The government approved, in Wednesday's sitting, the postponement until October 1, 2023 of the closure of the 660 MW lignite-based energy groups Rovinari 3 and Turceni 7 and their related mining operations, belonging to the Oltenia S. A. Energy Compound (CEO), in order not to endanger the proper functioning of the National Energy System, a government press release reads."The decision was made according to the provisions of Law no. 334/2022 which specifies that in a situation of energy crisis, the Government of Romania, at the proposal of the Ministry of Energy, can approve, by decision, the postponement of the closure of some energy capacities operating on coal and related mining operations or the restart of closed energy groups and related mining operations, in compliance with environmental legislation and the deadline for completing the decarbonization of the energy sector provided for in art. 3 and in correlation with the measures contained in the emergency plans related to the energy sector," the Government also says.
Romania registered the third lowest employment rate in the EU in 2023, following Italy and Greece, according to recent Eurostat data. Only 69% of Romanians aged between 20 and 64 are employed, meaning nearly one-third of Romanians are not working. Certain factors influence these figures. Romania makes use of a category of special pensions applied […]
Authorities are looking into the case of a Romanian minor who was allegedly sold for RON 8,000 (EUR 1,600) and arrived in Germany with false documents. Romanian authorities were notified by those in Germany regarding the case, but investigations are still ongoing. The minor is currently in the care of the German state. The boy […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
