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Survey Avangarde: the popularity quota of president Iohannis and Florin Citu halved in October against the previous month
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) would get 40% of the votes if next Sunday were parliamentary elections, followed by the National Liberal Party (PNL) – 17%, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) 14% and the Save Romania Union (USR) ...
Senate rejects bill on obligation to present COVID-19 digital certificate at work
Thursday, October 28, 2021
On Wednesday, the Senate plenary rejected a bill according to which it is mandatory for the staff of some public and private units to present the COVID-19 digital certificate at the workplace.The bill was rejected by 67 to 60 votes, with two abstentions.According to the version proposed by the initiators, parliamentarians from the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), the draft law states that the ...
President Iohannis: We support Egypt's efforts to find best solutions to crisis in Africa, Middle East
Thursday, October 28, 2021
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that Romania supports Egypt's efforts in cooperation with international partners to identify the best solutions to the crises facing Africa and the Middle East."It is no coincidence that for both Romania and Europe, Egypt plays a privileged role. By positioning itself at the junction of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, Egypt has a crucial role to play in maintaining security at the regional and ...
U.S. considering adding Israel, Romania, Bulgaria to visa waiver program
Thursday, October 28, 2021
According to Reuters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday the United States is considering adding four countries to its visa waiver program that allows citizens to come to America without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days. "We have four candidates in the pipeline: Israel, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania," Mayorkas said on Tuesday at a travel industry event. "We're very, ...
Deputies Chamber: Draft on compensation of energy prices adopted
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Deputiess Chamber adopted, on Wednesday, the draft law for approving the Emergency Ordinance on compensating the increase of energy prices, establishing an aid scheme, for the period November 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022, for the payment of electricity bills and natural gas for household consumers, SMEs, individual medical practices and other liberal professions, hospitals, educational institutions, cults, NGOs.There were 285 votes cast in favour, one ...
Commission approves €358 million Romanian scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises active in sectors particularly affected by the coronavirus outbreak
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The European Commission has approved a €358 million (1.772 billion RON) Romanian scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs') affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictive measures that the Romanian government had to implement to limit the spread of the virus. The public support was approved under the State ...
Nuclearelectrica signed a contract with SDEE Electrica for the wholesale sale of electricity worth 27.35 million lei
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The National Society Nuclearelectrica signed with Societatea Distributie Energie Electrica Electrica Romania a contract worth over 27.35 million lei for the wholesale sale of electricity for the period 1st January – 30th April 2022 according to a report of SNN sent to the Stock Exchange Bucuresti.According to the contract, SDEE Electrica must constitute guarantees worth 14.108 million lei. If the guarantee is not paid, this means that the contract does not ...
Eurostat: Extreme volatility in personal transport fuel and lubricant prices
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Over the last two decades, prices of fuel and lubricants for personal transport in the EU have been extremely volatile, with ...
Romgaz, ExxonMobil reach agreement on purchase of Neptun Deep project stake
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Romanian state-owned oil and gas company Romgaz has finalized exclusive negotiations to reach an agreement with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Holdings Ltd on the terms and conditions for the acquisition of the Neptun Deep project stake, so that the deal could be finalized in the first quarter of 2022, Romgaz said in a Tuesday release to the Bucharest Stock Exchange."SNGN Romgaz SA and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Holdings Ltd. have finalized ...
Prime Minister-designate sends party leaders truce proposal to support minority government
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
On Tuesday, Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca sent to the leaders of the parliamentary parties a document proposing a political truce to support a minority government for a limited period of time, announced the National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Florin Citu."PNL is the party that, so far, has offered the only solution to unblock the political crisis, the one through which the party leader has made a new nomination for the position of ...
