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Bulgaria Hands Over Rotating Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group Command to Romania
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria handed over the command of the Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group (MCM Black Sea) to Romania in a ceremony held in the city of Constanta on July 9, the press centre of the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The ceremony was...
EUR 30 mln biomethane production facility planned in Romania by DN AGRAR and BSOG Energy
Romania Insider
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July 9, 2025
DN AGRAR Group, one of Romania’s leading integrated agrifood companies and the largest dairy milk producer in Europe, has signed definitive development and supply contracts with BSOG Energy for the construction of a major biomethane production...
Majority of Romanian CFOs say they now need constantly updated financial forecasts
Romania Insider
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July 9, 2025
Roughly 8 out of 10 chief financial officers, or CFOs, from Romania’s largest companies say they now need constantly updated financial forecasts, unlike previous years when the focus was primarily on financial results, budgeting, and accounting,...
Romania avoids negative recommendations under EU's excessive deficit procedure
Romania Insider
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July 9, 2025
The significant fiscal consolidation measures recently adopted by the Romanian government are "an important and positive step" towards complying with the new Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) recommendation, provided that all measures are fully...
‘Only a Handful of Environmental Organisations Still Dare Challenge Corporate Projects in Court’
Inter Press Service
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July 9, 2025
Active Citizens, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Energy, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Jul 9 2025 (IPS) - CIVICUS speaks to Cristinel Buzatu,...
Romania’s Agricover Credit signs RON 100 mln loan agreement with European Fund for South-East Europe
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Agricover Credit IFN, a financial institution specializing in financing farmers, part of Agricover Group, and the European Fund for South-East Europe, signed a new loan agreement worth RON 100 million. The financing is granted for seven years....
Romania Faces Harsh Economic Measures to Avoid "Greek Scenario"
Bulgarian News Agency
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"We must admit that for years our country spent much more than it could afford," Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said last night on Antena 1 television, explaining the unpopular fiscal-budgetary measures that his government will implement in...
Romania's utility group Electrica issues EUR 500 mln FX bonds on foreign markets
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Electrica, the Romanian state-majority-owned energy group, has successfully raised EUR 500 million through its first-ever green bond issuance, marking the largest corporate green bond placement in Romania outside the financial sector. The...
Simtel to install BESS for Güriş in Romania
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 8, 2025
With a storage capacity of up to 196.4 MWh and an installed power of up to 98.6 MW, it would be one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Romania. Simtel said it signed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract with...
Update: Bear cubs to be relocated to sanctuary after mother killed over fatal attack on Romania’s Transfăgărășan
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Update: Representatives of the AMP Libearty sanctuary said on social media that the bear cubs left orphaned after their mother was shot on the Transfăgărășan have not been found and are not under the center’s care. “It is extremely important that...
Romania holds week-long events dedicated to partnership with US in Washington DC
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
For the fourth consecutive year, the Embassy of Romania in Washington, DC, organizes a series of events dedicated to the anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the United States of America between July 7–13. Launched on July...
180,000 euro in financial support for education and environmental protection projects available in the new edition of the Societe Generale Global Solution Centre's "We Care Together” funding program
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre launches the fourth edition of the "We Care Together" financing program, which aims to support projects developed by non-governmental organizations in Romania and offers financial support totalling 180,000...
Tech company Betfair Romania Development announces new GM
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Betfair Romania Development, one of the largest technology companies in the local market, appointed Radu Miclăuș as the new General Manager, starting this month. He takes over the leadership role from Ioana Popa, who has been promoted to Group...
Economy Minister Dilov: Bulgarian Exports to Romania Increase by Nearly 20% in Q1 of 2025
Bulgarian News Agency
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Trade with Romania increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2025, while Bulgarian exports increased by 18.9% compared to the same period last year, it became clear during a meeting between Minister of Economy and Industry Petar Dilov and Romanian...
Bulgarian Exports to Romania Surge Nearly 19% in Early 2025
Novinite
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Bulgarian exports to Romania saw a significant rise of nearly 19% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period last year. Overall trade between the two countries grew by 7%, confirming Romania's position as Bulgaria’s second largest...
ROMANIA: ‘Only a handful of environmental organisations still dare challenge corporate projects in court’
CIVICUS
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Interviews 01 July 2025 CIVICUS speaks to Cristinel Buzatu, regional legal advisor for Central and Eastern Europe at Greenpeace, about how Romania’s state gas company is weaponising the courts to silence environmental opposition. On 10 June, the...
Romanian publication: Azerbaijan – attractive architecture and a safe urban environment
Azertag
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July 6, 2025
Bucharest, July 6, AZERTAC In recent years, Azerbaijan – particularly its capital Baku – has become an appealing travel destination for European tourists. An article published by Romania’s reputable Libertatea.ro newspaper praised the country’s...
Experts warn of “cascading” climate tipping points that will kill the climate without immediate global action
BNE Intellinews
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World leaders must act with “immediate, unprecedented” urgency to prevent cascading climate tipping points that could have catastrophic consequences for billions of people, according to a joint statement released at the Global Tipping Points...
Beko named among TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies again
Appliance Retailer
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July 8, 2025
Beko has once again been featured by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies, jumping into the top spot in its industry sector and ranking 17th on the overall 2025 list. This represents a significant jump from its 2024 spot...
Former head of Environmental Guard Octavian Berceanu to run for Bucharest mayor
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
The former head of the National Environmental Guard, Octavian Berceanu, is set to run for mayor of Bucharest, backed by the REPER party. Berceanu, who gained notoriety for being tough on environmental rules, says he aims to make Bucharest “a...