The chair of the Authority for Financial Supervision Misu Negritoiu was chosen for a two and a half year mandate as a member of the Board of the European Authority for Insurances and Occupational Pensions (EIOPA) according to a press release of ASF. The institution says that the decision was taken during the reunion in Frankfurt of 2 December 2015 of the Council of EIOPA supervisors (Board of Supervisors) the decision-taking forum of the Authority. Romania is represented for the first time at this level in the European authority for regulation, as well as ESMA (The European Authority for Markets and Securities) and EIOPA. ‘I am convinced that we could contribute significantly to the improvement of the European regulation framework, especially through the exercises which we developed for the first time on the regulated markets of Romania’ Misu Negritoiu said. The EIOPA board is made up of the chairman of the Authority and six members ( representatives of the supervision authorities in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia) out of the 28 members of the Council of Supervisors EIOPA. The Board of EIOPA proposes, for adoption, to the council of supervisors the annual and multi-annual working programme of EIOPA and approves and sends to the council of supervisors for adoption the estimate for income and expenditure for the following financial year. The European Authority for Insurance and Occupational Pensions is part of the European System for Financial Supervision and is an independent body with consultative role of the European Parliament, the council of the European Union and the European Commission. The main objectives of EIOPA are the promotion of the stability of the financial system, of the transparency of markets and financial products, as well as the protection of the owners of insurance policies, of the members of pensions schemes and their beneficiaries.
Romania, which for years ranked last in the EU for packaging waste recycling, now stands at the forefront of Europe’s circular economy, proving that a country with initially fragile infrastructure can implement, in record time, one of the most effective collection and recycling systems in Europe. This rapid transformation is taking place in a European […]
Tucked inside Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge marks the turn of the year with an intimate New Year’s Eve dining experience built around a multi-course tasting menu. From 19:00 onwards, guests are welcomed to a carefully paced evening that blends Japanese inspiration with premium ingredients, from scallops and Wagyu to Chilean […]
Romanian non-profit Dăruiește Viață has completed a new renovation project at the “Louis Țurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital in Timișoara, upgrading the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Transplant Unit to modern medical standards. The investment, worth approximately EUR 150,000, was funded by Linde Gaz Romania and Atos Global Delivery Center. The organisation has been working with the Timișoara hospital […]
The multimedia exhibition Aici Se Vede Jazz (Here You Can See Jazz), set to open at SAC Berthelot in Bucharest, explores how jazz found its way in the pre-1990 Bucharest and “the contemporary ways to listen, visualize, perform and relate artistically to its world of sounds and ideas.” Bucharest had improvised studios, rehearsals with the […]
Aon Romania, part of the global group Aon plc, draws attention to the urgent need for structured solutions to protect trade receivables in an economic context characterized by high volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. The subject was central to the discussions at TRADE CREDIT TALKS - Receivable Protection in the Age of Volatility, where business leaders […]
Bucharest’s shopping centres posted mixed financial results in 2024, with major discrepancies between the city’s largest malls and mid-sized retail centres, according to financial analysis platform RisCo.ro. The data shows contrasts in profitability and turnover, as well as significant losses among some of the capital’s biggest retail projects. AFI Cotroceni recorded the highest turnover of […]
