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  • January 30, 2025

    January 30, 2025

    A roundup of local and international news.

     

    BUDGET – Romania’s draft state budget for 2025 will be finalized today.  On Saturday it will be approved by the Government and next week by Parliament, Finance Minister Tanczos Barna announced. He said that the budget includes money for investment in infrastructure and for the payment of salaries and pensions, at the level of November 2024. The budget will be built on a deficit of no more than 7% of the Gross Domestic Product. The funds allocated to the Presidential Administration, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies will be smaller and the budgets of some ministries, such as Environment, Health, Education or Transport, will increase.

     

    ENERGY – Bucharest’s Energy Minister, Sebastian Burduja, has announced  that the Court rejected Greenpeace’s request to suspend the work on the Black Sea gas exploitation. He said that this is a victory for Romania’s energy independence and that the strategic project that Greenpeace tried to block in court will double Romanian gas production, create jobs and bring over 20 billion euros to the budget. Moreover, the gas from the Black Sea will ensure a more stable and lower price for Romanians, and Romania will become a regional energy supplier. Last year, Greenpeace requested in Court the suspension of the environmental agreement for the Neptun Deep project, due to concerns related to environmental protection, climate change and compliance with legislation. Neptun Deep is owned in equal shares by OMV Petrom company and the state owned company Romgaz. Production will be approximately 8 billion cubic meters annually for approximately 10 years.

     

    EVACUATION – Numerous Romanians, employed by a private military company operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), crossed the border into neighboring Rwanda on Wednesday to surrender to the authorities there, sources in Kigali said, quoted by international news agencies. The Romanians had been hired to fight alongside the Congolese army in the conflict that opposes it to the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwanda, in the Goma region. The Rwandan Ministry of Defense confirmed their surrender and spoke of “280 Romanian mercenaries” being evacuated by buses to the capital, Kigali.

     

    CRASH – An American Airlines passenger plane and a US military Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport, US officials said, quoted by international news agencies. According to Washington media, several bodies were pulled from the water and no survivors were found. American Airlines said there were 64 people on board the plane – 60 passengers and four crew members. Three military personnel were on board the helicopter. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis sent a message of solidarity, to the American people. “Our thoughts go out to the families of the victims”, Iohannis wrote on platform X.

     

    FOOTBALL – Romanian football champion FCSB and the famous English team Manchester United will meet on Thursday evening at the National Arena in Bucharest, in the eighth and final round of the main phase of the Europa League. United is in fourth place in the standings, with 15 points, and FCSB is in eighth place, with 14 points. The top eight teams qualify directly for the round of 16, while the teams ranked 9-24 must get past the the play-off to advance to the round of 16.

     

    RUGBY – The Romanian national rugby team will make their debut on Friday evening in Bucharest, in a match against Germany, in the 2025 edition of the Rugby Europe Championship. The Romanians will also play against Belgium, on February 8, away, in Mons, and Portugal, on February 15, at home, in Botoşani (northeast). Romania can secure direct qualification for the Rugby World Cup in Australia, if it finishes the championship in one of the first two places of the group. With one exception, Romania has participated in all the world final tournaments.

  • January 8, 2025 UPDATE

    January 8, 2025 UPDATE

    TALKS Leaders of the ruling coalition in Bucharest convened on Wednesday for their first meeting this year. They decided that the first round of the presidential election be held on May 4 and the second on May 18. The coalition also reconfirmed the former PNL leader, Crin Antonescu as their common candidate for the presidential race. They also decided that the 2025 budget be presented before January 27 so that it might get Parliament approval in the first week of February. The Minister of Finance, Tánczos Barna, had earlier said the draft budget would observe the deficit cap of 7% of the GDP, without new tax increases, but through a more rigorous control of public spending. On the other hand, the unions called on the Ombudsman to appeal at the Constitutional Court the article in the recent emergency ordinance that provides for the freezing of pension indexation. The ordinance, which came into force on January 1, also provides for the freezing of salaries, the elimination of some tax benefits and the restriction of certain benefits.

     

    VISAS Romanians will be able to travel to the USA without a visa starting March this year. The only thing they need is a notification in a platform known as ESTA – Electronic System for Travel Authorization, the country’s Foreign Minister, Emil Hurezeanu said on Wednesday. Romania’s inclusion in the Visa Waiver programme will be formally marked on Friday, January 10, through an event staged in Washington DC. The US State Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and Romania’s ambassador in Washington, Andrei Muraru, are going to meet to record Romania’s accession to the US visa-free programme. The technical details and the date of the effective activation of the new travel regime are to be announced shortly. The Romanian citizens no longer need to give interviews at the US consulate while the travel permit, which replaces the present visas, will be valid for two years, with an unlimited number of entries into the United States. The aforementioned permit can be used for visits up to 90 days with the cost of 21 US dollars, says a notification posted on the Facebook page of Romania’s embassy in Washington.

     

    OMV The Austrians from OMV have concluded an agreement with the German utility group Uniper regarding the supply of natural gas under the Romanian “Neptun Deep” project in the Black Sea, as of 2027, Reuters reports. The deal comes after Russia stopped delivering gas through Ukraine on January 1, as well as a wider reduction in the European Union’s energy purchases from Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. In the “Neptun Deep” area there are reserves of gas estimated at approximately 100 billion cubic meters, which makes it one of the most important extraction area in the EU. OMV and the Romanian state producer Romgaz own equal shares of the “Neptune Deep”. In total, Romania’s territorial waters of the Black Sea are said to host reserves of approximately 200 billion cubic meters of gas.

     

    ENERGY The liberalization of the energy market as of April 1, together with appropriate preparation while there is still time, is the only option for Romania – claims the president of the NGO Asociaţia Energia Inteligentă (Smart Energy Association), Dumitru Chiseliţă. In his opinion, the biggest challenge of the year is related to the fact that on March 31 the current capping and compensation scheme for natural gas and electricity prices will expire. Chiseliţă believes that an extension of this measure involves large expenses from the state budget, with the payment of compensations to suppliers. In addition, he mentions Romania’s commitments to the European Union for market liberalization, appreciating that a possible continuation of the ceiling will lead to a decrease in community funds, which Bucharest cannot afford.

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  • Romania’s natural gas, available for trading

    Romania’s natural gas, available for trading

    On Tuesday, the Romanian company Romgaz launched its first issue of bonds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, worth 500 million EUR. Romgaz is the largest producer and main supplier of natural gas in Romania, where the state is the majority shareholder with 70% share participation. Along with OMV Petrom, Romgaz contributes to the national strategic project Neptun Deep in the Black Sea, which foresees total investments standing at 4 billion EUR, half of which must be covered by Romgaz. Total production is estimated at approximately 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Recently, Transocean Barents, the huge drilling platform contracted for the Neptun Deep project, arrived on the Black Sea coast, in Constanţa. Drilling will start in 2025, and the first gas will be exploited in 2027. Meanwhile, the money raised from the bond issue will be used by Romgaz to finance Neptun Deep, but also other goals in the company’s investment program. It’s worth mentioning in this respect that Romgaz aspires to enter the electricity supply market. Equally, the company seeks to transition to a low-carbon emission operating format. The bonds, also listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange since early October, represent only the first installment in a medium-term program that will allow Romgaz to issue bonds with a total value of 1.5 billion EUR.

     

    Investor interest in these financial instruments is already significant, Romgaz CEO Răzvan Popescu says. However, in addition to important international investors, pension funds and other entities operating in Romania have also invested in Romgaz’s bond issue to an extent of approximately 20%. The issue was oversubscribed approximately 12 times, with pre-orders of around 6 billion EUR having been already submitted, a success praised by Secretary of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mihai Precup:

     

    “This, I think, is perhaps the biggest bond issue at the level of Eastern Europe by a state-owned company. In the last two years, after Hidroelectrica, today we are witnessing the largest bond listing in the history of Eastern Europe by a state company, a historic day”.

     

    In turn, the president of the Financial Oversight Authority, Alexandru Petrescu, says that Romgaz’s bond issue contributes to the achievement of Romania’s strategic objectives in the field of energy:

     

    “It is not just another instrument with fixed income. I think it sends a clear message – we are taking an important step in terms of the resilience of the energy sector, with a positive impact not only on Romania, but on Central and Eastern European”.

     

    The bonds have a maturity of 5 years and a fixed interest rate of 4.75% per year. (VP)

  • October 2, 2024 UPDATE

    October 2, 2024 UPDATE

     

    ALERT A new RO-Alert message was issued for the northern part of ​​Tulcea County (south-eastern Romania), after the national defence and security structures detected a possible attack by the Russian Federation on some targets on the territory of Ukraine. These messages are aimed at informing the people in the Romania-Ukraine border area that there are possible Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory and that some objects might fall on Romanian territory. The Romanian defence ministry firmly condemns once more these attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, which are unjustified and are serious breaches of international law.

     

    WARNING The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly advises Romanian nationals who are in Lebanon to leave that country by the air routes still available. The travel warning regarding major security risks is still valid, and commercial flights and travel routes may also be affected, according to the ministry. Some 1,136 Romanian citizens and their family members have so far registered their presence in Lebanon, at the Romanian Embassy in Beirut. On the ground, Iran announced that its attack on Israel had ended, after it launched more than 180 missiles in its direction on Tuesday night. Tehran says it targeted the infrastructure of the enemy state. According to international media, targets included the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, as well as the most important air base, Nevatim, which is also used by Israel’s F- 35 long-range stealth strike fighter fleet. According to the Radio Romania correspondent in Israel, there is no information regarding the loss of human life and damages.

     

    VISA WAIVER Romania meets all the technical conditions to be part of the Visa Waiver Program, the Romanian ambassador to the US, Andrei Muraru, said in a social media post. He also said that Romanians would most likely be allowed to travel visa-free in the first half of next year. “Should all the conditions and preparations proceed successfully, the program could take effect sometime in 2025” the US ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec, said on Tuesday. However, Ambassador Kavalec said, a number of important steps still need to be completed in the coming months to establish whether Romania is, in fact, eligible to participate in the Visa Waiver Program.

     

    ELECTIONS The president of the National Liberal Party in the ruling coalition in Romania, Nicolae Ciucă, has officially entered his candidacy in the presidential election with the Central Electoral Bureau. He has submitted lists of over 1.5 million signatures supporting his bid. Also today, the president of the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians has also announced his candidacy, after gathering over 270,000 signatures. So far, candidates for the top position in the Romanian public administration also include George Simion (AUR party), Elena Lasconi (USR party), and Călin Georgescu, running independently. The deadline for entering candidacies for the presidential election is October 5, and lists of at least 200,000 supporters are required. The first round of the presidential election is scheduled on November 24, and the second one on December 8.

     

    NATURAL GAS OMV Petrom, a corporation in which the Romanian government holds 20% of the stock, announced that 2027 will see the first natural gas supplies extracted via the “Neptun Deep” project. “Neptun Deep” is the largest natural gas project in Romania’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea and the first Romanian deep-water offshore project. OMV Petrom says works on the gas platform to be installed in 2026 have already started in shipyards in Italy and Indonesia. The platform will be approx. 140 high, with a 40 sq m base and will weigh over 7,000 tone. It will support the upper section of the Neptun platform, an element of the infrastructure required for the development of natural gas deposits. OMV Petrom also pointed out that “Neptun Deep” will contribute to the country’s energy security.

     

    DEFENCE The Romanian defence minister, Angel Tîlvăr, had an official meeting on Wednesday with his Portuguese counterpart, Nuno Melo. The 2 officials discussed the Romanian-Portuguese cooperation in the defence and security sector, both in bilateral terms and as members of NATO and the EU. other topics on the agenda included the Black Sea security situation and measures to consolidate NATO’s defence and deterrence posture on the Eastern flank. Angel Tîlvăr appreciated Portugal’s contribution to joint exercises and activities, the country’s commitment as part of the NATO Enhanced Vigilance Activities, with the deployment of a military unit to the Multinational Brigade South-East, headquartered in Craiova, and its presence in other Allied structures on Romanian territory.

     

    TENNIS The Romanian player Simona Halep made her comeback to professional competitions, with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win against Arina Rodionova (Australia), in the first round of the WTA 125 tournament in Hong Kong. A former WTA leader, Halep last played in May, when she was forced to exit the first round at Trophee Clarins, in Paris, in a match against McCartney Kessler (US). In Hing Kong, Halephas secured 15 WTA points, and in the round of 16 she will face Russia’s Ana Blinkova, the 2023 winner of the Transylvania Open. (AMP)

  • Ma mărli evenimenti a stămânăllei ţi tricu 30.07 – 05.08.2023

    Ma mărli evenimenti a stămânăllei ţi tricu 30.07 – 05.08.2023


    Extracția di gaze românești ditu Neptun Diep, tut ma aproapia


    Planul final di dizvoltare a dzăcămintelor comerciale Domino şi Pilican Sud ditu pirimetrul românescu Neptun Diep ditu Amarea Lae fu confirmat, gioi, di Agenţia Naţională tră Resurse Minerale. Hăbarea fu faptă di OMV Pitrom şi Romgaz, companiile austriacă, respictiv românească ţi exploateadză gazele naturale ditu pirimetrul adusuaminti. Neise, proiectul Neptun Deep intră tru faza di dizvoltare, cari ndimneadză emu darea a contractelor, emu executarea a activităţlor di foraj şi construire a infrastructurăllei anănghisită tră scutearea a gazelor naturale. OMV Pitrom şi Romgaz va s’investească până la 4 miliardi di euro tră faza di dizvoltare a proiectului Neptun Deep, cari va s’aducă ună producţie di aproapia 100 di miliardi di metri cubi di gaze naturale, ahurhita ali producţiei hiinda lugursită tră anlu 2027. Pirimetrul Neptun Deep ari ună suprafaţa di 7.500 kmp şi easti la ună distanţă di circa 160 km di coasta ali amari, tru api cu ahăndusimi anamisa di 100 şi 1.000 di metri. Explorarea a pirimetrului fu accelerata tru 2008, iara prota discupirire di gaze s’feaţi tru 2012.



    România și polimlu ditu Ucraina


    Ministerlu di Externe di București apruke că ansărţinatul cu afaceri ad-interim a Ambasadăllei ali României la Moscova fu convocat di autorităţile ruse, tra s-ălli facă cunuscutu că bagă idyili coti mutrinda numirlu a pirsonalui diplomatic şi tehnico-administrativ ali României tru Rusia, tru yilie cu atea ditu soni apofasi a autorităţlor române pritu cari fu limitat numirul a pirsonalului Ambasadăllei Ruse la Bucureşti. Tută responsabilitatea tră adoptarea a misurlor di ñicurari a numirlui di agenţi diplomatiţ şi funcţionari tehnico-administrativ ruși easti exclusiv a partillei arusă, tru condiţiile anda s’duţi ninti polimlu paranomu di agresiune tru Ucraina şi a creastirillei riscurilor di securitate tru regiunea ali Amarea Lae – cundille Ministerul român di Externe. Di altă parte, armata rusă atacă, diznă, porturile ucraineneReni şi Izmail di la Dunăre. Izmail easti situat la maş ndauă sute di metri di România.


    Prezidentulu Klaus Iohannis zbură ti crime di polimu, iara Ministerul Apărării dimăndă că, dupu evaluărli fapti, nu fură aflati fuvirseri militare directe la adresa a teritoriului României ică a apilor a llei teritoriale. Atacurile Rusiei yin după ţi aesta s-trapsi ditu acordul cari dădea izini ti purtarea a yiptului ucraineanu tru siguranţă pi Amarea Lae. Emu, traficul pi Dunăre easti atea diru soni cali pritu cari Ucraina poati tra ş-poartă yipturli pi calea apilor, iar România mindueasti s’elimine călbălăkea di pi fluviu generată di apofasea ali Moscova. Datele spunu că, tru aist kiro, Dunărea şi gurile di virsare a fluviului suntu pi călbălăki cu pampori cari vor tra s’intră ică s’iasă ditu porturile ucrainene.



    Un nou Cod Silvic tru România


    Tru România fu lansat tru debatu publicu, pi 1 agust, un nou Cod Silvic. Suprafeţele împădurite pi cari tăllierile la thimelliu va s’hibă ti niaprukeari va s’crească di aproximativ 10 ori, iara aftukinatli cari poartă paranomu material lemnos s’hibă confiscate. Autoritățile cundilleară că, tu aestă oară, tăllierli ditu thimelliu nu suntu străxiti pi aproximativ 5% ditu suprafaţa împădurită a României, iara pritu proiectul noului Cod Silvic, aestă niaprukeari a tăllerloru va shibă la ună suprafeţă di aproapea 50%. Tru baza a noului Cod, Statul va s’poată, tutunăoară, să-şi llia borgea ti împădurirea a terenurilor cari fură tu kirolu di ma ninti dispădurite şi deapoa fură abandonate di nicukiri. Unăoară cu adoptarea aluştui proiect di nomu va s’alăxească şi Codlu Penal, cari va s’pidipsească cu hăpsani di până la ţinţi añi falsul tru declaraţii tu ligătură cu transporturile di material lemnos.



    ʹRabla Localʹ, un succes


    Stămâna aesta, tru România ahurhi programul ʹRabla Localʹ, pritu cari pirsoanele fizice pot să-şi da aftukina ma veaclle di 15 ani la casat tri 3 ñilli di lei (circa 600 di euro), fără s’hibă obligaț ta ş-ancupără ună alta nauă. 80% ditu păradz suntu plătiți ditu bugetul di Stat, iar 20% – ditu bugetili locale. Tru program s-nregistrară 500 di primării, iara suma totală alocată easti di 240 di milioane di lei (48 di milioane di euro). Oamiñilli pot si s’ngrăpsească până pi 31 di agustu ică până la epuizarea a păradzloru ahărdziţ ti programu. Niţi nu ahuhri, ama, ghini, că ʹRabla Localʹ ş-agiumsi scupolu – după cum declara ministrul a Mediului, Mircea Fechet, uidisitu cu cari suntu, pănă tora, localităţi cari bitisiră fondurile alocate. Alanti dauă programe existente tru România – ʹRabla Clasicʹ şi ʹRabla Plusʹ – s’hărsescu, tutunăoară, di un interes major şi nregistrează creaştiri semnificative andicra di anlu tricutu — spusi, tu arada a lui, prezidentulu Administraţiei Fondului tră Mediu, Laurenţiu Neculaescu. Datele di până tora spunu ună creaştere cu 25% a nmatriculărilor di aftukinati noi cu motoare termice şi cu 57% a aţiloru electrice, kiro tu cari importul di aftukinati rulate scădzu cu 21 di procente.



    UNTOLD 2023


    Gioi ahurhi, la Cluj-Napoca, nai ma mare și aștiptat festival di muzică a anului ditu România, ama și unul ditu nai ma populare tru plan internațional. Tu kirolu 3 și 6 august, la UNTOLD, agiumtu la a 8-a ediție, suntu aștiptate pisti 400.000 di persoane. Circa 250 di artişti naţionali şi internaţionali di top fură călisiţ s’concerteadză pi optu sţene. Anamisa di elli – trupa Imagine Dragons, tră prima oară tru România, David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Bebe Rexha, Ava Max, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki ică Salvatore Ganacci. UNTOLD 2023 s’aşteaptă la venituri di circa 80 di miliuñi di euro.


    Autoru: Roxana Vasile


    Armânipsearea: Taşcu Lala


  • Retrospectiva săptămânii 30.07 – 05.08.2023

    Retrospectiva săptămânii 30.07 – 05.08.2023

    Extracția de gaze românești
    din Neptun Deep, tot mai aproape


    Planul
    final de dezvoltare a zăcămintelor comerciale Domino şi Pelican Sud din
    perimetrul românesc Neptun Deep din Marea Neagră a fost confirmat, joi, de
    Agenţia Naţională pentru Resurse Minerale. Anunţul a fost făcut de OMV Petrom
    şi Romgaz, companiile austriacă, respectiv românească ce exploatează gazele
    naturale din perimetrul menţionat. Prin urmare, proiectul Neptun Deep intră în
    faza de dezvoltare, care presupune atât atribuirea contractelor, cât şi
    executarea activităţilor de foraj şi construire a infrastructurii necesare
    pentru extragerea gazelor naturale. OMV Petrom şi Romgaz vor investi până la 4
    miliarde de euro pentru faza de dezvoltare a proiectului Neptun Deep, care va
    genera o producţie de circa 100 de miliarde de metri cubi de gaze naturale,
    începerea producţiei fiind estimată pentru anul 2027. Perimetrul Neptun Deep are
    o suprafaţa de 7.500 kmp şi se află la o distanţă de circa 160 km de ţărm, în
    ape cu adâncimi cuprinse între 100 şi 1.000 de metri. Explorarea perimetrului a
    fost accelerata în 2008, iar prima descoperire de gaze a avut loc în 2012.



    România și războiul din
    Ucraina


    Ministerul
    de Externe de la București a confirmat că însărcinatul cu afaceri ad-interim al
    Ambasadei României la Moscova a fost convocat de autorităţile ruse, pentru a-i aduce
    la cunoștință că introduc cote identice privind numărul personalului diplomatic
    şi tehnico-administrativ al României în Rusia, în oglindă cu recenta decizie a autorităţilor
    române prin care a fost limitat numărul personalului Ambasadei Ruse la Bucureşti.
    Întreaga responsabilitate pentru adoptarea măsurilor de reducere a numărului de
    agenţi diplomatici şi funcţionari tehnico-administrativ ruși aparţine exclusiv
    părţii ruse, în condiţiile continuării războiului ilegal de agresiune în
    Ucraina şi a creşterii riscurilor de securitate în regiunea Mării Negre – a
    precizat Ministerul român de Externe. Pe de altă parte, armata rusă a atacat,
    din nou, porturile ucraineneReni
    şi Izmail de la Dunăre. Izmail este situat la doar câteva sute de metri de
    România.

    Preşedintele Klaus Iohannis a vorbit de crime de război, iar
    Ministerul Apărării a transmis că, în urma evaluărilor, nu au fost identificate
    ameninţări militare directe la adresa teritoriului României sau a apelor sale
    teritoriale. Atacurile Rusiei vin după ce aceasta s-a retras din acordul care
    permitea exportarea cerealelor ucrainene în siguranţă pe Marea Neagră. Or, traficul
    pe Dunăre este ultima rută prin care Ucraina își poate exporta cerealele pe
    calea apelor, iar România încearcă să elimine aglomerația de pe fluviu generată
    de decizia Moscovei. Datele arată că, în prezent, Dunărea şi gurile de vărsare
    ale fluviului sunt aglomerate cu nave care încearcă să intre sau să iasă din
    porturile ucrainene.



    Un nou Cod Silvic în România


    În
    România a fost lansat în dezbatere publică,pe
    1 august, un nou Cod Silvic. Suprafeţele împădurite pe care tăierile la ras vor
    fi interzise ar urma să crească de aproximativ 10 ori, iar maşinile care
    transportă ilegal material lemnos să fie confiscate. Autoritățile au precizat
    că, la ora actuală, tăierile la ras sunt interzise pe aproximativ 5% din
    suprafaţa împădurită a României, iar prin proiectul noului Cod Silvic, această
    interzicere se va aplica unei suprafeţe de aproape 50%. În baza noului Cod,
    Statul va putea, totodată, să îşi asume împădurirea terenurilor care au fost în
    trecut despădurite şi ulterior au fost abandonate de proprietari. Odată cu adoptarea
    acestui proiect de lege se va modifica şi Codul Penal, care va pedepsi cu
    închisoare de până la cinci ani falsul în declaraţii cu privire la
    transporturile de material lemnos.



    ʹRabla Localʹ, un succes


    Săptămâna
    aceasta, în România a demarat programul ʹRabla Localʹ, prin care persoanele
    fizice pot să îşi dea maşina mai vechede
    15 ani la casat în schimbul a 3 mii de lei (circa 600 de euro), fără a fi
    obligați să își cumpere o alta nouă. 80% din bani sunt plătiți din bugetul de
    Stat, iar 20% – din bugetele locale. În program s-au înregistrat 500 de
    primării, iar suma totală alocată este de 240 de milioane de lei (48 de
    milioane de euro). Oamenii se pot înscrie până pe 31 august sau până la
    epuizarea banilor destinați programului. Nici nu a început, însă, bine, că ʹRabla
    Localʹ şi-a atins obiectivul – după cum declara ministrul Mediului, Mircea
    Fechet, potrivit căruia sunt, deja, localităţi care au epuizat fondurile
    alocate. Celelalte două programe existente în România – ʹRabla Clasicʹ şi ʹRabla
    Plusʹ – se bucură, de asemenea, de un interes major şi înregistrează creşteri
    semnificative faţă de anul trecut – a spus, la rândul său, preşedintele
    Administraţiei Fondului pentru Mediu, Laurenţiu Neculaescu. Datele de până acum
    arată o creştere cu 25% a înmatriculărilor de maşini noi cu motoare termice şi
    cu 57% a celor electrice, în timp ce importul de maşini rulate a scăzut cu 21
    de procente.



    UNTOLD 2023


    Joi
    a debutat, la Cluj-Napoca, cel mai mare și așteptat festival de
    muzică al anului din România, dar și unul din cele mai populare în plan
    internațional. Între 3 și 6 august, la UNTOLD, ajuns la a 8-a ediție, sunt
    așteptate peste 400.000 de persoane. Circa 250 de artişti naţionali şi
    internaţionali de top au fost invitați să concerteze pe opt scene. Printre ei -
    trupa Imagine Dragons, pentru prima dată în România, David Guetta, Armin Van
    Buuren, Bebe Rexha, Ava Max, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki sau Salvatore Ganacci. UNTOLD
    2023 se aşteaptă la venituri de circa 80 de milioane de euro.


  • August 4, 2023 UPDATE

    August 4, 2023 UPDATE

    DIPLOMACY The Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu has
    officially confirmed that a tour of Africa is being prepared for Romania’s
    President Klaus Iohannis. Romania aims to bring ties with Sub-Saharan
    Africa to a higher level, adapted to the new Romanian and African realities and
    the new strategic interest of each partner. This revival will be done by
    pursuing common values ​​and interests, mainly in political and economic terms,
    said the Romanian official.


    DANUBE Naval traffic is very intense at the exit from the Danube to
    the Black Sea, after Russia attacked the Ukrainian ports of Reni and Izmail. Romania’s River Administration of the Lower Danube in Galati
    decided to only allow vessels to go out to sea and only then to sail in the
    opposite direction. Since Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement that allowed
    the safe export of Ukrainian grain to the Black Sea, the Danube has been used
    as an export route for agricultural products from Ukraine.


    NATURAL GAS PM Marcel Ciolacu says the Black Sea natural gas
    extraction project Neptun Deep is a strategic one, which will turn Romania into
    the largest natural gas producer in the European Union. The Domino and Pelican
    Sud development plans were confirmed by the National Agency for Mineral
    Resources, a post on the Government’s Facebook account reads. According to the
    government, OMV Petrom and Romgaz will invest up to EUR 4 bln at this stage of
    the project, which will generate an output of around 100 billion cubic metres
    of natural gas, beginning in 2027.


    HOSPITALS Electrical systems in around 300 hospitals in Romania have
    been checked, and the estimated budget for revamping them is over EUR 140 mln,
    the healthcare minister Alexandru Rafila announced. He said the money would
    come from EU funds under regional programmes, and that the electrical and fire
    safety systems in 21 hospitals have been completely reconstructed. Rafila also
    announced a programme called Good and safe meals for patients, for the revamping
    of kitchen and catering units in more than 250 public healthcare institutions,
    with a budget of roughly EUR 450 mln.


    FIREFIGHTERS PM Marcel Ciolacu congratulated the Romanian rescuers
    who Friday completed their mission in Greece, for their altruism, courage and
    efforts, and wished good luck to the Romanian fire-fighters that will replace
    them in helping the Greek authorities and population struggling with extensive
    wildfires. Romania and Europe stand by the Greek nation in need of support,
    and we hope that together we will bring things to normal as soon as possible,
    Marcel Ciolacu said. On Friday Romania deployed a new wildfire specialist unit
    to Greece. Ninety Romanian fire-fighters replaced their colleagues who took
    part in a similar mission in the past 2 weeks, under the EU Civil Protection
    Mechanism.


    BORDERS The Border Police Inspectorate announced that measures to reduce
    traffic congestion at checkpoints on the Romanian-Hungarian and
    Romanian-Bulgarian borders continue this weekend. The institution announced
    that personnel will be increased to the maximum capacity allowed by the
    existing infrastructure, and mobile check units will be used. Around 3,800 border
    police will be working every day at checkpoints around the country. The border
    police also recommend the use of the Trafic On-line app on www.politiadefrontiera.ro,
    to check out live estimates on waiting times. (AMP)

  • Neptun Deep, a new step forward

    Neptun Deep, a new step forward

    The final development plan for the exploitation of the commercial gas fields in the Neptun Deep area in the Black Sea has been confirmed by the National Agency for Mineral Resources, the two companies exploiting natural gas in the Neptun Deep area, OMV Petrom and Romgaz, have announced. The project thus enters the development phase, when contracts are handed out, foray activities are carried out and the necessary extraction infrastructure is built. OMV Petrom has already signed the main contract worth 1.6 bln EUR with the Italian company Saipem, a multinational oilfields services corporation and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world. Saipem will provide management, planning, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, maritime transport, installation, testing and operationalizing services for the natural gas measurement station as well as for the shore and land segments of the gas production pipeline, which will be built by other contractors. The contract was handed out based on a public tender. Neptun Deep is the largest natural gas development project in the Romanian Black Sea, and OMV Petrom and Romgaz will invest some 4 bln EUR in the development phase. Neptun Deep is expected to generate a production of some 100 bln cubic meters of natural gas, making Romania the largest producer of natural gas in the EU.



    On the other hand, in June OMV Petrom announced the discovery of new oil and gas fields in the southeast and south of Romania. Investment in the foray and exploration works stand at approximately 20 mln EUR. Overall, discoveries stand at over 30 mln BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) in renewable resources, which is tantamount to three fourths of the production OMV reported in 2022. OMV Petrom is the largest energy company in South-Eastern Europe, with an annual oil and gas production of approximately 43 mln BOE in 2022. The Group is also represented in Romania and neighboring states, owning approximately 780 filling stations under two brands – OMV and Petrom. 42% of the companys stake is owned by Romanian shareholders – the Ministry of Energy some 20.7%, whereas 21.7% is owned by pension funds in Romania, in addition to some 500 thousand individual investors and other entities. In the case of Romgaz, the Romanian state owns 70% of the companys shares. OMV Petrom is also the largest contributor to the state budget, with 39 bln EUR worth of taxes and dividends paid over 2005-2022. During the same period, the company also invested some 17 bln EUR in Romania. In 2022, taxes paid by OMV Petrom accounted for 7% of Romanias fiscal revenues. (VP)



  • August 4, 2023

    August 4, 2023

    Tour. The Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu has officially confirmed that a tour of Africa is being prepared for Romanias President Klaus Iohannis. “Romania aims to bring ties with Sub-Saharan Africa to a higher level, adapted to the new Romanian and African realities and the new strategic interest of each partner. This revival will be done by pursuing common values ​​and interests, mainly in political and economic terms, of multilateral and international cooperation. The political reconnection to the African space is done through the development and diversification of bilateral relations with African states, including through the revitalization of high-level visits both in Romania and on the African continent”, said the Romanian official.



    Traffic. Naval traffic is very intense at the exit from the Danube to the Black Sea, after Russia attacked the Ukrainian ports of Reni and Izmail. In this situation, the Romanian officials of the River Administration of the Lower Danube in Galati decided, on Thursday, to only allow vessels to go out to sea and only then to sail in the opposite direction. The measure is in force also today. After Russias withdrawal from the agreement that allowed the safe export of Ukrainian grain to the Black Sea, the Danube is used as an export route for agricultural products from Ukraine. The grains are loaded on barges that pass through the territorial waters of Romania to the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanța.Neptun Deep. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu says the Neptun Deep project, which involves the extraction of gas from the Black Sea, is a strategic one, and Romania will become the largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. The development plan for the Domino and Pelican South deposits in the Neptun Deep perimeter has been confirmed by the National Agency for Mineral Resources, according to a post on the Governments Facebook page. According to the cited source, OMV Petrom and Romgaz will invest up to 4 billion euros in this stage of project development, which will generate a production of about 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas. The first quantities of gas from the Black Sea would be extracted in 2027.




    Reform. The emergency ordinance regarding the public administration reform would come into force in Romania starting September 1, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has stated. A more flexible state is needed, it is essential to reduce costs and merge institutions whose activities overlap, said the prime minister, who asked the Ministry of Finance to finalize as soon as possible the normative act that must substantially reduce expenses in the budget system. The Prime Minister said that he will not give up on this reform, regardless of pressure. The trade unionists, however, demand that the Government abandon the draft ordinance and start consultations with the stakeholders. They argue that the solution is not to cut employees means of subsistence, namely meal vouchers or food allowances, but rather to significantly reduce the overburdened central government apparatus, to implement the referendum decision to reduce the number of parliamentarians or even to cut public subsidies for political parties . The trade union confederations warn that, in its current form, the normative act will drastically reduce incomes in the budget sector and will trigger large-scale social conflicts.



    Firefighters. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu congratulated the Romanian rescuers who completed their mission in Greece on Friday for their “altruism, courage and efforts”. He wished success to the Romanian firefighters who are replacing them to continue the mission of helping the population and the authorities to put out the fires in other countries. “Romania and Europe stand in solidarity with the Greek people, who are in need of support, and we hope that, together, we can return things to normal as soon as possible!”, stated Marcel Ciolacu. On Friday, Romania sent to Greece a new specialized module for extinguishing forest fires, in the context of the massive vegetation fires that the Greek state has been faced with recently. 90 Romanian firefighters from the Inspectorates for Emergency Situations replaced their colleagues who participated in a similar mission in the last two weeks, within the European Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union.




    Football. The Romanian teams Farul Constanța, FCSB and Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe have qualified for the third preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League. CFR Cluj missed the goal, being eliminated by the Turkish team Adana Demirspor. The Romanian champion Farul Constanta got past the Armenian team Urartu with a double 3-2, at home and away, and is going to take on FC Flora Tallinn from Estonia. The winner of the Romanian Cup, Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe, won last night 4-0 and got 6-0 on aggregate against ŢSKA Sofia of Bulgaria. Sepsi is now preparing for the two matches against FC Aktobe from Kazakhstan. The vice-champion FCSB defeated the Bulgarian team ŢSKA 1948 3-2 (1-0) and will play against the vice-champion of Denmark, FC Nordsjaelland. The matches in the third preliminary round for the Conference League will be played on August 10 and 17. (MI)



  • Neptun Deep, ună jgllioată ninti

    Neptun Deep, ună jgllioată ninti



    Planlu final di dizvoltare a dzăcămintelor comerciale ditu zona Neptun Deep ditu Amarea Lae fu confirmat di către Agenţia Naţională tră Resurse Minerale, dimăndă OMV Pitrom şi Romgaz, companiile ţi exploateadză gaze naturale ditu pirimetrul adusu aminti. Neise, proiectul agiumsi tru faza di dizvultare, cari nsineadză emu darea a contractelor, emu executarea a activităţilor di foraj şi construire a infrastructurii anănghisită tră trădzearea a gazilor naturali.



    OMV Pitrom ari simnată contractul prinţipal, tru valoare di 1,6 miliardi di euro, cu firma Saipim, ună multinaţională italiană di servicii pitroliere şi una ditu nai ma mare companii di aestă turlie ditu lume. Aesta va s’da serviţii di management, proiectare, achiziţii, fabricari, asamblare, transportu maritim, instalare, testare şi băgarea tu lucru tră instalaţiile maritime ditu cadrul a proiectului. Ma multu, contractul implică testarea şi băgarea tru lucru, tră staţia di misurare a gazelor naturale, şi secţiunile di ninngă amealu şi di pi uscat a conductăllei di producţie gaze, cari va s’hibă construite di alţă contractori. Atribuirea contractului s-feaţi dupu un proţes public di achiziţie.



    Neptun Deep easti nai ma marli proiectu di gaze naturale ditu zona românească ali Amarea Lae, iara OMV Petrom şi Romgaz, va s’investească pânu di 4 miliardi di euro tră faza di dizvultare a aluştui. Neptun Deep va s’aibă ună producţie di apraopea 100 miliardi di metri cubi di gaze naturale, România agiungăndalui aşe nai marli producător di gaze naturale ditu UE.



    Di altă parte, tru meslu cirişaru, OMV Petrom dimăndă că află năi resurse di naftă şi gazi naturale tru sud-vestul şi sudlu ali Românie, investiţia tru campania di foraj di explorare agiumsi la aproapea 20 milioane euro. Tutu cu tutu, discopirirli agiungu la piste 30 milioane bep (baril echivalent petrol) resurse recuperabile, echivalentul a trei pătrimi ditu producţia realizată di companie tru anlu 2022.


    OMV Petrom easti nai ma mari companie di energie ditu Europa di Sud-Est, cu ună producţie anuală di naftă şi gaze la nivel di grup di aproapea 43 milioane bep tru 2022. Gruplu easti prezentu tru România şi tru văsiliili viţini pritu intermediul a aproximativ 780 di benzinării, sumu dauă branduri, OMV şi Petrom. Tru OMV Petrom acţionarllii români au pisti 42% ditu acţiuni (statul român, prin Ministerul Energiei, ari aproapea 20,7%, iar 21,7% li au fondurli di pensii ditu România, la cari s’adavgă aproapea 500.000 di investitori individuali şi alti entităţi româneşti). La Romgaz statul român ari 70% ditu acţiuni.



    Di altă parte, OMV Petrom easti nai ma mari contribuabil la bugetlu di stat ditu România, cu aproapea 39 miliardi di euro reprezentânda taxe, impozite şi dividendi plătite tru perioada 2005 – 2022. Tru aidyea perioadă, compania investi aproximativ 17 miliardi di euro. Tru 2022 impozitili păltite di OMV Petrom asiguripsiră 7% ditu veniturile fiscale ali României.


    Autoru: Mihai Pelin


    Armânipsearea: Taşcu Lala



  • Neptun Deep, un pas înainte

    Neptun Deep, un pas înainte

    Planul final de dezvoltare a
    zăcămintelor comerciale din zona Neptun Deep din Marea Neagră a fost
    confirmat de către Agenţia Naţională pentru Resurse Minerale, anunţă OMV Petrom
    şi Romgaz, companiile ce exploatează gaze naturale din perimetrul menţionat.
    Prin urmare, proiectul a intrat în faza de dezvoltare, care presupune atât
    atribuirea contractelor, cât şi executarea activităţilor de foraj şi construire
    a infrastructurii necesare pentru extragerea gazelor naturale.

    OMV Petrom a semnat deja
    contractul principal, în valoare de 1,6 miliarde de euro, cu firma Saipem, o multinaţională
    italiană de servicii petroliere şi una dintre cele mai mare companii de acest
    gen din lume.     Aceasta va furniza
    servicii de management, proiectare, achiziţii, fabricare, asamblare, transport
    maritim, instalare, testare şi punere în funcţiune pentru instalaţiile maritime
    din cadrul proiectului.     În plus, contractul implică testarea şi punerea în
    funcţiune, pentru staţia de măsurare a gazelor naturale, şi secţiunile de lângă
    ţărm şi de pe uscat ale conductei de producţie gaze, care vor fi construite de
    alţi contractori. Atribuirea contractului s-a făcut în urma unui proces public
    de achiziţie.

    Neptun Deep este cel mai mare proiect de gaze naturale din
    zona românească a Mării Negre, iar OMV Petrom şi Romgaz, vor investi până la 4
    miliarde de euro pentru faza de dezvoltare a acestuia. Neptun Deep va genera o
    producţie de circa 100 miliarde de metri cubi de gaze naturale, România devenind
    astfel cel mai mare producător de gaze naturale din UE.

    Pe de altă parte, în luna
    iunie, OMV Petrom a anunțat că a descoperit noi resurse de ţiţei şi gaze
    naturale în sud-vestul şi sudul României, investiţia în campania de foraj de
    explorare ridicându-se la aproximativ 20 milioane euro. Cumulat, descoperirile
    se ridică la peste 30 milioane bep (baril echivalent petrol) resurse recuperabile,
    echivalentul a trei pătrimi din producţia realizată de companie în anul 2022.

    OMV Petrom este cea mai
    mare companie de energie din Europa de Sud-Est, cu o producţie anuală de ţiţei
    şi gaze la nivel de grup de aproximativ 43 milioane bep în 2022. Grupul este
    prezent în România şi în ţările învecinate prin intermediul a aproximativ 780 de
    benzinării, sub două branduri, OMV şi Petrom. În OMV Petrom acţionarii români
    deţin peste 42% din acţiuni (statul român, prin Ministerul Energiei, deţine
    circa 20,7%, iar 21,7% sunt deţinute de
    fondurile de pensii din România, la care se adaugă aproape 500.000 de
    investitori individuali şi alte entităţi româneşti). La Romgaz statul român deţine
    70% din acţiuni.

    Pe de altă parte, OMV Petrom este cel mai mare contribuabil la
    bugetul de stat din România, cu circa 39 miliarde de euro reprezentând taxe,
    impozite şi dividende plătite în perioada 2005 – 2022. În aceeaşi perioadă,
    compania a investit aproximativ 17 miliarde de euro. În 2022 impozitele plătite
    de OMV Petrom au asigurat 7% din veniturile fiscale ale României.


  • Neptun Deep – un pas en avant

    Neptun Deep – un pas en avant

    L’Agence
    nationale des ressources minérales de Roumanie a confirmé la variante finale du
    projet de développement des gisements de gaz naturels du périmètre Neptun Deep,
    en mer Noire. Une information fournie par les compagnies OMV Petrom et Romgaz,
    qui exploitent le gaz dans le périmètre mentionné. Le projet est donc entré
    dans la phase finale de sa mise en œuvre, qui implique l’attribution des
    contrats et l’exécution des activités de forage et de construction de
    l’infrastructure nécessaire à l’extraction du gaz. La compagnie OMV Petrom a
    déjà signé le contrat principal, d’un montant de 1,6 milliards d’euros, avec la
    compagnie SAIPEM, une multinationale italienne de services pétroliers parmi les
    plus grosses compagnies du domaine au monde, qui devra livrer des services de
    management, design industriel, achats, fabrication, assemblage, transport
    maritime, installation, essai et mise en fonction des installations maritimes
    prévues.

    Le contrat se réfère aussi à l’essai et la mise en fonction de
    dispositifs pour mesurer le gaz et pour les sections du gazoduc construites par
    d’autres compagnies dans les eaux près des rives et sur le sol. L’attribution
    du contrat est le résultat d’un appel d’offres. Neptun Deep est le plus grand
    projet gazier de la zone roumaine de la mer Noire, OMV Petrom et Romgaz allant
    investir près de 4 milliards d’euros dans sa phase de développement. Ce projet devrait
    produire environ 100 milliards de mètres cubes de gaz naturels, propulsant la
    Roumanie parmi les plus grands pays producteurs de l’Union européenne.


    Par
    ailleurs, en juin dernier, OMV Petrom a annoncé la découverte de nouveaux
    gisements de pétrole et de gaz naturels dans le sud et le sud-ouest de la
    Roumanie, ayant investi quelque 20 millions d’euros dans une campagne de forage
    d’exploration. Ensemble, les nouvelles ressources s’élèvent à plus de 30
    millions de barils équivalents pétrole, ce qui représente trois quarts de la
    production totale réalisée par la compagnie en 2022. OMV Petrom est la plus
    grande compagnie énergétique d’Europe du sud-est, sa production de pétrole et
    de gaz au niveau du groupe s’étant chiffrée l’année dernière à environ 43
    millions bep. En Roumanie et dans les pays voisins, le groupe détient quelque
    780 stations essence sous les deux marques OMV et Petrom.

    L’actionnariat
    roumain détient plus de 42% des actions d’OMV Petrom, dont l’Etat roumain via
    le ministère de l’Energie – 20,7% ; des fonds de retraite privés – 21,7%
    auxquels s’ajoutent 500.000 investisseurs individuels et d’autres entités
    roumaines. Chez Romgaz, l’Etat roumain détient 70% des actions. D’un autre
    point de vue, OMV Petrom est le plus important contributeur au budget de l’Etat
    en Roumanie, auquel il a versé, entre 2005 et 2022, environ 39 milliards
    d’euros de taxes, impôts et dividendes. Sur la même période, la compagnie a
    réalisé près de 17 milliards d’euros d’investissements. Les impôts versés par
    OMV Petrom ont représenté 7% des recettes fiscales de la Roumanie en 2022. (Trad.
    Ileana Ţăroi)



  • Rückblick auf die Ereignisse der Woche 19.06. – 23.06.2023

    Rückblick auf die Ereignisse der Woche 19.06. – 23.06.2023

    Rumäniens Premierminister und Außenministerin besuchen Moldau



    Rumänien unterstützt die schnellstmögliche Aufnahme von Verhandlungen über den Beitritt der Republik Moldau zur Europäischen Union. Dies erklärte Premierminister Marcel Ciolacu am Mittwoch in Chişinău bei seinem ersten Auslandsbesuch seit seinem Amtsantritt. Er betonte, dass die Zukunft der Republik Moldau in der EU liegen werde. Die rumänische Seite bot ihren Partnern in Chişinău die Möglichkeit an, sie mit Fachwissen zu unterstützen. Premierminister Dorin Recean dankte Rumänien für die Unterstützung, die es der Republik Moldau im Beitrittsverfahren zur Europäischen Union sowie in der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Dimension gewährt hat. Er betonte, dass die Beziehungen auf beiden Seiten des Pruth-Flusses durch den Bau von Brücken, Straßen und Energienetzen gestärkt werden. Recean zählte die neun weiteren Projekte für die zweite Tranche der Hilfe der rumänischen Regierung auf. Sie zielen darauf ab, in die Entwicklung der moldauischen Gemeinden zu investieren. Die Projekte haben einen Wert von 28 Millionen Euro. Anfang dieser Woche besuchte auch die neue Außenministerin die Republik Moldau. Sie wurde von der Präsidentin Maia Sandu empfangen und führte Gespräche mit ihrem Amtskollegen Nicu Popescu. Die beiden unterstrichen die Unterstützung, die Rumänien der Republik Moldau in Form von humanitärer Hilfe, Energieressourcen und Unterstützung bei der Resilienzbildung bietet. Schließlich erklärte die rumänische Diplomatiechefin in Bukarest, dass die rasche Aufnahme von Verhandlungen über den Beitritt der Republik Moldau zur Europäischen Union eine Priorität der rumänischen Außenpolitik darstelle.




    Rumänische Richter und Staatsanwälte protestieren gegen Rentenreform



    Die Richter und Staatsanwälte verschiedener Gerichte und Staatsanwaltschaften im ganzen Land legten am Mittwoch ihre Arbeit nieder. Sie protestierten dadurch gegen das Vorhaben der Regierung, die Bedingungen für die Dienstaltersrente zu ändern. Richter und Staatsanwälte argumentieren, dass eine Änderung die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz gefährden würde. Die regierende PSD-PNL-Koalition möchte das Rentenalter für Richter und Staatsanwälte schrittweise auf 65 Jahre erhören und die Rente auf der Grundlage des Einkommens mehrerer Jahre und nicht nur des letzten Dienstjahres berechnen lassen. Justizministerin Alina Gorghiu sagte, sie respektiere das Recht der Richter auf freie Meinungsäußerung, betonte aber, dass Dialog die Lösung jedes Problems sei. Als Teil des nationalen Konjunkturprogramms verpflichtete sich Rumänien, den Rechtsrahmen für die sogenannten Sonderrenten zu reformieren. Am Donnerstag stimmte das rumänische Parlament mehrheitlich für die Abschaffung der Sonderrenten für Senatoren und Abgeordnete.




    Maßnahmenpaket zur Senkung der Grundnahrungsmittelpreise und der Einfuhren für das Baugewerbe



    Die Preise für einige Grundnahrungsmittel könnten in der kommenden Zeit sinken, sagte Premierminister Marcel Ciolacu am Donnerstag. Er ist überzeugt, dass diese Senkung keinen Druck auf die rumänischen Produzenten ausüben wird. Die Liste enthält Grundbedarfsartikel wie Brot, Milchprodukte, Fleisch, Eier, Mehl, Maismehl, Öl, Gemüse und Obst. Die Regierung erörterte am Donnerstag in erster Lesung die Beihilferegelung für rumänische Hersteller von Baumaterialien. Im Inland hergestellte Materialien sollen günstiger verkauft werden, um die Einfuhren zu reduzieren. Derzeit werden mehr als 70 % der verwendeten Materialien importiert, und die Regierung beabsichtigt, diesen Anteil zu reduzieren. Das Budget für das Programm könnte sich auf 150 Millionen Euro belaufen. Zudem bewilligte die Exekutive hat auch Soforthilfen in Höhe von maximal 1,4 Millionen EUR für Menschen, die von Überschwemmungen, Erdrutschen und gefährlichen Wetterereignissen betroffen sind. In diesem Monat waren Haushalte im Zentrum, im Südwesten und im Süden von schweren Regenfällen betroffen.




    Entwicklungsplan für Erdgasfelder im Schwarzen Meer


    Die Unternehmen OMV Petrom und Romgaz genehmigten den Entwicklungsplan für die beiden Erdgasfelder Domino und Pelican South, die sich im Offshore-Block Neptun Deep befinden. Dieser Plan muss noch von der rumänischen Behörde für Bodenschätze genehmigt werden. Die Investitionen für die Erschließungsphase belaufen sich auf 4 Mrd. €, und die Gesamtproduktion wird 100 Mrd. Kubikmeter betragen, was dem jährlichen Gasbedarf von 4,3 Millionen Haushalten entspricht. Die erste Produktion wird für das Jahr 2027 erwartet. Dadurch könnte Rumänien zu einem der größten Erdgasproduzenten in der Europäischen Union werden. Das Projekt wird etwa zwanzig Jahre dauern. Die Einnahmen, die dem Staatshaushalt zufließen, werden die Entwicklung Rumäniens unterstützen. Laut Angaben von OMV Petrom würden sich die geschätzten Einnahmen für den rumänischen Staat auf 20 Milliarden Euro belaufen.

  • The Week in Review

    The Week in Review

    Romanias Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, and Foreign Minister, Luminița Odobescu, visited Chișinău



    Romania supports the start of EU accession negotiations for the Republic of Moldova as soon as possible, the Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Wednesday in Chişinău, on his first foreign visit since he took office. He emphasized that the future of the Republic of Moldova is in the community bloc. The Romanian side showed availability to provide expertise to the Moldovan partners. In his turn, the Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean thanked Romania for all the support given to the Republic of Moldova in the process of joining the European Union, as well as in the economic and social fields. He emphasized that the relations on the two banks of the Prut River are increasingly being strengthened through the construction of bridges, roads and energy networks. Dorin Recean mentioned the existence of nine projects for the second installment of the aid provided by the Romanian Government. They are worth 28 million Euros and are aimed at investments for the development of localities in the Republic of Moldova, the Moldovan PM said. Early this week, the Romanian FM, Luminița Odobescu, paid a visit to the Republic of Moldova, her first external visit since taking-over her mandate. She was received by the pro-Western president Maia Sandu and had discussions with her counterpart Nicu Popescu. The two emphasized the support which Romania offered to the Republic of Moldova, consisting in humanitarian aid, energy resources and support for increasing resilience. Last but not least, the Romanian FM said that opening the EU accession negotiations for the Republic of Moldova in the shortest possible time is a priority of Romania’s foreign policy.



    Romanian magistrates protested, discontented with the prospect of being left without special pensions



    Magistrates from several courts and prosecutor’s offices across Romania suspended their activity on Wednesday, showing discontent with the Governments intention to change the conditions under which they can obtain special pensions. Judges and prosecutors argue that changing the special pension scheme would violate the independence of the judiciary. The ruling coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party – PSD and the National Liberal Party – PNL wants to gradually increase the retirement age for judges and prosecutors up to 65 years, and for the pension to be calculated based on their income from several years, not just from the last year of activity. The Justice Minister, Alina Gorghiu, said that she respects the magistrates’ right to free expression, but insisted that dialogue, not protest, is the solution to any problem of the judicial system. The reform of the legislative framework regarding the special pensions scheme is a promise made to the European Union by the Romanian authorities under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. On the other hand, on Thursday, the draft law on the abolition of special pensions for senators and deputies received a favorable opinion, gathering a majority of votes, in the specialized Parliament committee. The president of the committee, the Social-Democratic MP Eugen Bejinariu explained that, if unconstitutional elements of the bill are identified, other solutions will be found to reduce or eliminate the special pensions of parliamentarians.



    Measures announced by the Romanian Government



    The prices of some basic food products may decrease in the next period, the Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday. He claims that this decrease will not put pressure on Romanian producers. Marcel Ciolacu stated that he received a response from the large store chains regarding the scheme for reducing markup percentages. It is a list that contains basic foodstuffs such as bread, dairy products, meat, eggs, flour, corn flour, oil, vegetables and fruit. Also on Thursday, the Government discussed, in a first reading, the state aid scheme for Romanian producers of construction materials. In principle, the authorities want more materials produced in the country to appear on the internal market at competitive prices, which will lead to a reduced import of construction materials. Now, over 70% of the materials used are imported, and the Government wants to reduce this percentage. This years budget for the aid scheme could be 150 million Euros, but the Finance Ministry will have the final say. The Executive also approved the granting of emergency aid to support the population affected by floods, landslides and dangerous meteorological phenomena, up to the amount of 1.4 million Euros. Households in the center, south-west and south of the country were affected, this month, by heavy rainfalls. The support and intervention of the military firefighters was needed to remove the negative effects generated by the bad weather.



    Development plan for gas deposits in the Romanian area of ​​the Black Sea



    OMV Petrom and Romgaz have approved the development plan for the Domino and Pelican Sud commercial natural gas fields in the Romanian area of ​​the Black Sea. The National Agency for Mineral Resources is to confirm this plan. The investment amounts to 4 billion Euros for the development phase, and the total production will be 100 billion cubic meters, the equivalent of the annual demand for natural gas for 4.3 million households. According to the management of OMV Petrom, in 2027, the first amounts of gas are to be extracted through the Neptun Deep project, and Romania will become the largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. The project will last approximately two decades, and the revenues brought to the state budget will support Romania’s development. OMV Petrom states that the estimated revenues of the Romanian state would be 20 billion Euros. (LS)

  • Nachrichten 23.06.2023

    Nachrichten 23.06.2023

    Die großen Handelsketten in Rumänien haben sich im Rahmen des mit der Regierung aufgenommenen Dialogs darauf geeinigt, die Regalpreise für 10 Grundnahrungsmittelkategorien freiwillig zu senken. Die Ankündigung wurde von Premierminister Marcel Ciolacu gemacht, aber die Diskussionen werden fortgesetzt. Damit die Senkung Wirklichkeit wird, wird entweder eine freiwillige Vereinbarung der Verkäufer oder eine Dringlichkeitsverordnung in Betracht gezogen, aber in beiden Fällen versichert der Premierminister, dass die Exekutive keinen Druck auf die rumänischen Produzenten ausüben will.



    Der Gesetzesentwurf über die Abschaffung der Sonderrenten der rumänischen Abgeordneten und Senatoren wurde am Donnerstag im Ausschuss für den Status der Abgeordneten positiv bewertet. Die Debatten im Plenum des Parlaments über den Gesetzentwurf werden voraussichtlich am Montag beginnen. Der ehemalige sozialdemokratische Abgeordnete Eugen Nicolicea, derzeit Vorsitzender der Vereinigung ehemaliger Abgeordneter, ist der Ansicht, dass das Gesetz wie andere ähnliche Vorschläge keine Chance hat, das Verfassungsgericht zu passieren. Der Vorsitzende des Ausschusses für den Status der Parlamentarier, der sozialdemokratische Abgeordnete Eugen Bejenariu, sagt jedoch, dass, wenn Elemente der Verfassungswidrigkeit festgestellt werden, andere Lösungen gefunden werden, um die Sonderrenten zu reduzieren oder abzuschaffen. Von Seiten der Opposition unterstützt die Gewerkschaft Save Romania die Abschaffung dieser Renten sowie aller anderen Sonderrenten, die aus dem Staatshaushalt gezahlt werden und von denen einige Berufsgruppen profitieren.



    Das Privatunternehmen OMV Petrom und das staatliche Unternehmen Romgaz haben angekündigt, dass sie gemeinsam 4 Milliarden Euro in das Projekt zur Ausbeutung des Gasfeldes Neptun Deep investieren werden, das größte im rumänischen Schwarzmeergebiet. Dank dieses Projekts würde Rumänien zum größten Erdgasproduzenten in der Europäischen Union werden und seine Energieunabhängigkeit sichern, sagte Ministerpräsident Marcel Ciolacu. Ihm zufolge ist das Projekt Neptun Deep das Ergebnis einer guten Zusammenarbeit zwischen staatlichen Institutionen und dem Privatsektor und wird Rumänien zu einem langfristigen, berechenbaren und bedeutenden Lieferanten von Energiesicherheit machen.



    Rumänien und die Republik Moldau haben die Äußerungen des von Russland eingesetzten Gouverneurs der besetzten Region Cherson in der Südukraine verurteilt, der als Reaktion auf einen angeblichen ukrainischen Angriff auf eine der Brücken, die den Kontinent mit der von Moskau annektierten ukrainischen Halbinsel Krim verbinden, damit gedroht hat, dass die russische Armee eine Brücke über den Fluss Prut angreifen könnte. Das Außenministerium in Bukarest bezeichnete solche an die Republik Moldau gerichteten Äußerungen, die sich aber auch auf einen Teil des Territoriums des NATO-Mitglieds Rumänien beziehen, als inakzeptabel. Chisinau hat den russischen Botschafter in der Republik Moldau um Erklärungen gebeten und erörtert die Möglichkeit, das Botschaftspersonal auf eine Präsenz zu reduzieren, die eine Parität mit dem moldauischen diplomatischen Personal in Moskau gewährleisten würde. Nach Angaben von Chisinau wird diese Maßnahme aufgrund der Einmischung der russischen Behörden in die inneren Angelegenheiten des Landes ergriffen.



    43 ausländische Staatsbürger wurden heute Morgen bei dem Versuch festgenommen, Rumänien illegal über die Westgrenze zu verlassen. Sie waren in einem von einem Rumänen gesteuerten TIR-Lkw versteckt, der auf der Strecke Rumänien-Ungarn Pakete transportierte. Überprüfungen ergaben, dass die in den Waren versteckten Personen aus Bangladesch, Pakistan, Indien und Sri Lanka stammen. Gegen die Ausländer wird wegen versuchten betrügerischen Überschreitens der Staatsgrenze ermittelt, gegen den TIR-Fahrer wegen Menschenschmuggels.



    In der Stadt Sibiu in Zentralrumänien findet ab heute das Internationale Theaterfestival statt. Das Thema dieser 30. Ausgabe lautet Wunder. Das größte jährliche Treffen der darstellenden Künste bietet ein Programm mit über 800 Innen- und Außenveranstaltungen – Theater in jeder Form, Tanz, Zirkus und Musik -, an denen rund 5 000 Künstler und Gäste aus 75 Ländern teilnehmen werden. Alle Aufführungen im Freien sind kostenlos. Das Festival hat auch die Online-Sektion beibehalten. In dieser Kategorie sind 40 Aufführungen enthalten, die auch von denjenigen besucht werden können, die nicht nach Sibiu kommen können. Die offizielle Eröffnung findet mit der Aufführung Eine Kathedrale voller Orgeln aus der evangelischen Kathedrale St. Maria in Sibiu statt. Das Internationale Theaterfestival wird am 2. Juli zu Ende gehen.