Over a thousand company representatives from 20 countries and some 50 exhibitors are expected at the 3rd edition of the Solar Energy Bucharest Summit taking place April 3 - 4 at the Bucharest Palace of Parliament.The conference and expo event is an opportunity for participants to explore a diverse range of solar products and services presented in the exhibition, from advances in photovoltaic systems to innovations in solar panel efficiency.Solar Energy Bucharest Summit is the only international solar energy event organized in Romania in 2024, where the following attendee categories are expected: government representatives and local authorities involved in the development of energy policies; local distributors and importers; companies from the energy sector, suppliers of solar technologies and investors in solar energy generation capacities; large energy consumers; non-specialized investors in the production of energy from solar panels: retailers, factory owners and farmers; owners of land and real estate compounds; installers of photovoltaic systems."In 2024, the fast-paced growth of investments in renewable energy will continue by commissioning new capacities. Romania is part of the eligible beneficiaries of the Modernization Fund, which has a budget of approximately 14 billion euros for projects in the field. Under the REPowerEU chapter, the European Commission has approved for Romania 1.2 billion euros for prosumer development starting in 2024," the organizers of the event said.The summit is organized by Creative Communication with the support of the Employers' Organization of Romanian Renewable Energy Producers (PATRES) and the Middle East Solar Investors Association (MESIA).
Romania registered the third lowest employment rate in the EU in 2023, following Italy and Greece, according to recent Eurostat data. Only 69% of Romanians aged between 20 and 64 are employed, meaning nearly one-third of Romanians are not working. Certain factors influence these figures. Romania makes use of a category of special pensions applied […]
Authorities are looking into the case of a Romanian minor who was allegedly sold for RON 8,000 (EUR 1,600) and arrived in Germany with false documents. Romanian authorities were notified by those in Germany regarding the case, but investigations are still ongoing. The minor is currently in the care of the German state. The boy […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
