Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has discharged the Romanian Police head Petre Toba and Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Valentin Fatuloiu, following two controversial corruption scandals, according to newswire Mediafax.

A Romanian settled in Austria has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna since 1996, Romanian daily Gandul writes. Romanian shoemaker Alexandru Maftei, who has been living abroad for the last 22 years, has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna under the brand Shoemaker Maftei. The shoemaker has also opened a store in Bucharest, but the business has not enjoyed the same success as it does abroad.

US companies have invested USD 1.2 billion in Romania since 2009 and American companies are still interested in making local investments, according to Mark Gitenstein, the US ambassador to Romania. Procter & Gamble is one of these investors, said Gitenstein, quoted by Romanian media.

Low cost airline Blue Air will launch a direct flight connecting Romanian city of Bacau to Dublin from March next year, the company has announced. The price of a ticket on this route will start from EUR 29,99, taxes included.

*Euro goes up to RON 4.31, tension builds up again – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tuborg shareholders bring 46-year old Israeli to replace Shachar Shaine – in Ziarul Financiar
*Head of P&G is optimistic: he sees economic growth in spring – in Ziarul Financiar
*Number of Austrians who came to Romania in the first nine months grows by 0.6% to 139,000 people – in Ziarul Financiar

Romania ranks 151st out of 183 economies in the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers and World Bank report Paying Taxes 2011. The country is down four places compared to last year.

Three people died and three others were injured on Tuesday in a blast on the Cincu shooting ground in Brasov county, central Romania. People close to the matter said the explosion occurred during a military drill, according to Mediafax newswire

The first Museum of waste in Europe was inaugurated on Tuesday, in Bucharest, at the initiative of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CEDD) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, with the support of AFI Palace Cotroceni shopping center, where the museum is located.

Romania’s Senate adopted Tuesday with 45 to 31 votes and eight abstentions a draft law drawn up by ruling democrat liberals, which reduces the flat tax to 10%, from 16%.

Hezy Ovadia (in picture) is the new president of United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB), replacing Shachar Shaine from January 2011. Shaine has been leading URBB for the last six years. Ovadia has been working in the FMCG sector and has 19 years of experience.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has discharged the Romanian Police head Petre Toba and Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Valentin Fatuloiu, following two controversial corruption scandals, according to newswire Mediafax.

A Romanian settled in Austria has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna since 1996, Romanian daily Gandul writes. Romanian shoemaker Alexandru Maftei, who has been living abroad for the last 22 years, has been selling custom made shoes in Vienna under the brand Shoemaker Maftei. The shoemaker has also opened a store in Bucharest, but the business has not enjoyed the same success as it does abroad.

US companies have invested USD 1.2 billion in Romania since 2009 and American companies are still interested in making local investments, according to Mark Gitenstein, the US ambassador to Romania. Procter & Gamble is one of these investors, said Gitenstein, quoted by Romanian media.

Low cost airline Blue Air will launch a direct flight connecting Romanian city of Bacau to Dublin from March next year, the company has announced. The price of a ticket on this route will start from EUR 29,99, taxes included.

*Euro goes up to RON 4.31, tension builds up again – in Ziarul Financiar
*Tuborg shareholders bring 46-year old Israeli to replace Shachar Shaine – in Ziarul Financiar
*Head of P&G is optimistic: he sees economic growth in spring – in Ziarul Financiar
*Number of Austrians who came to Romania in the first nine months grows by 0.6% to 139,000 people – in Ziarul Financiar

Romania ranks 151st out of 183 economies in the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers and World Bank report Paying Taxes 2011. The country is down four places compared to last year.

Three people died and three others were injured on Tuesday in a blast on the Cincu shooting ground in Brasov county, central Romania. People close to the matter said the explosion occurred during a military drill, according to Mediafax newswire

The first Museum of waste in Europe was inaugurated on Tuesday, in Bucharest, at the initiative of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CEDD) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, with the support of AFI Palace Cotroceni shopping center, where the museum is located.

Romania’s Senate adopted Tuesday with 45 to 31 votes and eight abstentions a draft law drawn up by ruling democrat liberals, which reduces the flat tax to 10%, from 16%.

Hezy Ovadia (in picture) is the new president of United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB), replacing Shachar Shaine from January 2011. Shaine has been leading URBB for the last six years. Ovadia has been working in the FMCG sector and has 19 years of experience.