The funds available for investments in the conditioning, storage and processing of agricultural and fruit products, financed through the DR-22 intervention of the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023 - 2027 (PS PAC 2027), were fully consumed by the requests submitted online on the official website of the Agency for the Financing of Rural Investments during this period, informs the Ministry of Agriculture in a press release.According to the cited source, the requests submitted by the processors exceed one billion euros. Processors submitted 428 funding requests, amounting to 1.13 billion euros, in the open session for DR-22, December 20, 2023 - February 5, 2024."I am happy about the great interest of the processors in this measure from the Strategic Plan. Romania needs processing, I have said it every time and I will repeat it on every occasion. Within the DR-22 intervention, the amount of funding granted can reach 10 million euros for each project to establish processing units for the fruit-vegetable, milling, oil and combined feed sectors. The fact that the success of the INVESTALIM Program is doubled by the interest shown by processors for this investment measure shows us that we are on the way correct in terms of supporting Romanian production," said the Minister of Agriculture, Florin-Ionut Barbu.Also through DR-22, investments other than those previously mentioned are financed with up to 7 million euros/establishment project and with up to 3 million euros/investment project for the modernization of processing units. The non-refundable financing is a maximum of 65% of the total eligible expenses of a project.The investment projects submitted on the official website of the Agency for Financing Rural Investments (www.afir.ro) in this session propose for financing the construction and equipment of conditioning, storage and processing units, investments in internal infrastructure and utilities, as well as expenses for ensuring compliance with hygiene conditions and the technological flow, expenses related to the marketing of the obtained products (equipment for labeling, product packaging), expenses related to the marketing of the products.
Romania has awarded the first contract under the National Company for Road Investments (CNIR), selecting a consortium led by SA&PE Construct S.R.L. in partnership with Tehnostrade S.R.L., Spedition UMB, and Euro Asfalt to design and construct Section 1C Sărățeni-Joseni on the A8 Highway, also known as the “Union Highway.” The contract, worth roughly EUR 1 […]
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence welcome Atakan Turhan as their new General Manager, effective February 2025. With over three decades of expertise in the hospitality industry – 20 of them within Radisson Hotel Group – Atakan Turhan brings a wealth of experience in hotel operations, strategic growth, […]
Romania is set to bring high-speed internet to nearly 1,000 remote localities as part of a EUR 94 million investment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Economy, digitalization, entrepreneurship, and tourism minister Bogdan Ivan signed the financing agreements on Wednesday, March 5. The project will enable the expansion of fiber-optic networks to 994 […]
On Thursday, March 6, Romanian prosecutors at the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) detained six individuals, including a retired general aged 100, accusing them of organized crime and treason. Two of the defendants traveled to Moscow in January and allegedly negotiated with Russian agents for Romania’s withdrawal from NATO. According to the […]
Without an explicit source, an online petition was launched for the presidential candidacy of acting president Ilie Bolojan. Launched by the user "Ilie," the petition was signed by 4,258 on the first day, G4media.ro reported. The author of the petition seems to come from...
Two polls released on March 5 in Romania support the idea that the ruling coalition formed by Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), and Hungarian party UDMR should not replace its presidential candidate Crin Antonescu. The polls were published as Antonescu's position as a presidential candidate seems at risk: on the one hand, his scores in […]
