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.

TEDx Bucharest will host 100 TED fans for the live-streaming of TEDxChange "The Future We Make" event on September 20, at The Ark in Bucharest. The event will start at 17,30 hours with the live streaming, which will end at 19,00 hours with a networking session.

*Banks have to face mass protests for the first time for change of contracts – in Ziarul Financiar
*Over 40,000 Romanians signed mandatory home insurance – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanian Simona Popovici is part of the Coca Cola Hellenic HR management team – in Ziarul Financiar
*Reuters: Romania could reach a financing crisis in November – in Ziarul Financiar
*Sorin ovidiu Vantu freed from arrest. Basescu about SOV accusations: “An accused cannot be confronted with a head of state” - in Gandul

Ana Aslan was a famous Romanian scientist, who has founded the world’s first Institute of Geriatrics. She discovered the first anti-aging remedy, called Gerovital, that has been used in more than 70 countries around the world.

By Alexandra Fodor

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.

TEDx Bucharest will host 100 TED fans for the live-streaming of TEDxChange "The Future We Make" event on September 20, at The Ark in Bucharest. The event will start at 17,30 hours with the live streaming, which will end at 19,00 hours with a networking session.

*Banks have to face mass protests for the first time for change of contracts – in Ziarul Financiar
*Over 40,000 Romanians signed mandatory home insurance – in Ziarul Financiar
*Romanian Simona Popovici is part of the Coca Cola Hellenic HR management team – in Ziarul Financiar
*Reuters: Romania could reach a financing crisis in November – in Ziarul Financiar
*Sorin ovidiu Vantu freed from arrest. Basescu about SOV accusations: “An accused cannot be confronted with a head of state” - in Gandul

Ana Aslan was a famous Romanian scientist, who has founded the world’s first Institute of Geriatrics. She discovered the first anti-aging remedy, called Gerovital, that has been used in more than 70 countries around the world.

By Alexandra Fodor