Unemployment rate, calculated by the International Labour Office was of 7.3% at the end of 2010, an increase to the previous quarter and to the previous in 2009 according to the National Statistics Institute. The highest unemployment rate, of 22.1% was registered among youngsters between 15 to 24 years old. read more...

Leaders of the Democratic Party and the Hungarian Democrats did not manage on Tuesday to reach an agreement on the territorial reorganization of the country. The representatives of the Hungarian minority said that they do not have the support from their representatives to accept the project according to some sources. read more...

Ford reorganizes its factories in Europe and the production of Ford Transit Connect will relocate from Romania to Spain, Ford Romania chief Henrik Nenzen said in a talk with the central press. Plans for Craiova changed a little, Nenzen said confirming for the first time that in Romania B Max model will be produced. Another small class model will also be produced in Craiova. read more...

The expansion of Schengen with Romania and Bulgaria risks encouraging illegal immigration through the Greek – Turkish border, an official of Europol, the EU’s police office said at Sofia. He said that the Bulgarian coast at the Black Sea risks of becoming a new target of illegal immigration. read more...

PM Boc declared on Tuesday night for TVR 1, the public television that it was not the EU that requested the territorial reorganization of Romania but it was us who asked for the reform, to facilitate the absorption of EU funds. read more...