The government on last Thursday approved, by emergency ordinance, the granting of a state aid worth 3.9 billion RON to the company Complexul Energetic Valea Jiului S.A [Energy Complex - editor's note] for the implementation of the mining closure plan to take place in stages between 2025 and 2032.The minister of energy, Sebastian Burduja, stated, at the Victoria Palace, that the government thus transposed the approved decision at the level of the European Commission."Indeed, in Valea Jiului, in the last two years, two and a half years, we have gone from a company that was basically bankrupt, the Hunedoara Energy Complex, to a very complicated transfer of funds to a new company - Complexul Energetic Valea Jiului, after which we began an extensive negotiation process with the European Commission for the approval of a state aid. In all European countries, the safety of mining operations was done with state aid, therefore with support, because it involves certain costs of extracting the open coal reserve, of making the operations safe, of greening the perimetres. Today, the Romanian government has transposed, by emergency ordinance, the decision approved at the European Commission level for a total amount of 3.9 billion RON until 2032," said Burduja.According to him, this money goes towards the closure and safety of the four mines in Valea Jiului: Lonea, which will close at the end of this year, Lupeni - on June 30, 2026 and Vulcani and Livezeni - at the end of 2030.
Romanian citizens residing in Bucharest can apply for the new electronic ID card (Carte Electronică de Identitate – CEI) starting Thursday, April 24, the Interior Ministry announced. Authorities estimate that the new ID will be available nationwide through the local public community services for personal records within the next two months. Romania began issuing the […]
Bucharest hosts another Open Streets weekend, a large pop culture convention, and one of the year’s top running events, while a festival of marching bands is on in
Interim president Ilie Bolojan has convened the Supreme Council of National Defense on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss essential defense topics such as Romania’s participation in the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, the draft Law on National Defense of Romania, and the National Plan on Military Mobility. Other topics concern the draft Law on certain measures […]
The photography exhibition World Unseen, which allows both blind and sighted visitors to experience images through touch and sound, is opening its doors in Iași after attracting over 100,000 visitors in Bucharest. Hosted at the Palace of Culture, the exhibition will be on display from April 29 to July 29. Organized by Canon Romania in […]
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in central Romania recorded a total of 56,897 passengers in the first quarter of this year, more than double the number from the same period in 2024, when 27,885 travelers were registered. According to statistics published by the Romanian Airports Association, the Brașov-Ghimbav Airport has returned to 9th place in the national […]
DAAS Epta Romania, part of the international Epta group, is set to open the first Training Center for refrigeration technicians in the country with an EUR 500,000 investment. The company also announced the accelerated expansion of the remote monitoring service center, or TLM. The Training Center is a pilot project developed based on the model […]
