31 European films in competitions in Zagreb
The (October 17-23), will present competition programmes of first or second films in feature, documentary and shorts sections. Non-European feature films are Debra Granik’s Winter Bone (US) which took Grand Jury Prize in Dramatic Competition at Sundance, as well as Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award; Xavier Dolan’s Heartbeats (Canada), winner of Grand Prix at the Sydney […]
65 Countries In The Race For Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
Films from Albania, Azerbaijan, Slovakia and Slovenia will compete for Oscars gold in 2011, as Academy Awards officials close the deadline for foreign film entries. Sixty five nations have entered the race for the 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar, including first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. Ethiopia will be represented by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew’s […]
Lexis: Roma and Romanians
I have just returned from a few days in Barcelona, where Pompeu Fabra University had invited me. As nothing prevents combining the pleasant with the useful, I took advantage of the occasion to go hear Bizet’s Carmen at the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house. It was a superb performance. Roberto Alagna (Don José) did […]
Police smash child trafficking ring
A suspected child trafficking ring forcing Romanian children to commit crime on British streets has been smashed by police. Officers said they had secured the safety of 28 children thanks to a series of dawn raids at 16 addresses in east London. Gang leaders are suspected of smuggling children from Romania and using them as […]
Anglia Ruskin networks enterprising education ideas to Romania
Anglia Ruskin University has entered into a partnership with the Romanian Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest to help Romanian business students to enhance their studies through collaboration with business winners from the economy. The Ashcroft International Business School (AIBS) has signed a contract worth £3.5m which will see the internationally-renowned business school work with […]
Dacia : Un million de Logan produites sur le site de Pitesti (BlogAutomobile.fr)
Ce mardi 12 octobre, l’usine Dacia de Pitesti en Roumanie a fêté la sorte de chaine de la milionième Logan. Il s’agit d’une Logan couleur Blanc Glacier à moteur 1.2 L 16V 75 ch dont on ne sait si elle est déjà vendue ou si elle est destinée au stock. La production de la Logan […]
Chief of company behind toxic sludge spill in Hungary arrested
Exec arrested in Hungary toxic mud spill (CNN) – The head of the company at the center of a toxic spill in Hungary has been arrested, accused of public endangerment and harming the environment, authorities said Monday. Earlier, executive Zoltan Bakonyi had been questioned by authorities. Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, told CNN affiliate MTV […]
Romania struggling to improve job situation
Romania’s employment rate has been on a downward spiral in the last ten years and is currently way behind the EU’s target for 2020. Women, young people and the over-45s are particularly struggling to find work in the country. The global economic crisis has seriously affected the EU labour market, leaving over 23 million people […]
France-Roumanie: L’Express rejoue le match
Les Bleus ont enfin gagné un match au Stade de France cette année avec ce 2-0. Voici ce que les footeux de L’Express en ont pensé. Donnez vous aussi en commentaire une note, un top et un flop à ce match. Christophe Barbier (directeur de la rédaction) La note. 15/20. Les 20 dernières minutes sauvent […]
Bulgarian Interior Minister: No Change in Police Social Benefits
Social benefits for employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will not be changed, the Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, announced Sunday. He has added that he discussed all possible solutions with the Police Labor Union Federation, whose Deputy Chair of the Managing Board, Borislav Maznev, announced last week that the union was negotiating joint protests with colleagues […]
