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Trade: Study: Online food sales paid by card will grow by 13% this year
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Online food and beverage sales may grow by 13% in 2014 to 27 million lei (6 million euro) representing 1.5% of overall online trade paid by card, according to Euromonitor data, which show that Romanians prefer to buy those products from traditional shops. “Online food trade is hardly visible in Romania and this situation in not ...
The French Ambassador: it is absurd to buy Polish apples when Romania is an agricultural paradise
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The French ambassador Philippe Gustin stated on Tuesday that he initiated discussions between the big chains of distribution from France and the agricultural producers after he realised that it was absurd that the Romanians buy Polish apples when Romania is an agricultural paradise. “At my initiative in March last year there were ...
Healthcare: SUUB Oncology Unit to undergo expansion under draft Gov't resolution
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The oncology unit of the Bucharest Emergency Teaching Hospital (SUUB) will undergo expansion, with a radiotherapy department to be included in the ward, according to a draft Government resolution published on the website of the Health Ministry. 'Given the dimension, complexity and urgency cancer poses as a public health priority issue, it was necessary to decide on the expansion of the oncology unit by adding a radiotherapy department ...
Gov't Emergency Order: Accredited medicine universities and faculties can take over hospitals
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Accredited medicine and pharmacy universities and medicine faculties can run medical units with inpatients (hospitals), according to the Government Emergency Order (OUG) 2/2014 published recently in the Official Gazette of Romania and presented by the Minister of Health Eugen Nicolaescu.In a press conference on Thursday, February 13, the minister mentioned that this decision follows talks with rectors and with the Romanian College of ...
Agriculture: Romanian farmers received 769 million euro in first months of 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
APIA agency has paid over 3.4 billion lei – 769 million euro- to Romanian farmers since the beginning of the year to the present. Payments of 2.5 billion euro are estimated to be made until the end of the year, according to APIA. “For payments part of SAPS 2013 campaign from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) 2.5 ...
Romania, China could sign new memorandum on export of live sheep, mutton
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Romania and China could sign a new memorandum on the export of live sheep and mutton, after other two memoranda on the export of live breeding cattle and pork were signed in November of last year.In this respect, Romanian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Constantin on Wednesday discussed with the Ambassador of China to Romania, Huo Yuzhen, a number of aspects regarding the Romanian - Chinese cooperation in ...
Ciolos-Constantin meeting: Romania's options under new CAP and future subsidies to agriculture
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The implementation of direct payments and Romania's options under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were some of the topics dealt with on Tuesday by Romania's Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos.Dacian Ciolos was on an official visit to Romania, February 10-12, 2014.Discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by Secretaries of ...
Ponta discussed EU new common agricultural policy with Ciolos
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Premier Victor Ponta said on Tuesday that during the meeting he had with Dacian Ciolos, European Commissioner for Agriculture, they dealt with the question of the new common agricultural of the European Union.'We have discussed the question of the new common agricultural policy of the European Union and the way Romania will use this new common agricultural policy for continuing to develop agriculture. 2013 was an excellent year. It was ...
Infrastructure: Tarom flies to Stockholm as of June
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Tarom will operate direct flights between Bucharest and Stockholm as of June 2, 2014 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.“Stockholm is a special city, built on 14 islands connected by a web of bridges, canals and highways. This route shows an important traffic potential,” said Christian HEinzmann, the general manager of the air company in a press ...
Wizz Air will launch a Sibiu-London flight
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The low cost air company Wizz Air will launch on June 14 a flight from Sibiu to London Luton with two flights a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays.Tickets can be booked at prices starting from 179 lei, taxes included. Wizz Air transported last year 13.5 million passengers at international level, on the rise by 12%. In Romania the traffic ...
Adrian Dragomirescu (CFR): Necessity of high-speed line in Romania to be analysed
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
We must find out whether a high-speed line is necessary in Romania, and for this purpose we must carry out feasibility and pre-feasibility studies, the representative of the Romanian Railway Company (CFR) Adrian Dragomirescu said on Tuesday at the 'France - Southeastern Europe' Business Forum.'We must carry out feasibility and pre-feasibility studies to find out whether a high-speed line is necessary or not in Romania. For instance, the ...
Romania - chosen EDINNA vice president
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The General Assembly of the Education in Inland Navigation Association (EDINNA) on Wednesday chose as vice president Romania's representative, Professor Ovidiu Sorin Cupsa PhD, the Director General of the Romanian Centre for Shipping Staff Training - CERONAV.According to the spokesman for the CERONAV Ana Leganel, the General Assembly of the EDINNA in Brussels chose Dutch Arjen Mintjes as the organization's president, and the second ...
Romanian-Turkish Partnership to resume ferry boat traffic between Constanta, Pendik Ports
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Romanian Transport Minister Ramona Manescu discussed on Thursday with Turkey's Ambassador Ömür ?ölendil about the resumption of the ferry boat traffic for cargo and passengers between Romania (Constanta Port) and Turkey (Pendik Port).'The RO-RO project was launched in 2011, but because of some misunderstandings that emerged, it was ceased in October 2012. In order to continue this partnership, the Turkish and Romanian ...
Real estate provisions: Transaction volume will slightly grow in Romania this year
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The volume of real estate transactions in Romania will slightly grow this year, especially for the office segment, while at European level the main cities in Germany, next to Dublin and London are the most attractive markets for investors, according to PwC. In the top of the first ten cities for real estate investments we find this year: ...
Cars: Dacia, the best sold car in Bulgaria
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Dacia was the best sold car make in Bulgaria last year, according to official data of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry about new cars registered between 1 January and 31 December 2013. With 2,118 units sold, the Romanian make exceeded Volkswagen (2,068 units), which traditionally rank first in Bulgaria, while Toyota ranked third with 1,951 cars ...
Duster, Logan and Sandero in the top of best sold cars in Russia in January
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Duster, Logan and Sandero models were the best sold cars in Russia and January, according to data published on Tuesday by the Association of European Business (AEB).Last month Lada Granta (with 8,255 units) manufactured by AvtoVAZ, ranked first in the top of best sold cars in Russia. Duster ranked third with 5,590 units, Logan was 9th with 3,004 units while Sandero ranked 11th with 2,795 units. Duster, Logan and Sandero are made by Renault. Sales ...
Romanian automotive industry is worth 16 billion euros in 2013
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Business in Romania's automotive industry in 2013 was worth almost 16 billion euros, most of it being due to the sector of components, said vice-president of the Dacia Renault group and president of the Association of Romanian Car Manufacturers (ACAROM) Constantin Stroe on Wednesday.'It is estimated that the turnover of Romania's automotive industry will amount to 16 billion euros (11 percent of the GDP) and consists of two sources: ...
Infrastructure: Transport Minister Manescu: Bragadiru-Voluntari underground mainline 7 might cost 1.5 billion euros
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Bragadiru-Voluntari underground mainline 7 might cost 1.5 billion euros and it might take six years to complete, Minister of Transport Ramona Manescu told a French-Romanian seminar on public-private partnerships in transport infrastructure on Monday.'The Bragadiru-Voluntari ...
TAROM to launch direct flights from Bucharest to Moscow
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Starting on March 30, 2014 TAROM will operate direct flights between Bucharest and Moscow on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, according to a national airline's release to AGERPRES. On this occasion, the company promotes a special 99 euros offer (all taxes included) for two-way flights, if purchased on TAROM's website. Between February 15 and March 30, 2014 tickets can be purchased at prices starting from 99 euros, for travels between March 30 ...
Last year's three-quarter rail ridership at over 43.6 ml passengers
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
More than 43.6 million passengers traveled by train in the first nine months of 2013; of this figure, 165,000 persons had a foreign destination, show statistics made available by the Ministry of Transport. The average trip length was 78 kilometers. Also in the first nine ...