New EU emission rules turn SUVs from “climate killers into profit killers”
The SUV (sport utility vehicle) boom cheered on by German carmakers BMW, Daimler and VW is about to turn into…
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Meyer (FP): It is time for the Government to show genuine concern for the development of the capital market
The government must show a genuine concern for the development of the country’s capital market, and the listings of state-owned…
Hungary and Romania had the highest growth rates in the EU in Q2
Hungary recorded, during the period April-June 2019, compared with the previous quarter, the most significant advance of the economy in…
German landfill operators agree to significantly lower methane emissions
Methane emissions from landfills in Germany will be gradually reduced by a total of one million tonnes of CO2 equivalents…
OUG 114 amendments, on the agenda in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies on September 10-11
The draft law for the approval and modification of GEO 114/2018 and also the draft law approving GEO 19/2019 (amending…
Mark Gitenstein has received a new term in the Committee of Shareholders’ Reps of Fondul Proprietatea
Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea have decided to appoint former United States Ambassador to Romania Mark Henry Gitenstein as a member…
Lungu, AFEER: The repeal of some provisions of GEO 114 is a good thing, it marks the return to a normal situation
The repeal of some provisions of GEO 114 is “a good thing”, which confirms a return to normality, said Ion…
Hajdinjak, ACUE: A sudden repeal of GEO 114, without transitional measures risks creating major imbalances
Frank Hajdinjak, president of the ACUE (Federation of Energy Utility Companies Associations), sent a letter to the Committee on Budget,…
The Enel group, included in the STOXX Europe 50 index
The Enel Group, Europe’s largest utility provider by market capitalization, will be included, starting September 23, in the STOXX Europe…
Switzerland pledges climate neutrality by 2050
The Swiss government announced on Wednesday (28 August) that it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to a net-zero level…
Eximbank will merge with Banca Romaneasca
The Ministry of Public Finance (MFP) wants the state bank Eximbank to become a universal bank, that is to address…
Fitch: Political uncertainty in Romania increases risks for public finances
The divide of the Romanian government coalition increases the political uncertainty before an election year and due to the advance…
Commission for the definition of the vulnerable consumer started debates
The Interministerial Commission for the definition of the vulnerable consumer has started its activity. Established at the request of Prime…
ANRE fined companies with 12 million lei in 2018
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has imposed, in 2018, fines of 4 million lei to the operators in the…
ANRE wants to take European funds worth 20 mln. lei to simplify the process of changing suppliers
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) wants to access a European funding line of 20 million lei, for the Project…
Risks of technical recession are increasing
The outlook is deteriorating in many countries, says Christopher Dembik, director of Macro Analysis, Saxo Bank. All the major economic…
Elon Musk is rumored to unveil first China-made Tesla Model 3 at event this week
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going to Shanghai, and he is now rumored to unveil the first China-made Tesla Model…
Opposition tries to amend GEO 114/2018, PSD manages to block the return to free markets
Deputies from the Committee of Budget postponed discussions on GEO 114/2018, with subsequent changes, after the members of the Committee…
The Grant Program “Electrica puts Romania in a different light” 2019, in its fourth edition
Electrica today launched the fourth edition of the Grant Program “Electrica puts Romania in a different light”, a national competition…
ALDE ministers resigned, Nicolae Bădălău might become interim Energy minister
Following the resignations of ALDE ministers Graţiela Gavrilescu – Minister of the Environment, Viorel Ilie – Relations with the Parliament…
Bill Gates-led USD 1 billion fund expands its portfolio of startups fighting climate change
The world needs to deploy and scale technologies that cut emissions—and fast. Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a USD 1 billion…
Ministers of Energy and Environment will resign on Tuesday after government meeting – sources
ALDE has decided to step out of government, and Energy Minister, Anton Anton and Environment Minister, Grațiela Gavrilescu will submit…
E.ON joins ranks of Germany’s corporate green bond issuers
German utility E.ON has raised 1.5 billion euros by issuing its first green bond, which ties the generated capital to…