on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Carlotta Rossato travelled to Baia Mare (Romania) to participate as guest speakers in the international conference on “Human Rights in the Digital Era” The visit was also the occasion to strengthen the relationship between the two institutions and discuss further opportunities for collaboration in the framework of the Erasmus+ cooperation (the Baia Mare University Centre hosts a master's programme in human rights) and of the respective doctoral schools.  Prof. Maria d’Arienzo (University di Naples) and Stefano Testa Bappenhein (University of Camerino) The HRC delegation made an intervention concerning the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation in monitoring human rights intended both as human rights fact-finding and quantitative data analysis the contributions touched upon the issues of freedom of thought Socio-legal perspectives were combined with philosophical insights stemming from the background of the local Doctoral School.  the visit continued on a historical-artistic note A group of professors accompanied the delegation to discover the history and artistic and scenic beauty of the Maramureș region they were first guided within the Memorial to the Victims of Communism and to the Resistance hosted in the former political prison of communist Romania recounts the history of soviet rule in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe where colourful gravestones playfully tell the lives of the deceased they discovered some of the wooden churches and richly decorated high timber constructions included in the UNESCO World Heritage The day ended with a pleasant dinner in a traditional house in a family atmosphere.  Simion Belea and Vasile Cătălin Bobb for their amazingly warm hospitality the match between the Rahovec handball club and Minaur Baia Maren from Romania has started in the third round of the European Cup especially after the tensions in the football match last week between Romania and Kosovo in the League of Nations The match Rahoveci – Minau Baia Mare is the first of this round of competitions The European Cup is the third level of continental competition Minaur Baia Mare is considered the big favorite based on the past in European competitions and the quality of the league and the team But the champion of Kosovo promises maximum commitment in search of success that would be historic The return leg is a week later in Baia Mare This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators of these rights will face the law The translation of contents into other languages ​​is done automatically and there may be errors Annex of the former Radio Prishtina (first floor) George Bush pn The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church and we’ve always been transparent about that The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope A deeper view that unites instead of divides Behind the news are values that drive people and nations Discover the values that drive the story The Monitor Daily amplifies and clarifies how we deliver on the Monitor’s purpose to benefit humanity by reporting what is happening in the world and why – and how this information matters to you The Christian Science Monitor's coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel We want to bridge divides to reach everyone traces of the chemicals released in 2000 can still be found in the area around Baia Mare today Already a subscriber? Login Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in We believe news can and should expand a sense of identity and possibility beyond narrow conventional expectations Our work isn't possible without your support Return to the free version of the site Return to the free version of the site Working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and nature WWF® and ©1986 Panda Symbol are owned by WWF You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience In 2011, the mayor of Baia Mare caused a national outcry when he initiated the building of a wall to enclose the social housing units inhabited by Roma people. One year prior, non-Roma residents in the Horea Street area had protested against “acts of aggression and robbery committed by Roma neighbors.” The main pretext for the wall was security The authorities intervened with discriminatory and exclusionary measures following complaints from citizens that the area had become dangerous The Roma people in the neighborhood were presented as a threat to the security of the locals The Roma in Romania are frequently perceived and portrayed as being inherently criminal and dangerous – in addition to other traits that cause the majority to discriminate against them Romanian racism against Roma is based directly on this perspective The Mayor of Baia Mare follows in the footsteps of many Romanian politicians who deported, segregated, imprisoned, evicted, and harassed Roma in the name of security, order, and civilization. Their right arm – the forces of law and order: the police, gendarmes, and sometimes the army –were the main instruments of these repressive policies. The police act disproportionately towards the Roma and physically abuse Roma people at a much higher rate than other social groups repressive measures are taken against them the area is “cleaned up” and returned to the city and to real estate investors Baia Mare is perhaps the only large town in Romania where repression has taken the form of a wall the presence of the wall a few steps from the center of a city with European ambitions shows a profound contempt for human rights These processes of exclusion and violence towards Roma people can be grasped and understood through a review of historical processes that are connected to housing crises These processes are deeply rooted in the past – yet for methodological reasons that have to do with research design my analysis only stretches as far back as the 1950s Systematizing the Development of Baia Mare The year 1950 can be considered the start of Baia Mare’s modern territorialization following the administrative re-drawing of the country’s regions the small mining town of Baia Mare became the capital of the Maramureş region it became the target of countless policies and investments directed from Bucharest all of which aimed at transforming Baia Mare into an industrial pole in the North of Transylvania the socialist authorities were explicit in their plan to make the town a welcoming place for workers Baia Mare was to become a flourishing urban space with all the facilities that the working class needed the town was riddled by a housing crisis that dated back to the previous regime The municipality granted numerous land parcels throughout the city’s territory in desperate attempts to satisfy the ever-growing need for workers’ accommodation This in turn generated another dramatic situation: people built chaotically or in areas that were too close to the factories and they often built without proper permits Therefore, by the middle of the decade, the local administration was in dire need of a city planning strategy.[2] The resulting plans were drafted between 1957 and 1961 This was a highly ambitious vision of a town that would reach 70,000 people The city was quartered between new residential areas – some of them in the process of being built Certain territories were meant for intensive neighborhood building while other areas were to be kept with single story houses these latter areas would be in the peripheries of the city’s expanded limits One of the principles that guided these plans was prioritizing the urban peripheries over the centers And the workers kept moving to Baia Mare and demanding homes the authorities were planning to build 4,700 new apartments the new Hungarian administration also mapped the city There is a pattern of streets just north of the river Hatvan earned its name and right to existence with difficulty answering a questionnaire regarding the existence of pits caused by people burning bricks the scribe of the local administration jotted on the draft reply the pejorative word for Roma people The final typewritten version replied to the same question by claiming that such pits only exist in Hatvan This substitution – from pejorative to Hatvan – marks the territory’s stigma from the very start: Hatvan is the space of the Roma people Hatvan truly entered into Baia Mare’s existence in the 1950s Yet this was an entry through the back door the streets north of Craica were finally named (Map 4) The same street pattern found in the 1940 map is at this point included in the city this was a problematic juncture: the streets were marked as being not paved Throughout the 1950s the neighborhood emerged as a space riddled with social issues: poverty Hatvan was a marginal space that the city could not yet contain Hatvan was a problem that the authorities needed and wanted to address with urgency The type of action that the local administration planned in this territory was meant to uplift the social and economic level of its inhabitants through investment in infrastructure such as paving roads or introducing electricity this was a space that pointed to that “inheritance of the past” that the new regime wanted to regenerate when the systematization plan began to be implemented Hatvan was no longer seen just as a social problem Its inhabitants were no longer regarded as poor people in need of social assistance but as culprits with destructive and illegal behavior This was mainly due to the new emphasis on “construction discipline” that I mentioned earlier Hatvan was increasingly seen as outlier territory one that did not fit the urban order that the local authorities envisioned Being generally poorer than the rest of the local population the Roma there built shacks without any permits They also squatted in various empty buildings that they found in the area this made Hatvan look more like a slum – derelict and disorganized – than a neighborhood fit for Baia Mare Roma people constantly took the blame for damaging the state-owned flats that they lived in The more the authorities focused on “construction discipline,” the more they pointed fingers at Roma people from Hatvan this discourse sharpened its attack on the Roma people of Hatvan The city was becoming increasingly concerned with legality a number of Roma people from the neighboring villages escaping floods started to illegally build even more shacks in the south of Baia Mare the need to thoroughly re-organize and systematize the neighborhood became stringent for the authorities and gaining a firm legal hand on everything that was going on there this idea developed into a comprehensive plan for planning and regularizing the territory known as Hatvan this plan soon dovetailed with another discursive shift that emerged after 1977: the criminalization of Roma people Roma people started to become a national problem at the end of the 1970s especially through their resistance to the authorities’ efforts to “integrate” them It is worth pointing out that there are only two terms in this equation – the Roma and the communist authorities; at no point is the role of racism of the population in the integration of the Roma questioned There is never any question of educating the population for acceptance none of this was particular to state socialism As much as Ceauşescu’s regime stood out for its heightened repressive nature this shift in discourses and practices emerged in a broader international political climate The 1970s witnessed the dawn of neo-conservatism in places such as the UK and the US The policies of this New Right were based precisely on the idea that the welfare state has failed and the state can no longer sustain or even tolerate “lazy” people who do not work and expect handouts The model of society envisioned by these policies is a meritocratic one where the individual and the family come prior to the society There is also a marked emphasis on order and the quality of city life as the neo-conservative state withdraws its support it enforces its repressive arm: there are more police on the streets and social problems are turned into criminal justice ones these neo-conservative policies endorse a series of punitive actions against the poor We would certainly be amiss to call Ceauşescu a neo-conservative politician one cannot help notice the similarities between his emphasis on “socialist legality” and some other contemporary sets of policies from capitalist states: switching from social aid to workfare and repression against the poor Locally, following such pressure from the national level, at the end of the 1970s the Roma people in Baia Mare started to be seen and treated as a danger to the establishment. They were a social category that threatened the “conquests of socialism” in the city – whether these were neighborhoods, blocks, schools, but also the general health, well-being, and safety of the inhabitants.[8] There was a marked state of anxiety and panic regarding the activities of Roma people in the city This panic demanded urgent and firm action The authorities called for more “urgent measures” to be taken in this neighborhood residents had been constantly complaining about their Roma neighbors I have found several such complaints in the archives they denounce Roma families that came from outside Baia Mare and settled in Hatvan Hatvan’s territory was radically transformed The various systematization plans that came into effect meant that people there were evicted scores of new panel buildings were erected as old streets were gone and a new street pattern took their place (Map 7) The catalyst of this dramatic change was the need for security: the new neighborhood had to be a rationally built space which was the newest and largest neighborhood of Baia Mare In this list it was called again by its old name [1] For the sake of brevity I did not specify here most of the references to the archival material that I used Any such reference can be made available upon request [2] This was not only a problem for Baia Mare the national Architects’ Commission stated that “most cities do not yet have approved systematization plans” (Conclusions of the 5th Architects’ Assembly [3] See for example in Scînteia [4] One of the explanations given by the locals for this name is that it comes from the Hungarian word for “sixty,” because there were initially sixty Roma families living there [5] Maps 1 and 2 courtesy of Izsák Anikó Borbála [6] Study regarding the socio-economic state of the Roma population [7] Notwithstanding the actions of the state against such other groups the repression against Roma people was the only one that took the form of systematic evictions displacements and territorial rearrangements in the name of their social inclusion [8] I expand on these arguments in a Romanian text for Mișcarea Căși sociale ACUM! [9] During the 1950s a few archival documents used the actual term “Roma,” yet the 1980s documents I am quoting here use only a racial slur that I choose not to reproduce [10] Report regarding protection of minors and social assistance [11] Alecsandri has nothing to do with the city of Baia Mare. However, he is one of the first Romanian significant authors to write a lamentation for a Roma person in which he describes the unfair and inhuman treatments of Roma people in Moldova at the beginning of the 19th century [12] Minute [13] This information is based on research made by George Iulian Zamfir [14] One of the used reasons for the evictions was “not respecting the norms of cohabitation.” Manuel Mireanu is a junior researcher in the Precarious Labor and Peripheral Housing team His previous research includes vigilantism and paramilitaries or at least this is the motto of the organisers of the Baia Mare Beach Handball Challenge While beach handball has established itself in many countries by now only few nations have made the step in the other direction as well nine teams from Romania and Ukraine tested their mettle on the fluffy snow in the Romanian resort of Suior ‘The beach from the mountains’ was the idea behind it as the organisers did their best to ensure a challenging which proved that handball can be played not only on the court or on the sand “We have seen that handball can also be played on snow there were some competitions over the world We watched a few games played in Argentina on YouTube and from that moment With all precautions put firmly in place during the COVID-19 pandemic with players tested before entering the competition and social distancing practiced throughout the day all 14 games scheduled were played without a hitch “We would have liked to have more teams taking part and more days of snow handball but the conditions were tough and we did not want to risk anything but both the women’s four-team and the men’s five-team competitions were a success The rules were the same as in beach handball and the tournament lasted one day the heavy snow which fell over the Maramures region in Romania in the last days was a blessing for the organisers which were afraid that the whole event would be cancelled on Thursday Pentru că o imagine face mai mult decât o mie de cuvinte lăsăm pozele să vorbească pentru noi Handball Club Illusion claimed the men’s title after defeating Golden Boys Merasport in the final 2:1 while the women’s competition was won by M Power Baia Mare after defeating another team from Baia Mare “We all enjoyed ourselves and learnt that snow handball can be as fun as beach handball The participants told us that playing on snow is harder but they really felt good and this means the world to us,” concluded Marta For more information about  the Baia Mare Snow Handball Challenge, click here By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy Baia Mare International Airport in northwest Romania has closed to commercial traffic as of December 22 following the commencement of pavement upgrade works said in a statement that extending and renovating runway 10/28 as well as associated taxiways and aprons would enable Baia Mare to handle medium-sized freighters No tentative date for the airport's reopening was given Until its closure, Baia Mare's sole commercial flight was a daily return service to Bucharest Henri Coanda operated by TAROM (RO, Bucharest Henri Coanda) Get started with a ch-aviation subscription unrestricted access to all of ch-aviation's news and data for 14 days Upgrade to our Data and News Subscriptions Aviation Intelligence for your everyday use We offer a comprehensive aviation industry database utilised by various entities such as operators the highlight of the EHF European League season is scheduled for this weekend in Baia Mare French outfit Nantes Atlantique Handball and the Hungary’s Siófok KC fighting for the trophy The EHF European League Women has replaced the Women’s EHF Cup this season with 16 teams headlining the preliminary round divided into four groups of four teams each All group winners have progressed to the final weekend of the competition after sweeping their opponents in the quarter-finals Siófok KC are the only unbeaten side still in the competition winning seven games and drawing the eighth against Russian side Kuban in the preliminary round “It is the form of the moment who decides the winner therefore we will have to pay attention,” said Siófok’s back Yet Siófok will have their work cut out in the semi-finals against Herning-Ikast Handbold one of the most decorated teams in the history of European competitions Herning have won the Women’s EHF Cup and the Women’s Cup Winners’ Cup twice and also have one title in the Women’s City Cup and in the Champions Trophy The Danish powerhouse have the best attack of the competition 15 more than Siófok in the previous rounds of the EHF European League Women who are on a 16-game unbeaten streak in European competitions have won both mutual games against Herning-Ikast in the Women’s EHF Cup preliminary round in the 2018/19 season hosts CS Minaur Baia Mare will face Nantes Atlantique Handball in what could prove to be Baia Mare’s biggest-ever European performance after reaching the Women’s Challenge Cup final in the 2001/02 season whose home advantage has worked wonders this season – winning all five games on home court – Baia Mare have both the experience and the desire to mark their comeback in European competitions after a five-year hiatus so I want us to win even more,” said Baia Mare’s coach With players from six different countries and three continents – Europe Asia and South America – Baia Mare are an interesting cocktail of characters and cultures but have dropped only one game out of eight in the competition Nantes boast the top goal scorer of the EHF European League Women this season who has scored 54 goals throughout the competition Nantes have played the most games this season as they have already achieved their best-ever European performance The four games will take place in the Lascar Pana Arena in Baia Mare For more information about the games and how to watch, visit the competition website Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker passengers from Oradea will be able to fly directly to Bucharest and London from the local airport HiSky has begun selling tickets for the first two routes it will operate from this airport The inaugural flight to Bucharest is set for Monday followed by the first Oradea-London flight on Tuesday There will be daily flights to Bucharest and three weekly flights to London (Tuesdays Ticket prices start at €39 for Oradea-Bucharest and €59 for Oradea-London Additionally, the daily flight to Bucharest, landing at Henri Coandă Airport at 7:20 AM, will allow passengers from Bihor to connect to HiSky’s entire network from the capital. Through this system, passengers can purchase a single ticket from Oradea to any destination, including New York. we always aim to bring something new each season whether it’s adding new aircraft to our fleet or introducing highly anticipated destinations we are excited to offer new travel options from Oradea with HiSky The airport has seen significant investment and is supported by a local administration and community eager for better connectivity We have been operating successfully from regional airports in Iași This partnership is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the potential here as passengers always prefer air travel whenever the option is available,” said Iulian Scorpan HiSky’s fleet includes eight Airbus aircraft including a large aircraft capable of up to 13 hours of uninterrupted flight The company regularly operates from airports in Bucharest and Chișinău to destinations in Europe and the United States as well as charter flights to Asia and Africa the airline inaugurated the Bucharest-New York route becoming the first company to offer this direct connection between Romania and the USA in almost 21 years HiSky also received authorization to operate regular flights to Canada We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used This project will extend and modernise the water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county ensuring the country complies with obligations in the Accession Treaty and EU Directives for drinking water quality and wastewater treatment The project will ensure compliance with Directive 98/83/CE on the quality of water intended for human consumption It will increase connections to the water network ensure that the water provided meets legal standards and reduce water losses treatment plants and storage tanks to meet the county’s demand pumping and transport facilities are either outdated or inefficient the project will ensure compliance with Directive 91/271/CEE concerning urban wastewater treatment wastewater pumping stations installed and wastewater treatment plants will be built or extended there is insufficient network coverage and treatment capacity The project covers Satu Mare and the following communes The distribution network will be extended by 258.7 km Water mains totaling 175.9 km will be either built 36 pumping stations and 17 storage tanks will be built the project covers 15 agglomerations and towns: Satu Mare A total of 448.20 km of sewerage network and 133 km of pressure pipes will be laid Two wastewater treatment plants will be extended and three new ones built along with 301 wastewater pumping stations The project investment amounts to EUR 716 per capita for water supply infrastructure and EUR 1 802 for wastewater infrastructure Total investment for the project “Regional project for the development of water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county” is EUR 248 897 607 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 165 450 961 through the “Large Infrastructure” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “The development of environmental infrastructure based on an efficient management of resources” Administratiei Publice si Fondurilor Europene Andy Robinson has reduced his Romania squad to 28 players for the two-test series against Uruguay that begins this weekend in Montevideo It’s a comparatively inexperienced group with eight players who lined up against Italy sitting out the tour including captain Mihai Macovei Giant prop Gheorghe Gajion is set to make the switch to the Oaks having previously represented Moldova is set for his debut along with Portugal-based fullback Gabriel Pop Also notable is the return of veteran hooker Eugen Capatana to the side after a one-year injury absence He required shoulder surgery after playing against Los Pumas in Bucharest last July Tags World Rugby has finalized referee appointments for the July 2025 Internationals Romania head coach Eugen Apjok has made three further changes to their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad before Saturday's game against Scotland Romania have made three changes to their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad with Luca Nichitean replacing wing/full-back Gabriel Pop and centres Mihai Graure and Alexandru Bucur replacing Taylor Gontineac and Hinckley Vaovasa The Oaks face Scotland in Lille on Saturday after defeats by Ireland (82-8) and South Africa (76-0) in their opening two games Their final Pool B match is against Tonga on 8 October Romania head coach Eugen Apjok had already been forced to make three changes to his original squad before the tournament began Mihai Mureșan (shoulder dislocation) and Paul Popoaia (subacromial bursitis and supraspinous tendinitis) replaced by Andre Gorin Cristi Chirica is the captain of Romania at his first Rugby World Cup with the squad made up of 19 forwards and 14 backs Florian Roșu (CSM Știința Baia Mare)Dragoș Ser (CSA Steaua)Damian Strătilă (CSA Steaua) Gabriel Rupanu (SCM USV Timișoara)Florin Surugiu (CSA Steaua) Jason Tomane (CSM Știința Baia Mare)Alexandru BucurMihai Graure Players withdrawn through injury: Mihai Macovei This mission report details the activities of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following a cyanide spill in Romania This was an obvious environmental emergency with little humanitarian need; however, dealing with it was complicated by land-ownership issues says Rudolph M_ller, then Deputy Director of OCHA۪s Coordination and Response Division. The case gave the JEU high visibility and this was the key to coordination among the different stakeholders Consult the report here. The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students 50 million euros investment for the construction of two industrial parks and a technology park The Romanian city of Baia Mare announced this week an investment of 50 million euros financed from European funds and from its own resources the city wants to invest in two industrial parks which will also include companies that now operate in these areas The two businesses have almost 10,000 employees and this project is intended to extend to Maramureș Airport The second industrial park is designed on the old Phoenix-Cuprom industrial area of ​​the city which is also the area of ​​the construction companies from the Communist period that operate locally The technological park will be expanded on approximately 5 hectares of territory and will be built with European funds The project is planned to be carried out together with the Technical University of Cluj the city’s contribution is substantial - approximately 20 million euros The introduction of these projects in public debate is important so that citizens understand exactly which areas they are focusing on Mayor of Baia Mare commented on the new projects: “We are primarily interested in the respect protection and facilities we can give to those who has been the backbone of the economy of Baia Mare and Maramureș County because Baia Mare represents 80 percent of the economy of Maramureș County My priority is the companies that operate in Baia Mare today The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces An interview with the Mayor of a Polish city that seeks to reinvent itself An interview with the newly elected ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö A conversation with the Mayor of Lisbon about the spirit and dimensions of innovation present in the Portuguese capital please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot Get the most important global markets news at your fingertips with a Bloomberg.com subscription The four teams qualified for the second edition of the EHF Finals Women the business end of the second-tier competition of the European club pyramid are known after an intense weekend that concluded the quarter-final phase Two teams have returned from the inaugural edition Herning-Ikast Håndbold and CS Minaur Baia Mare will join them to vie for the trophy on 14 and 15 May The biggest surprise of the quarter-finals was definitely CS Minaur Baia Mare’s win against Norwegian outfit Sola HK who were the team with the lowest amount of points coming into the knockout phase of the EHF European League Women eliminated Sola with a 69:61 aggregate win The Romanian side had only qualified due to the reigning champions Les Neptunes de Nantes’ loss in the last game of the group phase against MKS Zaglebie Lubin Baia Mare secured a crucial 40:32 home win in the first leg and managed to mount an astonishing comeback in the second half of the second leg to snatch a draw Sola failed to progress to the EHF Finals Women despite losing only one game throughout the season and will rue the missed chances in the second leg when Baia Mare started with a strong 7:1 run in the second half to seal their qualification A strong favourite to clinch the trophy before the group phase SG BBM Bietigheim extended their winning streak to eight games this season by taking a 59:43 aggregate win against ESBF Besancon The German powerhouse clinched a 29:23 win in the first leg and doubled down with a 30:20 victory in the second game with all their outfield players scoring at least one goal After finishing fourth in the inaugural season of the EHF European League Women Herning-Ikast Håndbold are returning to the EHF Finals Women extended by two wins against SCM Ramnicu Valcea who they eliminated with a 72:61 aggregate win The Danish side boast the best attack in the competition and are the team with the largest number of wins in the history of the rebranded second-tier competition of the European club pyramid Viborg HK are back into the top four teams in a European competition for the first time in four years after reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s EHF Cup in the 2018/19 season the Danish side struggled against Storhamar Håndball Elite despite taking a 33:31 away win in the first leg Powered by 12 goals from right wing Emilie Hovden Storhamar led by as many as three goals against Viborg in the away leg but eventually lost by the slightest of margins Viborg also boast the top scorer of the competition a bronze medallist of the 2021 IHF Women’s World Championship who scored 61 goals over the eight games played in the competition For more information on the EHF European League Women, visit eurohandball.com who hosted the EHF Finals Women last season extended their superb record on their home court by starting group B of the EHF European League 2021/22 with a 34:32 win against MKS Zaglebie Lubin CS Minaur Baia Mare (ROU) vs MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL) 34:32 (18:14) Baia Mare’s backline works wonders to bring the winWith a new-look line-up CS Minaur Baia Mare looked strong against Lubin scoring 24 of their 34 goals.Centre back Cristina Laslo has again been the dominant force in Baia Mare’s attack scoring seven times and acting as the catalyst of the Romanian team’s attack The surprise came from right wing Asuka Fujita whose devastating fast breaks proved too much for Lubin a rookie team in the group phase of a European competition You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences FEATURE: Thüringer HC left back becomes MVP and top scorer of EHF Finals Women after netting 29 times in Graz SUMMARY: Thüringer HC are crowned in Graz as the new EHF European League Women champions following an intense final against Ikast Håndbold FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 final and third place match FINAL REVIEW: THC come from behind to beat Ikast 34:32 at the EHF Finals in Graz THIRD-PLACE MATCH REVIEW: The French side beat their opponents from Germany at the EHF Finals Women FINAL PREVIEW: Ikast Håndbold meet Thüringer HC in final; Blomberg and Dijon play for third place SUMMARY: Ikast Håndbold and Thüringer HC celebrated semi-final wins in Graz as they get ready for the final on Sunday SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The German side beat Dijon 35:29 in the second semi-final of the EHF Finals Women FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 semi-finals SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The 2023 champions are back in the final of the EHF Finals Women in Graz Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureş and Sătmar “His Eminence Justinian deserved to have this life-size statue because his life was lived between God and His people between Christ and His Church,” the current Bishop of Maramures Justin said  after the unveiling ceremony The unique work was made of bronze by Ioan Marchiş author of several public works in Baia Mare and across Romania The statue represents Archbishop Justinian in a blessing posture “He will bless you every time you come to the Cathedral because he loved the Cathedral very much which will adorn the park of the Cathedral,” Bishop Justin said The event was attended by the assistant bishop Timotei of Sătmăr Ioan Marchiş was awarded the diocese’s Order “Justinian the Archbishop” for the effort made in the construction of the monument Archbishop Justinian Chira was born on May 28 in the village of Plopiș in Maramureș County The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church elevated him the rank of archimandrite in 1967 and in 1973 he was elected an assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad In September 1990 he was elected Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar Archbishop Justinian reposed in the Lord on October 29 the Patriarchate of Jerusalem solemnly celebrated the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women... 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(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website A strong shot from over 10 metres by right wing Adrianna Górna saved a point for MKS Zaglebie Lubin against CS Minaur Baia Mare, 23:23, but it was not enough for the Polish side to stay in contention for a quarter-final place in the EHF European League Women Although Lubin secured their first point of the group phase they are four points behind Baia Mare with only one game to go GROUP B MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL) vs CS Minaur Baia Mare (ROU) 23:23 (12:12) Here's the moment of joy for @MKS_ZL as Adrianna Górna beats the buzzer to claim their first point of the #ehfel group phase! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cMSaCxm9uv Baia Mare were left heartbroken after Adrianna Górna scored the goal that tied the score in the final second but their situation in the group has not changed a lot Baia Mare will face group winners SG BBM Bietigheim in the last match and they hold a one-point advantage over title holders Nantes in the group standings As Baia Mare have lost only once in their last nine home games in the EHF European League Women they could still become the surprise package of the group Bietigheim have won all of their games in all competitions this season and will be a tough nut to crack registered a landslide victory in the local elections although he is behind bars who was supported by the Coalition for Baia Mare has been recently placed in preventive arrest for bribery According to the partial results Chereches got 70.28 percent of the votes, while the rest was split between three candidates. the ex-mayor thanked his supporters for “defending” the city the former mayor was caught red-handed with a bribe of RON 30,000 prosecutors say that Chereches had agreed to finance the local football club from public funds on the condition that a portion of these funds would return in his pockets Ovidiu Posirca The semi-finals of the EHF European Cup Men get underway on Saturday as ambitious Hungarian club FTC-Green Collect welcome undefeated Olympiacos SFP to Budapest Meanwhile Iceland’s Valur face another Romanian side on Sunday after eliminating CSA Steaua Bucuresti in the quarter-finals Baia Mare are the only semi-finalists to have previously played a European final before – they finished second in 2021/22 Goals galore expected in Iceland's capital With Valur's unbeaten record in the EHF’s third-tier competition on the line and Baia Mare bringing the highest scoring efficiency of the semi-finalists (70 per cent) the matchup in Reykyavik promises to be a goal fest The Icelandic side only scored fewer than 30 goals in two of their 10 matches on the way to the semis and they closely follow the Romanian club in the scoring charts with the fourth-best record in the competition Valur boast the experience of goalkeeper Björgvin Pall Gustavsson who has also scored seven goals this season With a place in the final at stake for the winner across the two legs efficiency at both ends of the court will be key DRAW REVIEW: AEK Athens HC have the home right in the first leg of their final against HC Alkaloid in May DRAW PREVIEW: The two finalists await draw to find out who gets the first leg home right for the EHF European Cup Men final SEMI-FINALS REVIEW: Intense clashes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway decided the finalists for the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Fight for the trophy heats up as HC Izvidac Runar Sandefjord and HC Alkaloid eye final seats ROUND REVIEW: AEK Athens and HC Alkaloid both took comfortable victories in the first leg of the EHF European Cup Men semi-finals SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: The first leg takes place this weekend with matches in Greece and North Macedonia REVIEW: A penalty shootout decided the last team to progress to the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 semi-finals OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The European Handball Federation has rescheduled the EHF European Cup Men quarter-final DRAW REVIEW: The EHF European Cup Women 2024/25 final starts in Spain following to the draw conducted by the EHF on Tuesday NEWS: The second leg of EHF European Cup quarter-final is set to be rescheduled at a neutral venue Eurovoix TVR has announced that Baia Mare is to host the Romanian selection process for Eurovision 2016 The decision for Baia Mare to host this years Romanian selection is a continuation of the move to have the selection held outside of the capital Bucharest Baia Mare is located in Northwest Romania and is the 17th largest city in Romania The shows will be held at the Lascăr Pană Sports Hall in the city and will hold around 2,000 people during the live shows TVR added to the announcement saying that the Eurovision Song Contest remains an important part of broadcaster despite the financial issues it is facing Source: TVR it has been a pleasure to find out more about this amazing continent through the Eurovision Family of Events it's been brilliant to see the site grow and flourish and continue to bring our readers everything from the world of Eurovision The inaugural EHF Finals Women produced four enticing with Nantes Atlantique Handball securing their first-ever international trophy in emphatic fashion after two superb wins against CS Minaur Baia Mare and Siófok KC It was one of the biggest upsets of the European second-tier competition as the French team took everyone by surprise with a mix of dazzling speed and creativity in attack and a fine-tuned defence when it mattered I have received more messages on Saturday and Sunday than I usually do on my birthday,” said Nantes’ coach Guillaume Saurina who is in his first full season as a coach after retiring from an illustrious playing career it was hosts CS Minaur Baia Mare who were considered favourites against Nantes but the French side started strong and seemed to be in control after taking a comfortable 21:15 lead at the break Baia Mare bounced back and tied the game at 27:27 but Nantes pulled away thanks to a combined effort from right wing Nathalie Hagman as Siófok KC faced Herning-Ikast Handbold in a clash of the top two attacks in the competition Herning-Ikast was leading for most of the game as Siófok made their comeback late in the match After a 31:31 draw at the end of the 60 minutes with Hungarian back Gabriella Toth converting a penalty after the final whistle extra time followed and there seemed to be only one team on the court With goalkeeper Melinda Szikora turning up at the right moments that extended their unbeaten run in European competitions to 17 games It was not a fine tournament for Herning-Ikast who wasted another lead in the 3/4 Placement Match against hosts Baia Mare The Romanian side mounted another comeback in the second half after being down by six – and this time it stuck after left back Jovana Kovacevic scored 11 times Baia Mare finished third after a compelling 33:31 win a consolation prize for a team that eyed their first international trophy We were so disappointed in ourselves after the loss against Nantes we were so focused on our play to snatch this win I am a little bit sorry because I had not experienced the arena with fans I never experienced that this season,” said Baia Mare’s line player after winning the game against Herning-Ikast It was all down to Nantes and Siófok – the underdogs and the 2018/19 Women’s EHF Cup champions lost their last European game in November 2019 in the Qualification Phase 3 of the Women’s EHF Cup against Nantes And it was all Nantes from beginning to end Led in attack by the superb MVP of the competition who converted all 18 shots in the two matches on her way to the EHF Finals Women top scorer award Nantes looked in control throughout the whole game Taking a 17:13 lead at the break was just the beginning as the gap ballooned to eight goals at times with Nantes taking enough time to celebrate the win especially as Siófok were attempting to mount a late comeback and Nantes secured their first-ever international trophy with a convincing 36:31 win Scoring 60 goals in the preliminary round and the knock-out phase of the competition only one goal shy of the top scorer of the inaugural EHF European League Women What we achieved is amazing and I believed from the start in our team I am proud and happy and I am at a loss for words,” concluded de Paula who will join Metz Handball from the next season on their party started immediately after the game and will probably stop only in the next days “I told my president that this was not a normal season he must not have this kind of expectations all the time,” the rookie coach joked Both teams will strive for a favourable result ahead of the decisive return leg in Baia Mare on Saturday 28 May Nærbø IL (NOR) vs CS Minaur Baia Mare (ROU)Saturday 21 May, 17:00 CEST, live on EHFTV While Baia Mare have a lot of experience in European club competitions and even competed in the continental top-flight in 2015/16 newcomers Nærbø have turned their debut international season into an historic one The team from a 7,000-inhabitant village in South-West Norway has made it all the way to the EHF European Cup Men final and is heading to the 5,000-seater DNB Arena nearby Stavanger for the home leg in order to accommodate more spectators The Nordic team are yet to win any domestic titles in Norway but are now on the brink of their maiden European triumph And while Baia Mare will be regarded by many as the favourites to lift the trophy next week Nærbø will give it their all to finish their fairy-tale run in the competition on a happy end QUARTER-FINALS PREVIEW: Eight teams fight in decisive return legs for a place in the EHF European Cup Men semi-finals QUARTER-FINALS PREVIEW: Four intense ties in the EHF European Cup Men complete an action-packed weekend ROUND REVIEW: Six more teams secured their tickets for the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 quarter-finals ROUND PREVIEW: Six quarter-final tickets are up for grabs in an action-packed weekend with eight matches including two intense double-heade… This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this 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You can find more of my wine, beer and spirits tips for you here The stage for the penultimate matches of the EHF European League Women 2021/22 is set following the draw to determine the semi-final pairings on Thursday afternoon in Vienna Viborg will meet Baia Mare and Herning-Ikast will face Bietigheim when the EHF Finals Women get underway on 14 May with the winners progressing to the trophy match on 15 May and the defeated teams to battle for bronze The venue for the second edition of the EHF Finals Women was announced earlier on Thursday with Viborg confirmed as the host city and the matches to be played in Vibocold Arena Viborg HK will therefore play on the home court while another EHF Finals Women participant will not be far from their own base in Herning Herning-Ikast reached the same stage of the EHF European League Women last season right behind the other side that also contested the first EHF Finals Women they will hope for a different outcome against their respective opponents this time around the 2021/22 edition marks a return to the medal round of a European cup competition after a three-season wait following their last semi-final participation in the EHF Cup in 2018/19 The most recent title celebrated by the three-time Champions League winners was the Cup Winners’ Cup back in 2014 German side SG BBM Bietigheim have only reached the semi-final round in a European cup competition once before — in the EHF Cup in 2016/17 Handball fans around the world don’t have to miss a ball during the EHF European Cup Men 2021/22 final between Nærbø IL and CS Minaur Baia Mare A total of 23 broadcasters will be showing both legs live: in Stavanger in Norway on Saturday 21 May at 17:00 CEST and in Baia Mare in Romania on Saturday 28 May at 15:00 CEST While Baia Mare boast a lot of experience in European club competitions and reached the quarter-finals of the EHF European Cup last year The team from a 7,000-inhabitant village in South-West Norway is heading to the DNB Arena in nearby Stavanger for the home leg against their Romanian challengers in order to accommodate more spectators Live broadcasters of EHF European Cup Men final Nærbø IL vs CS Minaur Baia Mare (both legs): On Saturday, CS Minaur Baia Mare and Drammen HK both took a step towards the final of the EHF European Cup Men 2021/22 they recorded home wins against Alingsås HK and Nærbø IL respectively but Baia Mare then responded with a 7:0 run and never gave up their lead afterwards The Romanian side were up 19:12 at the break and ultimately cruised to a six-goal victory so the Swedish team will need a strong comeback at home next weekend The work will bring new tenants to the centre and will cover more than 10,000 sqm a third of the 32,000 sqm centre’s total gla The work is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021 Immofinanz has three other shopping centres in Romania It also owns a Stop Shop retail park in Botosani CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and has 5,000 sqm Vendo Park Wrocław is the first facility 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The Polish warehouse market has finally stabilised after the post-pandemic boom but new challenges and opportunities are on the horizon for the sector UBM Development has been given the go-ahead for the first wooden office building in Poland: Timber Park in Poleczki Business Park in Warsaw The office market in Warsaw is currently experiencing a period of stability in terms of supply and take-up Recent data on overall tenant activity indicates that clients in the cap .. Receive all the latest information from the world of real estate by e-mail the construction of the Aura residential building designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030” the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro .. 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Viterra has moved into its ​​new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district The property is owned by Stena Real Estate .. The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul The new building will house the faculti .. Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started A staff member of the British Embassy in Romania died on Thursday, January 16, after reportedly jumping from the top floor of Hotel Mara in Baia Mare.  The man in question worked for the British Embassy in Bucharest as a cultural attache and was 46 years old. His identity is rumored to be Ian Saunders, according to express.co.uk The death has been confirmed by British embassy officials Sir Simon Fraser, the Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FC) said: “I am deeply saddened to confirm the tragic death of a member of our diplomatic staff in Romania.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed its condolences for the loss suffered by the UK Embassy Titus Corlateanu wrote to ambassador Martin Harris to insure the British officials of his institution’s full support in this matter It is believed he checked into the Hotel Mara at the small city of Baia Mare on Tuesday night and asked to be housed on the top floor Police said the man was supposed to leave on Thursday morning but extended his stay for another day. Daily Mail notes that an investigation is underway Investigators said they found a note to the diplomat’s family on a table inside his room Kastamonu got their first win of the group phase at home These two points keep their hopes for a quarter-finals qualification alive Russian side Astrakhanochka went back to their winning ways after a commanding performance against CS Minaur Baia Mare.With back Elizaveta Malashenko in superb form putting eight goals past the Romanian side Astrakhanochka secured a 33:27 win that helped them leapfrog Baia Mare for the first place in the group Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK (TUR) vs Handball Club Lada (RUS) 29:25 (13:14)• Kastamonu earned their first win at the group stage and climbed to second place with threepoints• Lada suffered their second defeat in a row and sit bottom of the groupwith two points• early in the second half yet Kastamonu drew level withinthree minutes and had control of the game afterwards• Amanda Kurtovic did a good job for Kastamonu scoring ten goals from ten attemptsGROUP CAstrakhanochka (RUS) vs CS Minaur Baia Mare (ROU) 33:27 (14:8)• a 5:1 run spurred by back Karina Sabirova helped Astrakhanochka jump to a commanding 8:3 lead after 13 minutes• Baia Mare’s scoring input in the first 30 minutes was the second-worst performance in their history in European competitions in the first half only one goal more than the seven-goal outing against FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria in the DELO EHF Champions League five seasons ago• were it not for the seven saves from goalkeepers Filippa Idehn and Cristina Enache in the first half Baia Mare would have been far worse off• improving from their 38 percent attacking efficiency from the first half to 52 per cent throughout the game in the 40th minute• with left wing Daria Samokhina scoring six of her seven goals in the second half the Russian side secured a commanding 33:27 win• Astrakhanochka secured their second win in the group and are now in first place with four points while Baia Mare and Storhamar are tied in second with two pointsDefence lifts Russian side past Baia MareAstrakhanochka’s main problem in the first two games was their defence conceding 55 goals against Thüringer and Storhamar as Astrakhanochka only started to ease their grip when they were already up by eight goals holding Baia Mare to a percent attacking efficiency will be crucial for the future of the two sides in the competition as all four sides in Group C have lost at least one game Carrefour Romania opened on December 5 and 6 two new hypermarkets with individual sales areas of ​​over 7,500 sqm in Satu Mare and Baia Mare The two new hypermarkets will have an offer of 55,000 products They will be served by around 250 employees and have about 1,000 free parking spaces. providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.