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Infrastructure : AKTOR group accelerated works on the second segment of the Sebes-Turda highway
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Greek construction group AKTOR announced it has significantly accelerated works on the second segment of the Sebes-Turda highway (A10) in western Romania. The group announced that the project was marking considerable progress and also released a video to show the work pace. The announcement came just a few days after prime minister Ludovic Orban visited the highway siteand asked the contractors to speed up the work so ...
Tourism: May LuggageHero survey: 70% of Europeans would still travel abroad in 2020, up 23% since last month
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Highlights from the May survey of COVID-19 impact on travel demand for European travelers: 20% of European respondents are waiting until 2021 to travel abroad and an extra 6% said they will wait for a vaccine before leaving the country A surprising number of 60% of those who would typically travel for business said they still expect to have at least one business trip in ...
Number of suspended employment agreements in Hotels and Restaurants close to 100,000
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
A number of 99,924 employment agreements in the Restaurants and Hotels sector have been suspended since the establishment of the state of emergency (March 16) until Thursday, according to the Labour Inspectorate and published on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.In total, a number of 609,614 employment agreement have been suspended since the establishment of the state of emergency until Thursday, among which 170,744 in the processing ...
Agriculture: AgriMin Oros: Subsidies paid to farmers reach 2.76 billion euro
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Over 99.18 pct of farmers were authorized for the payment of subsidies, and the sums paid have exceeded 2.76 billion euro, even though the deadline is June 30, 2020, said, on Tuesday, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Adrian Oros, in a press briefing. "I want to present very shortly the results from APIA [Agency for Payments and Interventions in Agriculture]. I want to tell you that presently, even though the deadline is June 30, 2020, 99.18 ...
Agricultural area affected so far by drought - 1.1mln ha
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The agricultural area affected so far by drought amounts to 1.1 million hectares, the largest being registered in Constanta County, 416,000 hectares, while the irrigated areas at national level have reached 222,121 hectares, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Adrian Oros said in a press briefing."So far we have the centralized situation related to the declarations of the disaster areas and related to the farmers' declarations. The disaster area is 1.1 ...
40,000 hectare swathe of woodland to add to Romania's protected virgin and quasi-virgin forests
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Romania's virgin forest land increases by 40,000 hectares, thus doubling the area already registered in the National Catalogue of Virgin and Quasi-Virgin Forests, said Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Costel Alexe."As of today, a new swathe of 40,000 hectares of virgin and quasi-virgin forests enters strict protection. When I took office, there were about 28,000 hectares registered in the Virgin Forests Catalogue. Back then I said that Romania's area ...
Romania ranks 3rd in EU in sheep and goat herds in 2019
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Romania ranked 3rd in the hierarchy of member states of the European Union (EU), in 2019, in sheep and goat herds, while at national level the number of pigs, sheep, goats and poultry herds has risen, but the category of cattle decreased compared to the previous year, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Friday.Official statistics show that, on December 1, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, the total number of cattle ...
Trade: Wholesale trade advances 13.7% in Romania in Q1 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, as well as wholesale trade of computers and telecommunications equipment were among the areas that contributed to a 13.7% increase in total unadjusted wholesale trade in Romania in the first quarter of the 2020, y-o-y, show data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to statistics, January- March 2020, amidst an increase in the nominal value of the wholesale trade ...
Cars: Romania's trade of motor vehicles, motorcycles down 13.9% in March 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Retail trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Romania declined 13.9% in March 2020 in Romania in terms of volumes, unadjusted results, y-o-y, while market services provided to the population were similarly down 40.3%, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Thus, March 2020 wholesale and retail trade, and repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 13.9% in terms of volumes, unadjusted ...
APIA: Romanian car market down by 29.6% in first 4 months of the year
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Romanian car market decreased by almost 30% in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2019, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA), published on Friday.By brands (passenger cars + commercial vehicles) Dacia continues to lead after the first 4 months of the year, with 9,551 units, followed by Volkswagen, with 3,436 units, Renault 2,961 units, Skoda, 2,779, Ford 2,564 units and Hyundai 2,239 ...
Real Estate: Consultant expects 20% of office spaces in Romania to become vacant in next period
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Up to 20% of the office spaces currently occupied could become vacant in the next period. The demand for offices will also record a decline of about 30% this year compared to last year, according to local real estate consultancy firm 24REAL, which specializes in office leases of up to 1,000 sqm. The firm says the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have started to show on the local office market. “Companies that three months ...
Tourism: PwC: HoReCa businesses may drop by over 50% this year
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The HoReCa sector is one of the most affected by this crisis, businesses figures in this field being expected to drop by over 50% this year,while the execution of contracts will be controversial, according to representatives of the consulting and audit company PriecewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In this context, companies in the field will face both compensation and damage demands. According to PwC consultants, after two months of lockdown, most states ...
Commission's guidance on how to safely resume travel and reboot Europe's tourism in 2020 and beyond
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Today, 13 May 2020, the Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after months of lockdown, while respecting necessary health precautions. The Commission's guidance aims to offer people the chance to get some well-needed rest, relaxation and fresh air. As soon as the health situation allows, people should be able to catch up with ...
Hotels and guesthouses in Romania lose EUR 250 mln during COVID-19 lockdown
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Hotels and guesthouses in Romania have lost EUR 250 million in the last two months, amid the COVID-19 lockdown, estimates Calin Ile, general manager of Ibis Continental Hotels and president of the Hotel Industry Federation in Romania. In this period, hotels and guesthouses have lost six million overnight stays, according to Ile, ...
Healthcare: Romania, among EU states with lowest number of nurses and midwives
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Doctors, nurses and other health personnel are on the front line in the fight to save lives from the coronavirus pandemic. They are applauded and praised as society’s new heroes. Nurses is a key profession in this fight, closely monitoring their patients, administering their treatment, encouraging and soothing them. In 2019, there were 4.45 million nurses and midwives employed in ...
Coronavirus vaccine trial in Romania sparks UK interest
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The UK Embassy in Romania will assist the team of OncoGen, the Timi?oara-based researchers currently working on a Covid-19 vaccine, to get in contact with the British vaccine researchers and share their work. British Ambassador to Romania Andrew Noble held a “productive call” with professor Virgil Paunescu, the director of the Center for Gene and Cellular Therapies in the treatment of Cancer – OncoGen, on May 12, the Embassy said in a ...
Infrastructure: Wizz Air announces reopening of Timisoara Airport base on May 29
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The low cost air company Wizz Air announced on Friday that routes to Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Great Britain will be suspended until May 28 and the reopening of Wizz Air base at Timisoara Airport is delayed until May 29. “Wizz Air, the largest low cost air company in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that most flights from and to Romania will be suspended following travel restrictions ...
Agriculture : Romania receives EC approval to use 80 million euro, from unaccessed funds, as agriculture support scheme
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Agriculture Minister, Adrian Oros, announced on Friday, in northeastern Botosani, that the Romanian authorities have received the approval of the European Commission (EC) to use 80 million euro, money left unutilized from European funds made available to Romania for the agriculture sector, as support schemes for farmers and processors affected by the crisis provoked by the novel coronavirus."We received the approval of the EC to use the 80 million euro, money left ...
280 outbreaks of African swine fever in 153 localities in Romania
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
African swine fever is currently occurring in 153 localities in 20 counties in Romania, with a number of 280 outbreaks (including one outbreak on a commercial farm), while in 21 counties there are only cases of wild boars diagnosed with the disease, according to the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA).Between April 30 and May 6, 2020, eight new outbreaks were reported: 2 in Teleorman County; 4 in Prahova County; and one each in Ilfov ...
De minimis scheme for farmers who promote domestic pig breeds
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The government approved the de minimis scheme to support farmers who promote the rearing of domestic pig breeds, the amount granted for one pig head being 1,200 lei, said the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Ionel Danca."A government decision was approved with respect to agriculture for the allocation of the necessary funds for the de minimis scheme aimed at pig farmers who promote and rear on their farms domestic pig breeds. We are talking about a ...