Arie Reiter lit one of six torches at the State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in 2025 Arie Reiter was born in the town of Vaslui Arie attended the Aseh Tov Jewish school and the local Talmud Torah (Orthodox Jewish elementary school) the antisemitic Romanian regime shut down Arie’s school His family was dispossessed of the inn and had to move into a wooden warehouse Lazer was sent to a Romanian forced labor camp worked in stores to support themselves and their mother Arie was sent along with dozens of other children to a labor camp near the town of Runcu where he was put to work paving a road in the forest and constructing a wooden bridge over the river he slept on a wooden bunk in an abandoned cowshed The children were expected to meet a daily labor quota and those who didn’t succeed were brutally flogged Arie’s friends sometimes took pity on him and gave him a slice of bread from their meager rations The Red Army reached the area in August 1944 and liberated the camp Arie walked the 80 kilometers back to Vaslui barefoot He weighed 30 kilograms on his return to the town they lived together in the cellar of a relative’s home as their house had been destroyed in the bombing Arie graduated from the Trade and Economics School collected money for the Jewish National Fund he sent his two brothers to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine) on the Ma’apilim (illegal immigrants) ship Pan York but he remained in Romania to assist with the immigration campaign as per the request of the Zionist leadership where he was reunited with his mother and brothers in Be’er Sheva Arie worked in the Finance Ministry and then for Mizrahi bank he eventually became the bank’s deputy director he gained both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Jewish history Arie served as a member of the religious council in Be’er Sheva He assisted in the establishment of the Bnei Akiva yeshiva (Talmudical college) Ohel Shlomo in Be’er Sheva and the Naot Avraham high school in Arad One of the founders of the Struma synagogue he has served as its beadle for over sixty years In an effort to increase awareness of the Ha’apala (illegal immigration) movement among today’s youth visited annually by dozens of groups of IDF soldiers and youth Arie was given the Yakir Ha’ir (honored citizen) award in recognition of his wide-ranging community service in Be’er Sheva and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren The Yad Vashem website had recently undergone a major upgrade The page you are looking for has apparently been moved We are therefore redirecting you to what we hope will be a useful landing page For any questions/clarifications/problems, please contact: webmaster@yadvashem.org.il The 2024 Central European floods in Romania were triggered by Storm Boris which brought torrential rains to the counties of Galați and Vaslui on 14 September over 150 mm of rainfall per square meter caused ash floods in several areas with flood waters reaching depths of 1.5 to 2 meters in the localities of Cudalbi severely damaging infrastructure such as roads More than 6,000 homes were either damaged or destroyed across both counties Around 400 people remain displaced and are currently being sheltered in temporary housing provided by authorities The restoration of critical infrastructure It will take weeks to months for damaged homes to become habitable again and the reconstruction of destroyed houses or relocation of affected people to safer areas will take even longer Many rural residents have lost livestock and crops depriving them of their main sources of income and those who have lost farming livelihoods are especially at risk during both the response and recovery phases You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Public Power Corporation Renewables (PPC R) to supply install and commission 23 of GE Vernova's 6.1 MW – 158 m turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui County expands the presence of GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business in Romania by adding 140 MW to the company’s existing installed base of more than 700 MW in the country Initial deliveries for the project are scheduled for 1H25 and the project is expected to achieve full operation by the end of 2025 the project is expected to provide enough energy to power the equivalent of approximately 62 000 households The agreement aims to enable both companies to support Romania in its goal of adding significantly more renewable energy by 2030 Chief Commercial Officer for GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business in International Markets said: “We are honoured that PPC Renewables has chosen GE Vernova turbines for their Vaslui project in Romania The project is expected to support Romania’s energy strategy and the country’s plans to install an additional 5 GW of wind by 2030 while enabling GE Vernova to achieve its mission of delivering industry leading technology to electrify and decarbonise the world This project reinforces our ongoing commitment to help lead the energy transition in the EU and are using our latest technology in projects like this.” PPC Renewables CEO & PPC Group Deputy CEO of RES added: “We are grateful for signing a new supply agreement with GE Vernova for the implementation of our emblematic wind park in Vaslui County (Romania) which consists of 23 wind turbines of total installed power of 140 MW Our energy portfolio is gradually expanding into new countries setting PPC as the largest clean energy company in Southeast Europe with 4.7 GW production capacity from renewables projects of 2.8 GW under construction or at the Ready to Build stage GE Vernova's Onshore Wind business has a total installed base of approximately 56 000 turbines and nearly 120 GW of installed capacity worldwide Committed to its customers' success for more than two decades its product portfolio offers next-generation technology that leads with high-powered turbines to enable high-quality scale and drive decarbonisation through affordable and sustainable generation of renewable energy The Summer 2024 issue of Energy Global starts with a guest comment from Terrawatt on the streamlining of the permitting process in Italy before moving on to a regional report from Frost & Sullivan on the energy landscape in Asia Pacific This issue looks at key topics such as wind installation vessels Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/11092024/ge-vernova-enters-romanian-wind-turbine-agreement/ A new report from SolarPower Europe reveals that the world installed a record 597 GW of solar power in 2024 – a 33% surge over 2023 Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below): Already a member? Sign in here Rescue services scrambled to save 95 people in the hard-hit eastern counties of Galați and Vaslui News | World Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas The bodies of three elderly women and two men were found in the localities of Pechea the Department for Emergency Situations said.Authorities added that it was determined one of the victims had been dead for two days and "did not die due to the effects of the weather" Emergency authorities released video footage which showed a team of rescuers evacuating an elderly man on a small lifeboat before carrying him to safety A Black Hawk helicopter was deployed to Galați to help with the search-and-rescue missions The storms battered 19 localities in eight counties in Romania with strong winds downing dozens of trees that damaged cars and blocked roads and traffic Authorities sent text message alerts to residents to warn them of adverse weather as emergency services rushed to remove floodwaters from homes Some roads have also been closed. 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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 page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The Iași Court of Appeal ordered on Friday the removal of evidence consisting of recordings made using technical devices from the case of the former president of Vaslui County Council The court ruled that the indictment by DNA prosecutors was drawn up illegally so they annulled the decision of the Vaslui Tribunal regarding the start of the trial DNA prosecutors have five days to redo the indictment At the end of April, the Vaslui Tribunal ordered the removal of certain recordings from the case of the former president of CJ Dumitru Buzatu These recordings involved discussions between the PSD baron and two witnesses the Iași Court of Appeal has decided to remove all recordings made during the investigation the Iași Court of Appeal dismissed Dumitru Buzatu's request regarding the alleged incompatibility of the judge from the preliminary chamber of the Vaslui Tribunal and upheld the request made by the defendant Judele Radu regarding the illegality of certain evidence administration during the criminal investigation A new trial date has been set for November 15 when it will be decided whether the case will be sent back to DNA Buzatu was caught red-handed by anti-corruption prosecutors while receiving 1.25 million lei as a bribe to favor a company in obtaining a contract The money was found by investigators in the trunk of his car after the former president of Vaslui County Council allegedly received it in a restaurant PPC Renewables Romania has started the construction works of the Deleni wind farm which will become the largest renewable energy production plant located in Moldova region “This park in Vaslui County marks an important step for the development of the energy sector in the Moldavian region It is the first major project of its kind in the region and will bring major benefits for the local community and our energy security affordable and clean energy – this is the future such an investment will attract other projects to the area it means a strategic diversification of wind energy production given that so far the major wind farms are concentrated in the Dobrogea area Congratulations to PPC for taking on this major and courageous project We encourage investors in the energy sector to also target the Moldovan area in their investment plans,” said Sebastian Burduja “This will be the second wind power plant of PPC Renewables outside the Dobrogea area the one in which the production of electricity in wind power plants has been concentrated so far The wind potential of this area is important and the geographical diversification will help both to improve Romania’s energy mix and to reduce the shortage of energy production capacities in the North of the country We are glad to be able to contribute to the development of a clean energy sector in Romania which will help the economic competitiveness of the country and local communities” which is scheduled to be connected to the grid by the end of 2025 will be equipped with 23 GE Vernova turbines The power of the turbines is almost three times higher than that of the turbines installed in the previous stage of massive wind energy development in Romania The park will generate approximately 370 GWh of electricity annually avoiding CO2 emissions of about 215,000 tons annually and providing enough energy to power the equivalent of 62,000 households the equivalent of a city the size of Vaslui The wind turbines will be installed in the administrative areas of the localities of Deleni Bogdănești while the transformer station for interconnection 400/220/110 kV is in Banca The infrastructure in the area will allow the inhabitants access to the connecting roads that pass through the park It will have three primary substations; the one from Banca will be the interconnection station with the National Energy System The wind project also allows the addition of energy storage capacities PPC Renewables Romania’s total installed renewable energy capacity will reach approximately 1.5 GW PPC Group’s plan is to exceed the level of 2 GW of renewable energy production units in Romania by the end of 2026 With a total installed capacity of 4.7 GW in Greece and Romania PPC Renewables continues to be the leading electricity supplier in South-Eastern Europe with a portfolio of 20 GW planned until 2030 and beyond (PPC) is the leading utilities in the energy sector in South-Eastern Europe operation of networks and sale of advanced energy products and services in Greece PPC has a total installed capacity of 11.5 GW hydro and renewable sources with a total annual production of over 21 TWh with a currently installed capacity of 700 MW from wind and photovoltaic power plants and continues at a fast pace to strengthen its portfolio through large-scale projects,  in line with the objective of becoming the largest player in the renewable energy market in Romania The year is off to a rocky start in Vaslui, one of EU's most impoverished regions and Romania's poorest county, where two 12-year olds were found in alcohol-induced coma after having spent their Christmas carol-singing money on alcohol High unemployment and low economic potential have all been plaguing Vaslui region since the fall of communism \"Corruption and embezzlement of public money by local politicians continue to fuel underdevelopment and social problems in this part of the country\" Save Romania Union (USR) MP for Vaslui county told EUobserver Daniel Olteanu from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats party told EUobserver that the lack of infrastructure is what keeps this region poor and since he came into office in 2017 the central government has done little to help improve the region's standings Consistently at the bottom of Eurostat's ranking for regional gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, the county of Vaslui has seen little economic growth over the past decade The region's population is still amongst the poorest in the European Union with recent Eurostat numbers showing that the GDP per capita is at 39 percent of the EU average At the opposing end of the economic divide the leading EU regions in terms of GDP per capita are light-years away from the harsh reality of Romania's north-east region According to Eurostat the Inner London-West region in the United Kingdom is at 626 percent of the EU average Southern Ireland also clocks a high level of economic development with a GDP per capita standing at 220 percent of the EU average much like Hamburg (202 percent) in Germany and the Brussels Region in Belgium (196 percent) Amongst the high scorers is also a region from the former communist bloc Prague in the Czech Republic has a level of economic development almost twice the average of the European Union (187 percent) Vaslui county on the other hand displays less flattering statistics with 400 of its 700 schools equipped with only outdoor toilets with no running water or heating and wooden floors that can collapse at any time Numbers from the Romanian ministry of national education show that in the north-east region of the country one-in-three pupils has no access to indoor toilets in schools The northeast county of Vaslui is also a place where tragedy meets comedy, as earlier this year a man won a court case against police who fined him for making an unwarranted emergency number call while he was allegedly drunk It was later proven that the man wasn't drunk but had in fact a stuttering problem and called the 112 number to report that his son was attacked by someone with an axe Far less amusing is that Vaslui has one of the lowest employment levels in the country with 40,000 workers supporting 90,000 people living on welfare and more than half of the population living as subsistence farmers The region is also known for one of the highest dropout rates in the country with one-in-10 high school students failing to complete school \"The highest dropout rate is present in the rural areas as poverty long commutes and improper classrooms force many children to leave school early \" communications manager at World Vision Romania an NGO fighting children exclusion in Vaslui told EUobserver For most of the 30 years since the fall of communism in Romania the region of Vaslui has been influenced and locally government by various representatives of the Social-Democrat Party (PSD) the main decision body in Romanian local administration Politics runs in the family as Buzatu's wife has been a Social-Democrat MP representing Vaslui county since 2004 and their son worked as secretary of state in the previous PSD-backed government EU observer reached out over phone and email to Dumitru Buzatu's office to learn what the local administration is doing to alleviate the county's economic woes The future doesn't look bright either. Data from the National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis shows that over the next three years the county of Vaslui will see little progress and will continue to be one of the poorest regions of the European Union For the 100,000 children growing up in the northeastern Vaslui county education appears to be their only chance to escape poverty and a continued reliance on social welfare Cristian Gherasim is a freelance journalist contributing to EUobserver with a particular focus on European and regional affairs Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin EU PoliticalFeatureAuthor BioCristian Gherasim is a freelance journalist contributing to EUobserver, Euronews, EU Reporter, Katoikos, Von Mises Institute, and bne IntelliNews, with a particular focus on European and regional affairs. 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Read our Privacy notice A Romanian court has rejected a man’s attempts to persuade them that he is alive tried to convince a court in the city of Vaslui that his government-issued death certificate was incorrect The legal system said that the decision to register him as deceased in 2016 is final Mr Reliu was eventually deported from Turkey on the grounds that his immigration papers had expired He learned of his apparent death when he got back He was quoted as saying: “I am OFFICIALLY dead although I’m alive; I have no income and because I am listed dead According to the Romanian TV channel digi24 judges told Mr Reliu that the appeal period for changing the death certificate had passed Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies even though he's clearly alive – and the decision is final","description":"‘Although I’m alive is added to the development of the RES portfolio of PPC Renewables The new wind plant is designed with 23 GE Vernova 6.1 MW turbines and will be connected to the grid by the end of 2025 Given the high wind potential of the region the estimated annual generation of the power plant is expected to be 370 GWh per year CO2 emissions of 215,000 tons will be avoided annually the project is expected to provide enough energy to power the equivalent of approximately 62.000 households PPC Renewables operates in Romania an existing portfolio of more than 700MW the total installed RES capacity of the PPC Group in the country will reach approximately 850MW PPC Group has currently a total installed RES capacity of 4.7GW both in Greece and Romania being the leading Southeast European electric utility with a strong pipeline of 20GW invests in the power of nature to promote green electricity generation and energy storage projects in addition to the large photovoltaic and wind farms it builds innovates in Southeast Europe with its activities in all forms of renewable energy is completing an investment project financed by European funds through which the transformer stations of Husi Murgeni have been modernised by replacing high and medium voltage equipment Conditions were also created for the integration of the five transformer stations into SCADA (remote control and data acquisition) The project was co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme 2014-2020 Priority Axis 6: Promoting clean energy and energy efficiency to support a low carbon economy Specific objective 6.1: Increasing energy production from less exploited renewable resources (biomass The total value of the project is RON 37.2 million RON 4 million from the National Budget and RON 10.2 million from Delgaz Grid The works were carried out during 21.08.2019 – 31.12.2023 and their main objective is to increase the reliability of electricity supply from renewable resources by reducing the number of interruptions reducing the amount of undelivered electricity and reducing the maintenance costs of the distribution network the quality of distribution service will be improved for more than 40,000 customers who are supplied from the stations included in the project energy grids need to get smarter to integrate as much renewable energy as possible electricity grids are the backbone of the transition to green energy has an important role to play in maintaining the future balance in the networks This project is part of the company’s strategy to develop a smart grid that is able to capture and transport energy from multiple and widely distributed sources The most important event in Romanian agriculture is the transaction worth EUR 200 million that moved Agricost the 57,000-hectare farm from Insula Mare a Brailei under the control of UAE-based Al Dahra investment fund This deal can influence the whole market as a standard with revenues of RON 359 million last year and subsidies of around RON 51.5 million On the second place in terms of subsidies received is poultry producer Avicola Buzau In fact, according to data offered to BR by APIA, seven of the ten most important subsidy recipients are specialised in poultry, and the other three – Agricost, Intercereal Ialomita, with RON 21.9 million and Comcereal Vaslui, with RON 15.5 million – are active in grain production. The top owners or leasers of agricultural land in Romania are different than the top recipients of subsidies as there are almost one hundred different types of subsidies Agricost – 57,000 hectares in Insula Mare a Brailei Recently the company was bought by UAE fund Al Dahra in a transaction estimated at EUR 200 million the company with 830 employees reached revenues of RON 359 million and a net profit of RON 73.3 million Jihad el Khalil agricultural business – 35,000 hectares. The Lebanese businessman controls the Maria group of companies in Calarasi, consisting of three companies with the same field of activity – cultivation of cereals, leguminous plants and plants producing oilseeds. Recently, Jihad el Khalil extended his business in Timis, where he operates another 6,000 hectares. The agricultural group previously owned by Adrian Porumboiu was sold in 2015 to Delta Commodity & Financial Services as Porumboiu is trying to recover it because the conditions imposed on the buyers have not been met recently the Romanian businessman announced that Comcereal Vaslui is again in his portfolio Cerealcom Dolj – 25,000 hectares. Owned by Mihai Anghel, the group owns 8 silos and 15 receptions with a total capacity of 350,000 tonnes of cereals. Annually, the group runs 400,000 tons of grain, distributed both domestically and externally in countries such as Greece, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya. A business related to the Austrian count Andreas von Bardeau the fifth largest arable landowner in the EU The company has its own transport infrastructure two storage facilities with a total capacity of 32,000 tons processing capabilities and marketing activities We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Vaslui County Council President Dumitru Buzatu and his wife were expelled from the PSD party on Saturday after Buzatu was intercepted while receiving a bag containing approximately €250,000 from a businessman on Friday evening either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources a businessman and a former close associate of Buzatu reported the corrupt activities to prosecutors Safir group stands as one of the most significant local employers With an impressive workforce of 767 active employees Safir group demonstrates its commitment to the development of the communities in Moldova Approximately 80% of the group’s employees come from Vaslui county, occupying various roles in its seven farms, three factories (dealing with semi-prepared and prepared products, combined feeds and protein flours), an abattoir, company-owned stores and supporting departments catering to these divisions. states: “Many of our employees have been with us for a long time – 15 years The most tenured employee has been with us for 27 years There are also many who celebrate more than 10 years of service with us 75% of the members have at least 10 years of experience in our organization and I believe this reflects the quality of work we have consistently delivered over time.” Out of the total number of employees within the group, 692 hold executive positions, while 75 employees are in leadership roles. The distribution of employees within the group is as follows: Safir represents 74% of the total workforce, Nutriva (animal feed) 8%, Sagem (farms) 17% and Safi-Star 1%. accounting for 8.8% of the total active workforce within the group The company’s employee growth rate increased by 4% in 2022 compared to 2021 and in 2023 it rose by 20% compared to 2022 despite unstable economic and geopolitical conditions The geographical areas where Safir group has conducted extensive hiring are primarily in Vaslui county, which is home to 80% of the current employees. Additionally, more than 7% of the employees are based in Botoșani County, with approximately 2% in each of the counties of Iași, Bacău and Galați. The average age across the entire group is 41 years Significant Contribution to Moldova’s Economic Development: Estimated Turnover of Over 79 Million Euros for 2023 A recent study conducted by Romanian Business Leaders (RBL) and ING reveals that 341 companies in the Moldova region are recording a turnover of over 10 million euros Achieving a turnover of over 10 million euros in the coming years is one of the key growth objectives for the selected companies in the ScaleOut 4×10 program initiated by RBL and ING The study further highlights that the total turnover of the top 10 entrepreneurial companies in Vaslui County has increased by 15.8% only 26 entrepreneurial companies in Vaslui County have annual revenues exceeding 10 million euros dominates the hierarchy of the largest entrepreneurial companies in Vaslui county Safir group plays a significant role in this context both in terms of turnover – estimated at over 79 million euros for 2023 – and the impact it has on the community By providing employment to nearly 800 individuals the group contributes to the well-being of these families and the overall prosperity of the region Customized Benefits: a Positive Case Study in HR Management An analysis of the benefits provided to the employees of Safir group alongside their salary packages reveals the company’s innovative approach to human resource management the benefits package is personalized based on employees’ departments and positions with periodic evaluations of their professional performance In addition to the onboarding program for each position within the organization the group offers professional development programs (soft skills and hard skills) conducted both internally by in-house specialists and externally by specialized external providers in various fields access to medical subscriptions at a clinic with a nationwide extended network and holiday vouchers Depending on the distance from home to their workplace employees have access to either employer-provided transportation or fuel reimbursement Safir group will launch support programs for future workplace specialists targeting young employees under 30 years old who are in their first job The company’s management has a young average age of 40 and a strong commitment to providing employees with international experience exchanges (e.g. visits to other factories in the industry from different countries) They also participate in various on-site events at their workplaces and the central headquarters team-building activities involving visits to local tourist attractions Strategic Partnerships with Regional Institutions and Schools As part of the employee and talent development strategy in the region Safir group of companies has established a series of strategic partnerships with various institutions in the region The aim of the partnerships is to contribute to the support and well-being of the community as well as to support and nurture young talents This is because both brothers who jointly lead the business along with the company’s board – George and Iulian Safir – believe in local talent in the multiplication of good deeds and encourage “our path to quality” (which is also the company’s chosen slogan) Safir group is actively involved in the social integration of young people from the system providing them with jobs and accommodation thus creating significant opportunities for their personal and professional development With a strong interest in education and recruitment Safir group supports training sessions led by HR specialists from Safir’s human resources department helping young people draft their CVs and guiding them for job interviews job openings within the group of companies are actively promoted Deputy General Manager: “We are also focused on keeping our employees healthy we initiated a screening program for cervical cancer and HPV providing female employees within Safir group with access to essential preventive health services.” Deputy General Director: “As part of our ongoing commitment to health we launched a hepatitis screening campaign this year The purpose of this initiative is to prevent and early detect this serious condition.” Safir group offers internships for students from the USAMV Iași thereby contributing to the development of future talents Familia Safir is a family-owned business with an entrepreneurial tradition dating back to 1945 built around the concept of doing good deeds The business has been continuously developing for seven decades and has had a significant impact in the Moldova region taking care of the community it resides in seven farms (with a total of 88 poultry grower houses) and 767 employees The group has its own meat processing facilities a factory for poultry meat products and craft semi-processed products using 100% natural spices extruded cereals and full-fat soybean production it operates a protein flour factory and maintains its own fleet of vehicles for nationwide distribution Of the four companies within the Safir group Sagem is responsible for poultry farming and manages the farms More than 10 million euros have been invested in Sagem to date are IKB certified and hold the only animal welfare certificate in Romania Familia Safir brand has three main product categories available to the end consumer: Deliciosul de Vaslui Romania had 503,000 registered unemployed citizens in March when the average unemployment rate stood at 5.56 percent according to data from The National Agency for the Labor Force Occupancy (ANOFM) Half of the registered unemployed pertain to the age category 30-39 years old and 40-49 years old The majority have not graduated high-school and over 72,000 percent have not been working for more than 27 months People between 40 and 49 top the unemployment list, with 143,574 lacking a job. People between 30 and 39 are the second most exposed age group Most of the people who currently don’t have a job in Romania have been looking for a job for the past 3-6 months Vaslui, with a 11.53 percent rate, Mehedinti with 10.34 percent, Teleorman with 10,16, Dolj with 9,68, Alba with 9.30 percent, Galati with 9.05 percent, Buzau with 8.54 percent, Ialomita with 8.21 percent, Olt with 7.94 percent, and Gorj with 7.79 percent, are the leading cities in the unemployment ranking carried out by the National Agency for the Labor Force Occupancy (ANOFM).   The replacement works of some high and medium voltage equipment at the Stănilești and Murgeni transformer stations have been completed the necessary conditions were created for the integration into SCADA (control and remote data acquisition) of the two objectives that are part of the modernization project of five stations in Vaslui county The investment of over 31 million lei is co-financed with approximately 19.4 million lei from the European Regional Development Fund (through POIM 2014-2020 Priority Axis 6: Promoting clean energy and energy efficiency in order to support an economy with low emissions carbon) as well as approximately 3.4 million lei from the national budget the contribution of the Delgaz Grid company being over 8 million lei runs for a period of four years and has the main objective of increasing the safety of taking over electricity produced from renewable resources by reducing the number of interruptions reducing the amount of undelivered electricity and reducing the maintenance costs of the distribution network the quality of the distribution service will be improved for the more than 40,000 customers who are fed from the stations included in the project Investment projects with European funds Accessing European funding sources is a priority for the Delgaz Grid company in order to achieve the objectives of modernization and digitization of the electricity distribution infrastructure eight projects worth about 205 million lei (about 42 million euros) with co-financing of 153 million lei (about 31 million euros) Four projects involving the modernization of three transformer stations from Iași County five transformer stations from Vaslui County two from Botoşani County and two from Suceava County are currently in various phases of implementation in order to take over electricity produced from renewable resources aimed at modernizing the distribution network and installing 10,000 smart meters for consumers are underway in the municipalities of Iasi and Suceava two projects with European funding are being implemented one of which aims to strengthen the digital skills of the staff and the second aims at cyber security objectives the distribution company within the German E.ON Group operates a 24,000 km natural gas network in 20 counties from the North and West of Romania (Cluj Neamț and Bacău) and an electricity network of 83,000 km in six counties in Moldova: Bacău mainly for the modernization of the gas and electricity networks and transferred taxes and duties of 2.7 billion euros to the state The Romanian Railways announced it will modernize 10 train stations The total value of the re-modernization projects will be approximately EUR 92,43 million In order to attribute execution works to companies, The Romanian Railways will organize four public biddings. The first will refer to train stations Giurgiu (EUR 3.4 million) The evaluation of the submitted offers will start on March 21 The third procedure refers to the modernization of train stations in Botosani (EUR 4.6 million) Piatra Neamt (EUR 5.9 million) and Braila (nearly EUR 9.9 million) Offers will be evaluated starting from March 24 The fourth public bidding refers to the modernization of the Pitesti train station (EUR 14 million). Offers will be evaluated starting with March 17. The modernization works are financed from non-reimbursable funds from the European Commission (69.25 percent) and the state budget (30.75 percent) In deciding the winner, the price will have a weight of 80 percent and the technical details a weight of 20 percent. providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.