest and one of the most visited cities of Romania. A great place to visit over an extended week-end. Romania-Insider.com takes you on a trip to the city of Cluj – Napoca.

Andrei Serban is a famous Romanian director who is known for his provocative visual images and the way he reinterprets classical works such as Greek tragedy or Chekhov. He has worked for the major theatres in US and Europe, including the American Repertory Theatre in Boston, where he has been directing for more than two decades.