NATO secretary general Mark Rutte will make his first official visit to Romania on Wednesday, November 5, where he will be received by president Nicușor Dan at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency announced. The announcement comes after
The government approved, in the meeting on Friday, the state aid worth over 43 million lei for the closing down of the mines in Lonea and Lupeni, considered to be non-competitive, part of the energy complex Hunedoara –S.A, in insolvency for 2022. ‘The energy complex Hunedoara will receive a state aid for the closing down of the non-competitive coal mines (Lonea and Lupeni) worth 43.246 million lei for 2022, which is completely covered from the state budget through the budget of the ministry of energy’ said the government, in a press release. The state aid is offered for the covering of the exceptional costs of the units in final closing down, costs which are not connected to current production. Thus, the money will be used for compensation payments offered to the employees, professional retraining, rehabilitation of the former mining exploitations, as well as for the surface recultivation. ‘These support measures are offered until 2024 and were notified and authorised by the European Commission through decision no.C (2016) 7.719/final, modified and completed by decision no. C (2018) 1001/final regarding the closing down of the non-competitive coal mines from Romania. At the same time, the non-compliance of the energy complex Hunedoara with the conditions included in the Decision of the European Commission, as well of the obligations committed with a view to obtaining the state aid, will determine the implementation of the measures necessary to recover the state aid by the ministry of energy’ the government said. The state aid is offered with the observance of the community legal provisions in the domain, directly applicable to Romania, as EU member state.
NATO secretary general Mark Rutte will make his first official visit to Romania on Wednesday, November 5, where he will be received by president Nicușor Dan at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency announced. The announcement comes after
AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced the acquisition of a 65% majority stake in Sibiu-based engineering company Gess Engineering. Gess Engineering develops and implements complex vehicle testing, validation, and integration solutions. The company provides end-to-end services, from engineering and design, prototype testing, and performance analysis, […]
eMAG, the largest online retailer in Romania, set its 15th edition of Black Friday on November 7. The company estimates sales this year at RON 940 million (EUR 184.7 million), RON 44 million more than the previous year. Overall, customers will have to choose from 100,000 televisions, 600,000 small household appliances, 1.5 million clothing items, […]
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians, or AUR, announced during a meeting on Monday, November 3, that it supports former TV presenter Anca Alexandrescu for the position of mayor of Bucharest. The elections will be held on December 7. The leadership of AUR decided unanimously to support Anca Alexandrescu, although she is not a […]
A former Royal Navy minehunter has arrived at the Port of Constanța on Monday, November 3, to join the Romanian Naval Forces, following a 41-day journey from the United Kingdom that covered more than 4,200 nautical miles. The vessel, now named M271 “Căpitan Constantin Dumitrescu,” is the second minehunter delivered to Romania under a government-to-government […]
Romania has formally signed an intergovernmental agreement to acquire 18 F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday, November 3. The aircraft, already stationed at the Fetești Air Base as part of the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC), will now become the property of the Romanian state and will be […]