The minister of environment,Tanczos Barna stated, on Wednesday, in the government meeting, that 70% of the country is affected by various phases of pedological drought, and as regards the strategic reserve of water, the 40 reservoirs with strategic importance, are at a filling degree of 68%. The minister made an appeal to rational usage of drinkable water, as it means huge investments to get, treat, transport and distribute and we cannot during drought periods to consume more than ten times more than during a normal period, to water the plants. The minister referred to the strategic reserves of water, saying that the 40 reservoirs with strategic importance are at a level of filling of 68%. ‘We can ensure the water strategic reserve, but in parallel, some hydrographic basins suffer a huge deficit of rain. There are already pools where there are dry rivers and there are already river basins where prolonged drought phenomena show their effects,” he said. Tanczos Barna also said that there are some regions where ‘ the average of rains over the last ten months is at less than half against the previous years’ said Barna, giving as an example areas such as Tecuci, Adjud, Barland, Botosani, Darbani and even Miercurea Ciuc. ‘The following three weeks will be characterised by these extreme phenomena and after 15th comes a wave of heat which will amplify this drought’ the minister of environment said.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
