The value of the damages in economic crime cases sent to court in the first six months of this year is over 155 million lei, said Aurel Dobre, director of the Economic Crime Investigation Directorate (DICE) of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police. The head of the DICE presented an overview of the actions carried out by the Romanian Police during the first six months of the year to combat economic-financial crimes and other violations of the law that affect the economic climate in Romania and the fundamental rights of citizens. ‘The investigating structures for economic crimes organised 248 ample actions, against 196 in the similar period of last year, to destructure the criminal groups and to prove their illegal activitiy, in complex criminal files. In the files, there were 2,448 house searches, against 2,033 last year and 420 arrest warrents were executed. The police were notified about 24,221 offenses, 3,173 persons suspected of economic-financial crimes were investigated and preventive measures were taken against 346 of them; pre-trial arrest -60, house arrest -29, judicial control – 189 and detention – 68”, Aurel Dobre said.At the same time, he stated that 795 criminal cases involving 1,402 people were solved with a proposal to indict 795 people, while 170 other criminal cases were referred to the competent prosecutor’s offices.‘The prosecution units have issued 562 indictments and plea agreements, the value of the damage insured when issuing the indictment/plea agreement was 155,549,950 lei.For other illegalities, police officers imposed 3,273 fines, totaling 15,500,000 lei, said the DICE director, who added that the total value of the precautionary measures applied and the damages recovered by police officers amounted to 584,131,840 lei, compared to 470,145,365 lei in the same period last year.
The city of Timişoara, in western Romania, and the World Monuments Fund (WMF) signed on Thursday, October 17, the memorandum of understanding for the rehabilitation of the Fabric Synagogue. The synagogue is the only historical monument in the country that the New York-based WMF included in 2022 on the list of cultural sites whose preservation […]
The biggest contributor to burnout – and we do have a burnout epidemic across the world nowadays – is work stress. Many people believe it’s mainly their fault, that it’s in the way they do things, their personality, or something very personal indeed. They couldn’t be more wrong. Because the single most impactful factor in […]
Over 300 guitarists from across the country are gathering in Timișoara, western Romania, to simultaneously perform 17 songs alongside several well-known artists within the Timișoara Guitar Day – One City. One Day. One Guitar Love event. The moment is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, at 4:00 PM at Faber, Splaiul Peneș Curcanul 4-5, Timișoara, with […]
Wizz Air announced it was opening its temporary base in Chişinău, in Moldova, and will offer direct connections to 16 destinations next winter, including eight new routes. The airline is offering non-stop flights between Chişinău and Berlin, Bologna, Brussels Charleroi, Dortmund, Memmingen, Paris Beauvais and Verona, as well as the new route to Nuremberg. In […]
Romania’s executive recently approved the acquisition of 58 new short-distance trains, RE-R2 and RE-R3, with 200 and 160 seats respectively, in contracts totaling RON 3.3 billion (EUR 683 million). Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced the approval of the purchase. "We are approving a major investment project that connects large urban centers via modern rail transport. […]
Romania is a strategic tech hub for the operations of the Brazilian technology multinational Stefanini in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Farlei Kothe, newly appointed CEO of North America, EMEA, and APAC, shares more on the company's expectations for the year to come, how its growth strategy informs its recruitment plans, and its work […]
