| CFR Calatori passenger trains register total delays of almost nine years in 2017  The trains ran by the state-owned company CFR Calatori registered total delays of some 4.53 million minutes in 2017, which translates into around 8.6 years, according to data from the company.
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| Around 35 percent of the Romanian roads are covered with stone and soil, statistics show  Romania has made little progress last year in modernizing its infrastructure, official statistics released on Wednesday showing that 35 percent of the roads are covered with stone and soil and o...
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| Bucharest to build new terminal for Henri Coanda International airport  The procedures for building a new terminal at the Henri Coanda International Airport, which serves Romania’s capital, are ongoing.
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| New bill regulating activity of Uber, Taxify in Romania, submitted to Parliament  A draft bill regulating ridesharing services in Romania, such the ones provided by Uber or Taxify, has been submitted to the Parliament by several MPs from both ruling and opposition parties.
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| Bucharest wants to expand its Old Town  Bucharest's Old Town, the city's historic district, will expand to include 50 other streets in the city center, Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea. The Old Town will also include the Jewish district...
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| Nuclearelectrica: Unit 1 in Cernavoda will be stopped in 2026 for refurbishment, project costs up to 1.5 billion Euro  Unit 1 in Cernavoda nuclear power plant will have undergo a process of refurbishment in 2026, a project that will cost around 1.2-1.5 billion Euro, according to Romeo Urjan, the head of Nucleare...
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| Telekom launches the third Smart City pilot project in Romania  Telekom Romania launched in Piatra Neamt, the third Smart City pilot project, after the ones in Bucharest and Constanta. The company's project is part of the strategy of expanding its own operat...
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| Romania and Hungary to build high-speed railway from Cluj to Budapest  Romania's foreign affairs minister Teodor Melescanu and Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto agreed on Monday on the development of a high-speed railway between Cluj-Napoca and Budapest, Szijja...
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| Posta Romana auto park to increase by 180 units, following investment of 3 million Euro  Posta Romana auto park will increase by 180 units, out of which 80 cars of 3.5 tones will be functional this week, following that until the end of the month to be distributed the rest of 100 car...
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| BMW to build test track for self-driving cars  German luxury automaker BMW said on Friday it will spend over 100 million euros ($118 million) on a test track for self-driving and electric cars in the Czech Republic, as it expands its foray i...
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| Constructions sector down by 5.4 per cent in 2017  Constructions works sector down year-on-year by 5.4 per cent in 2017, affected by the decrease in the infrastructure works and non-residential constructions, while the residential constructions ...
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| E-Distributie Muntenia invested 14.5 million RON for the modernisation of the Cotroceni primary station  E-Distributie Muntenia invested about 14.5 million RON (3.15 million Euro) for the first stages of the modernization of the Cotroceni primary station in Bucharest, a 3-year project which began i...
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| CNAIR auctioned infrastructure projects worth four billion Euro in 2017  The National Road Infrastructure Management Company (CNAIR) informs that it auctioned projects worth around four billion Euro in 2017, the highest value in the last 27 years.
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| Timisoara ponders metro line  Timisoara, a city in western Romania, is planning to allot 31,182 Euro of this year’s budget to a pre-feasibility study for a metro-type public transport system.
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| President Iohannis urges Romanians to be more united, stay involved in modernizing Romania  Romania's President Klaus Iohannis urged Romanians in France to be more united and stay involved as much as they are now in helping modernise Romania.
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| FDI in Romania rises 10 per cent after ten months in 2018  Non-residents' direct investment in Romania (net FDI) totaled 4.56 billion Euro in January-October 2018, around 10 per cent more compared to the same period of 2017, Romania's National Bank (BNR...
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| OTP Bank Romania signs investment funds distribution deal with Eurobank Fund Management Luxembourg  OTP Bank Romania signed a partnership with Eurobank Fund Management Company (Luxembourg) for the distribution of investment funds in Romania. Thus, from December 1st, OTP Bank Romania becomes th...
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| ArcelorMittal receives binding offer for European assets from Liberty  British-owned Liberty announced a conditional agreement to buy four European steel plants, employing more than 12,500 people.
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| Catrina, MCSI: Romania is ready to roll up its sleeves and work during the presidency of the EU Council  Romania is ready to roll up its sleeves and work during the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), said Maria Manuela Catrina, State Secretary at the Ministry of Communications an...
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| The Romanian labour market needs a well-thought approach, says FIC  The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has signaled in the past 2-3 years that its members are anticipating increasing strains on the Romanian labour market because starting with 2015-2016 their me...
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| Revolut gets European banking license  Fintech startup Revolut is now officially a bank. While the startup initially expected to get its European banking license during the first half of 2018, the company has finally come out of the ...
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| Fondul Proprietatea expresses disappointment over Engie listing rejection  Fondul Proprietatea is disappointed with the decision taken by the majority shareholder of Engie SA, Romania Gas Holding B.V., to oppose the listing of the company, according to a press release....
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| EBRD cuts economic growth forecast for Romania  Romania's economy will grow by 4.2 per cent this year and by 3.6 per cent in 2019, according to the most recent forecast released by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)....
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| Dacia receives 115.8 million RON in state aid from the Finance Ministry  The Romanian Finance Ministry has signed five more grant agreements under the state aid scheme, and among the beneficiaries are Automobile Dacia, with RON 115.8 million.
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| Europe must become a producer of new technologies, not just a consumer of technologies, says EC  Europe must become a producer of new technologies, not just a consumer of technologies, said Gerard de Graaf, Director for the Digital Single Market in Directorate-General "Communications Networ...
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| Two billion youth risk of being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution workforce, says Deloitte  Almost two billion youth worldwide risk of being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) workforce, which is changing at an increasingly rapid pace as a result of the emer...
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Changing the game - Reinvention
 Reinvention is all about letting go of everything but your very best and finding even better ways of using it. The true essence of sustainability is reinvention.
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Smart city is not a fad, it's a necessity
 In June 2018, the ranking of the most "smart" cities in the world was published. In other words, the most advanced cities in terms of human capital, social cohesion, the economy, the environment, governance, ur... | Ondrej Safar, CEZ Group: "Romania can become a hub for international smart solutions providers"
 "We are already in the digital age, so the upward trend of implementing smart solutions is inevitable in all areas," he tells The Diplomat-Bucharest. "Especially in terms of utilities, a compatible approach is ... | Telekom Romania, a strong supporter of Smart City development in Romania
 Just like many other countries in the world Romania is now facing an unprecedented growth of the urban population, which can be both beneficial and detrimental for the society and for the administrations's budg... | In the industrial era, the fight was for finite material resources. Not anymore
 Now organizations fight and develop themselves for and around their talent.
In a nutshell, getting ahead in today's business world is all about attracting and inspiring an energetic workforce. I guess the nat... | Richard Sareczky, Mol Limo: "We look at expansion locations across CEE including Romania"
 Consumer mobility behaviour is changing, leading to up to one out of ten cars sold in 2030 potentially being a shared vehicle and the subsequent rise of a market for fit-for-purpose mobility solutions, says Ric... |
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