Romania To Have EUR77M IT System For Flood Prevention
The association of firms made of Dimar SRL, Expert One Research, Rokura and UTI Grup will supply to the Environment Ministry an IT system aimed at preventing and reducing the destructive flood effects.
The contract will amount to 341.8 million lei, VAT included, (EUR77 million).
The contacting authority estimated the auction value at RON342.4 million, VAT included, according to the participation announcement published in October 2013 on www.e-licitatie.ro. (Romania Libera)
Princess Irina Pleads Guilty In Oregon Cockfighting Case
Romanian princess Irina Walker pleaded guilty Wednesday to operating an illegal gambling business in connection with a cockfighting enterprise in rural Oregon.
Walker and her husband, John, accepted plea deals in which the government dismissed charges of animal fighting and conspiracy to violate the animal welfare act. Sentencing has been scheduled for October 22.
Irina Walker, 61, is the third daughter of former Romanian King Michael I, who was forced to abdicate by communists in 1947.
She admitted to U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman that she profited from a gambling venture in which roosters had knives attached to their legs and fought to the death.
The Walkers were arrested last summer after authorities said they staged at least 10 cockfighting derbies in a barn at their ranch in Irrigon, 175 miles east of Portland and just south of Washington state. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania And Serbia To Decide On Best Ways To Finance Planned Highway
The Prime Ministers of Romania and Serbia, Victor Ponta and Alexander Vucic, agreed Thursday in Belgrade that the transport ministers of the two countries are to decide by September 1 on the best financing methods for a planned highway that will link Belgrade to Timisoara.
Ponta and Vucic discussed the need to enhance the economic bilateral ties between the two countries, which primarily entails the development of the infrastructure.
Vucic said the highway will cover around 100 kilometers and stressed that Serbia is having some financing problems because of its public debt.(Curierul National)
Economy Minister: All Unprofitable State Companies To Undergo Ample Restructuring
According to Nita, the management teams of the respective companies will be constantly changed until the appointment of management structures able to get the respective firms to obtain profit. He also said their stock will be listed on the stock market.
The minister added that state-run copper producer Cuprumin Abrud is the next company to be floated on the stock exchange. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Poll: 39.4% Of Romanians Would Vote For Ponta, 33.3% For Iohannis In 1st Round Of Presidential Elections
A recent BCS poll reveals that 39.4% of Romanians would vote for social democrat leader Victor Ponta and 33.3% of them would vote for liberal leader Klaus Iohannis in the first round of the presidential elections due in November.
As regards Romanians’ confidence in local politicians, Ponta holds the top spot with 36.2%, and is followed by Iohannis (31.1%), Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu (25.6%), former prime minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu (18.7%) and former liberal head Crin Antonescu (16%).
The poll was conducted on a sample of 1,272 people and has an error margin of plus/minus 2.8%. (Evenimentul Zilei)