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Dacia sales third highest-growth in February on declining European market
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sales of Dacia cars in Europe (EU plus EFTA) scored an increase of 15.4 percent in February 2013, in the context in which new car registrations in the EU have dropped below 800,000 of units, the lowest level ever recorded, according to an announcement made on Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).As many as 795,482 cars were registered in the European Union last month, ...
Healthcare : Minister Eugen Nicolaescu: Eight public health authorities by reorganizing DSP
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
By reorganizing Public Health Departments (DSP) eight regional health authorities with juridical personality will be created, health minister Eugen Nicolaescu said at a press conference. He estimates that by reorganizing departments and county health houses about 3,000-4,000 jobs will be ...
Products for early detecting cancer and treating it to be made by CCR of IFIN-HH
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Products that will make it possible to detect cancer early, but also to treat it will be made at the Centre of Radiopharmaceutical Research (CCR) of the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Research and Development for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), a centre that will be opened on April 3. According to a press release published on the site of the National Authority for Scientific ...
Agriculture : Turkey requests Romania to solve issue of thorough check-ups in vegetal produce transports from Turkey
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Turkish officials requested the authorities of Romania to solve the issues of the thorough check-ups the transports coming from Turkey are submitted to in the case of the vegetal produce, namely fruit and vegetables, which are perishable goods.According to a release, this request was addressed to Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin, who had a meeting on Thursday with Turkish Justice Minister ...
Bloomberg: Velcourt Group Plans Farmland Investment Projects in Romania
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
U.K. farm management company Velcourt Group said it’s planning to invest in farmland in Romania in a joint venture with Mintridge International. ...
Romania's wheat and corn exports 18 pct higher in 2012, near to 4.6 ml tonnes
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Romania exported in 2012 nearly 4.6 million tonnes of wheat and corn, by over 18 percent more than in 2011, despite the drought halving these crops, shows data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR).Of the amount of grain shipped to foreign markets (the EU and other states), wheat and meslin represented 2.314 million tonnes, ...
PM Ponta: VAT reduction to 9 percent in food products - a political objective
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The idea of reducing the VAT to 9 percent in a series of food products represents a political objective which could be implemented only in the case of bread in a first stage, Prime Minister and Social Liberal Union (USL, at rule) Co-Chairman Victor Ponta said on Monday.'The idea is the following: we haven't the IMF's agreement, we have a proposal we ...
Dacian Ciolos: In case of a brand of origin, problems might have been identified more quickly
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Problems appeared lately, such as aflatoxin in milk or horse meat labeled as beef, could have been identified more quickly, if a brand of origin existed, considers the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos.'A few years ago that mad cow misfortune happened, when consumers of beef completely lost trust in ...
Tourism: Lucia Morariu is the new chairman of the Association of Travel Agencies
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Lucia Morariu, the owner of the tourism agency Eximtur and statesecretary for tourism in the Tariceanu cabinet, is the new associate chairman for the National Association of Tourism Agency to replace Corina Martin whose mandate has ...
Spring edition of Romania's Tourism Fair makes EUR 12 ml in revenues
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Revenues from the sale of holiday packages at the spring edition of Romania's Tourism Fair 2013 amounted to 12 million euros, by 20 percent higher than the figure reported at the edition last year, informs a release this Monday by the Romexpo Exhibition Complex - the venue of the event.The spring edition of Romania's Tourism Fair saw over 275 specialized companies, travel agents and tour operators, ...
Romanians most numerous tourists in Bulgaria for 6th year in a row
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
“For a sixth year in a row Romanian citizens are the most numerous tourists in Bulgaria, shows the data on the international tourism of Bulgaria for 2012 presented by the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism,” said Bronislav Denev, head of the Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Bucharest, Romania, ...
Neckermann, to bring over 7,500 tourists to the seaside in 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Over 7,500 tourists will arrive in the summer of 2013 to the Romanian coast of the Black Sea, by 1,100 more compared with last year, estimates a notification sent to Minister Delegate for SMEs, Business Environment and Tourism Maria Grapini by Karpaten Tourism company, the representative to Romania of Thomas Cook - Neckermann concern, according to a release remitted by the Economy Ministry on ...
Cars: New vehicle registration down over 11 pct in Feb.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Registration of new vehicles was down by 11.15 percent in this Feb. from the last to 5,076 vehicles, while the registration of new cars slumped 15 percent, show figures released by the Directorate for Driving Licences and Vehicle Registration.The best-selling brand in Feb. was Romanian-made Dacia, echoing last year's trend, with 766 sold cars (a 23.09 percent drop as compared to Feb. ...
Green stamp tax chargeable on all vehicles comes into effect
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The ‘green stamp' tax on motor vehicles comes into effect this Friday, and as of this date the motor vehicle tax shall be calculated solely based on the carbon dioxide emission level entered in the vehicle's registration certificate.According to the Government's Urgency Ordinance on the green stamp tax published in the Official Journal, the new calculation formula of the environmental tax maintains rates ...
2013 Car Scrappage Programme to start in April, with 1,500-euro vouchers
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The 2013 session of the Car Scrappage Programme will start in the first ten days of April and we are contemplating introducing for scrapping Euro3-compliant cars older than 10 years, with 1,500-euro vouches, Environmental Minister Rovana Plumb said Thursday.She launched the 2013 session of the LIFE+ Programme, a dedicated EU funding instrument for the environment. 'There are Euro3-compliant cars ...
Infrastructure : Bucharest Underground line possibly expanded with EU funds
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici said on March 14 that talks are underway with European Commission (EC) representatives on the possible financing with EU money of the expansion of the Bucharest Underground line.'We are discussing with the European Commission the financing from EU funds of the expansion of the Bucharest Underground line. We asked for the European Commission's approval to have the SOP ...
Minister Sova: National Motorways Company owing debts worth 500 mln euros
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The National Motorways and Highways Company (CNADNR) incurs debts of 500 million euros, Romanian Minister-delegate for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest and Foreign Investment Dan Sova said on Thursday for Agerpres . Minister Sova said a solution to rendering the company's activity more effective is to terminate the snow-clearing contracts that are to be fulfilled by the same CNADNR. 50 ...
Minister Voinea: Some RON 135 ml assigned for University - Drumul Taberei Underground line section
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Budget allocations for the construction of the University Plaza - Drumul Taberei Underground line section amount to RON 135 million, with disbursements concentrated in the first two quarters of the year, and additional allocations scheduled for the budget revision, Minister-delegate for the Budget Liviu Voinea told the public television channel TVR 1.'This year, RON 135 million have been ...
183M euro dam to be built at Azuga
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A large dam will be built at the Azuga, a mountain resort, located in the Prahova Valley (north of Bucharest), and the authorities attempt the investment amounting to 183 million euros to get EU funds, Minister Delegate for Water, Forests and Fisheries Lucia Varga said in Ploiesti (60 km north of Bucharest), on Thursday March 14. According to Minister Varga, for getting the dam erected there are a feasibility study ...
Minister Dan Sova talks with BCR managers about cooperation in major infrastructure projects
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Minister Delegate for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest Dan Sova on Tuesday met Tomas Spurny, executive president of the Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR), and Sergiu Manea, executive vice-president of the bank.The BCR representatives voiced 'willingness to start an extensive cooperation in the field of major infrastructure projects, to support Romanian authorities and to give an ...