Today Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in the Romanian Newspapers

Coalition for Romania's Development: Economy cannot support 40% increase in pensions The Romanian economy cannot support the 40% increase in pension expenditures, given the negative evolution of the global economy and, implicitly, nationally, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, show the representatives of the Coalition for Romania's Development (CDR). "The Coalition for Romania's Development reports the populism manifested yesterday in Parliament by the decision to increase pensions a few days before the elections. CDR (...) Sep 23, 2020

Western Romania: Dogs kill all kangaroos at Timisoara Zoo Three dogs killed all the kangaroos at the Timisoara Zoo, in western Romania. They also attacked an emu, but the bird managed to jump over the fence and run away, according to Tion.ro. The dogs (...) Sep 23, 2020   PM Orban: Teachers must learn to teach online Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Wednesday in Galati that teachers must learn to teach online in the context of the special situation created in education units by the coronavirus pandemic. (...) Sep 23, 2020   GCS: Romania’s COVID-19 case count rises by 1.767 t 116.415, death toll hits 4.450 As many as 1,767 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in Romania since the previous reporting, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania, second to last in EU on recreation and sport spending The European Union's 27 Member States spent EUR 50.7 billion of government expenditure on recreation and sport in 2018. In Romania, the recreation and sport expenditure per inhabitant was only (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania reports new single-day increase in COVID-19 cases Romanian officials reported 1,767 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a record number for Romania since the start of the pandemic. Thus, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania's COVID-19 case count rises by 1,767 to 116,415, death toll hits 4,550 As many as 1,767 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in Romania since the previous reporting, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus (...) Sep 23, 2020   Resident non-governmental clients' deposits rise in August by 1.6 pct The deposits of non-governmental residential clients have gone up in August 2020 by 1.6 pct over the previous month, up to the level of 389.6 billion RON and by 14 pct (11.1 pct in real terms) (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania considers introducing mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers entering the country, health minister says Romania is considering introducing mandatory COVID-19 tests for those coming to the country from abroad, health minister Nelu Tataru said on Wednesday, September 23. A proposal in this sense is (...) Sep 23, 2020   Telekom Romania announces the launch of two new hosting data centers following an investment of 3.5 million euros Telekom Romania inaugurated two data centers, a 3.5 million euros investment, after the four in Bucharest and two in Brașov, thus becoming the Romanian operator with the largest network of centers (...) Sep 23, 2020   C&W Echinox: Just 13% of Romania's Residential Stock Built in Last 30 Years Just 13.4% of the 9.1 million residential units in Romania were built in the last 30 years, between 1990 and 2019, and the residential stock mainly consists of apartments built under the (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania Private Lending Grows 0.9% on Month in August Private lending in Romania grew 0.9% in both nominal and real terms in August compared with July, to RON274.49 billion, central bank data showed Wednesday. Sep 23, 2020   HealthMin Tataru: I do not expect a new lockdown The Minister of Health, Nelu Tataru, stated on Wednesday at the Fundeni Institute that he does not expect a new lockdown, but wants everyone to respect the rules to prevent the spread of the (...) Sep 23, 2020   Business environment expresses concern about pensions’ increase as amended in Parliament The plenary sitting of Parliament passed, on Tuesday, the budget revision for 2020 with the Social Democratic Party (PSD)’s amendment regarding the increase by 40 pct in the pension point. There (...) Sep 23, 2020   HealthMin Tataru: I do not expect new lockdown The Minister of Health, Nelu Tataru, stated on Wednesday at the Fundeni Institute that he does not expect a new lockdown, but wants everyone to respect the rules to prevent the spread of the (...) Sep 23, 2020   Bucharest Fringe - Independent Theater Marathon announces October edition The 10th edition of Bucharest Fringe - Independent Theater Marathon will be held online and offline between October 9 and October 18. Recordings of all shows included in the festival’s program (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian Central Bank Supervisory Board Gets New Management The supervisory board within the Romanian central bank will have new management as of October 1, with Adrian Cosmescu as board chairman and Nicolae Catalin Davidescu as deputy (...) Sep 23, 2020   Comment: What's the stake of the local elections in Romania? The elections for the local administration in Romania usually don't get the same visibility and attention as the general election, although they are arguably as important or even more important (...) Sep 23, 2020   WWF starts work on Romania’s first rural co-working campus in the Carpathian Mountains WWF, together with the local community from the small village of Armenis and innovators in sustainable architecture, started work on WeWilder - the first rural hub in Romania, which will comprise (...) Sep 23, 2020   Ludovic Orban: Transport infrastructure investments to connect Galati and Braila Counties to Pan-European Corridors 4 and 9 Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Wednesday that through investments in transport infrastructure that will be made in the next 5-6 years, the southeastern counties of Galati and Braila will be (...) Sep 23, 2020   SmartBill Barometer: Romanian SME Turnover Drops 14% on Month in August The turnover of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania fell by 13.85% in August compared with July and by 3.76% compared with August 2019, a barometer released by SmartBill on (...) Sep 23, 2020   SLS Cargo Leases 15,500 Sqm Warehouse Space in P3 Bucharest A1 Transport and logistics firm SLS CARGO has leased 15,500 square meters of warehouse space in P3 Bucharest A1, located approximately 13 km west of Bucharest’s city center, in a transaction advised (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian Post opens new road postal route, Bucharest - Milan The Romanian Post (Posta Romana, CNPR) has extended its road network at the European level by the inauguration of a new road route, Bucharest - Milan, the company announced on Wednesday. (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania travel: Highlights of Banat region The Romanian part of the region of Banat can offer visitors plenty to see: footprints of a multicultural history, a designated European Capital of Culture, and impressive nature parks. We outline (...) Sep 23, 2020   Moulinex, Rowenta And Tefal Importer Groupe SEB Romania Revenue Flat In 2019 Groupe SEB Romania, the local subsidiary of France’s Groupe SEB, an importer and wholesaler of small home appliances, posted 248 million lei revenue last year, flat on (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian Govt. ready to pay EUR 8.25 mln to those willing to replace old home appliances Romania's environment minister Costel Alexe announced a budget of RON 40 million (EUR 8.25 mln) for those willing to replace old, energy-consuming home appliances with greener ones. The budget (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romania Sunflower Production Down 30% This Season Romania ranked first in the European Union by area of land allocated to sunflower crops and production, 3.4 million in 2019, but farmers expect production to shrink by 30% to 2.4 million tons (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian construction group gets another EUR 286 mln motorway contract Tehnostrade and Spedition UMB, two construction companies owned by local businessman Dorinel Umbrarescu, in association with Electromontaj Bucharest, won a RON 1.39 billion ( EUR 286 million) (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian PM Orban promises support for Cluj-Napoca subway Romanian prime minister Ludovic Orban said on Tuesday, September 22, that the Government supports, together with the Transport Ministry, the construction of the Cluj-Napoca subway, a project that (...) Sep 23, 2020   Romanian developer One United turns One Verdi Park into all-residential project Romanian developer One United decided to build apartments in both towers of One Verdi Park project in northern Bucharest after it had initially planned office spaces for one of the two buildings. (...) Sep 23, 2020   Sporting Goods Group Amer Sports Buys Chimsport Orastie Plant Amer Sports, one of the leading sporting goods manufacturers in the world, has bought Chimsport’s plant in Orastie, Hunedoara. Sep 23, 2020   Romanian face mask producer can cover domestic demand alone Romanian company Techtex from Maramures county can produce 50 million surgical masks per month, covering Romania's whole need for medical protection devices, the Economy Ministry announced, (...) Sep 23, 2020   OMV Petrom reports non-cash net impairment under revised oil price forecast Romanian oil company OMV Petrom estimates non-cash net impairments of around RON 350 million (EUR 72 mln) after tax, triggered by the revision of price assumptions. In Upstream, the company (...) Sep 23, 2020   Italian insurer Generali invests in Romania’s agriculture, wine sectors Italian insurance group Generali owns nearly 5,000 hectares of agricultural land and more than 7,000 ha of forest in Romania, where it also operates a winemaker. The vineyard owned in western (...) Sep 23, 2020