The 2024 FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft took place from 23 to 26 March 2024 in Slanic Prahova During the competition, officials from the FAI, organisers, and participating teams paid tribute to the late Aeromodelling legend Jim Richmond who made significant contributions to this particular class FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Design by Penceo - LAB 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 Panattoni has been granted a EUR 14 mln loan from Alior Bank for the development of an 11,190 sqm centre for a leading logistics operator Xior has bought the Basecamp Wrocław student residence Sienkiewicza has 780 rooms and is the largest in Poland in terms of floor space Newgate Investment has completed the purchase of a retail park at ul 16,000 sqm and stands on the site of a former Tesco hypermarket investors bought commercial real estate with a total value of EUR 155.8 mln according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors followed by investments from Lebanon and Romania (9 pct) Berlin Hyp has just released the findings of its Trendbarometer survey of just under 140 real estate professionals Santander Bank Polska and Helaba have granted AFI a total of EUR 120 mln in refinancing for four PRS assets under the brand AFI Home in Warsaw This is the largest transaction of its type in this sector in Poland Panattoni has secured financing from mBank for its latest project in the Małopolska region The €26 mln funding will be used to develop the modern logistics complex Generali Adriatic Value Fund has concluded the sale of two properties in Ljubljana: Stekleni Dvor and Tivoli Center The buyer of both properties is Agromarket Logistic The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a regional loan of up to EUR 120 mln to AFI Europe to support its development pipeline across Serbia BIG Poland has announced the acquisition of Power Park Olsztyn a shopping centre located in the southern part of Olsztyn This strategic investment reinforces the company’s commitment to expanding its presence in Poland’s retail sector through high-quality assets Syrena Real Estate has sold its first PRS project at ul The new owner is the Belgian company Xior Student Housing NV making it the second successful sale of a stabilised PRS project in Poland KGAL has acquired the Streitfeld Lofts office complex with 8,400 sqm of rental space and 54 underground parking spaces for one of its institutional special funds The seller of the property is one of the BlackRock Real Asset Funds Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is bathed in the first warm sunshine of the year I have in the back of my mind the terrifying fo .. 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 Christopher Paolini’s epic new novel perfect reading to help us ride out the current storms By Sally Adee Tor (Buy from Amazon*) THE first 50 pages of Christopher Paolini’s new blockbuster Kira Navarez is a xenobiologist in a skeleton crew surveying a barren planet for colonisation she investigates an unexpected sign of life and does her job a bit too well a xenomorph is clawing its way out of her innards In August her manager told Danish Eurovision site Eurovisionary that she was potentially open to the possibility of singing at Eurovision for Portugal But on Wednesday Canadian singer Nelly Furtado distanced herself from her manager’s comments claiming she has no idea where the Eurovision rumours started I respect all creative showcases but have no idea where Eurovision rumour came from — Nelly Furtado (@NellyFurtado) September 21, 2016 She reportedly told Eurovisionary: “If RTP contacts us with further details and a considerable amount of time It now seems that she was speaking vaguely and generally having not actually consulted the pop star Following the initial reports we contacted Miss Slanic Nelly is the daughter of Maria Manuela and António José Furtado who originally hail from São Miguel Island in the Azores She rose to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa which included her best-known single “I’m Like A Bird” Subsequent albums included gems like “Promiscuous” and have resulted in the sale of more than 40 million records worldwide Are you bummed that Nelly has poured cold water over her manager’s statement Which Portuguese pop star would you like to see singing for Portugal William Lee Adams is the founder and editor-in-chief of wiwibloggs. His memoir “Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision” is available now. You can follow him on Instagram @williamleeadams and Twitter @willyleeadams A shame as Eurovision would boost her career IF she had the right song and prepared a great show on stage but Dreamworks’ new animated feature “Trolls” featuring JT’s smash hit song “Can’t Stop the Feeling” It’ll be interesting to see if anyone of similar stature shows up in Ukraine She wants to do it and she has a lot of money for doing a good show and give to Portugal a good result she would need the Eurovision to revive it a bit It baffles me that people would even consider this as an absolute truth … seriously Get a grip for heaven’s sake … @an esc fan: Justin Timberlake doesn’t need ESC actually he’s so famous that I don’t think he needs anything anymore He just did it cause his Swedish producers linked him with the Swedish broadcaster… And because he was paid That’s probably the worst example you could take (sorry) JT is one of the most successful artists on the planet at the moment singing two songs on the ESC stage certainly didn’t change anything to his career 🙂 But I totally agree with you about Patricia Kaas: she’s super famous in France and Eastern Europe; she still did it… Read more » Weren’t there also rumours in 2005 that she would represent Portugal A manager’s job is to help their client make gobs of money If gobs of money were forthcoming from RTP Which is also something you need to keep in mind when all those quasi-famous acts in the UK (or their management) start going on about how badly they want to do Eurovision When presented with the BBC’s actual budget and the Contest rules and commitments they have a strange tendency to lose their enthusiasm and few internationally viable acts are going to put their… Read more » @an esc fan: What kind of career does she need to extend exactly she’s won awards and sold millions of albums she’s been the official singer of a major international football tournament … Eurovision has nothing to offer her but it has never really allowed anyone to launch a career except ABBA (Celine Dion became super famous thanks to the Titanic soundtrack even hardcore fans don’t know she’s won Eurovision) But it certainly has destroyed dozens of careers It’s too bad but it’s really not a surprise I don’t see why a confirmed artist who sold several millions of albums would risk being ridiculed on the right side of the scoreboard at Eurovision Russian grandmothers and flashy LED dresses can easily get more points than good songs and good artists just like Il Volo needed even if they were already stars ESC is big and is good for those artists who want to expand their market but not everybody is brave enough to take the risk I’d just love to see Portugal win and host ESC… I really hope that a new country wins next year David Carreira and Shawn Mendes could both represent Portugal if they wanted to… So I guess the original rumor was more of “we would consider it if they contacted us” then… she the only portuguese i know aside from ronaldo either one would’ve got lots of votes if they ever entered eurovision Overview Meet the team Press Write for us Input your search keywords and press Enter A bus carrying 19 Israeli tourists crashed while descending into the Slanic salt mine The passengers were lightly injured and were taken to hospital as a precaution The bus overturned inside the Unirea salt mine in Slanic Prahova According to the spokesperson of the local police, Raluca Brezeanu, the bus overturned at the entrance to the salt mine in the tunnel leading to the tourist area. Access to the salt mine was not affected by the crash one of Romania’s most popular tourist attractions descend to the mine by bus after the elevator broke down in the summer of 2014 We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used Two tourists from Moldova were attacked by a bear on Sunday near a hotel in the Slănic Moldova resort (Romania) and the gendarmes from Bacău were directed to the location of an accommodation unit where a man and his wife were injured by a bear The gendarmes found the 27-year-old man and his 24-year-old wife in the area of their accommodation unit The two were walking with other tourists when they were attacked from behind by a bear the animal moved away and gave up its aggressive intentions due to the noises made by the tourists The tourists needed specialized care and were very scared being taken care of by a medical team that arrived at the scene and transported them to the Onești Emergency Department The gendarme forces have been reinforced and they will remain in the area patrolling to ensure that the danger is no longer imminent The gendarmes recommend that citizens call the emergency number 112 when they see wild animals in the vicinity of human settlements along with Syria and Nicaragua — President Donald Trump repeatedly insisted that his decision had to do with simple fairness It was the same kind of sentiment that he frequently conveyed during his presidential campaign: The rest of the world has been disrespecting “At what point does America get demeaned?” asked the president “At what point do they start laughing at us as a country We want fair treatment for its citizens and we want fair treatment for our taxpayers We don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore President Trump seems to hear snickering voices in his head (presumably foreign non-English voices) and believes they are laughing at him and his country every nation on the planet has taken advantage of America in one way or another and the Paris agreement is just the latest example of this abuse the insecure man who constantly demands “respect” from the rest of the world is actually in the process of driving his country’s reputation into the ground and the Paris exit is simply the latest embarrassment reneging on its commitment to the Paris Agreement renders it a rogue state on the international stage.” The majority of Americans have not benefited personally from U.S foreign policy; it has been the multinational corporations and the “power elite,” as C Wright Mills once called the country’s political and corporate establishments that have benefited from such interventions which Trump claims has been “losing” for decades because other countries have treated us horribly stealing our jobs and then laughing at us to add insult to injury This view is so facile and childish it seems unworthy of comment It goes without saying that American workers have suffered over the past 40 years due to numerous factors including globalization and corporate trade deals; that doesn’t mean the United States has been “losing” to other countries American businesses have done exceedingly well over the past three decades Only working- and middle-class Americans have been “losing” in any real sense of the word — and not because foreign governments are so cunning and inconsiderate but because of our capitalist economy and its coal consumption has declined since 2013 but such pesky facts are unwelcome in Trump’s reactionary If one were truly interested in “fairness,” as Trump has claimed to be would be doing much more than it agreed to in the Paris accords many speculated that the narcissistic Trump was running for president because he had realized in old age that he would quickly be forgotten after he died Trump will doubtless be remembered now — as the man who signaled the end of the American epoch and perhaps the human era as well Conor Lynch is a writer and journalist living in New York City. 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