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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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PM Citu: We'll go to Brussels with PNRR keeping within earmarked funds
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Wednesday that Romania would go to Brussels with the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) keeping within earmarked funds."The priorities Romania assumed in the governance programme will be represented in this PNRR as well. We are not dropping any project. There has been a discussion on improving what we have had so far. They asked for more details. Some of the ministers will go to Brussels, in the period ahead, to ...
European Funds Minister: I have presented Romania's Government stance on PNRR in Brussels
Thursday, April 29, 2021
European Funds Minister Cristian Ghinea said on Wednesday that he presented to the European Commission the position agreed by the Romanian Government on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and made it clear that of the investments for transport, the 4.5 billion euros that go to the railway infrastructure remains unchanged."I haven't heard anyone have any concerns about the way we negotiated in Brussels, where we presented, as I told President ...
Meeting of Ministers Bogdan Aurescu and Peter Szijjarto in Gyula, Hungary
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Wednesday that he has spoken with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, about Transylvania's economic development programme, included, a context in which he stressed the need for transparency, non-discrimination and monitoring mechanisms for the Romanian authorities."We have also talked about the conclusion of the agreement on the so-called economic development programme of Transylvania (Ardeal) and ...
Romania offers India medical equipment to manage severe COVID-19 cases
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Romania has sent medical equipment to India, given the country's surge in the number of cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in serious condition, informs the Ministry of National Defense (MApN) in a press release sent on Wednesday.According to the cited source, a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Romanian Air Force left for the Republic of India on Wednesday, in a humanitarian assistance mission for the emergency transport of medical equipment ...
Coronavirus: Bucharest’s first drive-through vaccination center opens this week
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The first drive-through vaccination center in Bucharest opens this Thursday, April 29. It is located in Constitutiei Square and the ...
Mayor Chirica self-suspends from interim chairman of PNL municipal branch
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Mayor Mihai Chirica announced on Wednesday that he will self-suspend from all political positions which he holds within the northeastern Iasi branch of the National Liberal Party (PNL), because he does not wish for the accusations that are being brought to him to affect the image of the PNL."I have peace of mind, in front of the citizens of Iasi and God, that I am innocent and I have the belief that I will prove this as quickly as possible," ...
DNA: Costel Alexe placed under judicial control, not allowed to leave country
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Anti-corruption prosecutors announce that they have ordered the initiation of criminal proceedings and the measure of judicial control for a period of 60 days, starting on Tuesday until June 25, against Costel Alexe, former liberal Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, for committing the crimes of bribery and instigation to embezzlement, and against a natural person holding a management position within a commercial company operating in the siderurgy field, for ...
Outstanding loans in lei drop to 0.96pct in March; forex outstanding loans decline 2.71pct
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The total value of outstanding loans in lei of the population and companies amounted, in March 2021, to 4.5 billion lei, down 0.96% compared to the amount reported in the previous month, while outstanding foreign currency loans have decreased by 2.71%, to 1.54 billion lei (equivalent), according to data provided by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).The total loans in lei reached, in March, 204.463 billion lei (2% above the value of the previous month), of ...
Managers estimate growth in construction and retail activity over the next 3 months
Thursday, April 29, 2021
- Growth of activity in construction and retail trade - Relative stability in the number of employees in manufacturing and services - Price growth in construction and retail trade Romanian managers estimate for the next three months an increase in activity and prices in construction and retail trade, ...
Most urban Romanians plan to spend Easter at home, study says
Thursday, April 29, 2021
About 78% of Romanians living in urban areas intend to spend the Easter holidays at home, with immediate family members, according to a study conducted by the market research agency iSense Solutions, quoted ...
French Film Festival, anniversary summer edition, to unfold July 1-11
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The French Film Festival (FFF) in Romania celebrates 25 years of existence with an anniversary summer edition that will take place July 1 - 11, in the cities of Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Timisoara, Brasov, Braila, Constanta, Sfantu Gheorghe, Sibiu and Suceava.According to a press statement released by the French Institute on Tuesday, moviegoers are invited to this year's edition to watch the newest and most remarkable French films, both in cinemas and ...
CSAT: Romania is interested in resolving protracted conflicts around the Black Sea
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Romania is interested in resolving protracted conflicts around the Black Sea, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) has launched some initiatives at EU level, according to a statement from the Presidential Administration, sent after the meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), which took place on Tuesday, at the Cotroceni presidential Palace."All these steps are able to increase Romania's security and are, at the same time, clear proof ...
Iohannis: End of military exercise in Russia, good news, yet situation remains tense
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The conclusion of the Russian military exercises on the border with Ukraine is "good news", but the situation remains tense and Romania will make efforts, in this context, to increase resilience on the eastern flank of NATO, President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday."The fact that the military exercise in the Russian Federation has ended and the troops have withdrawn is good news in itself and leads to some de-escalation, but at the same time we have learned ...
MApN signs agreement with USA as to mobile anti-ship missile launcher system endowment program
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) signed, through the General Directorate of Armaments, the Government-to-Government agreement with the United States of America regarding the "mobile anti-ship missile launcher system" endowment program.According to a press release sent on Tuesday, the costs of the mobile anti-ship missile launcher system's endowment program, in the configuration included in the law that was approved by the Romanian Parliament, are ...
ForMin Aurescu to pay working visit to Gyula, Hungary, on Wednesday
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu will conduct a working visit to Gyula, Hungary on Wednesday, where he will have political consultations with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, and a number of important documents will be signed for the development of the bilateral relationship, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs.According to a release sent ...
Senior official Gheorghita: Romania started demarches for green certificate used at European level
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The chairman of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV), Valeriu Gheorghita, confirmed on Tuesday that Romania has started demarches for the green vaccination certificate.State Secretary with the Ministry of Health Andrei Baciu added that the demarche is a joint one ...
Over 5,000,000 doses administered in Romania so far; over 3,158,000 people - immunized against COVID
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Over 5,000,000 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered so far in Romania, the RO Vaccinare platform informed in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday evening."This evening we have exceeded the threshold of 5,000,000 doses administered during the national vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Over 3,158,000 people have been vaccinated in Romania against COVID-19 until tonight," the quoted source ...
Deficit at 1.28 pct of GDP, at the end of Q1, dropping since similar period of 2020
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The execution of the general consolidated budget in the first three months of 2021 ended with a deficit of 14.63 billion RON (1.28 pct of the GDP), a drop over the deficit of 18.06 billion RON (1.71 pct of the GDP), recorded in the first period of the year 2020, according to data published on Wednesday by the Finance Ministry."The budget execution in the first quarter comes with a series of good news. Over Q1 2020 and 2019, we have an increase in income ...
Balance of non-government credit, up 1.8% in March
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The balance of non-government credit granted by credit institutions increased in March 2021 by 1.8% compared to February 2021 (1.4% in real terms), to the level of 290.569 billion lei, according to the data of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) transmitted on Tuesday.The loan in lei, with a share of 70.1% in the total volume of non-government credit, increased by 2.1%, and the loan in foreign currency expressed in lei, with a share of 29.9% in total ...