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Learn more here about specifics of our cookie use We use Adobe marketing cookies to enable us to customise ebrd.com to tailor the website and email marketing services based on the interests of each end user Bulgarians have built wonderful things in Braila the cosmopolitan city in the east of Romania which has been home to various ethnic communities over the centuries He played host to a celebration of the 155th anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube and Archpriest Kiril Sinev who represents the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Romania officiated at a prayer service conducted in Romanian and Bulgarian Flowers were laid at the plaque in the church yard commemorating the BAS' establishment the celebration was attended by Bulgarian Ambassador to Romania Radko Vlaykov Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev and representatives of the Hristo Botev Association of Bulgarians in Braila the municipal government and the Romanian Academy which signed a new cooperation agreement with the BAS in Bucharest on Tuesday the foreigners who settled in Braila were usually people who wanted to engage in trade but there were also exiles seeking shelter "We may be speaking about them in the past tense recalling that Braila provided a home for them but I would suggest that we speak about today and tomorrow as we commemorate them and throw bridges to connect us with them," the host said Ambassador Vlaykov and BTA chief Valchev discussed Braila's cooperation with the Bulgarian cities of Pleven and Shumen and possible joint projects with Bulgarian government institutions Contacts +359 2 9262 210 By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages H.C. Dunarea Braila and JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball are the last quarter-finalists of the EHF European League Women 2024/25 after the Romanian club survived a thrilling finish against Larvik to earn a point in Buzau and thus JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball relentlessly cruised past KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin in the highlight match in Poland to finish as the second-placed team in group C HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames successfully defended their unbeaten record in the group phase as the German club defeated Super Amara Bera Bera in Spain to cap off a perfect campaign with six wins from as many matches and with both teams already through to the quarter-finals After six rounds played in the group stage the quarter-finals pairings and the path to the EHF Finals Women in Graz are set: Thüringer HC (GER) vs SCM Ramnicu Valcea JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball (FRA) vs HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames (GER) and Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP) vs HSG Blomberg-Lippe (GER) KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL) vs JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball (FRA) 24:32 (9:18) With the debutants in the EHF European League's group phase chasing history the French club began the must-win match on the front foot and immediately set the level too high for KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin to follow Ann-Cathrin Giegerich displayed a world-class performance in the first half as the goalkeeper made more saves (12) than the number of goals allowed (nine) while her teammates built a huge advantage ahead of the break The reigning Polish champions tried to narrow down Dijon's lead in the second half as Clement Alcacer's squad celebrated a historic win and secured progress to the quarter-finals Giegerich ended the match with 18 saves (45 per cent save efficiency) Lilou Pintat and Celine Sivertsen scored five goals each for Dijon You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. 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Dunarea Braila (ROU) vs Larvik (NOR) 33:33 (17:13) Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP) vs HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames (GER) 29:31 (15:14) ROUND PREVIEW: The action in the EHF European League Women 2024/25 group stage concludes over the weekend 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 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 ROUND PREVIEW: The quarter-final tickets in the EHF European League Women 2024/25 are up for grabs in round 5 Romanian and EU flags were waved and drivers honked as the first cars crossed the nearly-2 km-long bridge when it was officially opened to the public on 6 July 2023 Dozens of drivers had waited patiently to see Romania’s own version of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for themselves and claim the honour of being among the first to cross  it The bridge will increase economic development and road safety in south-eastern Romania consolidate the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and strengthen economic European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms said: ‘This bridge is a statement of how beneficial cohesion policy is for citizens People no longer need to take the slow and occasionally hazardous ferry trip over the Danube They can now easily cross the largest river in Europe in minutes which will have a substantial impact on the region’s economy and on the life of local people and beyond including the neighbouring Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.’ The largest bridge in Romania and the second-largest suspension bridge in mainland Europe allows drivers to cross the Danube in 2-3 minutes compared with 50 minutes for the ferry crossing This brings huge time and money savings for workers and residents in Galați and Brăila travelling east to Tulcea or onwards to the Black Sea coast goods from Moldova and Ukraine can now reach Bucharest more quickly An estimated 11 400 vehicles will use the new bridge each day Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on 6 July Adina Vălean said the bridge would benefit the Dobrogea and Moldova regions ‘The bridge has special importance in the current geopolitical context A larger infrastructure capacity in the Danube area is vital for improving EU security and ensuring the transportation of goods transiting Romania from and to Ukraine and Moldova,’ she said Klaus Iohannis was quoted as saying that the bridge was the largest construction project undertaken in Romania in the last 30 years ‘This construction is certainly one of the most ambitious initiatives to modernise transport infrastructure in Romania with international expertise and with latest generation technology’ The bridge is an inspiring example of European and international cooperation: Japanese firm Webuild and dozens of Romanian subcontractors worked on the project crossing the Danube between Brăila and Galați was possible only via several ferry services including one at the northern and southern end of Brăila that connect the E87 and 212A roads respectively near the Galați logistics park that links the 22E road the passage could only be made by appointment direct connection between the regions of Moldova and Dobrogea’ executive director of the Pro Infrastructure Association which represents civil society and aims to ensure that transport infrastructure in Romania is developed in a transparent and responsible manner we expect a significant impact on transit routes from Moldova to the Back Sea coast and the Danube Delta’ general manager of a transport company from Galați said the transport of goods across the Danube by ferry is difficult in winter due to blocks of ice on the river and in summer due to flooding or drought The Brăila Bridge improves access to the Danube Delta a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second-largest river delta in Europe The EU contributed €363 million to the bridge’s total cost of nearly €500 million following a feasibility study that analysed other options for connecting the two banks of the Danube The bridge is part of the EU’s vision for strengthening the TEN-T and Romanian transport networks and improving transport safety and cross-border connections Romania received over €24 billion from the EU’s Cohesion Fund during the 2014-2020 programming period €5.6 billion was dedicated to improving transport and energy infrastructure Corresponding figures for the 2021-2027 period are €31 billion and €4.6 billion respectively The distance between the bridge’s two 192 m-high towers is 1 120 m compared with 1 280 m for the Golden Gate Bridge Brăila Bridge has a total length of 1 974 m – 4 m longer than its American counterpart – and is 38 m above the water There are two lanes in each direction for motorised traffic an additional two lanes for pedestrians and cyclists The 60 cm-thick cables weigh 6 700 tonnes and are made up of 81 000 km of steel wire they are anchored in cement blocks that are 47 m in diameter and buried at a depth of 31 m The supporting cables are up, and floating tens of meters above the waters of the Danube. For four months, 150 people worked to assemble these two enormous cables: 18,000 intertwined steel wires, a total weight of 6,775 tons and a cumulative length of about 38,000 kilometres, or 23,612 miles (just a bit less than the circumference of the earth). All this to support the weight of the Brăila Bridge the second-longest suspension bridge in Continental Europe The construction site is located in Romania where a joint venture led by Webuild Group is on the job completing a highly complex work that will significantly improve area’s mobility allowing the 7,000 vehicles that cross the great river on ferries every day to make the leap in two minutes Looking down on the river from the Brăila area (a small town of about 200,000 inhabitants in eastern Romania) We are 165 kilometres (102 miles) from the river delta and 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the center of Brăila a strategic area for national and international trade because of its proximity to one of the most important commercial ports on the river the economy of Brăila is almost entirely linked to commercial traffic on the Danube thanks to an infrastructure capable of accommodating medium-sized ocean-going vessels That’s why the construction of the bridge is so important the state company headed by the Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and financed by the European Union’s Operational Programme for Large-Scale Infrastructure (POIM) Europe’s goal is to develop the economy of the Tulcea District (which includes the nearby Danube Delta area selected by UNESCO for its list of World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves It also includes Brăila (the area around the bridge) plus some of Webuild’s best engineers and technicians the bridge worksite is progressing rapidly and nearly 58% of the project has now been completed The design calls for a suspension bridge with a central span of 1,120 metres (3,674 feet) a total length of 1,975 metres (6,479 feet) and equipped with 4 lanes of traffic The bridge will then be connected to the rest of the existing road system which also calls for the construction of two access viaducts a 220-metre (721-foot) viaduct necessary to cross the Brăila-Galati railway as well as a new 21-kilometre-long (13-mile) connecting road network All these ancillary works are part of the project being carried out by Webuild together with its Japanese partner IHI Infrastructure Systems Co Ltd This work is a complex one also because of the soft clays present in the soil and the medium-high seismicity of the area as well as the most advanced systems for water extraction from underground aquifers the equivalent of a single large bridge that would connect Paris to Berlin Major modern works that significantly reduce the amount of time vehicles spend on roads, and improve rail transport in the case of railway viaducts, and thus contribute to the goal of achieving increasingly sustainable mobility. 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For further information please refer to our Privacy & Cookie Policy here These cookies are required to use the key functions of this website These cookies are used exclusively by the Company and are therefore first party cookies They are saved on the User's computer only during the current browser session The technical cookies also include those used to statistically analyze accesses or visits to the Site which exclusively pursue statistical purposes (but not marketing or profiling) and collect information in the form aggregated without the possibility of tracing the identification of the individual user the User may also receive cookies from different sites or web servers on his terminal This happens because the Site may contain elements such as specific links to web pages of other domains that reside on servers other than the one on which the requested page is located This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is 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communities easier access to healthcare public and commercial services across the South-East region in Romania The project will also contribute to the building of 23.4 km of transport infrastructure such as roads level crossings and overpasses to serve the needs of people in the Moldova and Dobrogea regions The bridge is a technological marvel for its towers and anchoring system The main cables make around 81,000 km – a length comparable to twice the circumference of the Earth – and have a guaranteed lifetime of 120 years The anchor blocks with their 47 m in diameter are buried 31 m deep figures that very few bridge structures in the world match The bridge and parts of the access roads are operational as of today while the construction of the remaining access roads is expected to be finalised by the end of 2023 said: “This bridge is a statement of how beneficial Cohesion Policy is for citizens on the ground People no longer need to take the slow and occasional hazardous ferry trip over the Danube which will have a substantial impact on the region’s economy and on the life of local people and beyond – including neighbouring Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.” who represented the Commission at the inauguration ceremony one of Europe's largest and technically most sophisticated bridges is a successful project for Romania and the EU This new transport connection will lead to the economic development of the neighbouring communities and will positively impact Dobrogea and Moldova regions The bridge has special importance in the current geopolitical context A larger infrastructure capacity in the Danubian area is vital for improving UE security and ensuring the transportation of goods transiting Romania from and to Ukraine and Moldova.” In 2019 the Commission approved the EU financing of the bridge in Romania following a feasibility study that analysed the possible alternatives to connect the two parts of the country ensuring a viable crossing of the Danube The preservation of Romania's natural heritage was an essential criterion in all phases of the project's preparation The bridge fits into the broader package of investments funded by Cohesion Policy in the Romanian transport network aiming to promote a multimodal transport system and improve safety and cross border connectivity Romania received a total over €24 billion under EU Cohesion Policy a substantial part of which (€5.6 billion) was dedicated to improving the network of infrastructures in transport and energy Romania will receive €31 billion from Cohesion Policy funds "We are developing very good relations with Bulgaria," Braila Mayor Viorel Marian Dragomir told the members of the Bulgarian delegation celebrating the 155th anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) in the courtyard of the Church of the Ascension of Christ here on Tuesday "Here we want to talk about what the Bulgarians who lived here have done for Braila Then they got involved in the life of the city There were also Bulgarians who came to Braila to find peace and shelter to go from here into the great Bulgarian revolution They integrated very well into our society We are twinned with the cities of Pleven (North Bulgaria) and Shumen (Northeast Bulgaria) we visit each other several times a year," the Mayor of Braila further noted Viorel Marian Dragomir noted that the Braila theatre has recently participated in several cultural events in Shumen Even today we have very good relations with the Bulgarian Society of Braila All guests from Bulgaria who come to visit our town are well received here," he stressed you should always feel at home in Braila," the Mayor told the members of the Bulgarian delegation The commemoration was attended by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev BTA Deputy Director General Evgenia Drumeva Bulgarian National Radio Director General Milen Mitev head of the Council for Electronic Media Gabriela Naplatanova Bulgarian Academy of Sciences President Acad as well as representatives of Bulgarian media and Bulgarian-language media from different countries around the world Earlier in the day, the Bulgarian delegation honoured the work of Bulgarian revolutionary Hristo Botev in Braila BTA organizes the 19th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Odessa Bolgrad and Izmail (Ukraine) from June 18 until June 21 2024 with the assistance of Aurubis Bulgaria SOF Connect - the operator of Sofia Airport 13 Centuries Bulgaria National Endowment Fund 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects It will connect the Black Sea ports and the Danube Delta with the rest of the country and with the wider Trans-European Transport Network It is the longest structure in the country with a total length of 1,975 metres and is the second longest suspension bridge in continental Europe The EU’s contribution to this project amounts to €363 million from Cohesion Policy funds The bridge was built by the joint venture between the Italian company Webuild and the Japanese company IHI Infrastructure Systems 38 meters above the water and with four lanes this suspension bridge is the largest in Romania and the largest over the Danube and the third largest suspension bridge in the EU The bridge will allow the free transit of vessels and it will replace a slow and unreliable ferry link It was inaugurated today in the presence of the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis the European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana Valean and the Undersecretary of State to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Undersecretary Tullio Ferrante accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Bucharest Alfredo Durante Mangoni and the CEO of Webuild Pietro Salini we are ready to build a record bridge over the Strait of Messina" "After the inauguration of two new stations of the M4 metro in Milan in recent days today we are proud to cut the ribbon on another project which will improve and simplify the everyday life of many people and businesses in the region bringing them closer together and creating value" after the technological challenge of Braila a record-breaking bridge over the Strait of Messina placing at the service of the country the successes that Italian engineering has achieved in the world Braila represents a 1:3 scale model of the bridge that will finally unite Sicily and Calabria These projects are first and foremost dreams and today our Group has the honour of making them a reality," Salini added The two banks of the Danube in south-eastern Romania are now connected by the newly completed Braila Bridge the longest bridge in the country with a total length of 1,975 metres and the second longest suspension bridge in continental Europe Video available on AP Multimedia Newsroom For more information:Press Office LaPresse - ufficio.stampa@lapresse.it The photo is also available at Newscom, www.newscom.com By 2023-11-03T05:00:00+00:00 ROMANIA: Brăila municipality has awarded sole bidder Astra Vagoane Călători a contract to supply six trams with an option for two more The city’s 22·7 km network is currently operated with second-hand vehicles from Rotterdam although Astra is scheduled to deliver two new trams this December under a contract awarded in May 2021 The latest contract was signed on October 19 The 48m lei order is being funded by the European Union’s Recovery & Resilience Fund (98%) and Brăila municipality The new trams are intended to improve urban transport and help lower transport emissions on the route to the Lacu Sărat tourist resort The two-section low-floor trams will be 20 m long with a capacity of at least 132 passengers a maximum speed of 50 km/h and a service life of at least 17 years with a warranty of at least five years or 350 000 km The blue livery is inspired by the River Danube that passes the city INNOTRANS: Romania’s Astra Vagoane Călători unveiled a prototype tram at InnoTrans 2024 The two-module standard gauge tram prototype was manufactured for display at the show Astra Vagoane says that it aims to target both the domestic and international market with the design ROMANIA: Astra Vagoane Călători Arad has been awarded a contract to supply a further 10 Autentic trams to the city of Galați within 19 months ROMANIA: The first of 17 Twist trams being supplied by Pesa Bydgoszcz has entered service in Craiova The three-section trams are 27 m long with a capacity of 218 passengers Site powered by Webvision Cloud The 155th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) was marked here on Tuesday Addressing the participants in the ceremony held at the Bulgarian Church of the Ascension of Christ BTA Director General Kirli Valchev said that in the face of Bulgarian science and education the Bulgarian communities abroad have reputable scientists and experts to trust and rely on for their future where tomorrow we will open the 19th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media to honour the 155th anniversary of the founding in the city of the oldest institution of modern Bulgaria - the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences founded under the name of the Bulgarian Literary Society in 1869," Kiril Valchev said in his speech Valchev recalled a correspondence between the Bulgarian Literary Society's founding member and the first Bulgarian literary critic Nesho Bonchev to which Bonchev responded that "the Bulgarians will be kissing your hands" the representatives of the Bulgarian media from 14 countries are here to give a sign that these words are coming true and Bulgarians 155 years later continue to honour the creators of "one of the most magnificent popular temples of Bulgarian science" Marin Drinov himself referred to the future Academy BTA's Director General also said that prof Marin Drinov "was right that our nation needs an authority to guide it understanding "the universal national moral interests of which the more important ones are: language because they continue to ensure our future" where twenty thousand Bulgarians lived during the National Revival period the plans of the Bulgarian future were made by Bulgarian freedom fighters as described by famous Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov in his works "We are honored to have among us here in Braila to mark the 155th anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences presents to each of the participants in the 19th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media the first Bulgarian textbook - the Fish Primer referring the first primer and first book printed in modern Bulgarian written by Bulgarian educator Petar Beron (1799-1871) The bicentenary of the Fish Primer's publication is also marked this year The construction of the Church of the Ascension of Christ in Braila It was built after room for it was made by demolishing a house where Bulgarian immigrants established a Bulgarian Literary Society that was the predecessor of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.  it was decided to move the Bulgarian Literary Society from Braila to the new capital of Bulgaria - Sofia The house in which the Society was founded was demolished and the Church of the Ascension was built there It came to be known among the local people as "Biserica Bulgariasca" Services in the Bulgarian language were last held in the church in the 1950s but its entrance still bears the inscription "Bulgarian Church" along with the names of the Bulgarian clergy In the courtyard of the church is a memorial plaque dedicated to the establishment of the first Bulgarian Literary Society which later grew into the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The inscription on the memorial plaque reads "Here stood the house in which in 1869 Bulgarian immigrants laid the groundwork of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences" Tuesday's celebration was attended by Kiril Valchev Bulgarian Ambassador to Romania Radko Vlaykov a town with 200,000 inhabitants in eastern Romania has always viewed the Danube as an insurmountable barrier but at the same time as a great opportunity for wealth The economy of the town is mainly based on the commercial exchanges ensured by the river which is just 8 kilometers away from Brăila and 95 kilometers from its delta we can understand the strategic importance of the new bridge allows medium-sized oceanic vessels to pass under its span offers travelers the possibility to reach the opposite shore in just two minutes compared to the 45 minutes it took before its construction A large suspension bridge is one and many works together Its total length of 1,975 meters and a span of 1,120 meters are just the most visible elements among the hundreds of structural interventions required by such an infrastructure The Brăila project, in addition to the bridge built by the Webuild Group also includes the construction of 36 smaller bridges To give an idea of the magnitude of the project the two main supporting cables that hold the span are made up of 18,000 steel wires which is slightly less than the Earth’s circumference This is not only a grandiose project but also an innovative and sustainable one Due to the soil conditions and considering the medium seismicity of the area special construction techniques have been adopted such as the use of large-diameter piles for foundations as well as innovative systems for extracting water from underground aquifers the second-largest suspension bridge in the world There are infrastructure projects that are more strategic than others, works that, due to their characteristics and nature, contribute to profoundly changing the social and economic landscape of a region. The Brăila Bridge is one of these it will accommodate the passage of around 7,000 cars per day it will facilitate the transit of oceanic vessels carrying goods on the Danube Worth noting, that this time the Ministry of Defense of Romania did not "categorically deny" any drones falling on its territory as was the case in September during the first similar episodes but reported the falling of an "unidentified drone" and began an investigation in accordance with "specific operational procedures." Apparently the ones we can see in the video filmed near the drone crash location the following morning: Funded by the European Union, and built by Webuild and a joint venture partner, it will be the second longest suspension bridge in continental Europe, with a central span of 1,120 meters and a total length of 1,975 metres. The works saw moments of great spectacle such as the deck’s laying, performed with 86 prefabricated segments of 260 tons each, transported along the Danube and assembled in sequence Some are necessary and we can’t switch them off Others help us to provide you with the best possible service We use cookies to personalise content and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service in collaboration with the Japanese firm IHI Infrastructure Systems has completed load tests on the Braila Bridge in Romania the bridge over the River Danube will be the second longest suspension bridge in continental Europe with a length of 1,975m and a main deck measuring 1,120m The construction team undertook both static and dynamic load tests to confirm the structure’s stability As part of the testing the bridge was subjected to challenges being strategically positioned across its decks Dynamic load testing featured two trucks driving across the bridge at speeds of up to 80kmh evaluating the structure’s resistance to vibrations Webuild said state-of-the-art high-precision instruments were used to monitor the bridge’s behaviour in real-time Commissioned by the Romanian state-owned company CNAIR on behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure an emergency lane and dedicated paths for cyclists and pedestrians Construction of the bridge has been ongoing for two years with the first phase seeing workers raising and positioning the bridge’s two supporting cables intertwining more than 18,000 steel fibres (over 9,000 for each cable) more than 250 workers and technicians collaborated to raise position and install the 86 sections making up the bridge’s steel deck More than two thirds of the deck segments have now been raised into position for the Braila Bridge in Romania which has been commissioned by state company CNAIR on behalf of Romania’s Ministry of Infrastructure is being built by a joint-venture led by Webuild and financed by the Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure The 1,120m-long steel deck of Braila Bridge’s main span over the River Danube is being raised in sections More than 250 workers and technicians have hoisted into place 62 of the 86 segments that will make up the deck Each segment weighs an average of 260t and is 25m wide A lifting beam near the factory where the segments are made places them on barges that then travel 7km along the river the segments are lifted to their final position on permanent hangers The 1,975m-long bridge’s 1,120m main span is flanked by lateral spans of 490m and 365m There are also 90m-long access viaducts on each side Sign up to get our twice-monthly email update the Brăila Bridge claims the title of Romania’s largest and ranks as the third-largest suspended bridge in Europe has been executed at a total cost of EUR 500 million financed through a combination of European funds and state budget allocations A monumental achievement in Romanian infrastructure the Brăila Bridge stands as the country’s most ambitious project of the last three decades The eagerly awaited bridge is scheduled to open its lanes to traffic tomorrow the Brăila Bridge faced various challenges during its development The contractual deadline extension was attributed to the belated initiation of utility relocation tenders This led to legal disputes with the Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads (CNAIR) culminating in more than 20 ongoing legal battles some of which were won by the construction consortium extend a total distance of 81,000 kilometers – an astounding length These robust cables collectively weigh over 6,700 tons a testament to the project’s engineering excellence As the bridge’s grand opening approaches, anticipation has mounted regarding the transportation options available. At the time of inauguration, only the E87/DN 22 Smârdan-Măcin route will be accessible. However, the Ministry of Transport has assured the completion of the Brăila-Jijila road by year-end. road traffic will be opened only partially with unloading in Tulcea county on the road to Măcin (stage I) and then the route to Jijila and the first kilometer in the Braila area (stage II) will be completed as soon as possible.” Says Irinel Ionel Scrioșteanu Secretary of State in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure pedestrians and cyclists will not have immediate access to the suspended bridge Access will be restricted to maintenance vehicles leaving pedestrians and cyclists to rely on the traditional ferry services for river crossings Brăila City Hall plans to organize pleasure boat rides allowing those without vehicles to marvel at the engineering wonder from the waters of the Danube the bridge will not be accessible to vehicles 24/7 during the initial phase Ongoing works to finalize the main road will necessitate the temporary removal and relocation of scaffolding and cranes An official schedule is yet to be released; however the Ministry of Transport has indicated the bridge will be open non-stop on weekends and from 6 am to 8 pm or 9 pm on weekdays Initial plans considered tolling the Brăila Bridge on the Tulcea county side but specific pricing details have not been disclosed The Brăila Bridge concept dates back to Ceaușescu’s era The concept of the Brăila Bridge traces its roots to the era of Nicolae Ceaușescu the communist regime initiated an ambitious infrastructure development program marking a significant period after several decades without a new Danube bridge as the Brăila Bridge becomes a symbol of Romanian progress and engineering prowess Photo courtesy of Pod Suspendat Braila Facebook page We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used A new species has been observed on Lake Tătaru in Brăila County where a Mediterranean gull has been identified as reported by the Romanian Ornithological Society (SOR).Larus audouinii is a gull characteristic of countries around the Mediterranean and the north-western coast of Africa and a very light gray back.„At the end of two days in the field during which he participated in the placement of new artificial nests for Danube falcons our colleague Ciprian Fântână identified a species never seen in Romania before Larus audouinii is a gull characteristic of countries around the Mediterranean and the north-western coast of Africa and there are numerous books dedicated to differentiating one gull from another The difficulty arises from the very similar plumage in different species the fact that it varies depending on the bird's age and season but also from the very high variability of plumage within the same species."The species is classified as vulnerable according to IUCN criteria as in the last 10 years the number of individuals has decreased by over 50% The population decline was caused by the very small number of chicks that reached maturity in the largest colony of this species the main culprits being terrestrial predators and the decrease in food resources," mentioned SOR.The appearance of an accidental species can be a first sign that the species is expanding but "it is not sufficient to draw conclusions" regarding the distribution extension."The bird species newly observed here in recent years (and they are not few!) do not necessarily reflect a better state of habitats but rather a sign of the increasing number of specialized observers (amateurs or professionals) the increasing accessibility of optical instruments necessary for birdwatching (and capturing) the increasing availability of time and resources of those who have this passion and/or profession the efficiency of communication between those who can confirm and share the joy brought by the unusual," as stated by SOR It is the second longest suspension bridge in Continental Europe The opening of the is getting closer and closer Braila bridge in Romania the second longest suspension bridge in Continental Europe built by Webuild in an international joint venture the acceptance tests of the bridge were recently completed which tested its tightness with static and dynamic load tests in view of the forthcoming inauguration up to 60 lorries weighing a total of 2.400 tons (equal to the average weight of about 400 elephants) were positioned on the bridge deck which put its structure to the test; to follow 2 trucks then traveled the entire bridge at a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour The effects of the tests on the bridge structure were monitored in real time also through the use of high-precision detection instruments The Braila Bridge is of the same type – suspension bridge – as the Bridge over the Strait of Messina compared to which it is over half the size Commissioned by Cnair for the Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure the suspension bridge over the Danube has a central span of 1.120 metres is 1.975 meters long and has 4 traffic lanes with emergency lanes and cycle and pedestrian lanes The result of an extremely challenging and innovative project the Braila Bridge was built in collaboration with the Japanese partner IHI Infrastructure Systems Co and connects the two banks of the Danube in the Galati-Braila area guaranteeing shorter river crossing times rapid for the approximately 7.000 vehicles a day who today have the only possibility of moving by ferry which in the last two years of work has seen the completion of complex the assembly of the two supporting cables was completed generated by the interweaving of over 18.000 steel wires (more than 9.000 for each cable) Last summer one of the most challenging phases for the construction of the work was completed the assembly of the steel deck of the bridge More than 250 skilled workers and technicians were employed to install the 86 segments that make up the deck for the assembly of which a specific method of launching and laying was studied Webuild boasts a track record that includes the construction of more than 1.000 kilometers of bridges and viaducts the equivalent of one large bridge capable of connecting Berlin and Paris The many works completed include true symbols of the Group's innovative capacity such as the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge in Italy an engineering challenge completed in just over a year and the iconic Third Bridge over the Bosphorus in Turkey basketball players — one of whom used to play for Iowa State — have been stabbed in a club in eastern Romania and one is in a serious condition were attacked Saturday night in the city after a fight broke out with locals Braila County Emergency Hospital spokeswoman Alina Neacsu told The Associated Press both men underwent emergency surgery at the hospital early Sunday She said McClain sustained stab wounds to his chest and stomach and was "stable" and in intensive care who played in 33 games with nine starts for the Cyclones in 2016-17 correcting reports that he had suffered a perforated lung She said both had "perforated wounds" but could not say how they were caused Bowie was transported by helicopter on Sunday to the Emergency Hospital in the capital "We are a small hospital and it was better for him to be transferred," Neacsu said adding that his condition is "unpredictable." A spokeswoman at the Bucharest hospital declined to provide information on Bowie's medical status Police spokeswoman Laura Dan said prosecutors were investigating spent three seasons at Northern Illinois before transferring to Iowa State for his final season Bowie averaged 5.8 points and 4.1 rebounds with the Cyclones, helping them win the Big 12 Tournament and reach the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament More coverage of Bowie's career at Iowa State: AP Sports Writer Luke Meredith contributed to this report Overall construction work on the Braila Bridge in Romania has now passed the half-way point The 1,120m-long main span will be the longest for a suspension bridge in Romania and one of the longest in Europe The work is being carried out by a joint venture of Italy’s Webuild (60%) and Japanese company IHI Construction works on the Braila Bridge have now reached an overall progress of over 55% with completion expected by the end of 2022 Preparatory activities are now under way to build the bridge's two main cables and will be transported to the site by river which is worth a total of approximately US$570 million includes the design and construction of the suspension bridge as well as access viaducts and connecting roads a state company headed by the Romanian Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure The world’s first autonomous and electric-driven container vessel will be delivered from Vard in Brevik in early 2020 the vessel will gradually move from manned operations to fully autonomous operations by 2022 in a cargo transit between Yara’s plant in Porsgrunn to ports in Brevik and Larvik With a length of 80 meters and a beam of 15 meters the vessel will have a cargo capacity of 120 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) Yara Birkeland will reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improve road safety in a densely populated urban area “We are honored to be chosen as Yara’s partner in this innovative and exciting project With a longstanding experience in building state-of-the-art and tailor-made specialized vessels we are excited to be given the opportunity to build the world’s first autonomous and electric-driven container vessel It is a pleasure to welcome Yara and Kongsberg to Vard and we look forward to working closely with all parties involved,” Roy Reite A vessel like Yara Birkeland has never been built before and we rely on teaming up with partners with an entrepreneurial mindset and cutting-edge expertise Vard combines experience in customized ship building with leading innovation and will deliver a game-changing vessel which will help us lower our emissions and contribute to feeding the world while protecting the planet,” Svein Tore Holsether The vessel is scheduled for delivery from Vard Brevik in Norway in Q1 2020 The hull will be delivered from Vard Braila in Romania in close cooperation with Yara and other involved partners Kongsberg is responsible for the enabling technologies onboard including the sensors and integration required for remote and autonomous operations The project was initiated in an effort to improve the logistics at Yara’s Porsgrunn fertilizer plant more than 100 diesel truck journeys are needed to transport products from Yara in Porsgrunn to ports in Brevik and Larvik where the company ships products to customers around the world With this new autonomous battery-driven container vessel Yara progresses from road freight to sea freight Yara was founded in 1905 to solve emerging famine in Europe The company’s crop nutrition solutions and precision farming offerings allow farmers to increase yields and improve product quality while reducing environmental impact YARA’s environmental and industrial solutions aim to improve air quality and reduce emissions and are key ingredients in the production of a wide range of products the company has a worldwide presence with more than 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries Vard also announced a new contract for the construction of three coast guard vessels for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) in Norway The value of the contract exceeds NOK 5 billion The Norwegian Government had originally announced plans for the construction of three new coast guard vessels in September 2016 Following review of offers from three competing yards Vard Langsten was selected to continue negotiations in October 2017 The investments were approved by the Norwegian Parliament in the beginning of June 2018 and the final negotiations have been completed and finalized in the following weeks The purpose of the new series of vessels is to replace the Nordkapp-class coast guard vessels The new tailor-made vessels are developed for worldwide operations in all weather and sea conditions Specially designed to withstand operations in demanding arctic areas the new coast guard vessels will have ice-strengthened hull and ice-class notation and will be built according to the latest requirements for such specialized vessels With a length of 136 meters and a beam of 22 meters the vessels feature strong ocean-going capacities for long-distance transits Vard has based its offer on the reference design developed by LMG Marin on behalf of NDMA further developed the concept design in order to ensure that all requirements and needs demanded by NDMA are solved with a high focus on sustainability Our longstanding experience in the design and shipbuilding of highly specialized vessels has been of vital importance in the competition and development of this project Our strength lies in recognizing and understanding the customer’s and the market’s needs and introducing innovative solutions based on the vessel’s objective We have worked hard to achieve this contract and are excited to be awarded,” Roy Reite the Norwegian Government decided that the competition should be restricted to Norwegian yards only Vard Group with its Vard Langsten yard was the provider that overall satisfied the defined requirements for solution and the Navy and the Coast Guard’s needs in the best manner,” Mette Sørfonden “It is a pleasure to cooperate with NDMA’s team again We have previously built several unique and state-of-the-art vessels together and we look forward to building the Norwegian Coast Guard’s new flagships,” Roy Reite added Deliveries of the three vessels are scheduled from Vard Langsten in Norway in 1Q 2022 The hulls will be built at Vard Tulcea in Romania Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA)/Forsvarsmateriell (FMA) is an agency directly subordinate to the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence The main task is to continuously develop and modernize the Norwegian Armed forces Vard is one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels Headquartered in Norway and with approximately 9,000 employees it operates nine strategically located shipbuilding facilities Vard said that it would build the hull of a EUR 170 million cable laying vessel for Italy’s Prysmian Group in its Tulcea shipyard Fincantieri is one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and number one by diversification and innovation It is leader in cruise ship design and construction and a reference player in all high-tech shipbuilding industry’s sectors from high-complexity special vessels and ferries to mega-yachts systems and components production and after-sales services the Group has built more than 7,000 vessels in over 230 years of maritime history today Fincantieri is the leading Western shipbuilder It has among its clients the major cruise operators and it is partner of some of the main European defence companies within supranational programmes An international consortium led by WeBuild has completed the €500M (£427M) Braila Bridge across the Danube River in Romania making it the second longest suspension bridge on mainland Europe More than 1,350 people and 100 suppliers were involved in the construction of the bridge which is 1,975m long with a deck span of 1,120m It is 31.7m wide and features two 192.4m tall towers It hosts a four-lane road as well as emergency lanes and cycle paths The bridge’s two load-bearing cables are formed by more than 18,000 interwoven steel wires The bridge’s foundation features 1.8m diameter piles set at a maximum depth of 45m They were manufactured at nearby factory run by Italian company Fincatieri Their creation involved 21,000t of steel and approximately 12,000m3 of reinforced concrete The deck is suspended approximately 40m above the water level to allow the passage of medium-sized ships the Japanese firm that built the world’s second-longest suspension bridge across the Akashi Strait the Braila Bridge has been tested to withstand winds of up to 270km/hour and strong seismic tremors The Braila Bridge’s 1,975m length makes it the second longest suspension bridge on mainland Europe behind the 6,790m long Great Belt Bridge in Denmark It is technically longer than the 1,380m long Hardanger Bridge in Denmark but its main span is shorter than that bridge’s 1,310m span Taking a wider view of Europe, it is not quite as long as the 2,220m long, 1,410m span Humber Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There are three longer suspension bridges in Turkey including the record breaking 1915 Çanakkale Bridge which has the world’s single longest span at 2,023m WeBuild chief executive Pietro Salini said: “After the technological challenge of Braila we are ready with IHI to build – again with a single span – a record-breaking bridge over the Strait of Messina putting the successes that Italian engineering has achieved in the world at the service of the country Braila is a 1:3 scale model of the bridge that can finally unite Sicily and Calabria dreams that our Group today has the honour of making them a reality.” The Braila Bridge was commissioned by the Romanian state company Compania Nationala de Administrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure and financed by the European Union’s Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure It is expected to become an important drive of the economy of south-east Romania and contribute to the development of the EU’s Trans-European Transport Networks Like what you've read? To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. Tagged with: A large structure apparently made of concrete and dozens of wind turbines… The anticipated cost of the Neom gigaproject in Northwest Saudi Arabia have… the world’s largest civil engineering project which includes… Firms involved in Neom should consider the “political and reputational risks” of… continues its commitment to Romania with new strategic acquisition consolidating its position as a key player in the industry   with an annual business turnover exceeding Euro 200 million Vectr Holdings announces successful acquisition of Padova Agricultura S.R.L and Contara S.R.L through its subsidiary “Vectr Holdings aims to strengthen its market position and innovation while operating collaboratively with all stakeholders to create a positive impact stimulate economic growth and contribute to the communities in which it operates while facing unprecedented weather volatility Looking ahead, Vectr Holdings is committed to implement strategies that align with the dynamic needs of the modern agricultural era in Romania: sustainable resource management, enhanced productivity, water conservation, soil health and respect for biodiversity with an eye on food security” stated Chintan Surana, Group CEO of Vectr Holdings. Vectr Holdings affiliate companies started with agriculture in Romania in 2015 with 2,300 hectares under operation In the last 3 years it expanded area under operation by circa 17,500 Vectr Holdings’ farming operations now encompass circa 27,000 hectares of agricultural land the holding company facilitating this acquisition is strategically positioned to integrate Padova Agricultura and Contara into Vectr Holdings’s ecosystem seamlessly XFASTINDEX across the Danube River in the Galati-Braila region has been built by an Italian-Japanese joint venture of Webuild and IHI Infrastructure Systems Load tests – both static and dynamic – to confirm the structure’s stability have been completed ahead of its inauguration The first series of tests involved up to 60 trucks for a combined weight of 2,400 tonnes to check the structure’s soundness Dynamic load testing followed with two trucks crossing the entire bridge at 80 kilometres per hour to test it for vibrations High-precision instruments were used to monitor in real time the effect of the tests Commissioned by the state Romanian company CNAIR on behalf of Romania’s Ministry of Infrastructure the bridge is 1,975 metres long with a main deck span of 1,120 metres The Braila Bridge is the same type of structure as the projected bridge over the Strait of Messina Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk 8 hours Following a recent expansion into North America, Murphy Group has now entered Australia. 3 days A Devon housing development has emerged as the centre of a web of corruption. 8 hours Controversial government plans to allow developers to pay into a central nature levy to offset local environmental harms are generating increasing opposition. 3 days Dolphin Living has appointed The Hill Group to deliver the redevelopment of the New Era housing estate in Hackney. 3 days Tilbury Douglas continues to progress after collapse of parent company 3 days John Sisk & Son has started work on a £65m refurbishment of Haringey Civic Centre in London. © 2025 The Construction Index [Company No ' + response[i].created_nice + ' ' + response[i].description + ' one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels is pleased to announce that Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will be brought under one roof as from June 30th 2021 to become a more supple and efficient organization The process of integrating the two yards has been launched based on a decision made at the Fincantieri Group level The merger will create the most important player on the Romanian market in the shipbuilding industry with more than 5,000 direct employees and 2,000 other employees of the companies working on the two platforms Through VARD shipyards in Tulcea and Braila Fincantieri – one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups – has built a strong presence in Romania Carrying on Romania’s tradition in shipbuilding the Group successfully managed to transform these facilities which now are being considered among the most modern shipyards in Europe This merger replicates Fincantieri’s business and operational model of a single company incorporating more shipyards the suspended bridge over the Danube in Brăila and officials announce „discomfort” in traffic "There will be asphalt repairs on the deteriorated areas. Basically, some repairs. There will be a certain discomfort in the work area, but traffic will not be interrupted," explains the spokesperson of the National Road Infrastructure Administration Company (CNAIR), Alin Șerbănescu, quoted by Adevărul. The bridge over the Danube is once again showing settlements on the Brăila side so the constructor must make repairs on the deteriorated areas the consortium of companies Webuild SPA and IHI Infrastructure Systems LTD is obligated to remedy all the irregularities that have arisen says that the bridge in Brăila will not be accepted until the existing non-conformities are rectified "There are non-conformities that those who carried out this work must correct and these non-conformities must be eliminated after which we will proceed with the acceptance of this work Until these non-conformities are eliminated and the work in these days is focused on eliminating these non-conformities He specifies that he has communicated this not only to the local management of the constructor but also to the central management in Rome "I don't want to get into a sort of blackmail there is a kind of semi-blackmail situation where - gentlemen we won't open it to traffic until you accept and receive the bridge My colleagues cannot accept a work as long as there are non-conforming parts I understand that they have started to remove these non-conformities," adds Grindeanu the bridge in Brăila has not yet been accepted by CNAIR The suspended bridge over the Danube in Brăila is the largest suspended bridge ever built in Romania and the final bridge over the Danube before it flows into the Black Sea Cinema operator Cinema City has opened the fourth 4DX room from Romania at Braila following an EUR 700,000 investment The new cinema has 144 seats and is one of the 400 with 4DX technology expanded at global level The 4DX technology combines high-tech seats synchronized with the action from the screen and special effects such as wind, fog, thunders and smells, both for 2D and 3D screenings. The other three 4DX cinema rooms are in Cinema City from Bucharest   Podravka started the match with the fact on their minds that they haven't suffered a home defeat in over a year (last loss on home court in February Dunarea Braila were determined to break the deadlock and spoil the atmosphere in Koprivnica It didn't take long for the Romanian club to establish dominance in the first half as well as the match and furthermore the too many turnovers and technical errors (12) made by the hosts didn't help them to counter Dunarea Braila's quality In the first-ever meeting between the two teams the eight-goal advantage built by the visitors at the break was enough for them to even lower their tempo in the second half to leave them in an extremely favourable position to progress to the EHF European League Finals Women for the first time in their history ahead of the return leg in Romania next week HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) vs H.C. Dunarea Braila (ROU) 26:32 (13:21) 6 goals ahead for the Romanian team who will play the 2nd leg at home! 💥🔥 #ehfel #ELW #AllIn HC Podravka Vegeta 2️⃣6️⃣H.C. Dunarea Braila 3️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/8ihdVv87dY Faultless performance by Croatia's line player proved too much for the hosts Katarina Jezic shined on home soil as the Croatian was an unsolvable enigma for Podravka Vegeta's defence throughout the match as she scored seven goals from as many attempts and displayed a fantastic performance her connection on the court with the super-experienced playmaker Kristina Liscevic was a joy to watch as the 34-year-old pulled the strings for the visitors as well as oozed class with every move she made in offense and found the back of the net on five occasions Jezic - Liscevic was just too good for the hosts to stop it as they combined for 12 goals altogether FEATURE: Thüringer HC left back becomes MVP and top scorer of EHF Finals Women after netting 29 times in Graz FINAL REVIEW: THC come from behind to beat Ikast 34:32 at the EHF Finals in Graz SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The 2023 champions are back in the final of the EHF Finals Women in Graz Romania has been a member of the European Union for only 10 years but the EU’s largest farm has set up shop here Spreading out around Braila Island in the southeastern part of the country runs 60 kilometres long and 11 km wide and is divided into 29 sub-farms Agricost has developed into the biggest cereal producer in Romania receiving $14.8 million per year in EU subsidies Shipping grain off the farm is easy because it sits close to Braila Port on the River Danube where barges constantly haul grain in harvest season Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada’s food and beverage report The farm can store its own grain on-site but together with the port storage facilities Romania has a total agricultural area of 34.5 million acres of which about 23 million acres are arable due to a lack of investment and irrigation up to 3.2 million acres of the arable land goes unused each year This may change soon because Romania is the only country in Eastern Europe that allows foreign investors to buy land outright without having to enter into local renting arrangements and Lucian Buzdugan serves as the president of the administration board but also the implementation of new technologies based on efficient resources management in harmony with the environment represents the mission of Agricost With all that in mind we were able to harvest over 410,000 tonnes in 2016,” said Dulute we are economically pursuing a production of 1,000 tonnes per active employee with a total production of 500,000 tonnes that year by expanding the direct sowing technologies.” All of the land is rented from the Romanian government on 30-year contracts but the network of roads irrigation systems and a barge to ship the cereal have been provided by Agricost Agricost harvested 416,000 tonnes of grain Farm management has set a goal to produce 500,000 tonnes in 2018 “We have 200 tractors including 10 Case Steigers as well as 100 combines The majority of the tractors and combines are from Claas “We normally keep machinery for eight years before replacing it Last time we bought machinery we ordered 30 new combines in the one order “In one year we use around five million litres of diesel and that includes usage by our 400 irrigation pivots “We receive 175 euros ($256.94) per hectare (70 euros per acre) on average from the European Union that would be totally disastrous for our business here.” the farm is growing 36,700 acres of winter wheat 6,200 of alfalfa hay and 642 acres of peas Yield averages in Romania are low compared to other EU nations In most cases there is not enough water to maintain crops heavy rain or hail can wipe out a crop overnight About 70 percent of the land is irrigated and plans are in place to irrigate the remainder with the help of EU funds because the land is situated on an island formed from the River Danube the groundwater also rises and can easily flood crops Agricost has built a network of more than 150 km of channels and pumps to drain the water back into the Danube Newsletter Sign Up - Receive free Western Producer newsletters Breaking ag news stories and commodities markets snapshots delivered daily right to your inbox Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed Parrish & Heimbecker acquires bulk marine export terminal in Quebec City Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | © 2025 Western Producer Publications Limited Partnership "(Required)" indicates required fields Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" The Bulgarian national flag is three-coloured and consists of white reads the Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria while its colours and their order is connected with Stiliana Paraskevova and the flag of Braila “The history of the Bulgarian flag goes back to 1862 when the three colours first appeared on the uniforms of the First Bulgarian Legion The three colours were put in their present order for the first time on the flag designed in the Romanian town of Braila by a merchant and a champion of the national cause – Ivan Paraskevov,” Lilia Krivorova from the National Museum of Military History says “He entrusted his 14-year old daughter Stiliana with making and embroidering the flag was kept a secret until the flag was ready in April 1877.” There is an embroidered lion on its hind legs with a crown on its head on the flag but it disappears during the discussion of the constitution of the newly liberated Principality of Bulgaria “It turns out there is no text in the constitution about the flag thus legalizing the colours of the national flag According to the researcher of the flag of Braila colonel Ivan Stoychev this happened in a haste,” Lilia Krivorova says “In 1881 the Braila flag was handed over to the prince’s palace two years before her death that Stiliana Paraskevova found out that the flag she had made was there and got permission to see it The last time she saw her handiwork she kissed it and cried embroidered in the lower corner of the flag The Braila flag is currently in safe-keeping in a special repository of the Museum of Military History along with other battle flags “A constant temperature is maintained and there is no direct sunlight The flag has undergone restoration and conservation twice – in 1965 and in 1984 It was shown to the general public on 3 March 2014 as part of an exhibition dedicated to the symbols of Bulgarian statehood 2017 on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the start of the Russo-Turkish war There is a copy of the flag though it is not on permanent display,” Lilia Krivorova says The national flag remained unchanged until the end of World War 2 When the constitution of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria was adopted in 1947 the lion made its reappearance and in 1991 the 7th Grand National Assembly took the coat of arms off the national flag and it has remained unaltered ever since “Many people think there is a coat of arms on the Bulgarian flag but there isn’t the coat of arms is a separate constitutional symbol Many have no idea that the Bulgarian flag is not produced it is reproduced because such are the words used in the Law and it meets very specific standards and rules,” says Atanaska Velcheva whose company was the first certified company in Bulgaria with permission to reproduce the Bulgarian flag “The colours are strictly fixed according to the Pantone scale The shape is rectangular in a 3-5 length/width ratio." The thread and the seams also have to meet strict requirements “It is not just stitching three pieces of cloth together,” Atanaska Velcheva goes on to say “I am very proud to be making the national symbol In my line of work I get to meet people who are proud of their country and when I see people like them I firmly believe that Bulgaria will continue to exist for centuries to come.” Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. english@bnr.bg The company hasn’t been able to find enough Romanian workers to meet its needs although we have been trying for over a year and we have ads everywhere,” said Alina Puia “Work is hard here and now people are looking for better paid and easier jobs,” she added which is part of Norwegian shipbuilder VARD The group has brought the workers from its shipyard in Vietnam also recruited about 300 Vietnamese workers last year The Vard shipyards in Braila and Tulcea can produce any type of vessel and have their capacities covered with orders until 2025 the executive who coordinates the operations of the two shipyards offshore operations vessels and coast patrol vessels the newspaper reported that Romania could start to employ IT specialists from Asian countries on temporary contracts of up to two years to make up the labour deficit in the local IT industry Romanian employers have been recruiting workers from Vietnam Nepal and the Philippines for positions in the hospitality we have started evaluating more seriously the selection and recruiting of IT specialists from Asia who would be posted in Romania for limited periods,” said Razvan Rada the general manager of HR recruiting agency Head Hunting IT Some 178,700 employees currently work in the country’s ICT sector 84,000 of whom work in the IT services area Local universities produce some 6,000-7,000 IT graduates each year but the demand from the local market is double recruiting specialists from Asian countries like Vietnam has become a necessity as Romanian specialists who work abroad don’t want to return despite the fact that the IT sector pays the highest average salaries in the local economy ★ Poor ★ ★ Promising ★★★ Good ★★★★ Very good ★★★★★ Exceptional Vietnam Investment Review under the Ministry of Finance Advertisement  | Contact us A tender for a suspended bridge was announced via the Board of the National Administration Company of Road Infrastructure (CNAIR) The value of the contract stands at EUR 500 million projected to become the most complex infrastructure project developed in the the past 27 years has a value of approximately EUR 500 million The call was validated on Friday by the Național Agency for Public Acquisitions (ANAP) and was posted on the Electronic System of Public Acquisitions (SEAP) After completion, the suspended Braila bridge will rank among the five bridges in Europe, with a central opening of 1,120 meters. The deadline for the receiving the offers is 11 August 2017 also includes projecting and executing the main road Braila-Jijila and of the DN 22 road New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has started works of expansion and refurbishing on its Braila Mall With a delivery date set for the end of 2016 works currently carried out will take the shopping center’s total leasable area to 57,250 sqm Construction works have started this month with the Carrefour gallery reconditioning which was the first to open to the public in 2007 This part is estimated to be finished in March 2016 and works will continue with the expansion of the food court and entertainment area “The objective of this investment is to bring our clients in the South-Eastern part of the country more shopping and leisure options over the next period, by expanding the mix of national and international brands, ” says Tiberiu Smaranda, executive director of NEPI. The retail gallery will see reconditioning works between May and November Braila Mall is owned by investment fund NEPI London and Bucharest Stock Exchange markets NEPI owns other shopping centers across Romania (Mega Mall Severin Shopping Center) and Serbia and Slovakia but also office buildings (Floreasca Business Park City Business Centre in Timisoara and The Office in Cluj) Natalia Martian Two new generation ferries for crossing the Danube between Braila and the Big Island of Braila have been commissioned by Agricost and among the future projects are the establishment of collection centers for production in the area former farm administrator and minority shareholder “We have already put them into production – two ferryboats for the passage of the Danube There will be two ferries for pedestrians and cars much larger than the current ones with double capacity,” said Dulute According to him, the two ferries cost EUR 3 million and will be built at a company in Braila. One of the ferries will be operational in the autumn of this year and the second in the spring of 2020. Asked about future investments to be made by Agricost the businessman mentioned a lucerne dehydration plant – an investment of EUR 18 million – and the extension of the port of loading Agricost’s shareholders’ investment plan includes further integrated development the shareholder of the Big Island of Braila Island has pointed out that so far no money has been borrowed from banks for the investments that have been made “Until this moment we did not take money from the banks, but if we need a very large program, we will surely resort to different sources of financing, our own sources, attracted sources, partners. We have 42,000 hectares and we are still working to implement another 15,000 hectares because it is a droughty area,” added Dulute. the company organized the Agricost Open Day in the Big Island of Braila an occasion with which thousands of farmers visited the largest vegetable farm in Europe assured that development in the Big Island of Braila will be visible over time “The development of the Big Island of Braila will be visible in time and one of the measures to be taken by Agricostar – we have bought two ferries for the passage of the last generation of Danube where people can stay when it is winter or summer to ensure the community good and we set up a small annual fund of EUR 500,000 dedicated to the community SC Agricost was taken over by Al Dahra Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates with the Competition Council authorizing the transaction in July 2018 Al Dahra Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates is active in the production and retail of flowers and natural plants natural fertilizers and materials for the rehabilitation of agricultural land According to the data published by the Ministry of Public Finance (MFP) in 2018 the company in Braila County had a net turnover of RON 375.39 million registering a net profit of RON 80.2 million owned by the investment fund Enterprise Investors opened on Friday a new supermarket in Braila and thus reached a network of 284 stores The store is the third Profi in Braila and has a total area of 820 sqm Since the beginning of the year, Profi has opened eight other stores. Profi opened 71 new stores and the expansion plans for this year target at least the same number the network following to number by yearend 350 units New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has decided to expand and upgrade Braila Mall since the beginning of the year the retailer Inditex will open three new stores in the commercial center LC Waikiki will open new stores in Braila Mall in the next period “This year has started a long process of commercial offer upgrade in Braila Mall because we want that the commercial center to be permanently aligned to the needs and lifestyle of our clients. The Inditex brands brought into the mall, as well as the many upgrade steps will consolidate the the position of the mall in the region, “ said Iuliu Bartha, Asset manager within NEPI. The fashion gallery of the commercial center has currently a mixed structure of tenants this summer also the pharmacy chain Sensiblu joined the brands from the mall the mall will reach a surface of 56,907 sqm Georgiana Bendre providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.