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Three million ha, one million bulls, removed from agricultural exploitation
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Three million hectares of land were removed from agricultural exploitation in Romania, and the number of bulls fell by one million head over 2002-2010, senator Petre Daea (Social Democratic Party, in opposition), the chairman of the Senate's Agriculture Committee, has said recently on the occasion of presenting the USL Programme on agriculture and development of the Romanian village. 'The partial situation of the agricultural census reveals a disturbing situation in Romania: since ...
PM Boc: Drought is under control; 2012 crops damage if no rain in two weeks
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The drought is under control so far, but there are risks of 2012 crops damage if it does not rain by the end of this month of early October, yet official forecasts indicate precipitation normalcy may resume, Prime Minister Emil Boc told the TVR1 public television channel on Tuesday.He added that the Government is working on B and C plans for agriculture to account for what happens with the precipitation. 'Similar plans are worked out for the Hidroelectrica water power corporation ...
Premier Boc: Disbursing subsidies for cultivated land, amending cadastre law, Gov't priorities
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The disbursement of the subsidies for cultivated land and amending the cadastre law are two of the government's priorities, Prime Minister Emil Boc declared on Saturday in the southern city of Calarasi, where he attended the works of the National Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development of the political formation under Emil Boc's chairmanship, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL, major at rule). 'This year too, as of October 16, we will start paying the per hectare subsidy of ...
Agriculture Minister Tabara: Romania's major objective is to export meat products
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Romania's major objective is to conquer the international markets for meat and meat products, besides the markets for vegetables, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Valeriu Tabara told the opening on Wednesday of Carnexpo, the first international trade show of South-Eastern European meat industry.'The animal breeding and meat production sectors are the most important sectors of Romania's agriculture, because animal farming provides primary processing. Yet we need to have ...
Dacian Ciolos: Solutions to unblock crediting in agriculture to be found in a few months
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The solutions to unblock crediting in agriculture and to make payments will be shaped up in the coming months, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos told a press conference on Friday on the solutions for coming out of crisis, organized by the European People's Party (EPP).'We discussed [at the Agriculture Ministry headquarters on Thursday] the ideas of the Agriculture Ministry for the stimulation of crediting in agriculture, for the money unblock ...
Automotive market down 7.9 pct in first 8 months
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sales of new motor vehicles on the Romanian market plunged by 7.9 percent in the first eight months of 2011, compared with the same period of 2010, according to the data released by Association of Romanian Automobile Makers and Importers (APIA).All-in automobile sales declined 11.9 percent down to a volume of 60,051 units (compared to 68,140 in 2010). Some 69,994 automobiles and commercial vehicles have been sold in the first eight months of the year, out of which 8,913 units in ...
New car registrations increase by over 10pct in August
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The number of new vehicles registered in August reached 11,078 units, up 10.28 percent compared to same period in 2010, while the new car segment has increased by 3, 26 percent, to 8,747 units, reveal data of the Department for Driving Licenses Regime and Vehicle Registration DRPCIV published on Tuesday. According to the cited source, the best sold brand in August continued to be Dacia, with 2,151 units, but down 27.18 percent compared with same month of 2010, when 2,954 units ...
Dacia sales in Europe decrease 15% in August
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The registrations of Dacia cars in Europe stood in August 2011 at 15,633 units, down by 15% compared with August 2010 (18,459 units) and the market share of the local carmaker decreased from 2.6% to 2%, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ACEA statistics published on September 16.ACEA statistics refer to the car markets in 28 European states - 25 from the EU (without Cyprus and Malta) and three EFTA states - Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.In ...
Minister Tabara: EU should decide this year on using GM foods
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Agerpres special correspondent Mario Cretu reports: The European Union will have to make a decision this year regarding the usage of the genetically engineered organisms (GEO) following the public debate on this topic announced by Polish Minister of Agriculture Marek Sawicki, said Romanian Minister of Agriculture Valeriu Tabara on Tuesday, present at the Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) held in Wroclaw in Poland.'Romania launched the debate on using the GEOs in ...
Minister Tabara: Romania can export over 4 million tonnes of high-quality wheat
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara on Friday said in Bistrita that this year's bumper wheat crops permit Romania to export more than 4 million tonnes of high-quality wheat, which would allow it to return to it being a 'granary.'He said that this year's wheat crops exceed 8 million tonnes and there are six-seven counties, including the southern county of Dambovita, where the wheat is hundred percent suitable for bread making, while the wheat in the remaining counties is 80 percent ...
Turkish Businessmen Association urges sanctions against some tour operators in Romania
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Association of Turkish Businessmen in Romania (TIAD) draws attention of the Romanian authorities that it is necessary to impose more stringent regulations in the case of travel industry operators and to apply harsher sanctions to those who fail to meet their obligations in relation to customers.'Lately, we have received several complaints from customers who went on trip to Turkey, connected to serious violations committed by some travel agencies in Romania referring to ...
Tourist mini port to be built on Danube Delta, in Sfantu Gheorghe town
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The locality of Sfantu Gheorghe, in Tulcea county (north-east of Bucharest, Romania's eastern border) will benefit by a functional mini port in just three weeks, the investment amounting to 7.5 million euros (32,179,380 lei), Vice President of the Tulcea County Council Nicolae Chichi said on Thursday on the occasion of a tourism event staged by the Force Tourism company.'The construction of the mini port in the town of Sfantu Gheorghe is absolutely necessary, because the passenger ...
Revenues of Romanian seaside tour operators, down at least 10-15 pct
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The revenues of Romanian seaside tour operators have declined this year at least 10-15 percent, despite a 10-percent rise in the number of visitors, Chair of the Black Sea Cast Danube Association Corina Martin said on Tuesday.She explained the revenues issues by saying that although more tourists came to the Black Sea coast, they came on special offerings, under which free accommodation, discounted accommodation or meal supplements were awarded.'There have been more ...
Bitdefender Total Security 2012 provides protection for navigating social networks
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
BitDefender, leader of the Romanian market of security information, released on Tuesday the Total Security 2012 product, which provides protection against new types of information threats, as well as against attempts of identity theft.At the same time, users have available the latest versions of BitDefender Internet Security 2012 and BitDefender Antivirus Plus 2012.Bitdefender products were designed to meet users' permanent data protection needs, without the system performance ...
Romania's software piracy rate down 22 pct since 1998
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Romania's software piracy rate has decreased 22 pct since 1998, said Magda Popescu, Business Software Alliance representative in Romania.'The fall in the software piracy rate picked up speed after 2006. In a broader context, EU piracy too decreased 1 pct since 2006. Since 1998, when BSA came to Romania, the software piracy rate has decreased 22 pct,' said Magda Popescu.The Romanian Police General Inspectorate and Business Software Alliance on Thursday signed a protocol for the ...
RCS&RDS installed 400 hotspots in 3 months
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Romanian company RCS&RDS installed about 400 wireless access points in the busiest areas of 26 cities in Romania, by which 1.2 subscribers of the operator can access free internet.“Now we operate 390 hotspots in 26 cities”, said RCS&RDS representatives for the Financial Newspaper. According to data published by the communications authority at the end of 2010 there were over 1,000 wireless access points in Romania when no large telecommunications operator had invested in developing such a ...
Minister of Transports Anca Boagiu: Rotterdam Port experts to be included in Constanta Port management
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Romanian Minister of Transports and Infrastructure Anca Boagiu reassured her Dutch counterpart Melanie Schulz van Haegen of the commitment of the Ministry of Transports and Infrastructure (MTI) to support a stronger partnership between the ports of Constanta (south-eastern Romania) and Rotterdam as a guarantee of increasing the role of Constanta Port in the European Union. An MTI release reads that entering a new stage of cooperation between the two ports follows the signing of the ...
First DoubleTree By Hilton opens in Romania
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
DoubleTree by Hilton announces the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Bucharest-Unirii Square, the upscale, full-service brand's first hotel in Romania. Located next to the Bucharest City Business Centre complex in the heart of Romania's capital city, the 88-bedroom hotel is within minutes from the Lipscani historic quarter, Unirii Square, Unirea shopping centre and Bucharest Mall, with easy access to the city's business, commercial and tourism interests.Rob Palleschi, global head, ...
Romania Tourism Revenue Down 10% In Summer '11, Despite Activity Hike
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Corina Martin, head of the Romanian Tourism Agency Association and of the "Litoral-Delta Dunarii" Association, said Thursday that hotel revenues were 10% lower this summer compared to last year, despite a slight increase in the number of tourists.She explained that tourists preferred shorter holidays, booked through special promotional offers.Tour agencies were severely affected by a slump in the first part of the summer, when revenues were even 40% lower than last year. Starting ...
Romania seeks a drink of the U.S. wine market
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
This year, the United States became the largest wine market in the world, and every country that makes wine wants to get its share of it. One of the latest is Romania. Six of the country’s many wineries have banded together to secure its share of the U.S. market, and they’ve secured $3.5 million from the European Union and the government of Romania to fund the effort. One part of the marketing effort is an upcoming visit to Napa and San Francisco; another was inviting some writers ...