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Romania has sufficient agri-foodstuff stocks - minister
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Romania currently has sufficient agri-foodstuff stocks, that can meet the population's demand without any problem, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Valeriu Tabara told Agerpres on Wednesday.'I don't think any intervention into the market is necessary at this time', Tabara added.He stressed that in spite of contradictory data circulated on the market with respect to the wheat stock, 'it is certain there is still wheat in the market'.'I think intervening on ...
Collected cow's milk volume decreases 9.1 percent in 2010
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The volume of cow's milk collected from agricultural holdings and collecting centres by the processing units decreased 9.1 percent in 2010, namely by 90,697 tonnes compared with 2009, informs the National Institute of Statistics.The largest decline in the production of 2010 compared with that of 2009 was registered in the cheese production, in the quantity of cheese obtained exclusively from cow's milk included (93.6 percent of the total cheese production) by 6,173 tonnes (-8.9 ...
Traian Vuia International Airport scores rd.1.14 M passengers, in 2010
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The number of passengers who flew the Traian Vuia International Airport of Timisoara (western Romania) exceeded one million, totaling 1,139,133, for the first time in end 2010, by 17 percent higher than in 2009. The freight transport also exceeded 1,400 tonnes in 2010, by almost 30 percent more compared to 2009, the Airport's release informs.As many as 25,000 arrivals and departures were registered in 2010, 4.1 percent, more vs. 2009. Bucharest and Munich, followed by Bergamo and ...
Romanian PM Calls For Public-Private Projects, New Auction For Comarnic-Brasov highway
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc urged Cabinet ministers Wednesday to complete a list of public-private partnership projects by March and called for a new auction to award construction works for the Comarnic-Brasov highwayThe prime minister added public-private partnership projects can also be undertaken in sectors like agriculture, healthcare and energy. The Transport Ministry said in September 2010 it plans to auction construction works for the Comarnic-Brasov highway again, as ...
Random customs control for trailers
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
As of 1 January the control of all trailers going through customs is mandatory and is made at random.“As of 1 January 2011 Romania and EU countries must apply safety system for risk,” said Doru Fronea, deputy general director of the National Customs Authority (NCA).“Any transport means is announced before entering EU territory 24 hours in advance for sea transport, one hour for road and two hours for air transport. These documents arrive at the customs office and the risk analysis is ...
Romanian Family Doctors Reject Healthcare Contract, Threaten Lawsuit Against Govt
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Romanian family doctors decided Saturday not to sign the frame-contract with the National Health Insurance House and are prepared to take the government to court, over provisions which breach the rights of patients and physicians.The doctors assembled Saturday in a conference, hosted by the National Family Medicine Society (SNMF) and the National Federation of Family Medicine Employers (FNPMF), to discuss the healthcare system's problems and the steps they will take against this ...
Romanian Govt To Spend EUR15M On Hospital Informatization In 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Romanian hospitals will be allotted EUR15 million this year for informatization projects, Communications Minister Valerian Vreme said Saturday. The Communications Ministry will spend as much as EUR400,000 per hospital to outfit around 40 units, said Vreme. The ministry is also running a EUR42 million program with the National Health Insurance House, to implement electronic patient records and electronic prescriptions. ...
Stem cell bank will open in Bucharest
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A Greek investor has allocated 2.5 million euro for a stem cell bank to open in Bucharest on Saturday.Euromedics Cryo Bank, located on Lipscani street will ensure tests, processing, isolation, storage and cryogenics for stem cells, a press release of Stem Life company shows.This is the first Stem Life investment in the medical field. The company is owned by Polixeni Sykioti, the daughter of Greek businessman Giorgios Sykiotis with activities mainly in the real estate ...
Survey: Bucharest Apartment Rents Fall By Up To 20% YY In Jan
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Rents for apartments in Romania’s capital city Bucharest dropped by 10% to 20% in January compared with the same period of 2010, with the highest fall in case of 4-room flats, according to a survey of AnunturiParticulari.ro real estate website.In January, the average rent of a one-room apartment stood at EUR235 per month, down around 10% on the year and 35% lower compared with January 2009. For two-room flats, the average rent was at EUR326 in January, down 12% on the year and 37% ...
Prices of houses to be lowest in second half of 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The prices of houses will go on decreasing in 2011 too, but at a less rapid pace. They are to stabilize in the second half of the year, estimates the Darian DRS Company in Cluj-Napoca (western Romania), which is specialized in property assessment.'The decreasing tendency of prices will be lowest in the second half of 2011. Foreclosures of some properties will go on, a fact that will lead to the increase in the number of transactions,' daily Ziarul Financiar quotes Adrian Popa ...
Renault To Launch Two New Dacia Models In Europe In 2012
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
French carmaker Renault will launch two models under the Romanian Dacia brand in Europe in 2012, the company said in a press release last Thursday. Renault plans to launch a family car and a light commercial vehicle under the Dacia brand.The Renault range will total 44 models in 2013 and 48 in 2016, from 40 models last year.In Europe, besides electrical vehicles developed together with Nissan, Renault will introduce several new models such as Twingo phase 2 in 2011, a new Clio in 2012 and ...
Bucharest Apartment Sale Price Falls Up To 20% YY In Jan
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The average sale price of apartments in Romania’s capital city Bucharest dropped by 12% to 20% in January compared with the same period of 2010, with the highest fall recorded for 4-room flats, according to a survey of AnunturiParticulari.ro real estate website.The average price of 4-room apartments in Bucharest dropped 20% on the year in January, at around EUR99,000, showed the survey released Tuesday.In January, the average price of a one-room apartment stood at EUR37,411, down ...
Over 180 Romanian Healthcare Units To Be Reorganized
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Romania’s Health Minister Attila Cseke told a news conference Tuesday that 111 healthcare units of the 435 hospitals administered by the ministry and local authorities will merge and 71 will become nursing homes or permanent assistance units.The minister said the measure will not entail layoffs in the healthcare system, and added reorganizing hospitals is one of the ministry's priorities for 2011.In the April 1, 2011-December 31, 2013 interval, the Health Ministry and the Labor Ministry ...
Gov't continues scrapping program of older vehicles
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
A new phase of the 'car scrapping' program will commence on 1 February, under the same rules as in 2010, the number of given tickets being three again, in value of 3,800 lei each. In the first phase an amount of 228 million lei (1 euro = 4.25 million) is to be allocated, the needed money for dismantling of 60,000 cars older than ten years, according to officials of the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM). Starting this year, public institutions will be also included ...
Romanian Dacia Car Registrations In France Up 2.5% In Jan, To 7,749 Units
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Registrations of Romanian Dacia cars in France increased by 2.5% in January 2011 compared to the same month last year, to 7,749 units, and the overall French car market climbed 8.2%.Dacia's market share dropped to 4.2% in January 2011, from 4.4% in January 2010, according to the French Carmakers Association (CCFA).Regarding the number of car registrations, Dacia outranked Fiat (5,824 units) and Nissan (4,536 units). Volkswagen is market leader among foreign car brands with 11,109 units and ...
Registration of new road vehicles, down 6.5pct
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Number of new registrations of passenger road vehicles stood at 317,095 units in 2010, a 6.5 percent decrease from the previous year, but it rose sharply in the last quarter of the year by 59.1 percent compared with the same period in 2009, National Institute of Statistics (INS) data reveal.Last year, there was another decrease, of 13.3 percent, for new vehicle registrations for the transport of goods, the best sold being trucks (including road vehicles for special purposes) with ...
Meat production rises in 2010 by 2% from 2009
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Meat production (in carcass) rose in 2010 by 2% from 2009 and stood at 1.002 million tonnes compared with 982,440 tonnes in 2009.According to the data published by the National Statistics Institute INS, beef production stood in 2010 at 154,464 tonnes from 130,228 tonnes in 2009, pork production decreased from 442,745 tonnes to 428,891 tone, mutton and goat meat sheep and production rose from 50,975 tonnes to 69,887 tonnes and poultry production fell from 358,492 tonnes to 349,021 ...
Romanian Agriculture Minister :It’s Inadmissible That Romania Imports Milk, Dairy
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Romanian Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told a news conference Saturday it is inadmissible Romania has come to import milk and dairy products that aren’t always of the highest quality.Tabara said it is very important for Romania to ensure its dairy consumption from domestic production. "It's inadmissible how in the past few years Romania has come to import milk or dairy products, mainly raw material, that I'd say are not always of the best quality. And that's due to the fact ...
Egypt protests’ impact on Romanian tourism agencies: possible losses of 12.5 million euro
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The impact of Egypt’s protests is very high for Romanian tourism agencies. Compared to Tunis, which was a decreasing market in the last three years, Egypt was an increasing market, tourism consultant Traian Badulescu concludes in an analysis on the impact of Egypt protests on tourist operators in Romania. So far, since holidays, there were over 2000 Romanian tourists in Egypt. If the situation would stabilize soon, affecting only the end of January and February, it would mean ...
Romania To Spend Max EUR4M To Advertise Tourism On Foreign TV Channels
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Romania's Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism is looking to spend up to EUR4 million, without VAT, to advertise the national tourist brand on foreign TV channels.The campaign aims to promote Romania as a tourist destination, raise awareness of the country and increase the number of tourists coming from priority markets. Financing will be provided from European Union funds.The winner of the procurement procedure will have to ensure a balanced distribution of 30 and 20 second ads ...