French retailer Carrefour will open two new hypermarkets in 2011, one in Bucharest, within the Colosseum shopping center in North West of the city and one in Botosani. For this year, three more supermarket openings are expected for Carrefour.

Romanian employers will file a single declaration for the income tax and for the social security contributions (CAS) of their employees from 2011, prime minister Emil Boc said on Wednesday. This will replace the existing five declarations.

Vodafone Romania will launch the iPhone 4 on December 17, the company has announced. Vodafone is the second telecom operator in Romania to launch the newest iPhone, after Orange brough the telephone on the local market towards the end of September.

Stefan Popa is a Romanian cartoonist, famous worldwide for his rapidity to draw cartoons with humor, great sharp ideas and a suggestive force. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the fastest drawer in the world. He's also known to the public as Stefan Popa Popa's.

*Ten ministers have EUR 4 billion for investments in 2011. What will they spend it on? - in Ziarul Financiar
*New Vodafone executive director: we will invest EUR 500 million in the next five years - in Ziarul Financiar
*Volksbank, the sixth bank on the local market, is up for sale. Will buyers step in? - in Ziarul Financiar
*Google launches Street View in eight Romanian cities - in Ziarul Financiar

Artmark auction house will organize an auction with EUR 1 million worth of paintings on December 16 in Bucharest and in Sibiu. The paintings by Romanian artists will be simultaneously auctioned from Bucharest and Sibiu through a duplex electronic system. The auction is organized in partnership with Brukental Museum in Sibiu. The Bucharest auction will take place at the J.W Marriott hotel, while the one in Sibiu, at the Hilton Hotel Sibiu, both starting 19,30 hours.

Romania will issue only 5,500 work permits for foreigners next year, 2,500 fewer than this year, and will issue fewer work authorizations to temporary employees, for whom social security contributions are not paid.

Romania short film Stopover, directed by Ioana Uricaru, has been included in the competition for the Sundance International Film festival. The film has been nominated in the International Narrative Shorts category, along with other 14 films.

Romanian ballerina Alina Cojocaru, who performs for the Royal Ballet in London, has been nominated for the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards. The awards gala will take place on January 24 next year in London.

The Czech Cultural Center in Bucharest will screen the Metrobranding documentary on December 13, from 20,00 hours. The documentary will feature Romanian brands like Relaxa the mattress, Dragasani sneakers, Pegas the bicycle, Mobra the motorcycle, the Fieni bulbs and Ileana the sewing machine, which were once the stars of the Romanian golden era. The documentary will also have English subtitles.

French retailer Carrefour will open two new hypermarkets in 2011, one in Bucharest, within the Colosseum shopping center in North West of the city and one in Botosani. For this year, three more supermarket openings are expected for Carrefour.

Romanian employers will file a single declaration for the income tax and for the social security contributions (CAS) of their employees from 2011, prime minister Emil Boc said on Wednesday. This will replace the existing five declarations.

Vodafone Romania will launch the iPhone 4 on December 17, the company has announced. Vodafone is the second telecom operator in Romania to launch the newest iPhone, after Orange brough the telephone on the local market towards the end of September.

Stefan Popa is a Romanian cartoonist, famous worldwide for his rapidity to draw cartoons with humor, great sharp ideas and a suggestive force. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the fastest drawer in the world. He's also known to the public as Stefan Popa Popa's.

*Ten ministers have EUR 4 billion for investments in 2011. What will they spend it on? - in Ziarul Financiar
*New Vodafone executive director: we will invest EUR 500 million in the next five years - in Ziarul Financiar
*Volksbank, the sixth bank on the local market, is up for sale. Will buyers step in? - in Ziarul Financiar
*Google launches Street View in eight Romanian cities - in Ziarul Financiar

Artmark auction house will organize an auction with EUR 1 million worth of paintings on December 16 in Bucharest and in Sibiu. The paintings by Romanian artists will be simultaneously auctioned from Bucharest and Sibiu through a duplex electronic system. The auction is organized in partnership with Brukental Museum in Sibiu. The Bucharest auction will take place at the J.W Marriott hotel, while the one in Sibiu, at the Hilton Hotel Sibiu, both starting 19,30 hours.

Romania will issue only 5,500 work permits for foreigners next year, 2,500 fewer than this year, and will issue fewer work authorizations to temporary employees, for whom social security contributions are not paid.

Romania short film Stopover, directed by Ioana Uricaru, has been included in the competition for the Sundance International Film festival. The film has been nominated in the International Narrative Shorts category, along with other 14 films.

Romanian ballerina Alina Cojocaru, who performs for the Royal Ballet in London, has been nominated for the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards. The awards gala will take place on January 24 next year in London.

The Czech Cultural Center in Bucharest will screen the Metrobranding documentary on December 13, from 20,00 hours. The documentary will feature Romanian brands like Relaxa the mattress, Dragasani sneakers, Pegas the bicycle, Mobra the motorcycle, the Fieni bulbs and Ileana the sewing machine, which were once the stars of the Romanian golden era. The documentary will also have English subtitles.