The progressive use of electricity emerges as the most efficient energy vector to achieve net zero ambitions, in particular, in fields such as industry, buildings and transport, as these sectors are the main causes of global greenhouse gases emissions, according to a Deloitte analysis quoted in the B20 Italy Energy & Resource Efficiency policy paper, for which Deloitte has been the knowledge partner. The policy paper was submitted by the Taskforce on Energy & Resource Efficiency within the Business20 (B20), the G20 dialogue forum with the global business community, before the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place between October 31 and November 12, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Elena Oancea is the Co-CEO of Goldbach Group, a Romanian holding comprising 8 companies operating in sectors such as the development of retail parks, property management, civil and industrial construction, real estate development, architecture and urban planning, interior design, renewable energy, consultancy for projects financed by European funds. Driven by a clear vision of strategic innovation […]
Cosmin Florin Dumitrache, a shepherd from Romania’s Prahova County, notified the Prahova County Museum of History and Archaeology after he discovered a skull in the Vârful Scoruș area, at Urlați. The bones turned out to be 5,000 years old years old. A team of specialists from the museum carried out an archaeological intervention to salvage […]
Crin Antonescu, the candidate backed by the ruling coalition in Romania, raised RON 20 million (EUR 4 million) for the ongoing presidential campaign, according to data published by the Permanent Electoral Authority on Friday, April 11. Of the RON 20 million, the Social Democratic Party raised RON 15 million for Antonescu’s campaign, followed by UDMR, […]
Frequenza Festival will bring a mix of classical and contemporary chamber music to Bucharest next month. Hosted at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania between May 22 and 25, the festival will feature four evening concerts performed by a lineup of international musicians. The festival’s artistic directors are the renowned […]
Romania is set to be part of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on nuclear energy announced this week by Stéphane Séjourné, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for industrial strategy. The project developed by France with Romania and Italy includes small modular reactors, advanced reactors, uranium management, supply, research on nuclear fusion, […]
Victoriabank, a subsidiary of Romania’s Banca Transilvania Group, has signed an agreement to acquire Microinvest, the leading non-bank microfinance institution in the Republic of Moldova. The deal, announced Thursday in Chișinău, marks the group’s latest expansion into the Moldovan market, following Victoriabank’s recent merger with BCR Chișinău. The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory […]
