Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large enterprises have until May 8 to apply for grants under the ConstructPLUS programme for establishing and/or developing production facilities for construction materials, the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEAT) reported on Monday in a social media post."MEAT is opening registrations with the #ConstructPLUS programme! More specifically, starting today and throughout Wednesday, May 8, SMEs and large enterprises will be able to apply for grants in order to establish and/or develop production facilities for construction materials (...) When processing the applications for financing agreements and the documentation attached to them, financial statements for the years 2020 - 2022 will be taken into account. The obligation to disclose financial statements does not apply to newly financed enterprises, as defined in Article 3 (19) of OUG 68/2023. The applications for financing agreements, accompanied by the supporting documents, will be submitted the applicants to the MEAT Registry, with the following mention being required on the envelope: Directorate of Industrial Policies and Financing for Industry - O.U.G. nr. 68/2023."Grants under the programme are capped at RON 50 million euros, not exceeding 75% of the total eligible costs of the investment project or the intensity provided in the regional aid map authorised by the European Commission and approved at national level under HG 311/2022, as subsequently amended and supplemented.The budget allocated to the ConstructPlus programme for this year is the equivalent in lei (RON) of EUR 149 million.
Non-profit BookLand started building last year a pre-university, dual-system campus in the village of Vultureşti, in southern Romania’s Argeş county. The campus will train pupils in various specializations, allowing them to work in industries ranging from hotels & restaurants to retail and food. More on how the project got off the ground and what it […]
Armenian Street Pop-Up: All That Jazz, an event focusing on the city’s Armenian neighborhood, community and living heritage, takes place on the weekend of May 24 – May 25. The first edition, meant as an overture to the Armenian Street Festival, brings to the fore the cultural heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and […]
One year after its launch, Attractive Romania/România Atractivă - part of Romania's first national program dedicated to cultural tourism - announced major milestones, including more than 280,000 active users and over 60,000 downloads of its mobile app. The platform has become the second most popular Romanian tourism app, after Munții Noștri. Initiated by the Ministry […]
The oldest house on display in a museum in Romania is a wooden dwelling from Hunedoara County, 225 years old, located in Sibiu’s Astra Museum, according to an announcement from the Sibiu County Council. Created in 1800, the oak wood house from Țara Zarandului is coated in clay and covered with straw. It was brought […]
The entrepreneur George Iacobescu, who had a major role in building London’s financial district, was decorated by interim president Ilie Bolojan with the National Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of Grand Officer. The Romanian Presidency said that the medal is for the exceptional services rendered to the Romanian state through the constant promotion […]
Documentary Mondays and Fiction Tuesdays, the established programs of the Czech Center in Bucharest, are set for new editions between May 19 and June 10, every Monday and Tuesday. The Bucharest public can attend eight screenings of contemporary and classic European cinema, with free admission. Documentary Mondays, the Czech Center’s longest-running film program, will present […]
