Liberal Ludovic Orban To Run For Bucharest Mayor
The National Liberal Party (PNL) announced, based on the outcome of an opinion poll conducted two days ago, that Ludovic Orban will run for Bucharest mayor.
According to political sources, the score was tight: Ludovic Orban and Cristian Busoi almost drew a tie and the decision favouring Orban is rather a political calculus based on his notoriety and growth potential.
The result of the poll, kept secret until yesterday morning, was surprising for most liberals who expected MEP Cristian Busoi to win. (Adevarul)
President Iohannis Talks In Parliament About Aspects Concerning Romania’s Future
In his first speech in Parliament in 2016, President Klaus Iohannis talked about a few aspects regarding Romania’s future.
The President said 2016 will be the year of a consolidated strategic partnership between Romania and the US, especially in the economic area, as well as strengthened political and military components.
Iohannis also said Romania is and will be an anchor for democracy, predictability and stability of strategic importance at the eastern borders of NATO and the European Union. He added we are responsible for strengthening the country’s national defense and for contributing to providing collective defense inside NATO. According to Iohannis, boosting the spending for the defense sector to 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) is essential to this end. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Energy Minister: Romania’s New Energy Strategy To Be Completed By September
The Romanian Energy Ministry will complete the country’s energy strategy, valid between 2016 and 2030, until September 15, but its chapters will be launched for public debate one by one, as they are drafted, Energy Minister Victor Grigorescu told ZF Power Summit on Monday.
Romania’s current national energy strategy was adopted in 2007 and is valid until 2020.
“The Energy Strategy will provide a vision of sustainable development of the country, which includes Romania’s evolution to the role of regional hub for energy production, storage and trade; the focus on energy consumer as main beneficiary of the diversification of energy sources and services; the development of energy infrastructure jointly with the introduction of intelligent technologies; the transparentization and professionalization of the energy governance act. The strategy will also include an intrinsic revision and update mechanism,” according to the Energy Ministry website. (Puterea)
Italy’s Salini Impregilo Requires EUR120M Compensations From Romania Roads Authority
Italian company Salini Impregilo has filed a complaint against Romania’s roads authority CNADNR at the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, asking for compensations of EUR120 million related to the Sibiu-Orastie highway.
Salini Impregilo is displeased that it has not received enough money so far, arguing it registered additional losses due to delays caused by CNADNR.
The delays are related to the right of access on the construction site and were caused either by changes to the project required by CNADNR or by unpredictable landslides and unfavourable weather conditions. (Evenimetul Zilei)
Top Employers Fair To Have Three Editions This Spring
The Top Employers Fair will have three editions this spring, namely, one in Timisoara, one in Bucharest and an online one.
Over 160 companies announced their recruitment plans this spring.
According to a press statement, the first edition will take place in western city of Timisoara, between March 18 and 19, at the Regional Business Center, the second one will be held in capital city Bucharest between March 25 and 26 at the Palace Hall, and the third one edition will take place between April 4 and 17 on www.hipo.ro.
The companies participating in the three editions of the Top Employers Fair this spring include: Accenture, Coca-Cola HBC Romania, AVON Romania, BCR, Bitdefender, Allianz Worldwide Partners, Atos IT, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Romania, Computer Generated Solutions Romania, Continental, Deutsche Bank Global Technology, HP Inc, DB Schenker SSC, Dell, Ericsson Telecommunications Romania, Genpact, Grup Renault Romania, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, JTI, Kaufland Romania, Kimball Electronics Romania, Lidl Romania, Microsoft, Misys Financial Software, NN Asigurari de Viata, Nokia, Oracle, PepsiCo, Playtika, Raiffesen Bank, RapidSolution Software, SNC Lavalin, TELEKOM Romania, TELUS International Europe, UNIQA Asigurari, Veeam Software, Vodafone Shared Services Romania, Yazaki Component Technology. (Adevarul)