Ananova:

A Romanian mayor is under fire after he spent £10,000 on staging a party with male strippers to mark Women's Day.

Lucian Iliescu, the Mayor of Giurgiu, decided to spend public money laying on the treat for his female employees on March 8.

He wrote in a report to the local council: "It has become a tradition for us to celebrate the women's day on March 8.

"In this light I recommend to allocate money for a special dinner with 350 guests, flowers for every women and a show with professional artists."

The 'professional artists' were in fact 'male strippers who were hired for the whole night, reports the Gandul newspaper which condemns the waste of public money.