General Interest
US-Mexico to develop joint North American energy strategy
The US and Mexico will develop a North American energy strategy to ensure security, stability and economic growth for both…
Prime Minister Tudose discussed with a delegation from China about reactors 3 and 4 from Cernavoda
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose discussed on Thursday the investment opportunities in Romania with an official delegation from the Republic of…
IMF sees trouble ahead for emerging Europe
Emerging Europe is facing increasing economic stresses that threaten to unwind some of the political progress made over the of…
Deloitte: Although the deals appetite is huge in CEE, only 3% go to energy
Private equity investors pursue only 3% of energy transactions, says the latest survey by Deloitte. There are expectations of increased…
Volvo announces the historic end to classic internal combustion starting with 2019
All new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered, in what the company called…
H1 sees energy companies offering biggest winns at the Romanian stock exchange
Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) managed to keep a two digit growth by the end of the first half (H1) as…
Oana Mogoi, BCR: Banks and investors need the energy strategy for developing new projects
The banks and investors in the Romanian energy sector cannot make long-term estimates on the energy market in the absence…
France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its…
Romania, in infringement if does not halve the waste deposits
Romania could enter the procedure of infringement for not reducing the amount of waste by 50% until 2020, which will…
Energy Ministry signed a protocol for smart cities and mobility
The Ministry of Energy along with the Romanian Association for Smart City and Mobility (ARSCM), have signed an agreement with…
Petcu: We have an old, polluting, inefficient energy system
The Romanian energy sector is old, polluting and inefficient and we need major investments in order to revive this segment…
BMW to launch 3 Series cars in electric version
BMW plans to launch the electric version of the famous 3 Series models, a decision to keep the Tesla rival…
Gabriel Resources demands 4.4 bln. USD in damages to Romanian state for Rosia Montana
Gabriel Resources, the parent company of Roşia Montană Gold Corporation, will request a 4,4 billion dollars indemnification from the Romanian…
AmCham Romania: Changes in the fiscal policy hinder economic growth and drive investors away
American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Romania, expresses its concern with regard to the changes in the fiscal policy announced in…
Profit tax may be replaced by revenue tax
The profit tax could be replaced by a two or three-step turnover tax from next year, according to the new…
Gov’t to drastically reduce the companies’ insolvency period
The authorities intend to reduce the number of years in which a company may face insolvency, from 5 to 2…
Gavrilescu: Waste tax to be applied starting 2019
The European Commission has accepted that the waste tax at the landfill to be operational from January 1st, 2019, thereby…
UPDATE: Toma Petcu keeps the Energy portfolio; Mihai Fifor, at Economy
The former minister of energy, Toma Petcu, will keep his portfolio also in the cabinet led by Mihai Tudose. The…