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Infrastructure: EC approves allocation of 47 million euro for Craiova-Calafat road infrastructure
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it had approved to allocate 47 million euro from the European Fund for Regional Development to develop road infrastructure between Craiova and Calafat, in the south-west of Romania. National road DN56, which is part of the Trans European Network (TEN-T) is the only connection between Craiova and Calafat-Vidin bridge, linking Bulgaria and ...
Air Baltic launches flights between Bucharest and Riga
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The Latvian air operator Air Baltic launched four flights a week for the summer period between Bucharest and Riga, offering the possibility of continuing travels in the Baltic Sea and Scandinavian areas as well as from Russia.“Air Baltic has interrupted several routes with low demand, which made possible setting up flights between Riga and Bucharest,” a company press release ...
Final report on General Transport Master Plan to be presented on June 30
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
A final report on Romania's General Transport Master Plan will be presented at a Government meeting on June 30, Transport Minister Dan Sova said Tuesday after meeting a delegation of the European Commission's DG Regio directorate headed by Director General Walter Deffa.'We are aiming to provide a master plan that will meet the quality parameters and become a reference for the development of the transport sector in the next two decades. The final report on the ...
Real estate: Rents for offices may go up in Romania
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Companies from the real estate field expect a rent increase in the local office market in the next quarter, for the first time in four years, considering the growing difference between demand and offer for available offices.“Partly because the pre-rental activity in the office sector, the tenants’ confidence is at the the highest level registered compared to the same period of 2011, while the demand for offices remains positive and ...
Healthcare: Over 70,000 patients from abroad, operated, treated in Romania in 2013 – 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Over 70,000 patients from abroad were treated in Romania last year and in the first five months of 2014, Prof. Dr. Norina Forna, president of dentistry deans in Romania and president of the International Society of General and Oral-Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Forum Odontologicum in Switzerland, told a Wednesday's press conference.'In the general medicine, through the bariatric surgery specialties, the anti-aging treatments and through ...
Package of basic medical, Framework Contract, took effect on June 1
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The package of basic health services which took effect on June 1 brings many changes that are aimed, as the representatives of the Ministry of Health and of the CNAS (National House for Health Insurances) say, at removing errors and at decreasing frauds in the system.The package introduces for asymptomatic patients aged up to 39 a mandatory visit to the family doctor, at least every three years, and for those aged over 40 - the annual ...
Over 42,000 Romanians succumb every year to smoking-induced diseases
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Over 42,000 Romanians die every year from smoking-induced diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular conditions, chronic lung diseases and heart attacks, Dr. Magdalena Ciobanu told a press conference organized by the 'Pneuma' Medical Foundation this Friday.According to Dr. Ciobanu, there has been a rise by over 10 percent in deaths caused by lung cancer, but also by all the other forms of cancer.'It's not the treatment methods ...
Romanian pharmaceutical market drops by 4% in first quarter
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Medicine sales in Romania at distribution prices dropped by 4% (to 668.8 million euro) in the first quarter, compared to the same period of 2013, on the background of a winter season warmer than usual, Cegedim data show. “The evolution was below expectations in the first quarter, on the background of a warmer winter which led to the ...
Tourism : Romanian littoral to attract in 2014 10,000 tourists from R. Moldova and 1,500 tourists from Iran
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The Romanian littoral will attract in 2014, around 10,000 tourists from the Republic of Moldova and 1,500 from Iran, mainly due to new investments and attractive offers, a press release of the Bibi Touring Touroperator shows.'The Romanian littoral has more and more to offer, but its development chance relies on good promotion, on efficient marketing campaigns and, of ...
Number of arrivals in tourist reception structures up 4.9 percent in January-April 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The number of arrivals and overnight stays in tourist reception structures with accommodation functions advanced by 4.9 percent and 8.8 percent respectively over January-April 2014, compared to the same period of 2013 according to provisional data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INSSE) on Monday.There were 1.981 million of arrivals and 3.94 million overnight stays in Romania's tourist reception ...
Trade: Sales of durable goods grow by 8% in first three months
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Sales of durable goods grew by 8% in the first three months compared to the same period of 2013, to 386 million euro. It was the best period in the last four years, with the biggest sales in the telecommunication segment but with the most serious drop in the photo section, according to GfK. “The biggest increase in value (about 33%) was generated by the Telecommunication sector which reached ...
Development of Cosmetics Retail Market in Central Europe to 2019 Forecast in a New Research Report
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
What will Central Europe's retail market for cosmetics look like in 2019? Report provides exclusive analysis, forecasts for development during 2014-2019. Professionals with a need for the newest and most comprehensive coverage of the retail market for ...
Romania's imports of computers, electronic and optical products worth 4.774 bln euros in 2013
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Romania's imports of computers, electronic and optical products rose by 6.3 percent in 2013, having a value of 4.774 billion euros, according to data centralized by the National Statistics Institute.On the other hand, the exports of such products declined by 6.9 percent in 2013 compared with 2012, down to 2.571 billion euros, leading to a trade deficit on this segment of 2.203 billion euros. At the end of Dec. 2013, there ...
Romania exports clothing items worth 2.7 bln euros in 2013
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Romania exported clothing items worth 2.715 billion euros in 2013, up 1.4 percent compared to 2012, according to data centralized by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Romania's imports of clothing items rose by 1 percent in 2013, up to 872.6 million euros. At the end of Dec. 2013, there were 136,500 persons working in the clothing manufacturing sector, according to data released by ...
Agriculture: Romania's forest stock advances 0.1 pct in 2013
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Romania's forest stock was standing at nearly 6.54 million hectares at the end of 2013, up 0.1 percent from the previous year, according to provisional data released on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The forest area represents 97.6 percent of the national forest stock. In 2013, the volume of harvested wood decreased by around 0.1 percent compared with 2012. The area of cuttings for forest ...
Agriculture has generated economic growth and jobs in past two years
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Agriculture in the past two years has generated economic growth and jobs with special emphasis in 2013 and contributed 5.6 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP), Deputy Prime Mister Daniel Constantin, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, told a conference on farming subjects.'In 2013 agriculture contributed 5.6 percent to the GDP and the food industry, 6.2 percent, which are percentages important enough. If we really speak of the fact that Romanian ...
Infrastructure: Siret-Baragan Canal, after 26 years
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Daniel Constantin, the minister of agriculture, declared that the project for the Siret-Baragan Canal remains a priority for the government, feasibility study having been completed.“For some time we have been making an analysis of the construction of the Siret-Baragan Canal. The Ministry of Agriculture elaborated the feasibility studies. We need an integrating ministry like the Ministry of Large Projects. We have to work together with the ...
Bulgaria Holds Negotiations for Direct Train Sofia – Budapest
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Bulgarian State Railways is holding talks with the Romanian and the Hungarian railways to launch a direct train from Sofia to Budapest over Danube Bridge 2.The train will probably be included in the new schedule as of December 2014, Deputy Transport Minister Anon Ginev told Focus news agency, adding that it will re-connect Bulgaria with Central Europe.The railway line Vidin - ...
ROMATSA to install ILS air navigation equipment on Suceava Airport
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) will take over the administration of 3,631.6 square meters of the public domain of Suceava County (northeastern Romania) within the Stefan cel Mare Airport of Suceava, to install instrument landing system (ILS) equipment for the air navigation; this facility is necessary to guide airplanes to landing in low visibility conditions. ROMATSA will be liable for all the expenses for the ...
Real Estate: Residential building permits go up 5.1 per cent in April
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Over 3,370 residential buildings construction permits were issued in April 2014, by 5.1 per cent more than in March, but 6.2 per cent less compared with April 2013, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Wednesday.The building permits for the rural area represented 59.1 per cent of the total number of authorisations issued in April.Since the beginning of the year until April 30, a number of 10,339 construction ...