National airline company TAROM announced on Tuesday having fulfilled a new milestone in its Restructuring Plan, after recently finalizing the contract for the sale of its 50% stake in Romanian Fueling Services S.R.L. to Air British Petroleum, the air operator said in a release.Along with the decision to grant state aid to the flagship air carrier, the Romanian authorities also undertook to sell TAROM's stakes in companies where it holds majority control (over 50%) or negative control (50%) and which are not part of TAROM's main activity (passenger and cargo air transport operations), so that the national air transport company narrows its presence in the market so as to not affect or restrict domestic competition. These steps should have been completed starting with the end of 2024, but no later than the end of the restructuring period, namely 2026.One of the companies targeted by this commitment is Romanian Fueling Services S.R.L., whose share capital was held 50-50 by TAROM and Air British Petroleum.On March 26 this year, the sale agreement was signed and the transaction was recently finalized following the final approval by the competent authorities, TAROM informed."Over the years, the fact that we had Air BP, one of the world's largest aviation fuel suppliers, as our partner, has been a factor of balance and stability. We are delighted that we have jointly managed to complete an important transaction," said TAROM CEO Costin Iordache
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
