Virgil Popescu, the energy minister announced on Tuesday, following a meeting with the ambassador of Qatar, the interest of the company Qatar Electricity& Water to invest in Romania. “Today we had a work meeting with His Excellency Osama Yousef Abdullah Alqaradawi, the Ambassador of the state of Qatar in Romania. We discussed about the intensification and diversification of relations between the two countries, the stage and prospects of the bilateral relation at economic and business level, as well as the development of bilateral cooperation in fields of mutual interest”, Virgil Popescu wrote on Facebook. The minister points out that Qatar Electricity & Water, one of the biggest company in the field of producing electricity and water desalination in the Middle East, is interested in investing in the Romanian market in concrete projects in the energy field. “We pointed out that states in the Gulf area represent energy players with important potential at global level in the perspective of securing energy supply. Qatar is a country with important natural gas resources and one of the main world producers of liquid natural gas used in producing energy,”the minister showed.
Fewer than three out of four Romanians have a good opinion about the introduction of voluntary military service, a ratio slightly lower compared to a decade ago in 2015, the percentage being now lower among the AUR and PSD electorate, according to an ISCOP Research survey published on September 17 in the context of Russia […]
Romanian president Nicusor Dan informed the Parliament that he approved a request by the United States to bring additional forces to Mihail Kogalnicanu base at the Black Sea, in light of the rising tensions in the Middle East, according to
In a couple of meetings expected to generate a breakthrough on four key topics on September 17, Romania's ruling coalition deferred a final decision on the local administration staff cutting and the prolongation of the food price capping mechanism, according to Observatornews.ro....
Hungary's state company MVM responded to rumours, saying it has not abandoned plans to take over E.ON's Romanian subsidiary – but it only "temporarily withdrew from the FSR mechanism" because the approval of the investment by the Romanian authorities takes more than expected and the company needs to "balance its costs and resources," according to
The United States has approved a USD 130 million grant to finance the construction of a high-voltage power line linking Moldova to Romania, a project officials said would strengthen the country’s energy security and deepen ties with Washington. The 190 km Strășeni–Gutinaș line will connect Moldova to the European electricity grid. It will complement the […]
It’s a busy weekend in Bucharest, as the city gears up for its annual celebration, film and theater festivals bring the latest productions, and new exhibitions are opening.
