Social/Politics
Romania’s Environment Fund To Finance Projects Of RON1.4B – Minister
Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Thursday said the environment fund will be used to finance 254 water supply projects worth 1.4 billion lei (EUR320 million), of a total of 900...
Borbely Signed Contracts Worth EUR100M For Water Management In Harghita
Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Wednesday signed contracts worth almost EUR100 million for water supply system rehabilitation in Harghita county (central Romania).
Romania Signs New EEA, Norwegian Grants Agreements
Romanian authorities Wednesday signed agreements on a new round of grants from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Norwegian Financing Mechanism.
Orban Calls For 500 New Jobs Within Structures Managing EU Funds
Romania’s European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban on Wednesday said he will propose the Government increase the number of jobs by nearly 500 within central structures in charge of managing E...
EBRD Invests EUR15.5M In Water Infrastructure In Romania’s Timis County
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Wednesday said it has extended a EUR15.5 million loan to Aquatim water utility company to improve water services in Timis county, western...
Basescu And Ungureanu Meet For Talks On Raising Public Wages – Sources
Romanian President Traian Basescu met with Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Wednesday at the presidential palace, and one of the issues on the table was a likely public wage increase, a...
Almost Half Of Romania's Priority EU-Funded Projects Stuck In First Stages Of Execution
Almost half of the EU-funded projects given priority by Romania's Government have seen insignificant progress in the first two months of the year, with some standing at 0.5% completion or no...
Funds Allotted To Romanian Healthcare Sector Doubled Over Past Five Years
The funds allocated to Romania’s healthcare sector have doubled over the past five years, reaching nearly 20 billion lei (EUR4.5 billion) in 2011 compared to RON10 billion in 2006, Lucian Du...
HP Romania Suspected Of Abuse Of Dominant Position
Romania's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into a possible abuse of dominant position by Hewlett-Packard Romania (HP), carrying out a series of unannounced inspections of the...