Expert Insolventa SRL, as judiciary administrator of Hunedoara Energy Complex Company is in insolvency procedure, transferred shares to the Energy Ministry by completing the mechanism mentioned by Emergency Order 60/2019, the company informs in a press release. This transfer and the sale of Mintia Thermopower Central of December 2022, represent the biggest restructuring of a company of straegic importance made in Romania, with the continuation of activity and ensuring most jobs. The transfer value is over 1 billion lei, reported to the market value established in insolvency procedure. According to Emil Gros, coordinating associate of Insolvency Expert SPRL, once the procedure provided by OUG 60/2019, the transfer of all functional energy and mining shares which serve the activity of Paroseni Power Plant and of subsidiaries Onea, Livezeni, Vulcan, Lupeni and Prestserv is ensured. At the same time, the present staff is transferred ti the new company Valea Jiului Energy Complex, ensuring electric energy supply, as well as the continuation of activity within the National Electroenergy System. Thus the activity of SCEH stops without socio-social impact and its entering banckruptcy will be decided in court.
On Monday, December 23, Romanian police brought Nica Robert Florin back to the country. The man convicted of possession of high-risk drugs, bodily harm, and driving under the influence of alcohol, is listed among Romania’s Most Wanted category and was also wanted internationally. Romanian authorities revealed at the beginning of October that they had indications […]
An investigation by the famous British newspaper Financial Times revealed that the campaign of former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was supported by a Russian network also used during the pandemic in France and Germany to instill fear of vaccines. The newspaper’s investigation began in continuation of those by Bulgarian and Romanian journalists at BG...
Bucharest’s District 3 City Hall will once again organize a special New Year’s Eve event in Titan Park, with a program of live concerts, multimedia shows, and even a simulation of the Northern Lights. The event, set to begin at 8:00 PM on December 31, will focus on the theme of infinity. “If you missed […]
Traffic on Lot 1 of the A7 Ploiești-Buzău highway, stretching 21 kilometers in southern Romania, was officially opened on Monday, December 23. With this opening, 102 kilometers of the total 320 kilometers of the highway are now usable. The Moldova Highway, as it has been called, is meant to connect Romania's economically underdeveloped eastern regions to […]
The Dutch technology investor Prosus NV, also the majority shareholder of Romania’s largest online retailer eMAG, is set to buy the online travel agency Despegar.com Corp, focused on Latin America, for approximately USD 1.7 billion. The purchase consideration will be funded from existing cash resources, the company said. Founded in Argentina in 1999, Despegar is one […]
The new Forestry Code, which passed the Parliament vote on December 17 and was signed into law by president Klaus Iohannis on December 20, includes provisions that protect all forests in Ilfov, the county surrounding Bucharest, making them the cornerstone of the future green belt around the capital city. Moreover, it legislates green belts nationwide, […]
