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Agriculture : AgriMin Constantin: Over 200 million euros invested in Romania's winegrowing over past five years
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
As much as 200 million euros worth of European funds have been invested in Romania' winegrowing industry over the past four-five years and similar amounts are expected in 2014-2018, Romania's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Constantin told a press conference on Thursday.'European funds under the vine reconversion and replantation programme exceeded ...
20 pct higher subsidies for landowners renting out to active farmers
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Landowners might collect a 20 percent higher subsidy if they rent out their land to active farmers, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos declared on Monday, May 20.'Under the respective rural development program, the landowner is motivated to transfer property by selling it or renting it out to an active farmer who effectively works ...
Cars: Car fleet in Romania grows older over past few years, in spite of car scrappage scheme
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The car fleet in Romania grew significantly older in Romania over the past few years, in spite of the development of the popular scheme for the national car fleet renewal, 'Rabla', through which the state offers a scrappage bonus to the persons who own older vehicles and want to buy a new car, which pollutes less.The data of Asisoft Company, providing ...
Dacia success in Europe: largest sale growth from among passenger cars
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Romanian car brand Dacia posted the largest growth by percentage from among all passenger car brands in terms of the number of vehicles registered in the European Union market, economica.net daily quotes figures supplied by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association for Jan.-April 2013 as showing.As many as 88,255 Dacia cars were registered this ...
Tourism: FPTS supports Minister Maria Grapini's step meant to promote Romania by using Dracula myth
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Federation of Employers' Associations in Tourism and Services (FPTS) supports Minister for SMEs, Tourism and the Business Environment Maria Grapini's step to promote Romania by using the myth of Dracula, a myth that is currently the best known legend connected to Romania recognized internationally, reads a release.'Romania should turn to account the ...
Healthcare : 580 physicians left Romania in first three months of 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The president of the Physicians’ College in Romania, Vasile Astarastoae declared in Suceava, on Thursday, that the “wave” of physicians leaving the country this year – 580 doctors, can be compared to those of 2007. He said, at a press conference, that the Romanian health system was facing a personnel deficit, since over ...
SMURD emergency rescue service tally at five-year milestone: over 225,000 persons assisted
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Crews of the Mobile Emergency, Reanimation and Extrication Service (SMURD) have so far assisted over 225,000 persons and received over 280,000 calls, Stelian Dudus, inspector-in-chief with the Bucharest Inspectorate for Emergencies (ISU) declared on Wednesday on the occasion of the five-year celebration of the Romanian SMURD.In the same ...
Telecom.IT : Number of active mobile phone users reaches 22.8 mln in Romania
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The number of active mobile phone users in Romania reached 22.8 million in late 2012, of whom 13 million opted for prepaid cards, ...
National system for ensuring Romania's cyber security
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Romania's Cyber Security Strategy and the national Action Plan concerning the implementation of the National Cyber Security System were approved in a government decisions during the government meeting on Wednesday.Following this decision, there will be created the National Cyber Security System as an inter-institutional cooperation framework ...
Agriculture: Measures for developing family farms adopted through OUG
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Government on Wednesday adopted an emergency ordinance on some measures for developing family farms, which stipulates the setting up of a 300 million lei fund to be placed at the disposal of some banks that should give farmers loans for up to ten years. 'This Government emergency ordinance [OUG] comes to supplement the setting up ...
Romania among the first ten countries in EU by cattle livestock: more than 2 million
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Romania's cattle livestock is 2.009 million, placing the country among the first ten in the EU, after France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Provisionary data released by the INS on December 1, 2012, show ...
Ciolos: Young farmers could get increased payments during first five years after relocation
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Young farmers could have payments to them increased in the first five years after moving to the countryside, when financial pressure is higher on them, European Commissioners for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos said Monday.'Besides other novelties in the Rural Development Programme, we are putting forth this novelty of ...
Romania can become important player on European cereals market
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Romania can become an important player on the European cereals market if you know how to use the farm production not only as revenues, but more as volume for consolidating the position in the area, European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos told the National Conference of Farmers. 'It would be good if you were aware of the fact that ...
Dacian Ciolos: Decision is taken in regard to milk labeling
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos, on Monday stated with respect to milk labeling that the decision was already taken, although it still remained to decide between national or European labeling.‘Referring to milk labeling the decision is already taken. We will adopt the origin labeling. ...
Some 37 pct of Romania's forest area certified for responsible management
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
About 37 percent of Romania's total forest area is certified to the Forest Stewardship Council for responsible management, shows data provided to Agerpres by the Forest Certification Association (ACF).Thus, the total surface of FSC-certified forest is 2,386,535.4 hectares, which represents about 37% of Romania's total 6.37 million hectares under ...
Vintest 2013 - Romanian Wines and Tourism Show on June 6-9
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Romanian National Wine Exhibition - Vintest 2013 is organized at the Bucharest-based Palace Hall, on June 6-9, and it is devoted to the Romanian wines and the wine and ...
Optimistic forecasts for wheat and rapeseed production; concern over corn and sunflower crops
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Forecasts show a good production of ...
Tourism: Avrig town to offer complete tourist experience under Interreg CultTour trans-European project
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Townhall of Avrig engaged in 2011 in the trans-European project INTERREG CultTour involving five European Union member countries (Romania, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Austria) in a marketing strategy for the promotion of the cultural ...
Herculane Spa topping priorities of health tourism development strategy
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Herculane spa ranks first in the country's strategic plan for the development of health tourism, Minister-delegate for SMEs, Business Environment and Tourism Maria Grapini ...
Cars: Dacia Lodgy - first Dacia model launched in Denmark
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Dacia Carmaker launched Lodgy model on the Danish market, continuing its expansion policy in Europe, French Renault carmaker the owner of Dacia Company announced.Thus, ...