An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred on Friday morning at 3:49 local time ( 0:49 UTC), at a depth of 82 km, in Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea County ( northeast of Bucharest ), followed , two seconds later, by a second tremor of 3.3 on the Richter scale at a depth of 70 km, according to the information posted on the website of the National Institute for Earth Physics ( INFP ). read more...

Businessman Ioan Niculae, the owner of agricultural group Interagro, leads Forbes 500 Richest Romanians list in 2013, being worth an estimated 1.1 billion euros. read more...

Transports Minister Ramona Manescu in Galati (eastern Romania), on Thursday, said that the privatisation process of CFR Marfa was resumed, but that, this time, the procedure would not be hurried, as there was not any time limit. read more...