Green transition, renewable energies, public policies and ESG policies are among the most important topics to be discussed at the Climate Change Summit over October 15-17 in Bucharest.Debates in Bucharest bring together leaders from various fields of activity, from biodiversity and circular economy to public policies in managing natural resources, to collaborate and take action at the regional and global level. Tens of internationals experts and leaders of opinion from various fields will debate on essential topics, such as funding the energy transition, the vital role of technological innovation for sustainable cities, the importance of inter-sector collaboration between governments, the private sector and the civil society, and also the necessary public policies in combating climate change at the global level.According to the organizers, Social Innovation Solutions, on Tuesday, October 15, on the two stages (Blue Stage and Green Stage) to be arranged for the summit there will also be presented messages from the Romanian president, Klasu Iohannis, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (video message), the chief of the Representative Office of the European Commission in Bucharest, Ramona Chiriac, the minister of agriculture and rural development, Florin Barbu, the minister of economy, entrepreneurship and tourism, Radu Oprea, and the minister of environment, waters and forests, Mircea Fechet.During the summit, there will be scheduled related events in more than 30 locations in the Capital City and in the region.The National News Agency is one of the media partners of the Climate Change Summit 2024, organized by Social Innovation Solutions together with the BRD Groupe Societe Generale, as founding partner.
The president of the junior ruling Liberal Party, Nicolae Ciucă, urged prime minister Marcel Ciolacu "to urgently explain what he will do so that Romania does not lose the approximately EUR 1.1bn from the Resilience Facility" suspended by the European Commission for six milestones not met by the country. Ciucă thus validates the EUR 1.1bn […]
Ford Otosan announced on October 15 that it will open in November waiting lists for Romania customers interested in buying the new fully electric model E-Tourneo Courier, produced in the factory in Craiova. The first vehicle deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2025. The E-Tourneo Courier Trend (passenger version), with a 100 kW […]
Two new private equity funds - Evolving Europe Principal Investments Fund II and Finance in Motion Renewables Growth Fund - will receive up to EUR 27.5 million under the national implementation of the Resilience Facility (PNRR) to invest in Romanian companies, the Romanian Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE) announced. The Investment Committee appointed […]
UniCredit downgraded its 2024 growth forecast for Romania to 1.7% (from 2.4% in July) due to the poor performance in H1 and a slower-than-anticipated recovery in the EU, but it upgraded its 2025 outlook to 1.9% (from 1.3% in July) owing to base effects, according to the latest research report of the financial group. The fiscal...
The medium-term fiscal plan that Romania is supposed to send to the European Commission (EC) this month under the Excessive Deficit Procedure has among its objectives cutting the budget deficit to 2.4% in 2031 and bringing the public debt to GDP ratio under 60% by the end of the seven-year period (after possible deviations above […]
The European Commission announced on October 15 that it had endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of the six targets and 62 out of 68 milestones linked to Romania's third payment request for EUR 2 billion (net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The Commission found that six milestones have not been...
