charity & eco

Greenpeace protestors chain themselves in Environment Minister’s office in Romania

A group of Greenpeace activists forced their way into Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely’s office in Bucharest and chained themselves to the heating pipes, protesting against the Rosia Montana gold mining project. The minister spoke to the Greenpeace members for 45 minutes, explaining that he will not give green light for the mining project unless [...]

Published by romania insider on January 31st, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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Actor Adrian Paul’s Peace Fund raises money for Romanian cause

The Peace Fund, founded by Adrian Paul – the actor best-known for his role in the TV series offshoot from the ‘Highlander’ movie franchise, is raising money for a children’s dental clinic in the Romanian village of Vultureni. “Finally through great struggles they have managed to find an adequate water supply, build a new dispensary [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 26th, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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EBRD and Global Finance fund invest EUR 23.5 mln in new Romanian recycling park

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will invest EUR 6.8 million in Green Group, an integrated recycling park in Romania. Global Finance’s South East Europe Fund (SEEF) will also contribute EUR 16.7 million to the project. The EBRD is one of the main investors in SEEF. Green Group is a company set up [...]

Published by romania insider on December 19th, 2011 at 10:12 am

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Romanian band Partizan to hold charity gig in Bucharest this December

Romanian band Partizan will be on stage in Bucharest for a charity gig at Mojo club on December 15, starting 21:00. Partizan are a Romanian rock band founded in Bucharest, Romania in 2001, by Artan (real name Adrian Pleşca) and Suedezu ( Razvan Moldovan). The band have recorded two studio albums and the song ‘Fata [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on December 12th, 2011 at 05:12 pm

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Save a life, save the world charity bash at the JW Marriott Bucharest

A charity auction in aid of the Concordia Humanitarian Organization’s ‘Save one life, save the whole world’ appeal is scheduled for December 12 in the JW Marriott Bucharest’s Constanta Ballroom. Kicking off at 20:00, luxury goods from Frey Wille, Dunhill, Bang & Olufsen, Davidoff and Le Midi will be auctioned off, with all the proceeds [...]

Published by romania insider on November 29th, 2011 at 06:11 pm

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Bucharest City Council discusses mandatory selective recycling

Bucharest’s City Council will next week debate a project for mandatory selective recycling and waste collection in the Romanian capital city. Those who will not use the special bins and bags for selective recycling will pay a fine between RON 500 and RON 2,000 (around EUR 116 to EUR 465), according to the City Council [...]

Published by romania insider on November 24th, 2011 at 06:11 pm

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Hospice Casa Sperantei raises EUR 160,000 from Edelweiss Charity Ball

Hospice Casa Sperantei charity raised EUR 160,000 from its Edelweiss charity ball that took place last week-end in Bucharest. The auction alone raised some EUR 82,500, paid by guests who wanted to buy items like a part in Kevin Costner’s latest movie, VIP tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Spain, or Romanian singer [...]

Published by romania insider on November 21st, 2011 at 03:11 pm

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Group of UK wildlife students start journey to Romania to raise awareness for prostate cancer

Daniel Sencier (in picture), a 60-year old who beat prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in 2010, and a group of fellow wildlife students from UK will come to Romania on a two-week journey in order to raise awareness for this disease in the country, while also placing the spotlight on Romania’s forests. This campaign, that [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on November 17th, 2011 at 07:11 pm

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Hospice Casa Sperantei to build new EUR 4.7 mln hospice for the terminally ill in Bucharest

Hospice Casa Sperantei charity plans to build a new, EUR 4.7 million hospice for the palliative care of the terminally ill in Romania, it has announced. Construction works on the new center will start in spring 2012 and should be finalized in the summer of 2013. The center will cover 3,400 sqm on three floors [...]

Published by romania insider on November 10th, 2011 at 04:11 pm

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Romania spends 3% of GDP on environment protection

Romania’s expenses for environment protection amounted to 3 percent of GDP in 2010, compared to 2.4 percent in 2009, according to the National Statistics Institute (INS). At a national level, the share of investment made by non-specialized producers amounted to 38.8 percent of the total investment made for environment protection, followed by public administration with [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on October 20th, 2011 at 01:10 pm

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Romanians re-direct EUR 18.2 mln of their taxes to NGOs for 2010

Over 1.5 million Romanians re-directed 2 percent of their taxes to NGOs last year, totaling EUR 18.2 million, according to data from the country’s Fiscal Administration Agency. 17,300 companies have re-directed 20 percent to NGOs, around EUR 90.7 million. In 2009, 1.7 million Romanians re-directed 2 percent of their income tax to NGOs, totaling EUR [...]

Published by romania insider on October 12th, 2011 at 02:10 pm

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Bucharest inaugurates first stage of EUR 350 mln waste water cleaning station

The Bucharest municipality has inaugurated the first stage of a new water cleaning station, following investments of EUR 108 million. The new station will help eliminate around 50 percent of the pollutants that go into the Dambovita river. The second stage of the project should be ready in 2015. The total value of the investments [...]

Published by romania insider on October 10th, 2011 at 05:10 pm

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PwC Romania’s Peter de Ruiter and John Webster to run at Bucharest City Marathon

Peter de Ruiter (in picture), Partner, Tax and Legal Services Leader at PwC Romania, and John Webster, Partner, Assurance Leader at PwC Romania, will be part of the PwC Romania team that will run at this year’s Bucharest International Marathon, according to the company. Over 150 people will run with the PwC team at the [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on October 6th, 2011 at 02:10 pm

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International team of 200 to run for Hospice Casa Sperantei in Bucharest Marathon

A team of around 200 people will run for Hospice Casa Sperantei at the Bucharest Marathon on October 9. Runners from UK, Scotland, US, Portugal, Germany, the Republic of Moldova and Romania will be part of the Hospice team in the marathon this year. Tennis players Victor Hanescu, athlete Gabi Szabo, swimmer Irina Hanescu, singer [...]

Published by Corina Saceanu on October 5th, 2011 at 12:10 pm

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EC asks Romania, Belgium to comply with EU directive on waste management

The European Commission (EC) will take measures against Romania and Belgium, which didn’t respect the 2010 deadline for the transposition of the EU framework-directive on waste into the national law, according to the institution, and has asked the two countries to apply the directive in two months, according to the institution. The EU member states [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on September 29th, 2011 at 03:09 pm

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British Ambassador to Bucharest to run in Romanian Marathon Against Cancer in October

Martin Harris, the British Ambassador to Bucharest together with the British Embassy team will take part in the Marathon Against Cancer held this October in Romania. They will join Iulian Novac and Marian Gabriel, along with Temerarii Club in Bucharest to run the last 42 km at the Bucharest City Marathon, on October 9, 2011, [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on September 28th, 2011 at 10:09 am

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Over 500 run for healthier life at the Civil Society Run in Romania

Over 500 people ran during the “Civil Society Run” held last Sunday in the Herastrau Park in the Romanian capital city. Through this event, the Bucharest Running Club Association wanted to promote a healthy lifestyle through sport and to attract more people interested in being part of charitable activities. The cross also intended to encourage [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on September 13th, 2011 at 05:09 pm

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“Help a poor child go to school” charity event to be held in Bucharest this week

The charity event “Help a poor child to go to school”, which aims at raising funds and products for poor children, will be held in Bucharest at Tea House (25, Erou Ion Calin St.), starting 17:30 hours. During this event, you can buy unique hand-made objects made by children, or you can donate books, notebooks, [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on September 5th, 2011 at 03:09 pm

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Volunteers collect over six tonnes of waste in Romania’s outdoor barbeque areas

Over six tonnes of waste were collected from the main picnic areas in Romania at the second edition of the “Clean Barbeque” social program. The end of the second edition of the event also include a race of six rafts made of plastic bottles. The rafts were build using approximately 7,000 plastic bottles, wood and [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on September 5th, 2011 at 03:09 pm

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Greenvironment to install cogeneration system at Medias hospital in Romania

A 200 kW Capstone microturbine for natural gas, including other additional components as part of a cogeneration system, will be installed at Medias Hospital in Medias city, Romania, according to the European company Greenvironment. The project was commissioned by the Romanian energy service company HospMed Project S.R.L., and it is scheduled for completion in November [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on August 2nd, 2011 at 11:08 am

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The green (-er) Romania: 10 simple ways to be eco friendly in Romania

Most of those who care about the environment and want to make a difference, consume less, save energy and resources know the main ways to do that. But in a country like Romania, where there’s room for improvement in providing ways to help people be eco friendly, the systems and the resources in place to allow [...]

Published by Corina Saceanu on July 21st, 2011 at 09:07 pm

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Educational projects at Transilvania Fest this July in Blaj, Romania

Transilvania Fest, the itinerant culture and food festival, will host educational projects that will bring essential information to teachers, non-profit organizations, small producers and other community representatives in Alba county, for their future activities. The 2011 internship program offers Oxford Brookes’ students the opportunity to help develop practical skills while working in tourist areas. This [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on July 21st, 2011 at 11:07 am

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Recolamp collects 67 tonnes of recycled light bulbs in Romania in six months

Recolamp, an association in Romania which focuses on dealing with light sources waste, collected 67 tonnes of light bulbs in the first six months of this year in Romania, 37 percent more than in the same period of 2010, the company has announced. The system that Recolamp has in place in Romania can collect over [...]

Published by romania insider on July 20th, 2011 at 04:07 pm

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Regina Maria opens first free clinic in Bucharest, Romania

Romanian private medical care provider Regina Maria, founded by Dr. Wargha Enayati and his wife, Mitra Enayati, opened the first free clinic in Bucharest. The clinic, located in Baba Novac/Dristor area, addresses all social cases, including the homeless in Bucharest, and the uninsured. There are about 2,400 homeless people in Bucharest, according to Regina Maria. [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on June 28th, 2011 at 04:06 pm

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Intesa Sanpaolo Bank launches bike-sharing program for employees in Romania

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank has launched a free bike-sharing program for its employees in Romania, in Bucharest and in Arad. The bikes were supplied by Biciclop store. Biciclop was opened in 2009 in Romania and sells mostly urban bikes. The program joins a similar initiative started in 2010, called “Bicicleta cu cravata” (Ties on bikes). ING [...]

Published by romania insider on June 15th, 2011 at 03:06 pm