Polish consultancy firm Accreo, which specializes in obtaining European funds, state aid and in business consultancy, is working on EUR 50 million of projects through its recently – opened Romanian subsidiary, the company has announced.

Romania and the Netherlands could continue to collaborate on environmental issues, such as water management. The Romanian Environment and Forestry Minister Laszlo Borbely has recently met a Dutch delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs Roderick van Schreven and discussed potential projects.

The move towards sustainability and green systems in buildings has become more obvious in the recent period in Romania, since energy efficient, green projects help owners cut a great chunk of the running costs. This has been among the major reasons for tight-budget developers and building owners to search for green solutions. Hotel owners, investment funds, office developers and even high-end residential owners have started to invest in turning their buildings greener.

Local firm Shopping Center Holding, which has taken over the formerly known Tiago Mall Oradea in a deal estimated at EUR 30.5 million, will build the 30,000 sqm Oradea Shopping City on the premises, the firm has announced.

Two Romanians and a British have embarked on a five-day memorial walk from Bucharest to Brasov, hoping to raise funds and increase awareness for injured Romanian rugby players. Istvan Balint, the general manager of the Gyopar Club Hotel in Hungary, Alexandru Benga, a former martial arts practitioner and Martin Dixon, the editor of The Expat Life magazine started the 170-kilometers walk this morning and expect to arrive in Brasov on Saturday. Other walkers are expected to join on the last section of the track, between Sacele and Brasov, on Saturday.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has changed his mind about using a police escort after initially announcing he had given up on a police traffic escort after some members of the Romanian Police had rallied in Bucharest last week. "It was a way to show my disapproval of those who breached the law and express my standpoint concerning those who were supposed to defend the law but violated it," said the prime minister.

The Bate Saua Sa Priceapa Iapa local biking association will organize a biking march on Wednesday, September 29, starting 18,00 hours. (So there's still a bit of time to prepare for the event.)

Thierry Frémaux, the general representative of the Cannes Movie Festival and movie directors Gaspar Noé, Xavier Beauvois and Kornél Mundruczó will come to Bucharest in October to present a movie selection showed on screen at the Cannes Film Festival festival.

Henrik Nensen is the new head of the national sales company for Ford in Romania, the company has announced. Nensen will be replacing Paul Flanagan. Nensen has joined Ford in 1971, having held several positions in marketing in sales with the company ever since. Before joining Ford Romania, he was responsible for the market launch of products within the Sales and Marketing division of Ford Europe.

Around 150,000 local volunteers cleaned Romania last Saturday, within the Let's Do It Romania local program. The volunteers collected 200,000 bags of garbage from out of town areas in Romania. Sponsorships for the project, some EUR 30,000 in total, covered the cost of bags, gloves for the volunteers, as well as the free transport of the garbage.

Polish consultancy firm Accreo, which specializes in obtaining European funds, state aid and in business consultancy, is working on EUR 50 million of projects through its recently – opened Romanian subsidiary, the company has announced.

Romania and the Netherlands could continue to collaborate on environmental issues, such as water management. The Romanian Environment and Forestry Minister Laszlo Borbely has recently met a Dutch delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs Roderick van Schreven and discussed potential projects.

The move towards sustainability and green systems in buildings has become more obvious in the recent period in Romania, since energy efficient, green projects help owners cut a great chunk of the running costs. This has been among the major reasons for tight-budget developers and building owners to search for green solutions. Hotel owners, investment funds, office developers and even high-end residential owners have started to invest in turning their buildings greener.

Local firm Shopping Center Holding, which has taken over the formerly known Tiago Mall Oradea in a deal estimated at EUR 30.5 million, will build the 30,000 sqm Oradea Shopping City on the premises, the firm has announced.

Two Romanians and a British have embarked on a five-day memorial walk from Bucharest to Brasov, hoping to raise funds and increase awareness for injured Romanian rugby players. Istvan Balint, the general manager of the Gyopar Club Hotel in Hungary, Alexandru Benga, a former martial arts practitioner and Martin Dixon, the editor of The Expat Life magazine started the 170-kilometers walk this morning and expect to arrive in Brasov on Saturday. Other walkers are expected to join on the last section of the track, between Sacele and Brasov, on Saturday.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has changed his mind about using a police escort after initially announcing he had given up on a police traffic escort after some members of the Romanian Police had rallied in Bucharest last week. "It was a way to show my disapproval of those who breached the law and express my standpoint concerning those who were supposed to defend the law but violated it," said the prime minister.

The Bate Saua Sa Priceapa Iapa local biking association will organize a biking march on Wednesday, September 29, starting 18,00 hours. (So there's still a bit of time to prepare for the event.)

Thierry Frémaux, the general representative of the Cannes Movie Festival and movie directors Gaspar Noé, Xavier Beauvois and Kornél Mundruczó will come to Bucharest in October to present a movie selection showed on screen at the Cannes Film Festival festival.

Henrik Nensen is the new head of the national sales company for Ford in Romania, the company has announced. Nensen will be replacing Paul Flanagan. Nensen has joined Ford in 1971, having held several positions in marketing in sales with the company ever since. Before joining Ford Romania, he was responsible for the market launch of products within the Sales and Marketing division of Ford Europe.

Around 150,000 local volunteers cleaned Romania last Saturday, within the Let's Do It Romania local program. The volunteers collected 200,000 bags of garbage from out of town areas in Romania. Sponsorships for the project, some EUR 30,000 in total, covered the cost of bags, gloves for the volunteers, as well as the free transport of the garbage.