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New Romanian politics: tarring everyone with the same brush

Once again Romanians are in the spotlight of the foreign media. This time it’s not the usual round of accusations of corruption or criminality, but because thousands of citizens have been protesting in the capi...


News

POLITICS

Romanian citizens riot on street to protest against government austerity measures

Thousands of Romanian citizens from Bucharest and 40 other cities gathered in the streets in January in what has become the longest series of protests in the last decade

ECONOMICS

2010 budget short RON 3 bln due to public institution irregularities

According to the Court of Accounts Bucharest, the 2010 budget was deprived of RON 3.2 billion by central and local administration failures to collect incomes, illegal use of funds, salaries granted without comp...

INVESTMENTS

Wienerberger plans to invest over EUR 20 million in new brick factory in Iasi

Wienerberger is considering making a new investment in a new factory in Iasi, an investment that would amount to EUR 22 million. The first steps were taken in 2011, when the firm leased 41 hectares of land in t...

APPOINTMENTS

Alexander Philip-Nekolar, 37, has been appointed CEO of Porsche Finance Group, replacing former executive, Kurt Leitner. He takes on this new responsibility after three years as CFO of the finance company. Neko...

CITY LIFE

Music to be the food of love as Directia 5 play on Valentine’s Day again

Romanian band Directia 5 continues their series of Valentine’s Day concerts in 2012, with a show at Sala Palatului in Bucharest

EVENTS

Fitness club limbers up

World Class International has opened its sixth fitness club in Bucharest, the World Class Health Academy Upground, in the Pipera area. The new 3,000 sqft location, which employs 25, cost EUR 2.6 million, of whi...

Reports

REPORTS

The green initiative

European money seems to be flowing through various financing programs, with around EUR 800 million available for energy-smart projects

SECTOR ANALYSIS

Green themes power energy debate

Securing the land, network connection, overcompensation, the uncertainties of the legislative framework and green certificates were just a few of the topics debated by the authorities, wind farm developers and ...

SECTOR ANALYSIS

Romanian healthcare system seeks to inject clarity into financing

The main priorities of a new draft healthcare law and the potential funding structure of this sector were just a few of the themes of the Financing Mechanisms of the Healthcare System event, organized by The Di...

REPORTS

Collecting hopes from new garbage law

The challenge of selective waste collection has been widely debated in Romania in recent years and the results are far from hitting EU targets

REPORTS

Gold from the garbage pit

To start a business using a raw material of which there is an endless supply seems ideally suited to these difficult economic times

SECTOR ANALYSIS

Energy players hope answers are blowing in the wind

Overcompensation, the support scheme change depending on variations in the total investment value, priority access to the grid and electricity network development are just a few topics to which The Diplomat – B...

SECTOR ANALYSIS

Wind of change blasts through energy market

A new law on renewable energy came into force late last year, providing some stability for the pioneering operators on this developing market

Features

EDITORIAL

New Romanian politics: tarring everyone with the same brush

Once again Romanians are in the spotlight of the foreign media. This time it’s not the usual round of accusations of corruption or criminality, but because thousands of citizens have been protesting in the capi...

BUSINESS LEADERS

Ensuring steady progress

With a solid economic background, Violeta Ciurel, President and CEO of AXA Life Insurance, tells The Diplomat – Bucharest about the company’s plans for this year, which include both launching new products and e...