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State-owned companies subordinated to Department for Energy, compelled to draw up development strategies for at least 10 years

August 20, 2014

The state-owned companies subordinated to the Department for Energy will be compelled to draw up development strategies for at least 10 years, but also a transparent system for granting sponsorship, reads an Order issued by Minister-Delegate for Energy, Razvan Nicolescu. ‘Minister-Delegate for Energy has issued a minister order to strengthen the rules of corporate governance [...]

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