RSS
Economic
Tourism : Eurostat: Italy was Romanian tourists' favourite destination in 2011
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romanians have left in 12.49 million vacations in 2011, the majority (93.1 percent) spent within the country, they spent 54.5 million nights in tourist accommodation units and spent 1.148 billion euros for tourism, says a report released on Tuesday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).When traveling abroad, the main destination of tourists from Romania was ...
Holiday preferences of the Romanians
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
About 67% of Romanians who go on holidays in Romania seek accommodations with parents, grandparents, relatives or friends, 9% stay in rented private homes and less than 21% go to hotels or pensions, according to data supplied by the National Statistic Institute.“It is normal to stay with parents or relatives on weekends or holidays. In Bucharest one out of two ...
Travel Channel, National Tourism Authority to cooperate on Wild Carpathia new mini series
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Travel Channel and Romania's National Tourism Authority (ANT) will cooperate on a new Wild Carpathia mini-series, which will be centred on the dramatic Carpathian Mountains, informs www.4rvf.co.uk.The idea has been inspired by an original concept developed by The European Nature Trust - a charity NGO dedicated to the preservation of Europe's last remaining ...
Infrastructure : Romanian companies' interest in consolidating infrastructure in Iraq
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean on Tuesday received in audience Republic of Iraq Ambassador in Bucharest Mohammed Saeed Al-Shakarchi, on the occasion of concluding his mission in Romania, when the Romanian chief diplomat underscored the interest of Romanian companies in consolidating the Iraqi infrastructure.According to MAE, the two officials appreciated the evolution of ...
Authorities in talks with EC budget deficit not to consider infrastructure projects with EIB, EBRD, WB
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romanian authorities negotiate with the European Commission (EC) that all infrastructure projects financed by the EIB, EBRD and WB may not be included in calculating the budget deficit, so that the threshold agreed, of 3 percent of the GDP, to be observed, Dan Sova, Minister for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest, on Friday said during the debate dubbed 'Workshops of the Future', ...
Sri Lanka, interested in Romanian railroad cars
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Nearly 80 per cent of the railroad cars in Sri Lanka were made in Romania, Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean said Friday at a joint press conference with visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris, who voiced interest in renewing Sri Lanka's fleet of such cars, some of which are over 25 years old.'I am honoured to point out that this is the first visit to ...
Agriculture : Romania organises this June the 36th Congress of International Organisation of Vine and Wine
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romania in the period June 2-7 this year, at the Palace of Parliament of Bucharest, will organise the 36th edition of the Congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), through the National Office of Vine and Wine Products (ONVPV), an institution under the coordination of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry (MADR). ...
Area selected for irrigations has doubled since last year
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The area selected for irrigations in 2013 has doubled since last year, currently totalling 400,000 hectares, Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) Secretary of State Daniel Botanoiu told Agerpres.'It is very important to be able to expand the area to be irrigated this year. We currently have contracts signed for an area of about 400,000 hectares, which is a significant gain since ...
Romania can become a major player in the European agricultural market
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romania has the necessary potential to become a major player in European agricultural market, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Bucharest, Matthijs van Bonzel, said on Thursday, on the occasion of his visit to Brasov County (central Romania).'Prerequisite is that the farmers improve their production capacities by upgrading their efficiency, so as to become more and more ...
Romanian beekeepers demand 9 percent VAT for honey
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romanian beekeepers demand the authorities a 9 percent VAT for honey, as this way the bee products can become more accessible for the Romanian consumers and the domestic consumption, currently estimated at only 450 grams per capita annually, would increase.'We demand the introduction of honey among the products with the VAT reduced to 9 percent, as only ...
Cars: DRPCIV: New car registrations down by more than 26 pct in March
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The number of new car registrations declined for the third consecutive month in March 2013, by 26.08 percent, down to 5,079 units, compared with the same period in 2012, show statistics of the Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV).Of the total new registrations, positive figures were recorded in motorcycles and mopeds (115 units, plus 30.68 ...
2013 Car scrappage budget of nearly 31 million euros not to be extended
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The budget allotted for the car scrappage programme in 2013 is standing at RON 135 million, nearly 31 million euros, and there will be no extension to it was in previous years, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Rovana Plumb told a news conference on Monday.'The budget allotted for the car scrappage programme in 2013 is standing at RON 135 million, which ...
Romania, third place in EU in terms of decrease in new car registrations, in March
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The new car registrations in Romania decreased in March 2013 by 32.2 per cent to 3,324 units compared to 4,902 units in the same period of 2012, according to the statistics released on Wednesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).In the European Union (EU), the number of new car registrations dropped by 10.2 per cent, to 1,307,107 units, the ...
Dacia Europe sales advance 20.2 pct. in March
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Registration of Dacia cars in Europe increased this March by 20.2 per cent, to 23,877 units, compared with the similar period of 2012, while the market share of the local carmaker increased from 1.3 per cent to 1.8 per cent according to statistics with the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) published on Wednesday.In January - March 2013, a total of ...
Healthcare: Romania, 10th in Europe by number of cancer patients (WHO)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Romania ranks 10th in Europe by the number of cancer patients recorded in 2012, with 78,760 new cases of cancer, shows a study of the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization, taken over by MediHelp International.The data provided show an increase compared with 2011, when there were recorded 51,450 new cases.The most common cancers are breast ...
Over 2 million Romanians suffering from chronic renal diseases, according to specialists
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Specialists are estimating that over 2 million Romanians have been diagnosed with some chronic kidney disease and the lives of over 11,000 Romanians hinge on dialysis, reads a press release of the Romanian Nephrology Society.The alarmingly high figures invite questions like: is there any national chronic renal diseases programme to comprise prevention, ...
Trade: Beer market on the rise by 7% in 2012
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The volume of the beer market reached 18.2 million hl in 2012, on the rise by 7% compared to the previous year, but the increase is conjectural, said the general manager of the Beer Association in Romania, Constantin Bratu. At the level of association members the sale value recorded 16.6 million hl, 6.5% more than in the previous ...
Study: The cheapest store chains in Romania
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The cheapest store chains in Romania are Kaufland, Carrefour and Auchan, according to the annual study Nielsen Shopper Trends 2012-2013. Kaufland continues to be seen as the store with the lowest prices. The classification is completed by Carrefour, Auchan and ...
Real estate: Apartment prices in March (study)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The average price of an apartment at national level reached 958 euro per square meter in March, 1.5% less than in February (973 euro/sq.m.) and 4.5% less than in March 2012 (1003 euro/sq.m.) according to a report made by the site ...
Agriculture: Manastireanu (ANSVSA): Romania's animal health and food safety network among Europe's finest tuned
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Romania has one of the best organised animal health and food safety networks in Europe, but it also has a food industry that complies with the European and national legislation, acting president of the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food ...