transylvania

Prince Charles To Return To Romania For Talks With President, PM

13:50, 24 Mai 2010
Prince Charles of Wales will return to Romania this week for meetings with President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc and he will then visit several villages in Transylvania, including his property in Viscri, Brasov County, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Monday.

U.S. Constructor Bechtel Puts Layoffs Back On The Table In NW Romania

14:55, 08 Mart. 2010
The employment agency in Cluj county, northwestern Romania, received Monday from American constructor Bechtel a notification on the layoff of over 1,900 employees from the construction site of the Transylvania Highway, but the agency said legal procedures for layoffs have been breached.

Romania’s Second Nuclear Pwr Plant To Have 1,000 MW, Seen Built Until ‘30

11:37, 29 Dec. 2009
Romania’s second nuclear power plant will have 1,000 MW and will be built until 2030, ten years later than authorities' previous estimations, according to an appendix to the 2010 budget of the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment.

Romania’s Second Nuclear Plant To Be Built Nearby Somes River – Sources

19:11, 22 Oct. 2009
Romania’s second nuclear plant will be built nearby Somes river, in Transylvania area, as authorities are currently evaluating four locations, government sources told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

U.S. Bechtel Finished Building The Biggest Viaduct On Transylvania Highway

11:26, 04 Aug. 2009
U.S. constructor Bechtel said it has finished building the biggest viaduct on the Romanian 2B Campia Turzii – Gilau segment of the Transylvania Highway, whose construction began in 2007.

Romania To Build 2nd Nuclear Pwr Plant In Transylvania, Works To Start In Autumn

15:26, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s second nuclear power plant will be located in the central part of the country, in Transylvania, and construction works will start in autumn, economy minister Adriean Videanu said Tuesday.

Campia Turzii-Gilau Segment Of Transylvania Hwy To Be Completed This Year – Romanian PM

18:13, 15 Mai 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, who will visit the construction site of the Transylvania Highway on Friday, gave assurance that the Campia Turzii-Gilau segment will be completed by the end of the year.

Bechtel To Resume Work On Transylvania Hwy By End-March

14:01, 13 Mart. 2009
American company Bechtel decided to extend the technical unemployment interval for the almost two thousand workers on the Transylvania Highway in Romania, until the end of March, because debts have not been collected and works have not been paid yet, according to the union leader at Bechtel.

Ex PM Brings Former Govt Issues To Inner Party Battle

17:02, 20 Ian. 2009
Romanian former prime minister Calin Tariceanu said he is displeased with the performance of the former transport minister regarding the pursuit of the contract with American company Bechtel, for the construction of the Transylvania Highway.

Romanian Unionists At Bechtel Threaten With Protests If Govt Doesn’t Fund Hwy Works

15:24, 13 Ian. 2009
The leaders of the union within the American company Bechtel said Tuesday they will put “a set of pressures” on the Government to continue the funding of works at the Transylvania Motorway, and also on the company to observe the legal terms regarding massive layoffs.

U.S. Bechtel Continues Asphalt Works On Romania’s Transylvania Highway

13:12, 20 Aug. 2008
U.S. construction company Bechtel started asphalt works on a 25- kilometer road section of Transylvania Highway, linking central Brasov to western Bors, and completed only five kilometers so far.

Romanian Govt To Assign EUR200M For Transylvania Highway In Jun Budget Revision

13:42, 12 Iun. 2008
The Romanian government will assign EUR200 million for works at the Transylvania Highway, linking central Brasov to western Bors, and the first 25 kilometers of the road are to be completed this year, transport minister Ludovic Orban said Thursday.

Romanian PM Says First Road Section Of Transylvania Highway Ready In ‘08

11:37, 11 Apr. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Friday in Romania’s western county of Bihor that the first 25- kilometer road section of Transylvania Highway would be ready to use this year in the central county of Cluj, stressing he is pleased with the construction works.

Hungarian Minority Leader Says Transylvania’s Autonomy Not A Means To Divide Romania

14:43, 15 Mart. 2008
The Hungarians in Romania do not seek to divide the country when asking autonomy for Transylvania region, but to develop the Szeklers’ Land, president of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, or UDMR, Marko Bela told some 5,000 people in Targu Mures Saturday.

Hungarian Minority in Romania Wants Autonomy, Not Independence- Official

16:38, 30 Dec. 2007
Romanian MEP Laszlo Tokes pleads for the autonomy of the regions in Romania’s central area of Transylvania mainly inhabited by the Hungarian minority, stressing he does not plead for independence even if the situation in Kosovo might create a precedent in this respect, Italian daily La Voce reports on its website.

Romania’s Transports Minister Promises Improvements In Road, Tourism Infrastructures

18:33, 17 Nov. 2007
Romania’s transports minister Ludovic Orban said Saturday, in northern county of Bistrita, that the road infrastructure in Romania’s central and western areas of Transylvania and Banat will meet the European standards in six-seven years’ time, stressing that highways will be built here as well.