The ArcelorMittal steel plant in Hunedoara will resume its activity starting from November 1, and the approximately 470 employees have been called back to work, announced the president of the „Siderurgistul” Union, Mircea Bordean. The resumption of activity will be possible through the supply of steel from Ukraine, from the Krivoi Rog plant, which belongs to the same ArcelorMittal group. "The plant will restart after November 1, and the raw material comes from Ukraine. There, they will produce steel blooms for Hunedoara, which will produce long products," explained Bordean to Agerpres. The union leader specified that until November 1, employees are on temporary unemployment and will receive 75% of their salary. Additionally, the voluntary departure scheme, to which about ten employees had applied, has been suspended. "The steelworkers will perform maintenance and security tasks, and some will work in the rolling mill. Depending on demand and market conditions - energy prices, taxes - there might be campaigns of one to two weeks," added Mircea Bordean. The ArcelorMittal management announced on September 12 the definitive cessation of production in Hunedoara, citing high electricity costs and competition from products outside the European Union. This decision was followed, on September 23, by a spontaneous protest by employees in front of Electric Steelworks 2. Following the tensions, local authorities and parliamentarians from Hunedoara requested the Government to declassify the privatization contract between ArcelorMittal and the former company Siderurgica SA Hunedoara, a document that could clarify the investor's obligations regarding the maintenance of the plant's activity.
A report published on Wednesday, October 15, by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (or CPT) urges Romanian authorities to address serious shortcomings in the treatment and conditions of detention of patients in forensic psychiatric hospitals. The deficiencies in the Romanian system were identified by the Committee representatives during a visit […]
The state-owned Electrica (BVB: EL), one of the main players in Romania’s energy sector, completed the Satu Mare 2 photovoltaic park, a strategic project that marks an important step in diversifying the production portfolio. Located near the commune of Botiz, Satu Mare County, the park has an installed capacity of 27.056 MW and represents an […]
More than 100 items, ranging from frescoes and paintings to sculptures, photographs, and other rare artifacts from Italian museums, will go on display in Timișoara for an exhibition looking at the city of Pompeii. Titled The Fragility of the Eternal. From Pompeii to the Grand Tour to Today, the exhibition will be open from November […]
Robotics startup Dexory, founded in London by Romanians Andrei Dănescu, Adrian Negoiţă, and Oana Jinga, has secured new Series C funding of USD 165 million, according to an announcement made on LinkedIn and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. The company has developed an autonomous robot, the tallest in the world, reaching 16 meters, and a platform designed […]
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
A Romanian man sneaked into the museum five days before the theft of the Cotofenești Helmet and the Dacian gold bracelets from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. The new information, revealed from the criminal case by Dutch RTL Nieuws, shows that Andrei B. is believed to have...
