Bucharest

BUCHAREST - The Romanian government approved a decision Tuesday to send emergency humanitarian aid to Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) worth RON 880,000 (about EUR 200,000).

The annual Night of Museums in Romania will involve exhibitions, dance and theatre performances, concerts and films in events all across the country, according to the official website for the event.

Thousands of Romanians are expected to attend the events, hearing hitherto little-known stories of different objects in the museums.

US Vice-President Joe Biden is to visit Bucharest for talks with Romanian leaders on the volatile situation in Ukraine, among other matters.

President Traian Basescu on Monday said he had invited Biden to Romania, but declined to specify the timing of the visit.

Twenty-two bands from 21 countries all around the world are to perform live next month in Bucharest in EUROPAfest, one of the most important jazz festivals in Eastern Europe.

FED Cup – Ivanovic in Bucharest as of today Ana brings hope

Ana was yesterday practicing at the Bezanijska Kosa and is leaving to Bucharest ready for the match against Romania. In our team there are also Bojana Jovanovski, Nina Stojanovic, a teenager and Jovana Jaksic.

The metro connection to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 will be ready in a year, the mayor Yordanka Fandakova revealed.

Construction work is going according to plan, with 60% of the segment running under Blvd. Tsarigradsko Shose already completed. The new section of the metro will allow further 98,000 citizens to have access in their area, Fandakova pointed out.

BUCHAREST - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic met with Romanian Minister of Education, Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport Gabriela Szabo in Bucharest on Wednesday.

Udovicic and Szabo discussed the Romanian model of privatisation in sport.

The chief architect of Bucharest Gheorghe Patrascu has spoken in favor of promoting connectedness between the Romanian capital and the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse.

BELGRADE - The Tourist Organisation of Belgrade (TOB) will present Belgrade's tourism supply at the Tourism Fair of Bucharest, Romania, from March 13 to 16.

The Tourist Organisation of Belgrade will promote city break offers in Belgrade, a calendar of events for 2014, gastronomy and opportunities for congress, youth and religious tourism, a TOB statement said.

BUCHAREST - Serbia beat host Romania in a FINA Water Polo World League Preliminaries Round 5 Group A match in Bucharest 7-4 (2-1, 1-0, 1-2, 3-1) late on Tuesday.

This was Serbia's third consecutive win, cementing its top position in the group with nine points ahead of Russia and Romania with three points each.