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Koen VANVINCKENROYE, which currently holds the position of Executive Director of Operations and is a Member of the Executive Board of ING Asigurari de Viata, will take over, from March 1, 2010, the position of General Manager of the Regional Center of Services in Cluj-Napoca.

Chairman of the Association of Romanian Cities (AMR) Gheorghe Falca told a press conference on Friday that the organization he had been heading would become a public utility association.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday launched the exhibition titled “Form the First Writings to Multimedia. A Short History of the Progress of Communication — and More.” The European first of the exhibition is the fact that it will be visited, in its virtual form, by means of the mobile phone and the new computer programmes. “The introduction of the new technologies makes people fear that novelty will destroy tradition …

Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday said there is a draft law with the Labour Ministry under which state child allowances will be differentiated according to parents’ income.

Wizz Air, the largest low fare–low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced that it would expand its fleet in Romania and introduce new flights. As of 26 June Wizz Air will base a fourth aircraft in Bucharest and launch new flights to Cuneo/Turin, Weeze/Dusseldorf and Zaragoza. The new aircraft will become the eighth Wizz Air Airbus A320 in Romania.

iCommando: Dark Shadow from iQapps (www.iCommando.net) – the first strategic shooter game for Android – today debuted on the Android Market for all Nexus One and Motorola Droid mobile devices. The game brings a new level of gaming excitement to Android users, providing an immersive world of weapons, tactical shooting, intense combat and stunning graphics. The game promises to be the most advanced and entertaining shooter game for Android phones to date.

Relations between former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Inter striker Mario Balotelli exploded last night at Inter Milan’s Italian Cup first leg 1-0 win against Fiorentina alerting Roberto Mancini and Arsene Wenger from Manchester City and Arsenal respectively.

Abdullah Zidan claims Europe’s elite are keen on his son’s signature

Romania’s second-largest listed bank Banca Transilvania BATR.BX reported on Tuesday a drop in net profit to 61.9 million lei ($21 million) in 2009, short of the 84 percent fall to 65.1 million lei which was forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll earlier this week.