Bucharest Ema Offer

Relocation of the
European Medicines Agency
Bucharest
Smart Agency in a vivid European city
emabucharest.ro
Relocation of the European Medicines Agency 1

Mihai Tudose
Prime Minister of Romania
“Back in 2007, when Romania became a member of the EU, it assumed a trajectory designed
to set the premises for dynamic perspectives of unhesitating development on all levels. Now,
in 2017, the objectives set back then are ripe for picking. Therefore, a constructive perspective
on EU’s future also means fully tapping into the potential of Member States, such as Romania.
This potential relies on compelling capabilities, diverse resources, unwavering willingness
and profound commitment towards further enhancing the EU project.
This is why Bucharest deserves to host the European Medicine Agency. Thanks to the steady
pace of economic and societal progress, as well as to the promising economic projections,
Romania enjoys the status of an attractive and favourable setting for EMA’s future operations.
Bucharest provides accessible and growing infrastructure, modern headquarters, convenient
family opportunities or adequate healthcare facilities. This mix of advantages paves the way
to further economic and social development in Bucharest and Romania, to the benefit of the
EMA operations and its mission to safeguard the health of EU’s citizens. The speed and pace
of Romania’s progress on all stages, ever since its accession to the EU, act as triggers to yield
over time better results in achieving a high degree of convergence with EU’s prosperity.
Amid the current business climate and the promising expectations, I pledge with confidence
for Bucharest as a friendly, cost-effective and fitting option to relocate EMA. Having said that,
the EMA and its staff will find in Romania and in Bucharest not only professional relocation
solutions aimed to accommodate their needs, but also innovative, research and development
oriented industries, as well as promising life science initiatives. Bucharest reconciles modern
with classic, lively reputation with calm getaways, cost effectiveness with high living standards.
That is why, all the requirements in place for the continuity and successful performance of
EMA meet up in Bucharest. The Romanian Government is looking forward to cooperating in
making this transition a success.”
Mission statement
“A smart Agency
in a vivid
European city”
4 Relocation of the European Medicines Agency

Romania is strongly committed to turn its candidacy for the
relocation of the European Medicines Agency/EMA into a
positive outcome. Romania truly deserves this constructive
institutional development, which would allow for its
increased contribution to the fulfilment of the EU political
objectives, acting in the interest of the EU and its citizens.
Moreover, since Bucharest provides state-of-the-art

premises, good logistics and has a proven record of field
expertise, EMA’s efficient continuation of operations could
only be a natural transition to a new, safe and welcoming EU
capital with high development perspectives. Thus, Romania’s
candidacy highly responds to the need of ensuring a cost-
effective relocation process, as well as to the objective of
optimising administrative costs at EU level.
Besides, ever since its 2007 accession to the EU family,

Romania has proven its pro-European drive and the
bedrock of its society and political actorship relies on
the strong attachment to European values and principles.
Nevertheless, Romania is amongst the few Member States
that do not yet host an European agency.

Since its 2007 accession, Romania has
Executive
demonstrated its clear and steady pro-European
orientation and its full commitment towards
deepening the EU project. Furthermore, Romania
Summary
is a pillar of stability in the region and has a unique
geostrategic position in the Black Sea area.
Although Romania is among the few EU countries

which still do not host any EU agency, here are the
main reasons which reflect Romania’s readiness
Starting with the second half of 2016, the Romanian and commitment towards offering to the EMA a
Government, together with regional and local new home in Bucharest.
stakeholders, have been working to set up a
representative package for the relocation of the Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, aims at
European Medicines Agency (EMA) to Bucharest. becoming one of the European regional hubs
Our approach to EMA relocation is a flexible and for business and tourism and it represents an
seamless transition for the EMA and its staff to a important centre for higher education. Taking
country with a high potential for development, into consideration the achievement of such goals,
located within one of the most interesting regions local development programs are integrated with
in the EU - Central and Eastern Europe. the European strategy that aims at providing
the appropriate environment for sustainable
The CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) tends economic growth.
to become one of the most attractive regions One of the strong points of Bucharest’s
in terms of active economic growth and highly communications infrastructure are the
skilled people, contributing in a representative widespread optic fibre networks, leading to
manner to the scientific environment of the EMA superior internet access and data transmission
with national leading researchers, students and rates, the foundation of the future Gigabit society.
professors, with scientific collaboration between Bucharest’s NetCity project, the underground
the healthcare system, the academic sector and infrastructure for optic fibre, is an innovative
the industry. project and one of the largest investments in
Enjoying stable and reliable macro-economic the city’s communications infrastructure, in line
outlooks, Romania, the 7th largest country in the with the European socio-economic development
EU in terms of population, ranks first in the EU in policy for local communities.
terms of economic growth (5.7%), more than double
the EU average (2.4%). Romania offers attractive Bucharest hosts several public data centres of
conditions for Foreign Direct Investments, thus a European dimension, able to assure optimal
sustaining an economy that generates new jobs collocation and/or operation of equipment,
at a steady pace, which relies on a multicultural including back-up and disaster recovery services,
environment with a high percentage of language as well as high capacity connections with European
skilled citizens. and global content and connectivity providers.

Two public internet interexchange points function nearby possibilities to work at blue chip tenants
in Bucharest, ensuring strong connectivity with in the area.
ISPs active at national level as well as with global
carriers; this is helpful in providing reliability and The Campus provides a private kindergarten and
redundancy of communication paths. the after-school “Junior School”, as well as onsite
amenities such as bank branches, pharmacy,
the largest gym / spa in Bucharest, as well as a
1.1. State-of-the-art premises large variety of restaurants offering local and
in Bucharest as future EMA international cuisine, a supermarket and several
coffee shops.
headquarters
Within walking distance, there are some four star
Romania offers state-of-the-art premises for hotels with a total of 606 rooms: the Caro Hotel
the future headquarters of the EMA, including (184 rooms), the Cristal Hotel (74), the Phoenicia
attractive financial arrangements for the Lease Hotel (348 rooms). Nearby, new hotels are under
Contract. The modern real estate concept presents development, with a potential of another 150
an integrated new concept of work and life in one rooms.
of the most active parts of Bucharest, the capital EMA’s headquarters can be easily reached from
city. the airport in less than 16 minutes. Bucharest
The proposed EMA building is part of a real estate Municipality could provide a direct line of
integrated project of the Global Worth as developer. transportation between the EMA premises and
The project perfectly balances a new concept of the destinations required by its personnel, all
office spaces, which combines high technical and around Bucharest, including on the route from/
environmentally friendly specifications, green to the International Henri Coandă Airport.
areas and a dedicated commercial component, as
well as dwellings. A conference centre completes
the mix, providing the infrastructure for a
continuous learning process for companies and
1.2. Bucharest - A vivid European city,
employees alike. a safe and cost-efficient place to work
and live
The total Gross Building Area is 36,740.80 sqm
with a total office rent area of 27,431.43 sqm. Bucharest offers safe and excellent working and
The location is also endowed with highest IT&C living conditions in an open, friendly and welcoming
and mobile technologies, some of the best in the environment. With a population of almost 2 million
world and 1st in the EU at the end of 2016. The inhabitants, Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is
state-of-the-art IT&C of the building and the the 6th largest city in the European Union, after
area would make it particularly well equipped to London, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Paris. Well-
provide assistance for the IT requirements of the connected and accessible, Bucharest serves as
EMA. the economic, political and social hub of Romania.
Close to the EMA building, the Campus residential Bucharest is very well positioned geographically,
complex offers 435 spacious dwellings to rent offering swift access within 2 hours by car, to the
or buy. Also, family members of EMA staff have Carpathian Mountains, the unique Danube Delta –

the second largest and best preserved of Europe’s
deltas – and the impressive Black Sea.
Bucharest is one of the safest EU capitals (with less
than 1% criminality rate per 100.000 inhabitans),
providing a safe place to work and live for its
citizens. It has never been a target for terrorist
attacks. Romanian citizens perceive as low the
risk to national security.
The cost of living in Romania – especially in
Bucharest – is approximately 50% lower when
compared to other EU major cities (Vienna,
London, Berlin, Paris) and at least 12% cheaper
than other city capitals in the region (Prague,
Warsaw or Budapest).
Compared to London, the monthly rent price
for an excellent IT&C equipped office building in
Bucharest is 3 times lower.
A new home city cannot be ‘at home’ without
proper housing facilities – Bucharest means
convenient living costs and high quality of life for
expats, including cost efficient housing facilities.
Over the past years, the real estate market has
experienced a major expansion trend, hence the
moderate buying costs and convenient rental
prices.
Bucharest is also a place with a rich mix of strong

traditional culture, theatres, opera, as well as a
large and diverse network of museums completing
the picture of a vivid and attractive city. Citizens,
expats and visitors of Bucharest are familiar with
recreational activities, ranging from traditional
“shopping arcades”, cinemas, parks and public
gardens, thermal spa facilities or various types of
restaurants.
Bucharest also offers excellent IT&C services
at a high quality/price ratio, as Romania ranks
first among European countries with the highest
average peak internet connection speed and the
communication services tariffs are among the
lowest in Europe (Q3, 2016).

professional healthcare services, Bucharest offers
1.3. Bucharest - connectivity, easy the largest labour market in the country, enjoying
access, diversity and tailor made a dynamic and diverse business environment with
soaring competitiveness indicators. Bucharest
approaches
provides a well developed Business Services
Sector (BSS), hosting the headquarters of
Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport
multinational corporations, consulting companies
provides over 220 daily direct and connecting
or international law firms, offering a large range of
flights to-and-from all EU Member States.
employment possibilities for families and partners
Bucharest has direct and connecting flights to
of the EMA staff.
84 European destinations in 29 countries, out of
which direct flights to 23 EU capital cities.
Comprehensive and high-quality healthcare
services in over 50 public hospitals in Bucharest,
TAROM national airline company is ready to
as well as a wide range of privately operated clinics
provide for excellent corporate commercial
and hospitals may ensure proper medical care
offers to EMA staff and visting experts within its
for EMA employees and their families. Insurance
entire domestic and international network, at
costs are generally covered by the Romanian
competitive fares.
government, which guarantees access to public
The airport can be reached from downtown in less
healthcare services for all. Besides, citizens can
than 30 minutes and from the EMA headquarters
opt for private insurance arrangements, which
in less than 16 minutes by means of public
bear accessible costs and provide access to a wide-
transportation.
range of services in public or private institutions.
The city’s public transportation network
comprises 4 well-connected, secure and
accessible subway lines, as well as an extensive 1.5. Excellent education facilities for
network of public bus, trolley bus and tram EMA employees’ children
transportation. Tickets can be purchased at
one of the lowest prices in the EU. Bucharest Bucharest offers a wide range of educational
offers friendly bike rental facilities and cycling institutions for all ages, from nurseries,
infrastructure with major expansion prospects. kindergartens, secondary schools, high schools
and universities, teaching in foreign languages.
The educational system in Bucharest has evolved
1.4. Plentiful accommodation taking into consideration the labour market and its
modern needs, offering a diverse range of modern
Bucharest offers a wide range of accomodation curricula and specialities, some of them in foreign
to ease experts’ and delegates’ travel experience languages.
- with over 140 hotels and 10.000 hotel rooms Several nurseries operate in Bucharest, offering
ranging from exclusive to mid-range, major education in English, German, Finish and other
international hotels being present in the city. With languages. Over 450 public primary and secondary
plenty of employment possibilities for families schools operate in Bucharest, out of which over 30
and partners of the EMA staff and access to schools - from pre-school to high school - feature

international profiles. Apart from the scenarios provided in the
In Bucharest, there are 27 public and private EMA/336490/2017 MB document, Romania is ready
universities, offering 75 Bachelor programmes to cope with the risk of possible EMA staff shortage
in English, French and German, while 84 master due to the relocation. The National Agency for
programmes are offered mainly in English. Medicines and Medical Devices is a reliable, active
Doctoral studies may be organized in an partner of the European Medicine Agency, with
international language as well. Higher education highly-skilled professionals. It is worth mentioning
is free for top students admitted to undergraduate that Romania ranks tenth as to number of EMA’s
degrees in public universities. employees.
1900 high skilled persons are ready to cope with a

1.6. Smooth transition for staff and possible 25% EMA staff shortage - 300 persons from
their families the National Agency for Medicines and Medical
Devices and 1,600 professors from all Universities of
The Romanian proposal is based on the relevant Medicines and Pharmacy in Romania. This year, the
EMA management Board decisions and EMA’s Agency has signed a partnership agreement with the
Operations and Relocation Preparedness Task Force most prestigious medical university in Bucharest,
(ORP) created to ensure a smooth transition through the “Carol Davila” University, to ensure EMA smooth
a well-organized process, offering a professional business continuity, in case of a risk of personnel
approach to relocation assistance, mechanisms and shortage.
procedures. With over 170,000 highly-skilled young potential
employees yearly, out of which 10,000 medical,
It is based on risk control and management aimed dental and pharmacy students in Bucharest, the
at mitigation of risks through arrangements for Romanian market offers concrete possibilities in
the continuation and/or resumption of essential line with EMA principles to engage young persons
services and ultimately return to “business as usual” in working activities or in a constant dialogue and
in the shortest time possible. interaction in a mutually beneficial manner.
The Romanian Ministry of Health will put in place, Romania ranks high globally in terms of number of
immediately after the decision to relocate EMA to medical school graduates – 36 graduates for every
Bucharest, an operational Department of Support 100,000 population, whereas the United States have
Relocation Services (DSRS) in order to support 6.5 graduates and the UK, 9.3 graduates for every
relocation of EMA’s activities, experts and their 100,000 population.
families, from UK to Romania.
Romania has internationally recognised expertise
The purpose is to relocate EMA with least breaks and tradition in the field of medicine and pharmacy
for work and life. With the support of the Romanian education, with more than 70% of foreign students
Embassy to the UK, the Romanian Ministry of Health studying medicine and pharmacy here. Furthermore,
shall assist EMA staff and their families, thus ensuring the Romanian software and IT services sector relies
a smooth and seamless transition. on highly skilled human capital recognised as such at
international level.

researchers with tremendous contribution to the
1.7. The Romanian National Agency for development of a wide range of medicine and
Medicines and Medical Devices has pharmacy fields. The most representative and
brilliant researchers, some of them Nobel Prize
an exceptional track record in modern
laureates, are:
medicinal product regulation
- George Emil Palade, Romanian Nobel Prize
The National Agency for Medicines and Medical laureate, for physiology and medicine awarded in
Devices (NAMMD) is a reliable, active partner of 1974. He is considered to be the father of modern
the European Medicine Agency. Romania ranks cell biology.
tenth as to number of EMA employees. - Cornelius Giurgea has revolutionized encephalo-
neuro-psycho-tropic therapy by discovering and
It is worth mentioning that Romania has a long and substantiating the concept of a new therapeutic
uninterrupted history of modern pharmaceutical (pharmacological) class in neuroscience -
market regulators. nootropic medication. Its first representative is
piracetam (DCI) - Nootropil® (UCB) - generation I.
For over 50 years, the National Agency for - Ana Aslan, who developed Gerovital, vitamin H3,
Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) has patented in 30 countries since 1952. That same
represented the medicinal product regulatory year, she established the first geriatric institute
authority in Romania. in the world, the Geronto-Geriatrics National
The current mission of the Agency includes Institute Dr. Ana Aslan, that represented a model
authorizing the place on the market of good for other countries, through both clinical care and
quality, safe and effective human medicines, as research.
well as authorizing the conduct of clinical trials - Nicolae Paulescu, the true discoverer of insulin
and the clinical trial sites in Romania; safety in 1921, secreted by the pancreas, which Paulescu
supervision of medicinal products for human use, originally called “pancreine”. In his studies,
through inspection and pharmacovigilance. As of he found out that the hormone regulating the
2014, the NAMMD is also the national competent metabolism of carbohydrates is equally involved
authority in the field of medical devices and in lipid metabolism and parotids. The hormone
assessment based on scientific criteria adopted Paulescu discovered has also been shown effective
through national legislation in force of medical in reducing hyperglycemia and in the treatment
technologies for inclusion into the national of diabetes.
healthcare insurance system.
1.9. Strong perspectives of present

1.8. Recognised Romanian tradition
Romanian R&D in the medicine and
and expertise in the field of medicine
pharmacy fields
and pharmacy
Nowadays, Romania is a country with high
Romania has a long lasting tradition in medical
perspectives in the research and development
and pharmaceutical research, with bright talented
area, counting more than 30,000 people working

in research fields, out of which 18,000 highly are a new type of interstitial cells, discovered
skilled researchers. by the famous “telocytes group in Bucharest”,
Most of the public hospitals in Bucharest have created by Laurentiu M. Popescu, with possible
research departments and clinical training centres implications in the transmission of signals that
belonging to the universities of medicine and initiate regeneration. In 2012, telocytes became
pharmacy. In Bucharest, there are 1,600 medical an internationally registered brand. The most
university teaching staff and around 10,000 active countries in telocytes research are: China,
medical, dental and pharmacy students. Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Singapore or the
USA. The role of telocytes is today only surmised,
Here are some of the relevant research projects in but most likely, their still unknown functions are
the Bucharest Ilfov Region: closely correlated with the particularities of their
- ELI-NP: The most advanced research facility in structure.
the world, focusing on the study of photonuclear - Romania is the first country in Europe in
physics and its applications is placed in Romania terms of telemedicine. The national telemedicine
(at only 12 km from Bucharest) – the Extreme network includes two command centres, at the
Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP). Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest and the Clinical
The infrastructure will create a new European Emergency Hospital of Târgu Mureș and 56
laboratory for a broad range of sciences covering hospitals in 19 counties. Thus, doctors at the two
frontier fundamental physics, new nuclear command centres provide medical support in real
physics and astrophysics as well as applications in time to any of the hospitals in the country and
nuclear materials, radioactive waste management, pursue the patient’s vital signs.
material science and life sciences.
- The „Victor Babes” National Institute - Telocytes

Chapters
1. Host country – ROMANIA 4.6. Secure life for EMA staff, families and children
2. Host city – BUCHAREST 4.7. Comprehensive and high-quality healthcare
I. Assurance that the Agency can be set up on site and take services, public and/or private
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up its functions at the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the V. Business continuity
European Union 5.1. Recognised Romanian tradition and expertise in the
1. Intelligent building in a dynamic market field of medicine and pharmacy
1.1. Real estate market in Bucharest 5.2. Strong perspectives of present Romanian R&D in the
1.2. Proposed EMA Office location medicine and pharmacy fields
1.3. IT&C system of the building 5.3. Business continuity – Romanian approach
1.4. Proposed financial arrangements for the building 5.4. Enabling staff to relocate with their families
II. The accessibility of the location 40 5.5. Covering the possible risk of 25% staff shortage
2.1. Enabling scientific experts from all EU and third 5.5.1. National responsabilities to support EMA staff
coutries to meet at EMA in Bucharest- Accessibility of the relocation and possible staff shortages
new EMA location 5.5.2. International recognised medical and pharmacy
2.1.2. Major international airport Romanian universities providing highly skilled young
2.1.3. Excellent public transport links from the airport graduates
to downtown Bucharest 5.5.3. Recruiting temporary IT staff at short notice
2.1.4. Means of transportation in the city 5.6. Time-plan for EMA relocation
2.1.5. Taxi transportation VI. Geographical spread 92
2.1.6. Bicycle Rental
2.1.7. Other transportation means connecting Bucharest Annexes
to EU cities Annex 1 – Romania – general facts and figures
2.2. Accommodation for experts and delegates Annex 2 - High quality of life, culture and leisure
III. Adequate facilities for children of EMA staff Annex 3 - Other communication systems
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3.1. Strong educational system Annex 4 – Financial arrangements - CONFIDENTIAL
3.2. Bucharest’s offer Annex 5 - The 12 public universities in Bucharest offering
3.2.1. Nursery and kindergarten foreing language programmes
3.2.2. Primary school and secondary school Annex 6 - The National Agency for Medicines and
3.2.3. Higher education schools Medical Devices activities at EMA level
IV. Appropriate access to the labour market, social Annex 7 – Cooperation agreement between NMMDA and
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security and medical care for families the “Carol Davila“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy
4.1. Brief overview of the Romanian labour market of Bucharest
4.2. How to find a job
4.3. Self-employment
4.4. Romanian Social Assistance Policy
4.5. Employment for families and partners of the EMA
staff

List of abbreviations
EMA European Medicines Agency
RMoH Romanian Ministry of Health
NAMMD National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
EU European Union
CE European Council
BPO/SSC Business Process Outsourcing/ Shared Service Centre
BSS Business Service Sector
BRP Business Relocation Plan
ARCP Action Relocation Continuity Plan
ESRT EMA Support Relocation Team
RSRT Romanian Support Relocation Team
RSRP Romanian Support Relocation Plan
DSRS Department of Support Relocation Services
RTL Romanian Team Leader
LTL London Team Leader
PS - RSRP Project Schedule
RS Relocation Specialist
ANOFM National Agency for Employment

Host
Country
Romania
• An EU member for 10 years already;

• A strong pro-European Member State, profoundly attached to EU values and principles
which has constantly proved its openness and dedication to the European project;
• The 7th EU largest country in terms of population;
• A multicultural country that hosts various ethnic and religious groups
• The 2nd longest EU terrestrial external border;
• The largest EU harbour at the Black Sea;
• Romania – a country that ranks first as economic performance (5.7%), more than double
the EU average (2.4%);
• 4th in the EU 28 as lowest level of income tax - 16% income tax and 3rd place in the EU
28 - 19% VAT;
• Enjoys stable and reliable macro-economic outlooks, propitious and friendly investment
climate;
• A country expats and travellers often consider a place of their own, seamlessly blending
into a modern European lifestyle;
• A multicultural country with high openness for ethnic groups, religion and gender, where
one can safely live and work.
• Although Romania has an outstanding tradition in multilateral diplomacy, as an EU
Member State it does not host any EU agency.

Romania - an active presence in Resuscitation and Extrication - SMURD has a
international organisations – significant recognized role in the international healthcare
elements system, thus Romania being one of the co-organisers
of an event in May 2013, dedicated to the launch of
Romania has an outstanding tradition in multilateral the WHO Global Alliance for Care of the Injured.
diplomacy, with highest professional standards In the past three years, Romania’s delegation to the
set by the Romanian prominent diplomat Nicolae World Health Assembly has been an EU and EURO
Titulescu, who was twice the President of the League (region) burden-sharer of a resolution, together
of Nations – in 1930 and 1931. His legacy has been with Austria and Monaco, on poliomyelitis.
inspirational for many generations of diplomats
and ambassadors, who served Romania at the UN, Currently, there are 84 diplomatic missions in
EU or other international organisations, as great Romania and 13 international organisations have
professional and intellectual models. permanent missions in Bucharest. No European
Since December 1955, Romania has been a member agency is currently located in Romania. This prompts
of the United Nations. Its presence in various bodies us to emphasize that accommodating an EU agency
of the UN entitles it to be a part of the decision in Romania would meet the objective set in the
-making process within the world organisation that Conclusions of the December 2003 EU meeting
influences the international situation at global level at the level of Heads of State or Government and
and in proximal geographical areas. confirmed in 2008 that observing a geographical
spread of the agencies’ seats at the level of the entire
Romania is a founder member of the World Health European Union is desirable.
Organisation – WHO (1948) and, over the years,
has had good cooperation with this esteemed Romania – a clear economic outlook
organization. After 1989, the WHO has been the main
partner of Romania in the field of the public health Romania continues its consistent positive economic
and supported the reform of healthcare system. trend over the past few years. 2016 was an exceptional
In May 2004, Romania was elected member of the year for the Romanian economy, as headline growth
WHO Executive Board for a three years mandate accelerated to 4.8%. Furthermore, Romania posts
(represented by the minister of health). It is currently highest Q1 2017 economic growth rate in the EU –
presenting a renewed candidature for the same 5.6%.
position for another three years mandate starting Recently, the Eurostat has confirmed that Romania
with May 2018. registered the highest increases in May industrial
production (14.6 percent) in the EU and the second
Romania has been particularly active within the WHO highest quarterly increases in industrial production
framework and has co-initiated or joined significant in the EU (3.5 percent).
initiatives in this area. Thus, in May 2007, at the
World Health Assembly, delegations from Romania In Romania1, the level of taxation is attractive in terms
and Thailand co-introduced a draft resolution on of the single rate of income tax of 16%. Romania
healthcare systems: emergency-care systems, the ranks 4th in the EU 28 on the lowest level of income
first-ever resolution on emergency care services. tax, after Bulgaria with 10% and the Czech Republic
The Romanian Mobile Emergency Service, for
1 National Prognosis Committee, Romanian Ministry of Public Finance, 2017

and Hungary, with single rates of 15 %. Depending on the number of employees, a special tax rate for SMEs
applies - 1% to 3% - for micro-enterprises. Dividents are taxed at 5% final withholding.
At the same time, the consumption tax rate is 19% of the standard VAT rate. Romania ranks 3rd in the EU 28,
after Luxembourg, with 17%, Malta, with 18% and at the same level of 19% with Germany and Cyprus.
Romanian reduced VAT rates for some categories of goods and services contained in Annex III of VAT Directive
2006/112/EC, to mention the relevant ones, are:
• Foodstuff: 9%
• Water Supply: 9%
• Pharmaceutical products: 9%
• Medical equipment for disabled persons: 9%
• Books: 5%
• Restaurant and catering services: 9%
• Social housing: 5-6%
Indicator 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
GDP growth 1,1 0,6 3,5 3,1 3,9 4,8 5,2
GDP per capita (euro) 6618 6660 7217 7549 8072 8604 9279
Industrial production growth 7,5 2,4 7,8 6,1 2,7 1,7 5,4
Household consumption 1,0 0,8 2,6 4,2 5,9 7,5 7,3
Current Account (% of GDP) -4,9 -4,8 -1,1 -0,7 -1,2 -2,3 -2,4
Net FDI (% of GDP) 1,4 1,6 1,9 1,6 2,2 2,4 2,5
Budget deficit (% of GDP) -4,2 -2,5 -2,5 -1,72 -1,35 -2,4 -2,96
Inflation rate (end of year) 3,1 5,0 1,6 0,8 -0,9 -0,5 1,9
Inflation rate (yearly average) 5,8 3,3 4,0 1,1 -0,6 -1,6 1,1
Average exchange rate 4,24 4,46 4,42 4,44 4,44 4,49 4,49
Unemployment rate registered 5,2 5,4 5,7 5,4 5,0 4,8 4,3
Budget deficit (ESA) % of GDP -5,4 -3,7 -2,1 -1,4 -0,8 -3,0 -2,9

• The 6th largest city in the European Union,
after London, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Paris.
Host City
• Lively, well-connected and accessible, it serves as
the economic, political and social hub of Romania.
• The concentration of the largest labour market in
the country, with a dynamic and diverse business
Bucharest environment with soaring competitiveness indicators.
• A heaven for expats. There are great tips on friendly Mobile
Apps, designed to maximize the Bucharest experience.
Location: Southern Romania is today a bustling metropolis.

Elevation: 55-90 m (190-295 ft)
Size: City of Bucharest - 228 sq.km (88 sq. miles); Romanian legend tells that the city of Bucharest was
Metropolitan area – 1,521 sq.km (587 sq. miles) founded on the banks of the Dambovita River by a
Inhabited since: 500 BC shepherd named Bucur, whose name literarily means
First documented: 1459 AD “Joy”. His flute playing reportedly dazzled the people
Population: 1,883,425 million as of 2011 Census and his hearty wine from nearby vineyards endeared
him to the local traders, who gave his name to the
In Bucharest, three elements express the city’s place.
specific identity:
Bucharest, the capital city of Romania aims at
1. Its architecture - what people, in their option, becoming one of the European regional hubs for
have considered valuable for decades and which business and tourism and an important centre
continues to be the décor of the city today. for higher education. Taking into consideration
the achievement of such goals, local development
2. The urban landscape - resulting from the merging programs are integrated with the European strategy
of all the floods and voids in an area, colors, that aims at providing the appropriate environment
vegetation, heights and construction materials of for a sustainable economic growth.
which the buildings that shine in the sun are built.
The local strategy is focused on five goals:
3. The contexture of the streets - which gives us employment, research, education, poverty
direction, momentum and adventure. eradication and energy – climate.
In historical areas, the three elements form urban

harmonies that express a specific identity. Known
for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle “Today’s Bucharest is a lively city with
Époque buildings and a reputation for the high life remarkable Belle Époque buildings and a
(which in the 1900s earned its nickname of “Little reputation for high life” -TeBe
Paris”), Bucharest, Romania’s largest city and capital,

Bucharest is a bargain. In just few European countries there are affordable houses like in
Romania. Even more important, Romania is growing rather rapidly, so there is upside potential.
For investors with exposure to Romania, the gross rental yields are good with low to moderate risk.
A new home city cannot be ‘at home’ without proper housing facilities – Bucharest means convenient living costs and high
quality of life for expats. Over the past years, the real estate market has experienced a major expansion trend, hence the
moderate buying costs and convenient rental prices.
To support the Europe 2020 Strategy, an economic

governance system has been established, aimed •
at coordinating political actions at European and •
national level. The Europe 2020 Strategy suggests •
the signing of territorial pacts that can contribute •
to eliminating disparities and lending a territorial •
dimension and responsibility. •
A total of 28 capitals of the European Union, including •
Bucharest, welcome the European Union’s initiative •
of giving way to direct dialogue by conferring these •
cities the status of partners by ratifying the “Smart, •
sustainable and inclusive growth: EU Capital Cities •
– essential partners for Europe 2020” declaration at •
Brussels. This declaration marks the passing to a new •
level of cooperation in Europe. •
At present, Bucharest is the most sustainable town •
in Romania with highly skilled employees working •
for both national and multinational industries, •
mainly characterised by high competition. The life •
quality of the Bucharest population and also of the •
region has improved year by year due to the city’s •
investments in transport and traffic for passages, •
parking lots, the water and sewage network, public •
lighting, schools and hospitals, theatres and parks. •
•
•
Housing market and living standards in •
Bucharest for EMA staff and their families •
•
Characteristics of the Bucharest housing market: •
• Buying costs are moderate in Romania •
• Moderate to good rental yields in Bucharest •
• Romanian law is pro-landlord •
• Risks: currency risk

TRANSACTION COSTS2
Who Pays?
Stamp duty 0.50% - 3% buyer
Notary fee 0.44% - 2.20% buyer
Registration fee 0.50% - 2% buyer
3% buyer
Real Estate Agent´s Fee
3% seller
Costs paid by buyer 4.44% - 10.20%
Costs paid by seller 4% - 6%
ROUNDTRIP TRANSACTION COSTS 8.44% - 16.20%
As shown in the Table above, houses and apartments are not expensive in Bucharest, at an average of 1,500
euro per square metre (sq. m.), purchase price:
• a 120 sq.m. apartment in Bucharest will cost around 190,000 euro
• a 70 sq.m. apartment in Bucharest will cost around 106,000 euro
Assumptions for price calculation:

• Prices primarily represent very well-kept apartments.
• We have used the “useful area” instead of the “built area” computed for sq.m. prices because apartments
situated in old residential buildings were included.
Moderate to good rental yields in Bucharest:

COST (€)
PRICE/SQ.M. (€)
BUCHAREST - flats 3
YIELD (p.a.)
TO BUY MONTHLY RENT TO BUY MONTHLY RENT
70 sq. m. 106,050 552 6.24% 1,515 7.88
120 sq. m. 190,920 966 6.07% 1,591 8.05

High quality of cultural life, entertainment and leisure
Citizens, expats and visitors of Bucharest are no strangers to recreational activities ranging from
traditional “shopping arcades”, cinemas, parks and public gardens, thermal spa facilities, or various
types of restaurants offering unforgettable culinary experiences.
Bucharest hosts 36 museums and public art collections, 2 opera institutions, 23 dramatic theatres,
1 Musical Theatres, Operetta, 1 Puppet Theatres / Animation and 3 Philarmonics.
The Cultural Scene of Bucharest
Bucharest’s cultural life is a rich mix of strong traditional culture, represented by a performing arts sector
- theatre, opera, dance and music - as well as a large and diverse network of museums and mass culture,
represented by an increasing number of open air festivals, concerts and events and a rapidly developing
contemporary arts scene (for details, see Annex 2 –Bucharest, Culture and Leisure). Moreover, there is a
growing number of cultural operators from the entrepreneurial sector. These include, besides the traditional
areas of cultural industries such as multimedia, cinema, audiovisual, music, publishing, cinema, the more edgy
domains of video games, interactive media, design, craftsmanship, architecture etc. Based on recent evaluation
of the creative economy sector in Romania, Bucharest is the national leader in cultural entrepreneurship.
The arts and culture sector has different types of cultural structures, each with its own organisational,
economic and artistic characteristics: municipal and national cultural institutions, independent organisations
and private ones. Although all equally important as part of the cultural ecosystem of the city, they are in fact
separate phenomena.
The Bucharest cultural institutions of European fame are: The National Peasant’s Museum — a member of
the International Council of Monuments and Sites ICOMOS and the 1996 European Museum of the Year; the
Bulandra Theatre — a member of the European Theatre Union since 1992; the Bucharest National Theatre — a
founding member of the New European Theatre Action NETA network; the Romanian Youth Cultural Centre
— a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.
The European presence is also felt in the numerous cultural events organised in cooperation with the cultural
institutes of other EU states. The French Institute is one of the several cultural agencies promoting foreign
culture in Romania, through its network of institutes and cultural centres located in the main cities.
The German Goethe Institute, the Italian (Vito Grasso) and Spanish (Cervantes) institutes and the Hungarian
Cultural Centre, just to name a few of the cultural institutes present in Bucharest, support cultural life through
seminars, conferences, festivals, concerts, exhibitions etc, by funding a variety of independent projects and
supporting various programmes and projects, along with public and non-public institutions.

Excellent IT&C for an excellent future of Gigabit society
• Romania ranks first among European countries with the highest average peak internet
connection speed (Q3, 2016).
• Bucharest is the largest start-up hub in the country with over 130 start-ups and the home
of many tech companies and VC firms as well as universities focused on technology,
engineering and software development.
• The Romanian IT&C market has a consolidated value of over 5 bln. EUR, contributing to the
dynamic evolution of the GDP.
• Communication services tariffs are among the lowest in Europe, ensuring a high quality/
price ratio.
• Mobile voice and data services tariffs are between 2 EUR/month and 9 EUR/month.
• Fixed internet tariffs do not exceed 11 EUR/month for services with speeds up to 1000 Mbps
through optic fibre.
• Convenient and reliable mobile and data subscriptions are commonplace for those who
live in Romania, as they enjoy some of the most competitive prices for telecommunications
1
in the EU.
Among the lowest communications

Internet speed in Bucharest services costs in Europe
1
119Mbps 106Mbps No.1 11Euro/Month 9Euro/Month
Average download Average upload Maximum internet
Internet service Voice and data services
maximum cost maximum cost
speed speed speed in EU in 2016
(speeds up to 1000 Mbps
through optic fibre)
The Romanian IT&C market has a consolidated value of over 5 bln. EUR, contributing to the dynamic
evolution of the GDP. A number of widely established communication services and connectivity providers
as well as local players of regional dimension currently provide services in Bucharest. Some of the names
are Orange, Vodafone, Telekom, RCS & RDS, UPC, Euroweb, GTS Telecom and Prime Telecom. The range of
services provided is large, covering “traditional” services such as fixed and mobile telephony, internet access,

broadcasting and video&data transmission as well as added value-services including security or IT support.
There are 4 operators providing mobile communications with national coverage: Orange, Vodafone, Telekom,
RCS & RDS, ensuring a highly competitive environment for service provision. All have 100% coverage over
the city with state-of-the-art 3G and 4G technologies such as HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE and LTE Advanced,
helping them sustain high data transfer rates.
The extensive high capacity mobile coverage is doubled by the introduction of advanced service features
such as VoLTE – high quality of the voice service and simultaneous voice and high capacity data transfer or
WiFi calling – extending indoor mobile coverage via WiFi access.
Romania has already started preparing for 5G, which will add increased transfer capacity and wider range
of services. The NRA has launched a public consultation regarding the competitive selection procedure
related to award of additional radio frequencies, aiming to allocate them as soon as feasible, to be available
for the rollout of 5G mobile networks.
One of the strong points of Bucharest’s communications infrastructure is the wide spread of optic fibre
networks, leading to superior internet access and data transmission rates, the foundation of the future
Gigabit society. Bucharest’s NetCity project, the underground infrastructure for optic fibre, is an innovative

project and one of the large investments made in the city’s communications infrastructure, in line with the
European socio-economic development policy for local communities.
Bucharest hosts several public data centres of European dimension, able to assure optimal collocation and/or
operation of equipment, including back-up and disaster recovery services, as well as high capacity connections
with European and global content and connectivity providers. Two public internet interexchange points
operate in Bucharest, ensuring strong connectivity with ISPs active at national level as well as with global
carriers; this is helpful in providing reliability and redundancy of communication paths.
From the perspective of the costs related to provision of communication services, due to the increased
competitiveness of the Romanian market, the tariffs of communication services are among the lowest in
Europe, ensuring a high quality/price ratio. Thus, on the retail level, usual tariffs for mobile voice and data
services are between 2 EUR/month and 9 EUR/month, while usual tariffs for fixed internet do not exceed 11
EUR/month for services with speeds up to 1000 Mbps through optic fibre.
Regarding the quality of the internet access service, international studies place Romania at the top of the world’s
high-speed internet. Thus, according to the latest “State of the Internet” connectivity report conducted by
the American group Akamai, for the first quarter of 2017, Romania ranked second among European countries
with the highest average peak internet connection speed. The average peak speed in Romania was 95 Mbps
in the first quarter of this year, up 15% over the same period of 2016.
These data are also confirmed by the measurements made using the speed measurement application made
available to users by the NRA, Netograf.ro. According to it, in the first quarter of 2017 the average download
speed for fixed internet in Bucharest registered 119 Mbps and the average upload speed 106 Mbps. At the
same time, the average download speed for mobile internet was 34 Mbps and the average upload speed was
14 Mbps.
It should also be added that fixed internet is provided by the main companies offering services in Bucharest
at speeds between 500 and 1000 Mbps.
The other communication systems ( WiFi, phone communication, post ) are presented in Annex 3.
• Deliveries of retail, logistic and office spaces stood at 956,000

square meters in 2016, up by 88 percent compared to 2015,
marking the best year for the Romanian real estate market
since 2008.
• Second cheapest office rental rate in the EU - on average 18 €/sqm41
4 2016 EHL study

I
In terms of geographical distribution, the highest
contributors to the stock are Floreasca-Barbu
Vacarescu (42% of total deliveries), Dimitrie Pompeiu
Assurance that the Agency can
(26% of total deliveries) and the Central West
Area (24% of total deliveries). In total, these zones
be set up on site and take up accounted for 92% of the total deliveries in the
its functions at the date of UK’s market. These areas have developed considerably in
withdrawal from the Union
the post-crisis years as accessibility, transportation
and proximity to amenities started to rank higher in
tenants’ requirements. Across all real estate sectors,
approximately 60 % of facilities were built in Bucharest
and around the capital.
1. Intelligent building in a dynamic market Demand6
1.1 Real estate market in Bucharest Total take-up in the market for 2016 reached 369,000
sqm, up by 52% compared to the previous year. IT and
The year 2016 was one of significant increase in all BPO/SSC were the main drivers behind this expansion
segments of the real estate market, apart from office and accounted for a total of 50% of transactions. In
space located outside of Bucharest, a segment that fact, we estimate that more than 20,000 people were
had already seen record deliveries in 2015. hired in these sectors during 2016, which would mean
that IT and BPO/SSC are on their way to becoming
Supply52 the largest employers in Bucharest, outpacing
employment in retail trade.
The stock of modern office spaces in Bucharest has
reached 2.1mn sqm, after registering new deliveries Demand for office buildings has been the strongest
of 230,000 sqm during 2016. In fact, the volume of in already established areas such as: Floreasca Barbu
new deliveries marks the fastest pace of expansion Vacarescu (13% of total demand), Dimitrie Pompeiu
since 2009 and is 112% more than the yearly average (17%) and the Central West part of the city (24%).
of deliveries in the post-crisis period. By all means,
Bucharest office market is shifting gears. One of the Regarding the area between Calea Floreasca and
explanations for this increased volume of deliveries Barbu Vacarescu, the demand is starting to outpace
is the focus on large projects (with GLAs larger than the volume of office space on offer, as the vacancy
25,000 sqm), which accounted for 60% of the total rate continues to decrease rapidly.
volume of deliveries in 2016. At the same time, there Looking at the broader market, it is clear that tenants
is an increase in the number of pre-lease transactions continue to have the upper-hand. Net take-up during
in the market. During 2016, pre-leased transactions 2016 reached 166,600 sqm, which covers 73% of the
accounted for 82,100 sqm (up by 200% compared to area delivered to the market in the same period. It
the post-crisis average). is expected that supply will outpace demand during
2017, which will invariably increase competition in
the market.
5,6 Colliers market Report, 2017

Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Idea Bank, JTI,
1.2. Proposed EMA Office location Lavalin, Luxoft, NBG Group, Nestle, Netherland’s
Embassy, Procter&Gamble, Saipem, Stefanini,
Benefits of the offered location:
Xerox.
• Globalworth Campus is the number one spot
• Has all legal construction permits and complies
in Dimitrie Pompeiu Boulevard, in terms of both
with Romanian construction regulations which
business and leisure. It is close to the Herastrau
require, as essential conditions for buildings:
Park, the largest park in Bucharest, to top well-
mechanical resistance and stability, operational
known music clubs, restaurants and other modern
safety, fire safety, hygiene, health and environment,
amenities.
noise protection and sustainable use of natural
• Access to a full suite of service providers for the
resources.
initial implementation phase in case of encountered
• Brand-new building to be completed by the end
limitation or deliver a full working new EMA building
of 2017, with state-of-the-art IT&C infrastructure,
in time: accross the street, Regus type services
served by local and international well known
are offered on Dimitrie Pompeiu 5-7 and Dimitrie
providers.
Pompeiu 9-9A, only in exceptional cases there
• Attractive financial arrangement for the Lease
are delays in time building delivery or relocation
Contract.
process.
• Energy Efficiency: the technical and legal
characteristics of the building meet the
construction standards for Green Buildings such
as BREEAM Excellent.
• No other office space development in Bucharest
10’ 15’ 16’

balances work and life so clearly as the modern
concept offered by the Globalworth Campus.
• Residential complex at walking distance, with more To To To
than 400 dwellings to rent or buy. Government City Centre Airport
• Excellent access: The airport is located aprox.12

km away and can be reached in 16 min. DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION
• Family members have nearby possibilities to work Address: 4-6 Dimitrie Pompeiu Boulevard,
for some of the selected blue chip tenants in 1st District. Situated in the Northern part
of the capital city of Romania, Bucharest,
the area: DB Schenker, Deutsche Bank, Deutche
with excellent access to all types of
Telekom, EFG Eurobank, eValue, Genpact GFK, transports: subway, tramway, car, bycicle.

Globalworth Campus is located at the heart of the most dynamic business district in Bucharest. The new up-
and-coming Floreasca – Dimitrie Pompeiu area is situated in the northern part of the city, in the traditional
corporate zone of the Romanian capital. With a rich history in attracting and retaining blue chip tenants such
as Honeywell, Deutsche Bank or Hewlett Packard, Bayer, Abbott, Sanofi, Merck, Dimitrie Pompeiu has risen
to prominence as one of the first choices for multinationals in Bucharest.
A state-of-the-art development, the real estate project Globalworth Campus perfectly balances office, retail
and other supporting amenities. The project effortlessly brings in a new concept of office spaces, which
combines high technical and environmentally friendly specifications, green areas and a dedicated commercial
component and residential. A conference centre completes the mix, providing the infrastructure for a
continuous learning process for companies and employees alike.
The Globalworth Campus is an integrated real estate project and is the result of the convergence of commercial
excellence and modern hardscapes softened by green areas and water features. There are numerous
opportunities for relaxation or network building in the project’s bistros, cafes, or shopping areas.

Campus facilites:
The Campus enjoys a large variety of restaurants offering local and international cuisine as well as several
coffee shops (including Paul, Starbucks or similar). The onsite amenities include the largest gym/spa in
Bucharest (Worldclass), a supermarket (Mega Image), bank branches, private kindergarten and after shool
„Junior School”, pharmacy (Sensiblu) etc.
Globalworth Residence: Upground Towers is a modern residential compound located within walking distance
from Globalworth Campus. With a height regime (GF+16F), GLA (sqm) 58,913 comprising 571 units, the project
offers for sale and for renting 435 spacious apartments (on average 120 sqm per dwelling), with underground
parking spaces for 617 vehicles.
Nearby facilities:
Retail: A short journey west of the property lies Promenada Mall, a 36,000 sqm shopping centre catering to
the needs of the individuals working in the area.
Hotel accomodation: 5-15 walking minutes distance from the Dimitrie Pompeiu building location there are
some 4 star hotels with a total of 606 rooms: the Caro Hotel (184 rooms), the Cristal Hotel (74) , the Phoenicia
Hotel (348 rooms). New hotels are under development such as the Europa Royal on Dimitrie Pompeiu Boulevard.
CAMPUS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

The project perfectly blends in office, retail and other functions in an 88,000 sqm GLA (Gross Lettable Area)
development. Built in 2 phases, Globalworth Campus will incorporate the latest technologies and flawless
functionality, in order to deliver the very best of office experiences. With a 2,400 sqm floor plate, the
development will have a 320 employee floor efficiency and a 1 to 80 parking ratio. It will be anchored by a
3,000 sqm retail gallery and a 720 seat conference centre which, combined with its unique running trail, will
make it the focal point of Bucharest’s new CBD. At the end of the construction, Globalworth Campus aims to
achieve a BREEAM Excellent certification.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED EMA BUILDING
Building at a glance:
Building management system with full control Dedicated chiller backed up by generator
of the equipment and billing system for for server rooms
utilities, parking with controlled access
Sprinkler system in all common
Four pipes independent HVAC system with
fan-coils mounted on the ceiling
Easy orientation by proper signalling of the
2.8m clear height with built-in HVAC systems, parking, entrances, lobbies, common spaces,
elevators and exits
Emergency generator for the vital systems

and common areas of the building ALL COMMON AND
TECHNICAL AREAS USE
Telecom and internet services
MODERN SYSTEMS
THAT COMBINE HIGH
24h/7 days security and safety
PERFORMANCE AND EASY
Control access and video surveillance system MAINTENANCE WITH
ADEQUATE STANDARDS AND
ARCHITECTURE
Interior hydrants and sprinkler system
Efficiently organized areas with very few waste

of common spaces
Public announcement system
Central lobbies and staircases efficiently
partitioning and the decorating of the

Energy-saving heating plant
requirements of each tenant
(boilers with condensation)
Energy saving Air Handling Units with heat

recovery and free cooling
High performance solar control panes with
advanced thermal insulation properties (SGG
Cool-Lite ST 120)

The project is designed to incorporate the latest workspace technologies. Globalworth Campus has a flexible
layout all the while implementing state-of-the-art technology. The property can accommodate multiple
tenant requirements, on site facilities and activities.
The proposed building is Tower 2 on the Site Plan below and is part of the already mentioned integrated
development project, “Globalworth Campus” consisting of : 3 Class A office buildings; one Conference Hall
for 720 seats, parking – under and on the ground parking lots, commercial spaces, green spaces and within
walking distance, the residential complex with more than 400 dwellings.
SITE PLAN
ACCESS
TOWER 3
CONFERENCE 2S + P + 12E + Th FIRE TRUCK
ACCESS UNDERGROUND
HALL CAR ACCESS
UNDERGROUND (COVERED WITH GREEN AREAS)
CAR ACCESS
ACCESS
TOWER 2
FIRE TRUCK
2S + P + 12E + Th ACCESS
UNDERGROUND
CAR ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS
FIRE TRUCK
ACCESS
TOWER 1
2S + P + 12E + Th
PIPERA
FIRE TRUCK
ACCESS
PUBLIC PUBLIC
ACCESS ACCESS
DIMITRIE POMPEIU BLVD.

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FEATURES
This office building is located in the northern part of Bucharest, with a height of maximum 60m. The structure
has two basement levels, ground floor, 12 floors and one technical floor.
It is a well-balanced, reinforced concrete structural system, with a central shear wall tube and ductile
frames. The structural system will allow large openings and provide maximum flexibility for interior design
and partitioning.
Seismic resistance: The building is designed for a ground acceleration of 0,24g, in accordance with Romanian
Legislation regarding such type of building.
The total Gross Building Area is 36,740.80 sqm with a total office area of 27,431.43 sqm.73
Total rentable area

Floor Gross Building Area (sqm)
(sqm)
Technic Floor 250.00 0.00
12 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
11 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
10 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
9 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
8 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
7 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
6 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
5 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
4 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
3 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
2 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
1 Floor 2,265.90 2,215.09
Lobby 1,529.00 695.45
-1 Floor 3,885.50 79.89
-2 Floor 3,885.50 74.99
TOTAL 36,740.80 27,431.43
7 Based on BOMA measurements. Apart from the rented offices, the final rented surface consists also from the added underground car park (about 7.500 sqm), the
reception and commercial spaces.

6 high speed elevators
servicing the office tower and
two basement elevators
Four pipe HVAC system
with a fresh air supply of
7.5 mc / h / sqm
Highly flexible
fit-out
Openable windows
Clear height of 2.8m
Floor loads: ceiling supplied with chillers and boilers. The system
allows flexibility to distribute heating and cooling
Romanian legal provisions are aligned with the loads in the building as per tenant requirements and
Eurocode and the design floor loads for offices are: also allows heating and cooling at the same time for
- LIVE LOAD: 3.00kN/sqm the intermediate seasons of spring and autumn.
- Special loads are taken into consideration for the The boilers will be made of stainless-steel with
design of technical rooms – live loads of 7.50 kN/ pressurized fireplace, mounted on a chassis,
m2 (specific area designated for this purpose on the connected in cascade, using the benefit of condensing
current floor with an area of max 5% of the total floor technology for better efficiencies and will produce
rentable area). thermal agent, by LowNOX modulated burner,
functioning with natural gas.
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL FEATURES The cooling plant consists of two air-cooled chillers
(2 screw chillers) and one drycooler. The cooling plant
HVAC SYSTEM DESCRIPTION is capable of supplying proper cooling agent to the
tenant terminal units to assure cooling needs in winter
Heating and cooling: time by means of freecooling using the drycooler.
Heating and cooling of the building is achieved with a 4 Additional to these chiller units, the buildings provides
pipe system with fan coils placed above the suspended a dedicated chiller for IT equipment cooling that will

be able to run in winter conditions (it’s equipped with exhaust, access control and anything else required
low ambient kit) to assure the base cooling of small IT by local laws and regulation. UPS will be available for
rooms. uninterrupted operation of the fire detection and
HVAC PARAMETERS (DRAFT) access control. Provisions will be available for the
tenants to install their own UPS.
External design conditions:
Winter: temperature -15°C Lighting Design:
Winter: relative humidity 90%
Summer: temperature +35°C For the office areas, high class lighting fixtures are
Summer: relative humidity 38% used, designed for mounting into ceiling grids (600 x
Internal design conditions: 600 mm), with florescent tubes and electronic ballast.
Winter: temperature +22°C±2°C Decorative lighting of various types plus recessed
Winter: relative humidity 30% - 50% lighting will be used for reception areas, lobbies and
Summer: temperature +24°C±2°C other common spaces.
Summer: relative humidity 40%-60%
Design Occupancy: The lights for the common areas are controlled by
Open space: 1 person/6 mp (for max 80% of carpet BMS double with motion sensors and in the office
area) area are controlled by traditional switches and by
Meeting rooms: 1 person/3mp (for max 20% of carpet light sensors (first row near the façade) based on
area) green accreditation requirements.
Fresh air: 7.5mc/h/mp (carpet area)
The interior lighting is designed with the following
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION parameters (average lighting Em)
General offices: 500 lux at 0.8m
Electrical supply distribution: Lift lobbies: 250 lux at 0.0 m
Toilets & staircases: 150 lux at mirror / at 0.0 m for
The electrical power is distributed from the main staire case
electrical panel through vertical electrical bus bars Storage rooms & parking: 100 lux at 0.0 m
providing flexibility and allowing easy match with
specifications and power requirements of every client. SANITARY SYSTEM FEATURES
Generators&UPS: Hot and cold water; sewage and drainage:

Preparation of hot water is done through the locally
The building is provided with 2 back-up generators placed boilers. All toilets are equipped with high
working in parallel and synchronized that can sustain quality sanitary objects, all with incorporated water
the vital systems of the building as per local legal tank “type Geberit”. All taps are provided with motion
requirements. The electrical back-up supply will be sensors for reduced water consumption. All the
designed to cover the following: emergency lighting, fixtures will have low flow or low flush feature.
30% of the lighting of the building, 2 plugs per person For sewage and rain water drainage systems, high
in the office areas (assuming occupancy of 1person quality PE are used to ensure durability and noise
per 8sqm), fire detection system, pumping stations for reduction.
sprinklers and hydrants, emergency elevators, smoke
Hydrants and sprinklers: Building management system:
Fire protection of the building is achieved through
hydrants, dry risers and dual layer sprinkler systems The building is provided with automated building
that are covering all offices and common areas. management system that integrates and monitors the
building systems and controls the energy consuming
BUILDING’S SECURITY FEATURES systems such as heating and cooling, generators,
pump stations, emergency systems, AHU.
Access control:
The access control system in the building is provided CCTV
with turnstiles at the reception area ensuring The building common areas and exteriors are
restricted access to office areas. The system is monitored through video surveillance system with
modular. All technical spaces are access-controlled latest technology cameras placed on all entrances,
and secured and evacuation staircases are open only ramps, basements, exterior etc. with high area
in emergency. coverage and very detailed information that is stored
A special security control room, close to the lobby in NVR devices. The CCTV system complies with the
entrance, will be put in place for the access control EDP (28 days retention capacity).
system and CCTV system control office.
According to the EMA requirements provision of Fire detection alarm:
natural or build barriers shall be placed in the building A fully addressable fire detection system will
perimeter. be available, with battery back-up in all areas in

accordance to fire legislation in force. The free floor heights are set as follows:
Public address system: - Ground Floor - minimum 4.30m - Floors and office
For the efficiency and operation of the building a areas: minimum 2.80m
modern public address system is installed in all public
areas for all kind of announcements. Raised floor:
For the accommodation of under floor cabling and
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET PROVIDERS floor boxes, raised floor will be provided for all office
Access for all local telephone and internet providers areas. Raised floor will be medium duty, H=15cm
will be available in the building by means of two calcium sulphate incombustible as per requirements
connections to the NetCity network. The building has of local legislation.
UPS power for all technical rooms, able to support all
IT equipment for 60 minutes. Lifts:
The building has the technical posibility for IT network The building is provided with 8 lifts as follows:
in all offices and meeting rooms with 2 connections - 6 high speed lifts of 24 persons (1800kg) capacity for
for each workstation for redundancy. WiFi on all floors the office tower, out of which 2 are for firefighters in
throughout the premises. emergency cases, speed 2.5m/s - 2 lifts exclusive for
the parking levels (1, 2)
FINISHES & ARCHITECTURE FEATURES - the lifts are low voltage, to assure energy efficiency
Building envelope: of the building.
All office spaces are provided with natural light as all
the building is surrounded with curtain wall façade. Entrance/ground floor:
The curtain wall is designed to build a more sustainable The main lobby of the office building is easily accessible
and low-energy building using semi-structure high from a large platform connected with Dimitrie
thermo-insulation Aluminium system at the same Pompeiu Boulevard and George Constantinescu Street
time insuring maximum resistance to wind loads. through a large entrance with revolving door and two
The system selected is modular, the most suitable adjacent escape doors. This space is also accessible by
for high rise buildings that allows quick installation, two escape doors on the secondary façade, in direct
easy maintenance and durability. The glass used is relation with the green spaces and the interior street
sun reflective in order to ensure maximum thermo- of the ensemble.
insulation and improved thermal coefficient at the Depending on the tenants’ requests, the main lobby
maximum extent. Materials used: modular facade will be furnished with modern high quality materials:
Schuco UCC 65 SG; glass: Saint Gobain Cool Lite ST special lighting, large ceramic/ glass panels and
120. metalic perforated panel - cladding on the walls, high
quality ceramic on the floor, elegant reception front
Ceiling finishes&free floor height: desk, all the security requirements.
Suspended ceiling system with tiles 600x600mm The Ground Floor of the building could accommodate
in the office space with normal level of acoustic different dedicated spaces, according to the final
absorption and attenuation and variable sizes for specification, with different access door from those of
common space with high level of acoustic absorption the lobby. The areas between the exterior sidewalks
and attenuation. and the interior parking or car routes are covered
with green grass and trees.

Tenant facilities:
On each floor, the common spaces are provided with two groups of restrooms and one restroom for disabled
persons.
There is a waste management system in place with recycling system throughout the building.
There is provision for one kitchenette on each floor with direct access from the office areas with totally
independent ventilation system.
There is an area dedicated for server/storage/archive room on each floor with direct access from the office
areas and with all the requested provisions (increased loading capacity, provisions for cooling from separate
chiller).
The lighting of the common spaces as well as the water supply from sink taps are provided with motion
sensors, energy efficient, equipped with low flow equipment.
Additional fire security through dual layer sprinkler system is provided.
The parking area has a specialy equiped area for bicycles for sole use for : 100 spaces, 7 showers, 2 changing
rooms.
Provisions for the disabled:
The building is equipped with all necessary items for disabled persons:
- There is one toilet for disabled persons on each floor;
- There are special parking places dedicated to disabled persons;
- The access in the building is easy as the Ground Floor level is connected with the exterior level through a
dedicated ramp.
EXTERIOR
The exterior of the building meets a nice environmental landscape with great access organization both for
car access and for pedestrians, lots of green areas, benches etc.
There is easy access from Dimitrie Pompeiu Blvd as well as from George Constantinescu Street. Car access
is controlled with barriers.
The exterior lighting offers nice exterior environment and safety.
GREEN CERTIFICATION
The building is designed and constructed to be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Bucharest.
The project boasts with being one of the buildings in Romania candidate for achieving BREEAM Excellent
Certification. This target was set from the design stage with high end furnishings, façade and installations
and using innovative design solutions.
ACCESS TO THE BUILDING
In time, the Central Business District of Bucharest (further mentioned as CBD) has evolved from Victoriei
Square (now considered old CBD), to the current location due to the development of new and modern logistics,
especially easy access to all means of transportation. Among multinational companies relocated to the same
area, we can mention: Honeywell, Vodafone, Bayer, Orange, Schnider, Carrefour etc.
Globalworth Campus and the porposed Tower 2 EMA building is located only 3 metro stops away from
Victoriei Square and is easily accessible by over-the-ground means of public transportation (trams 5 and
16). The Pipera metro station sits directly in front of the property, while car access is via Dimitrie Pompeiu
Boulevard. The Campus also celebrates sustainable and green commute options, offering secure bike storage,
changing rooms and lockers.

The underground transportation map
PIPERA GLOBALWORTH
Promenada Mall M CAMPUS
Herastrau Park
Aviatorilor
Triumph Arch
LEGEND Romanian
Piaţa Victoriei Government
EDUCATIONAL
LANDMARK BUILDINGS
RETAIL Bucharest University

of Economic Studies
PARK
Piaţa Romană
Romanian Athenaeum
Bucharest National Theatre
University of Bucharest
Universitate
OLD CITY CENTER
Unirea Shopping Center

The Palace of Parliament
Piaţa Unirii
Tineretului Tineretului Park
Sun Plaza Mall
M2 Metro Line
Piaţa Sudului
HIGH STANDARD MEETING FACILITIES

Apart from the specific meeting requirements for the EMA building, the Globalworth Campus offers a 720 seat
conference hall, one of the highest standard meeting facilities. The conference hall is a sound proof space
with state-of-the-art equipment such as: audio and video recording facilities, input for laptop, equipment
to generate broadcast, UPS power and cetral air conditioning system. Special security arrangements will be
put in place considering the client’s requirements.

1.3. IT&C of the building
• Excellent telecommunications network with high capacity digital network provided using two secured
underground connections viaMetropolitan Network (Netcity8).4The network can support any speed
transfer.
• Connectivity: mobile cellular communications of the building, including Internet access, are covered by
indoor 4G signal repeaters; superfast broadband fixed and Wi-Fi Internet access are also available via
optic fibre in-house wiring and indoor Wi-Fi access network. We can also provide indoor wireless network
coverage for LAN infrastructure.
• International (and local) IT provision of Data Centre facilities is supported by at least 5 different IT providers
of Tier 3 or above data centres in Bucharest (i.e. IBM, CloudFlare, M247, Telekom, Omnilogic, StarStorage,
etc.). They can provide a main and a backup data centre for disaster recovery, both to be accessed from
the EMA premises via a fast high volume Internet access fibre connection.
• Minimum two Tier 3 data centres (with collocation options) in geographically independent locations
(power grid, flood zones).
• Green energy standards ISO 14001, 50001 are available and subject to the EMA selection process of
suppliers for the data centre.
• Security&operational standards ISO 27001, 9001, SSAE16, PCI-DSS: most suppliers are fully compliant
with mentioned standards, the suppliers’ selection process will consider the mentioned standards.
• Ideally, Microsoft ExpressRoute & Direct Connect connectivity: the mentioned requirement is on request at
8 NetCity is the Bucharest City Hall project to help digitize the capital city of Romania. It provides for the transfer of underground cables within the project area (final
projected length of around 1,400km)

Microsoft. The building is located 200 m away from the two most important Romanian neutral collocation
centres, NX Data 1 and NX Data 2. They can provide direct circuit connections, considering Microsoft has
the mentioned service. Other 5 data centres are located within 800 m.
• Adequate carrier infrastructure, both for campus, data centre and home working facilities (may require
selection of Tier 1 carriers): two internal optic fiber rings and two different underground entrances, secured,
for providers. Each entrance comes from a different street, from different points of the metropolitan
undergrounded network.
• Ability to cater for a disaster recovery site requirement in a geographically independent location (power
grid, flood zones) from the main campus: the location has the possibility to implement such a requirement,
based on more detailed EMA specifications.
1.4. Proposed financial arrangements for the building
In Annex 4 to the present document, subject to confidentiality, are presented the main commercial terms
proposed for the Lease Contract. The information and prices are subject to final arrangements with EMA
representatives. Apart from the Lease Agreement, the mentioned Annex 4 includes also the Romanian
Goverment’s commitment to support the EMA.

II
time electronic display, accessibility for passengers
with disabilities) – fare for 2-trips: approx. 1.1 €
Competitive taxi services - Average Taxi Fare: 0.45
The accessibility
€/km
Extensive network of public bus, trolley bus and tram
of the location
transportation – fare for one-trip: approx. 0.30 €.
2.1.1. Major international airport hub

serving all EU Member States (MSs) in
maximum 3-4 hours flight time, with high
2.1. Enabling scientific experts from all EU flight frequency and carrier choice.
Member States to meet at EMA in Bucharest
Major international airport hub – Henri Coanda • International Henri Coanda Airport provides
Airport Bucharest (OTP) located at 12 km from EMA multiple daily flight connections which will allow
headquartes and serving all EU Member States EMA experts and visitors to travel to-and-from
within 3-4 hours flight time, with over 220 direct all EU Member States to Bucharest
and connecting flights per day • Perspectives to relaunch direct long haul
services from Bucharest to destinations in North
America and Asia, operated by the Romanian
The Henri Coanda International Airport will be national air carrier, TAROM
connected to the existing Metro network, by • Excellent corporate commercial offers
completion of Line VI running from Bucharest - provided by TAROM, in its entire domestic and
Otopeni - Henri Coandă International Airport, the international network, at competitive fares
Line providing for a transport capacity of 50,000 • Within 3-4 hours flight time, direct or connecting
regular flights operating from the “Henri Coanda”
passengers/hour/direction. International Airport Bucharest to 84 European
destinations in 29 countries, out of which 23
Special dedicated line of transportation for EMA European capital cities.
staff and delegates
There are non-stop flights to Bucharest from most major
The Municipality, through the Autonomous Public European cities and in the Middle-East and connecting
Entity for Transportation, can provide, using its own flights from the United States, Canada, Australia and New
means of transportation, a special dedicated line Zealand through various European and Middle Eastern
of transportation between the new EMA location Hubs. Apart from international air carriers, Romania’s
and the destinations required by its personnel, all national air carrier TAROM has concluded commercial
around Bucharest, including on the route from/to agreements with major airlines in Europe and the Middle
East. On top of that, due to its recent shift in strategy,
the International Henri Coandă Airport.
TAROM is negotiating the opportunity of re-launching
its direct long haul services from its Hub in Bucharest to
There are 4 well-connected, secure and accessible destinations in North America and Asia, with a possible
subway lines with modern trains and stations start of operations from 2018.
provided with safety and comfort facilities (waiting

The information below shows flight frequency and carrier choice for EU capital cities.
Average
Nr. Number of direct/ price in Euro
City Carrier
crt. connecting flights/day (for economy
class)
1. Amsterdam 14 KLM, TAROM, LOT, LUFTHANSA 60 - 200
2. Athens 5 TAROM, AEGEAN AIRWAYS, RYANAIR, BULGARIA AIR 33 - 141

TAROM, BLUE AIR, GERMANWINGS, AUSTRIAN, AIR SERBIA,
3. Berlin 9 63 - 256
LUFTHANSA, SWISS, KLM, EUROWINGS
4. Brusselles 5 TAROM, BLUE AIR, LOT, KLM, LUFTHANSA 57 - 200
5 Budapest 3 TAROM, WIZZ AIR 32 - 286
6. Copenhagen 10 SAS, AUSTRIAN, LOT, LUFTHANSA, 66 - 210
7. Dublin 7 BLUE AIR, RYANAIR, LUFTHANSA, KLM, BRITISH AIRWAYS 41 - 277
8. Helsinki 6 BLUE AIR, LUFTHANSA, KLM 107 - 242
9. Larnaca 3 TAROM, BLUE AIR, WIZZAIR 47 - 283
10. Lisbon 9 BLUE AIR, TAP PORTUGAL, WIZZAIR, AIR FRANCE, LUFTHANSA, KLM, 73 - 324
TAROM, BRITISH AIRWAYS, RYANAIR, SWISS, LUFTHANSA, KLM,
11. London 9 84 - 407
AUSTRIAN
12. Madrid 8 TAROM, WIZZAIR, BLUE AIR, LURTHANSA, KLM, AUSTRIAN 42 - 205
13. Malta 3 WIZZAIR, AUSTRIAN, AIR MALTA, TAROM 82 - 195
14. Oslo 7 BLUE AIR, LUFTHANSA, KLM, AUSTRIAN, RYANAIR 101 - 381
15. Paris 4 TAROM, AIR FRANCE, AIR EUROPE, VUELING AIRLINES, 59 - 377
16. Prague 2 AUSTRIAN, LUFTHANSA 63 - 186
17. Rome 4 TAROM, BLUE AIR, LUFTHANSA, TURKISH AIRLINES 38 - 151
18. Sofia 2 TAROM, 47 - 223
19. Vienna 7 TAROM, LUFTHANSA, LOT, AUSTRIAN 62 – 192
20. Stockholm 8 SAS, LOT, AUSTRIAN, LUFTHANSA 58 – 166
21. Warsaw 3 TAROM, LOT 57 – 210

22. Zagreb 3 CROATIA AIRLINES, AUSTRIAN, LUFTHANSA 102 - 452
23. Riga 3 LUFTHANSA, AEROFLOT, LOT 91 - 212
24. Tallin 6 LOT, LUFTHANSA, AIR BALTIC, KLM, AEROFLOT 82 - 294
25. Vilnius 6 KLM, LOT, RYANAIR, WIZZAIR, AIRBALTIC AUSTRIAN, LUFTHANSA 91 – 182
AUSTRIAN, LUXAIR, LUFTHANSA, KLM, AIR FRANCE, TAROM,
26. Luxemburg 10 93 - 234
RYANAIR
27. Ljubljana 6 ADRIA AIRWAYS, LUFTHANSA, AUSTRIAN, SWISS, 111 – 492
28. Bratislava 7 LUFTHANSA, AUSTRIAN LOT, TAROM, 59 - 199
TOTAL 220 -----

• Henri Coanda International Airport95 (OTP) approximately 40 minutes. A roundtrip ticket costs
Henri Coandă Airport is located 18 km (11 miles) from 7.00 Lei (about 1.56 Euro at the exchange rate of 1
downtown Bucharest. Most international flights Euro=4.50 lei).
arrive at Henri Coandă (Otopeni) Airport.
Airport facilities include ATM, currency exchange By train: Henri Coanda Express Trains offer daily
office, Taxi Desk and cell phone rentals. Major car service from Balotesti (0.5 miles from the airport) to
rental companies have offices located on the arrivals/ the main train station (Gara de Nord) with one stop
baggage claim level. at Mogosoaia. Trains run hourly from 5:56 a.m. to
Domestic Flights: Scheduled domestic flights from/ 9:00 p.m. The journey from the airport to the main
to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ), Iasi (IAS), Oradea (OMR), Satu train station takes about one hour and 10 minutes.
Mare (SUJ), Sibiu (SBZ) and Timisoara (TSR) also One-way ticket costs 6 Lei (about 1.34 Euro at the
depart from/ arrive to Henri Coandă Airport. exchange rate of 1 Euro=4.50 lei). Transfer from
Direct airlink with European capital cities: Within 3-4 Balotesti train station to the International Arrivals
hours flight time, direct, regular flights operate from Terminal is included10.6
the “Henri Coanda” International Airport Bucharest,
to 84 European destinations in 29 countries, out of Railway connection
which 23 EU capital cities For better railway connections with the Henri Coanda
International Airport, the General Transport Master
• Baneasa Airport Plan of Romania also includes a project related to
Baneasa Airport, located 8,5 Km (six miles) from achievement of the railway connection between the
downtown Bucharest, is the second airport in North Railway Station and the Henri Coanda Airport,
Bucharest, mostly used for private planes, or sport running 19.6 km in length and estimated at 97.15
activities million Euro.
Currently, the CFR Călători company operates 34 daily
2.1.2. Excellent public transport links from trips from the “Henri Coandă” Bucharest International
airports to downtown Bucharest Airport to the North Station in Bucharest, combined
with transshipment by road transport (using CFR
• Transportation between Henri Coandă Călători owned vehicles) to the “PO Otopeni Airport”
International Airport and city centre hub.
• Bucharest city centre can be reached by bus, taxi To facilitate travellers’ access from the airport to the
or train connections, directly from the airport trains, transfer minibuses are boarded at the 1st floor
bridge, the international arrivals area, where the
By taxi - Cheap taxi fares, with rates/km starting ticket stand is also located.
from 1.39 RON to 3.50 RON (the equivalent of 0.31
eurocents to 0.78 eurocents at the exchange rate of Express trains run according to the following hourly
1Euro=4,50 lei). timetable:
Airport - Bucharest North Station: first trip 05:44 to
By bus: Connections with the city centre and the 19:59, the last trip;
main train station are ensured by two express Bucharest North Station - Airport: first trip 05:40 to
buses, 780 and 783. The journey to downtown takes 19:50, last trip (37 trips in total).
9 Henri Coandă (1886–1972), aviation pioneer and inventor of the jet engine 10 Tickets can be purchased at the CFR booth International Arrivals Terminal

From the Bucharest North Railway Station, in Bucharest is the high level of security for the
connections to all city areas are provided by both people. Passenger security in the Bucharest subway
metro and public transport, ensuring night-time is high standard and comprises video surveillance
routes as well.
of passenger flows (CCTV), security personnel for
Bus transportation between Baneasa airport and access to the paltforms and security personnel in
city centre the subway trains.
Bus #131 and #783 to downtown Bucharest
Bus #205 and #780 to the main train station (Gara The Plan for Sustainable Urban Mobility 2016 –
de Nord) 2030 for the Bucharest – Ilfov Region is a strategic
The express bus system is more useful for reaching development document that uses a software, IT
destinations outside the city centre, as only a few application, for simulating and planning transports
express buses actually pass through the centre and aims at meeting the mobility needs of the people
itself. Two- or 10-journey tickets, as well as monthly and businesses in this area in order to improve the
passes, are available for these buses. quality of life, at the same time contributing at reaching
European targets regarding environment protection
Car Rental and energy efficiency. Thus, the development vision of
All major international and local car rental companies the Plan is to build an efficient, integrated, sustainable
are represented in Romania’s capital city. On average, and safe transportation system promoting economic,
the car rental per day in Bucharest is 20 lei or about social and territorial development and providing a
4.45 Euro. good quality of life.
The Autonomous Transportation Enterprise of
Bucharest (RATB), entity under the subordination of
2.1.3. Means of transportation in the capital Bucharest Municipality, provides public transportation
and has a total fleet of 1,929 units formed of buses,
city
trolleybuses and trams and 155 routes. There is a bus
route that provides a permanent link between the
• Bucharest’s public transportation network centre of the city and the International Henri Coandă
includes: subway, bus, trolley bus and tram Airport.
• 4 well-connected, secure and accessible subway
lines with modern trains and stations provided There are four subway lines (M1, M2, M3 and M4).
with safety and comfort facilities (waiting time Subway stations are indicated with the letter “M”
(blue, on a white board). At present, the fifth main
electronic display, accessibility for passengers with
line, M5, is under construction and has a length of 6.5
disabilities) – fare for 2-trips: approx. 1.1 € km and 10 stops.
• Competitive taxi services - Average Taxi Fare: 0.45 At the end of 2022, the Henri Coanda International
€/km Airport will be connected to the existing Metro
• Extensive network of public bus, trolley bus and network, by completion of Line VI running from
tram transportation – fare for one-trip: approx. Bucharest - Otopeni - Henri Coandă International
Airport, the Line providing for a transport capacity of
0,30 €
50,000 passengers/hour/direction.
• Of utmost importance for public transportation

month unlimited pass: 70 Lei (about 15.6 Euro) -
The metro provides fast, proper and economical unlimited rides/calendar month
transportation and maintains its market share.
The number of passengers transported by metro is Access in all 51 stations is provided by 100 elevators
about 20% of the total number of those using public and through special gates that allow use by people
transport, whereas the length of the metro network with physical disabilities as well. Also, all cabin trains
is approximately 4% of the total public transport are equipped for people with disabilities, children and
network of Bucharest. The Romanian metro is placed elderly persons.
in the first half of the ranking of European countries,
displaying an obvious upward trend in that respect. The subway operates from 5:00am until 11:00pm.
RATB maps can be found at stands near bus and tram
Subway fares (at the exchange rate of 1 Euro=4.50 lei): stops or online at http://www.ratb.ro/eng/index.php
2-trip metro card: 5 Lei (about 1.1 Euro)
10-trip metro card: 20 Lei (about 4.5 Euro ) Starting with 2007, the RATB has introduced low floor
1-day unlimited pass: 8 Lei ( about 1.78 Euro) - tram carriages and Euro 4 Mercedes Citaro buses.
unlimited rides during one day
7-day unlimited pass: 25 Lei (about 5.56 Euro)
- unlimited rides during one week To find the best options for point to point public
3h
2h

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transportation or to locate a street in Bucharest, there is a free Internet option: www.transporturban.ro/en.
Buses, trams and trolley buses operate between 5:00am and 11:59pm.
Tickets/cards must be purchased beforehand and validated upon boarding.

Tickets or passes can be purchased at any stand displaying the RATB logo (The Autonomous Transportation
Enterprise of Bucharest).
Travellers may be required to show the validated ticket/card during the trip.
Bus / tram / trolley bus fares11:7

magnetic travel card (electronic wallet): 3.70 Lei (Euro 0.82)
one-trip ticket or one-trip-fare: 1.30 Lei (Euro 0.30)
day pass: 8.0 Lei (Euro 1.78)
week pass: 17.0 Lei (Euro 3.78)
two-week pass: 25.0 Lei (Euro 5.56)
month pass: 50 Lei (Euro 11.20)
Tickets are interchangeable for the bus, tram and trolley bus, with the exception of express buses.
11 Exchange rate used is: 1Euro = 4.50 lei

2.1.4. Taxi transportation
Numerous taxi companies operate in the city at one of the lowest fares in Europe.
2017 Average Taxi Fares in Euro, in some EU cities12:8

No City Taxi start Taxi 1 km Range 10 Km
1. Bucharest 0.45 0.45 4.95
2. Budapest 1.46 0.91 10.56
3. Vienna 3.85 2.18 25.65
4. Berlin 3.90 2.00 23.90
5. Amsterdam 3.95 2.18 25.75
6. Milan 5.00 1.09 15.90
7. Tallin 2.50 0.50 7.50
8. Lille 5.00 1.90 24.00
2.1.5. Bicycle rental
Friendly bike rental facilities and cycling infrastructure with major expansion prospects
The General Council of Bucharest has passed a project for construction
of 42 bicycle circuits in Bucharest, besides those already existing.
All major cities in Romania, including Bucharest, have their local or national bicycle rental companies. On
average the bicycle rental per day in Bucharest is between 5 lei and 80 lei, or 1.12 euro and 17.78 euro at
1 euro = 4.50 lei.
For the first time in Bucharest, the first automatic stations for renting bicycles have been launched, I’Velo
Urban. These bicycles will provide better mobility for the citizens, being placed in the most important places
in Bucharest, on the routes with the highest inflow of public transportation travellers. The automatic bike-
sharing stations are: Piața Universității, Piața Revoluției, Piața Romană, Piața Victoriei, Piața Charles de
Gaulles, Kaufland Barbu Văcărescu, near the subway stations.
12 https://www.numbeo.com/taxi-fare/in

At the same time, according to the Master Plan of
2.1.6. Other transportation means General Transport in Romania, preparation of a range
connecting Bucharest to EU cities of projects for high-speed railway, successive schedule
and rail services are starting this year, including a
set of projects and investments related to both the
The Romanian railway network covers the entire
railway and railway services, in order to capitalize on
country, with 10,632 km length of routes and a
the socio-economic potential of certain development
19,868 km developed length. In 2011, the Romanian
regions in Romania.
railway network was the eighth largest network in
the European Union. The Romanian railway network
The proposed project package aims to increase
has a density of 533.5 km / 1,000,000 inhabitants,
the attractiveness of rail passenger transport (with
exceeding the European Union average of 429.4 km
immediate favourable effects for freight transport), by
network per million inhabitants.
decreased journey time, increased safety and comfort,
as well as by introducing certain railway services. The
The national company operates several trains
railway-directed projects and investment package
providing direct connections to the following
will be implemented for railway sectors with a higher
European cities: Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul, Chişinău,
potential for attracting passengers and serving
Sofia and Tessaloniki. Connection trains are provided
economically and socially attractive areas.
to the other European cities.

There are a number of concessionary fares for passengers travelling by train, local buses or inter-county
buses. For example, in Bucharest, the following persons are exempt from fares: children under the age of 7,
war veterans, persons with disabilities and all categories of pensioners. High school and university students
attending day classes benefit from discounts of 50% of the monthly transport card. In the case of train
transport on SNCFR trains, primary and secondary school students, as well as full-time university students
at public universities or at accredited private universities benefit from 50% discounts for ‘regio’ train fares in
second class, whereas pensioners benefit from 6 one-way second-class tickets at a 50% discount for ‘regio’
and ‘interregio’ train fares in second class. Private railway companies also offer discounts of 50% on fares for
pupils/students/pensioners.
Several international bus companies operate regular transport to most EU countries destinations.
2.2. Accomodation for experts and delegates
Convenient accommodation for delegates and experts in over 140 hotels and 10.000 hotel
rooms ranging from exclusive to mid-range
Bucharest offers a range of hotels to ease travel experience of experts or delegates in order to maximize
their productivity at the EMA headquarter. The price boundaries are consistent with the offered services and
number of stars. The star system in Bucharest is consistent with the European one, with major international
hotels present in the City.
The table below shows all Bucharest hotels ranked by stars, including number of rooms and number of beds.
Bucharest Hotel Industry In Numbers as of March 2017139

HOTEL STARS NUMBER OF HOTELS NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF BEDS
5 stars 10 1,940 3,854
4 stars 49 5,092 9,968
3 stars 56 2,235 4,364
2 stars 20 807 1,499
1 star 5 297 566
TOTAL 140 10,371 20,251
Hotel accommodation: 5-15 minutes walking distance from the Dimitrie Pompeiu’s building location, there
are some 4 star hotels with a total of 606 rooms: the Caro Hotel (184 rooms), the Cristal Hotel (74) , the
Phoenicia Hotel (348 rooms). New hotels are under development such as, the Europa Royal on Dimitrie
Pompeiu Boulevard.
13 Source: 2017, Ministry of Tourism monitoring system.

III
tongues (Bulgarian, German or Hungarian);
• 6 private schools in Bucharest registered as
Facilities
operating according to the rules and principles of
different education systems (3 UK, FR, EL, US);
• Higher education offer in Bucharest is free for top
students admitted to undergraduate degrees in
Adequate facilities for public universities;
children of EMA staff

• 12 public universities and 15 private universities,
offering 50 Bachelor programmes in English,
17 Bachelor programmes in French, 8 Bachelor
programmes in German;
3.1. Strong Educational System • 84 Master programmes offered mainly in English;
• Doctoral studies are in Romanian, with the
• The Romanian educational system is based on possibility to be organized in an international
strong European traditions and a multilingual language as well, upon student’s request.
environment of education for both children and
adults;
• It has evolved taking into consideration the labour A high percentage of language skilled
market and its modern needs, offering a diverse citizens. 97% of Romanian high school
range of modern curricula and specialities; students study two or more foreign
• Education in Romania is based on a free-tuition, languages. The predominant languages are
egalitarian system; English, French, German and Spanish, yet
• EU-recognition of diplomas;
initiatives for teaching Japanese, Nordic
• Bucharest offers a wide range of educational
languages or the entire Latin language
institutions for all ages, from nurseries,
family (Spanish, Italian, French) exist.
kindergartens, secondary schools and high
schools;
• Over 450 public primary and secondary schools,
while over 30 schools (from pre-school to high-
school) feature international profiles. In most
of those schools, the language used is English,
although international schools with German,
French, Spanish and other non-EU languages also
operate in Bucharest;
• 3 public schools with education provided in mother

In order to match the needs of the EMA staff and their families, the Romanian proposal presents its
international school offer for the children of the EMA staff.
Education in Romania is based on a free-tuition, egalitarian system. Access to free education is guaranteed
by Article 32 of the Romanian Constitution, based on one of the main humanitarian European principles
formulated by Immanuel Kant in the 18th Century: proclaim the natural dignity and inherent worth of all
human beings. Education is regulated and enforced by the Ministry of National Education. Each step has its
own form of organization and is subject to different laws and directives.
The national educational system:

• has open character, allowing for the mobility of pupils, by transfer from one school unit/form/field of
study/pathway to another;
• has pluralistic character (public or private schools, in educational alternative systems such as Step by
Step, Waldorf, Freinet, Montessori etc.) and provides schooling methods in the official state language
(Romanian), in the native languages of pupils from national minorities or in languages of international
circulation.
3.2. Bucharest offer
“We express our commitment to ensure that all the requests on the schooling of the
648 EMA’s staff children are met in due time and confirms the availability of the
international, private and public schools from Bucharest to enroll the children.”
-The Romanian Ministry of National Education
3.2.1. Nurseries and kindergartens (age group 0-3 years and 3-6 years)
Early childhood (0-6 years old) education includes before preschool level (0-3 years) and preschool (3-6
years) and is organized in younger/toddler group, middle group and pre-schoold proper group.1411
Before preschool early education can take place in nurseries, kindergartens and day care centres, public or
private, according to the same educational content and in compliance with the same national standards.
Preschool education is conducted in kindergartens and schools (public or private) with pre-school education
forms, according to the same curriculum and following the same national standards.
Children are organized, on a regular basis, by homogeneous age groups.

14 Guide for enrollment in kindergarten (ARACIP - 2016)

The table below gives examples of private kindergartens in Bucharest with teaching languages other than Romanian.
Teaching language,
No Name of the school Adress Status
other than Romanian
Accredited
1 The Educational „Lauder - Reut” 15 Iuliu Barash St, sector 3, English
By MEN
Accredited German, as a native

2 ”FRIDOLIN” Kindergarten 9-13 Făgăraș Street, Sector 1
By MEN language
Accredited German, as a native

3 Adiwelt Kindergarten Str. Elena C uza nr. 55 – 57, sector 4
By MEN language
Accredited
4 "SOS Satul Copiilor" Kindergarten Calea Floreasca nr. 165, sector 1 English
By MEN
Municipiul București, str. Răsăritului Accredited

5 Primary School ”Romania-Finish” Finish
nr. 59 By MEN
Str. Lt. col.C-tin Marinescu nr.17, Accredited

6 „Happy Planet Kids” Kindergarten English
sector 6 By MEN
Accredited
7 "Olga Gudynn International School" Kindergarten Str. Băneasa Ancuța nr. 8, sector 2 English
By MEN
Accredited
8 „Sfântul Andrei ” Kindergarten Str. Bulgăruş nr. 44, sector 5 English
By MEN
Accredited
9 King s Oak British International School Str. Petre S. Aurelian nr 66, sector 1 English
By MEN
Accredited
10 Verita International School Bd. Dacia nr 79, sector 1 English
By MEN
With a flexible payment system, the average yearly costs/child in private kindgergartens are: for a half day
nursery – an average of 6,000 euro/year; for a full day nursery – an average of 7,800 euro/year.
3.2.2. Primary and secondary school
Compulsory schooling usually starts at age 6, with the “preparatory school year” (clasa pregătitoare), which
is mandatory for enrolment in the first grade.
In Romania, high school starts in the 9th grade and generally takes 4 years to complete; vocational high
schools take 5 years. Public institutions do not charge tuition fees and offer scholarships to students with

academic merit or/and underprivileged.
The Romanian secondary education system includes:

• National colleges: the most prestigious, well equipped and internationally-connected secondary-school
institutions in Romania;
• Economic and technical colleges: both offer academic programs geared towards technical/service
industry training;
• High schools: usually a high school’s name is indicative of its academic focus: theoretical high schools,
economic high-schools etc.;
• School groups: two schools that have teamed up, generally a high school offering technical or service
industry programs and a School of Arts and Trades
Schooling is d until the tenth grade (Lower Secondary), which corresponds to the age of sixteen or seventeen.
The school educational cycle ends in the twelfth grade (Upper Secondary), when students graduate
the baccalaureate.
Relevant public schools in Bucharest teaching in languages other than Romanian

In Bucharest, there are public schools where teaching is in Bulgarian, German or Hungarian, as mother
tongues, education being offered from pre-school to high-school.
Public Schools teaching in Bulgarian, German and Hungarian
No School Name Teaching regime/program
1 Goethe National German College (from pre-school to high school) German, mother tongue
2 Ady Endre Theoretical High School Bucharest (from pre-school to high school) Hungarian, mother tongue
3 Hristo Botev Theoretical High School ( from primary to high school) Bulgarian, mother tongue

Bilingual education is offered in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portugues in a number of
public schools in Bucharest, presented in the table below.
List of public schools providing bilingual education divided by Bucharest administrative districts according to the rules and
principles of the Romanian education system
District School Name Level Teaching regime/program
1 National College "I.L.Caragiale" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
1 National College "I.L.Caragiale" Upper Secondary German - Bilingual
1 National College "Ion Neculce" Upper Secondary Italian - bilingual
1 National College "Sfântul Sava" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
1 High School "Alexandru Vlahuţă" Upper Secondary German - Bilingual
1 High School "Nicolae Iorga" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
1 Bilingual High School "Miguel de Cervantes" Upper Secondary Spanish - bilingual
2 National College “Şcoala Centrală” Upper Secondary French - bilingual
2 National College "Cantemir Vodă" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
2 National College "Iulia Haşdeu" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
2 National College "Iulia Haşdeu" Upper Secondary Spanish - bilingual
2 National College "Spiru Haret" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
2 National College Bilingv "George Coşbuc" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
2 High School Bilingv "Ita Wegman" Upper Secondary German - Bilingual
3 High School "Dante Alighieri" Upper Secondary Italian - bilingual
4 National College "Ion Creangă" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
6 National College "Elena Cuza" Upper Secondary English - Bilingual
6 High School "Eugen Lovinescu" Upper Secondary Portuguese - bilingual
Additionally, there are a number of private international schools teaching in English, French, Greek or German.

International Private Schools in Bucharest
No School Name Teaching regime/program
1 International British School of Bucharest English - Bilingual
2 Bucharest Beirut International School Lebanese, English
3 The American International School of Bucharest English
4 The British School of Bucharest English
5 Lycée Français Anna de Noailles French
6 Verita International School English
7 „Athena” Helenic School Greek
8 King's Oak British International School English
English
9 The Mark Twain International School
IBO Educational Programme
English
10 EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST
IBO Educational Programme
There are a number of private schools with teaching language in English or German:

Name of the school Level of education Teaching language, other than Romanian
Primary education English language
The Lauder- Reut Educational Complex Secondary education English language
High-school education The bilingual program - English language
Primary School „FRIDOLIN” Primary education German, as a native language
Secondary School „FRIDOLIN” Secondary education German, as a native language
Primary education German, as a native language

Secondary School ”Zeppelin Schule”
Secondary education German, as a native language

Some of these international private schools are registered as operating according to the rules and principles
of different education systems (EU Countries mainly):
Private schools in Bucharest according to the rules and principles of different education systems (EU Countries mainly)
Name of the Education documents

Address Educational system Curricula
school issued by the school
Lycée Français Curriculum corresponding Diplôme national du brevet,

Șos. București-Ploiești, The education system
Anna de to the educational system Diplôme du baccalauréat
nr. 160A, DN1 of the French Republic
Noailles of the French Republic general.
The educational Curriculum of the Graduation diplomas,

Şcoala Elena Str. Parfumului nr. 9,
system in the Republic educational system in the Education certificates
„Athena” sector 3
of Greece Hellenic Republic Transfer certificate
The educational Curriculum corresponding

The British Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae system in the United to the educational system Cambridge University (CIE)
School of nr. 42 - 42A, Oraşul Kingdom of Great of the United Kingdom of CIE-IGCSE, EDEXCELL-IGCSE/
Bucharest Voluntari, Pipera Britain and Northern Great Britain and Northern GCSE, Edexcel-AiDA
Ireland Ireland
The educational Curriculum corresponding

The Portfolio of diplomas
system in the United to the educational system
International Şos. Gării Căţelu nr 1 R, (Cambridge IGCSE,
Kingdom of Great of the United Kingdom of
School of sector 3 Cambridge AL) on the
Britain and Northern Great Britain and Northern
Bucharest passing of specific exams
Ireland Ireland
Graduation of diploma
The educational Curriculum corresponding and portfolio of diplomas
International system in the United to the educational system (Cambridge Checkpoint,
Str. Agricultori nr. 19 A
British School Kingdom of Great of the United Kingdom of Cambridge IGCSE,
-25, sector 2
of Bucharest Britain and Northern Great Britain and Northern Cambridge AS, Cambridge
Ireland Ireland AL) on the passing of specific
exams
The educational
system in the Curriculum corresponding
United States of to the educational system
The American Diploma for graduation of an
America Primary in the United States of
International Şos. Pipera-Tunari, No US High-School
Years Programme America IBO Primary years
School of 196, Orașul Voluntari, International Baccalaureate
of IBO (PYP), Middle programe, IBO Middle
Bucharest, LLC Diploma
Years Programme of Years Programme, IBO
IBO (MYP), Diploma Diploma Programe
Programme of IBO (DP)
The average costs of studies in private educational system in Bucharest are: for primary school – an
average of 9,955 euro/year; for secondary education – an average of 11,000 euro/year for tuition only.
As for the payment system, is flexible like the other mentioned forms of education.

There are 12 public universities in Bucharest and
3.2.3 Higher education degrees 15 private universities, offering 50 Bachelor’s
programmes in English, 17 Bachelor’s programmes
Passing the Baccalaureate exam is a prerequisite for in French, 8 Bachelor’s programmes in German.
admission to higher education. Students apply to a As regards the Master’s degrees, for the academic
school or department within a university. Admissions year 2017-2018, in Bucharest there are 84 Master’s
usually depend on one’s Baccalaureate grade and programmes offered mainly in English. Doctoral
yearly GPA in secondary education, the student’s studies are in Romanian with the posibility to also
score in the university-organized admissions exam, be organized in an international language, upon
an interview and more (usually a mix of the above). students’ request.
Should a student decide to continue her/his studies
Most Bachelor’s programs in Romania take 3 years to in Bucharest, it is worth mentioning that, while
complete. However, some programs take longer to maintaining academic standards, tuition and living
complete, for example those in some technical fields, costs for students are low.
medicine and architecture.
A brief description of the 12 public universities in
Master’s programs (MA) take 2 years beyond Bucharest offering foreing languages programmes is
the Bachelor’s degree. Master’s programs are a available in Annex 5.
prerequisite for admission to PhD programs.
PhD programs usually take 3 years to complete. Equivalence of diplomas in Romania
Under special circumstances, the duration of study The National Centre for Recognition and Equivalence
may be extended by 1 or 2 years. of Diplomas (NCRED), member of the ENIC-
NARIC networks of National Centres for academic
The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is information and recognition abroad, recognizes
compulsory in Romanian universities. For each year education documents of pre-university level acquired
of study, the student receives 60 ECTS (slightly abroad, through evaluating and establishing the level,
more if they take on, say, all electives instead of just the field/specialization, in relation to the Romanian
picking the compulsory amount; also if they take educational system, in keeping with international
teacher training modules), an average of 30 ECTS norms and good practices in the field of recognition.
per semester. The undergraduate program will have
from 180 to 240 ECTS and the MA program from 90 Subsequently to evaluation, the NCRED may
to 120 ECTS. recognize the level, the field of studies and/or the
specialization, automatically or by taking equivalency
Romanian students are eligible for the Erasmus + examinations or other compensatory measures. With
program and can study for one or two semesters at the aim to implement the compensatory measures,
a wide range of universities in the European Higher the NCRED collaborates with the County School
Education Area. Education is free for top students Inspectorates and with the School Inspectorate of
admitted to undergraduate degrees at public Bucharest Municipality.
universities. By law, these top students are waived This procedure is implemented for the continuation
the tuition fees for a BA, an MA and a PhD. of studies in Romania, as well as for access to the
labour market.

The NCRED recognizes education documents
that prove graduation of XI-XII grades and
graduation from upper-secondary studies at
Baccalaureate level, from professional schools
and the post-secondary schools.
Starting with 2015, by Minister Decree no.

5268/2015, files submitted for validation of
the study periods carried out abroad and
within education-providing organizations,
corresponding to an educational system from
another country (grades I-X), are received and
evaluated by the local School Inspectorates.
The NCRED recognizes educational activities

in Romania corresponding to an education
system from another country.
Aiming at maintaining the right to free
practice for bearing a regulated profession in
Romania, the NCRED recognizes (in keeping
with the 2005/36/CE Directive) diplomas
acquired within EU member-states, within the
European Economic Area and within the Swiss
Confederation, which give access to regulated
professions, wherever the regulatory acts
concerning the profession do not require
otherwise.

IV Appropriate
Access
Access to the labour market, social
security and medical care for both
children and spouses/ partners
The cost of living in Romania – especially in Bucharest – is approximately 50%

lower compared to other important western cities in EU Member States (Vienna,
London, Berlin, Paris) and at least 12% cheaper than other capitals of CEE countries
(Prague, Warsaw or Budapest).15
According to the structure of total consumption expenditure in the first quarter

of 2016, housing and water, electricity and natural gas accounted represent 19.6 %
of household consumption. Other household expenses cover leisure and culture
(3.1 %), transportation (5.9 %), healthcare (5.3 %), communications (5.1 %), clothing
and footwear (5.2 %), home furnishings and maintenance (4.5 %), etc.
Bucharest offers the largest labour market in the country, with a dynamic and
diverse business environment with soaring competitiveness indicators. All
branches of industry are present in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, as this is the main
industrial agglomeration in the country.
In the past few years, the workforce has reoriented massively towards the services
sector, which at present is the main contributor to this region’s economy. This
region also has the fastest growth rates in sectors such as the building and
real estate sector. Other highly dynamic sectors are the retail, distribution and
management sectors.
The economic environment in this region is highly attractive, as a result of

direct investments, the existing institutional structure, a skilled workforce and a
communications system.
15 Source: Invest Romania

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4.1 Brief overview of the Romanian labour market
The main types of enterprises present on the labour market are companies - limited liability
companies (SRL), joint-stock companies (SA), partnerships (SNC), simple partnerships (SCS), joint-
stock partnerships (SCA), sole traders (PFA) and family associations.
The main categories of employers are multinational companies, profit/non-profit state-owned
companies, private companies and NGOs. According to the 2016 Coface CEE Top 500 Companies
study, the largest companies in Romania in terms of turnover are: Automobile Dacia SA, OMV Petrom
Marketing SRL, OMV Petrom SA, Rompetrol Rafinare SA, Kaufland România, Rompetrol Downstream
SRL, British American Tobacco Trading SRL, Lukoil Romania SRL, Carrefour România SA, EON Energie
România SA and Transgaz SA.
The main types of employment contract are contracts which may be fixed-term or permanent, with
full-time or part-time working hours. Certain jobs require specific qualifications and/or experience.
Romanian labour market – ANOFM key figures (as of 1 January 2016)

• active population - 8 776 800 persons;
• 54.1 % men and 45.9 % women in the total active population;
• most employees work in the services sector (3,100,200 people);
• 1,821,800 persons are employed in the industrial and construction sectors;
• the employment rate of the working age population (15-64 years old) was 61.8 %, with a higher rate for men (70.0 %,
compared to 53.4 % for women).
Bucharest labour market – ANOFM key figures (as of 1 January 2016)

• active population - 1,533,700 persons (44.4 % of the country’s total population);
• unemployment rate (as on 31 December 2016) - 1.4 % – the lowest at national level (only 20 600 unemployed per-
sons);
• the employed population tends to have a high level of training and qualifications;
• the main economic sector in which the population is employed is the services sector (71.3 %), followed by industry
and the construction sector (26.2 %), while agriculture accounts for only 2.4 %. Services generate the largest num-
ber of jobs.

providers (Romanian or from other EU/EEA countries)
4.2. How to find a job of specialised services aimed at stimulating the labour
market. The list of private providers of employment
Jobseekers who are EU or EEA citizens have free access services authorised to operate on the domestic market
to the Romanian labour market. Nationals of other can be found on the individual websites of the county
Member States of the European Union are employed employment agencies.
in the same conditions as Romanian nationals and
have to complete all the employment formalities. It is
recommended that sufficient time be allowed between 4.3. Self-employment
the signing of the individual employment contract and
the start of work at the Romanian employer, so as to Natural persons who are EU/EEA citizens may carry
enable the EU national to complete all the required out business activities in Romania, as follows: as sole
formalities. traders, individually and on a self-employed basis; as
entrepreneurs owning an individual undertaking; as
Interested persons may contact and register with members of a family enterprise, in accordance with
one of the 41 employment agencies in the counties or the national legislation in this area.
in Bucharest, or with one of the 70 local employment
agencies spread throughout the country. Sole traders and individual or family enterprises may
be authorised to carry out business activities in any
County agencies provide information, counselling field, trade or profession, with the exception of those
and mediation services for jobseekers or unemployed governed by special laws, but they must be residents
persons, as well as information and mediation services in Romania. Registration in the Trade Register and
for potential employers. The services offered are free of an operating permit are mandatory. Sole traders
charge. carrying out independent business activities are
A database is available, at both county and national level,

containing all the jobs offered by Romanian employers,
who are required by law to declare all their vacancies
to the National Employment Agency (ANOFM). Job
vacancies can be found under the ‘Locuri de muncă’
(Jobs) section on the ANOFM’s website. Details of the
vacancies are displayed in Romanian.
EU/EEA citizens who are unemployed persons

receiving unemployment benefits in another EU/EEA
state and who are seeking a job in Romania may export
their unemployment benefits (for a maximum period of
3 to 5 months), provided that they register as jobseekers
with the county employment agency covering the area
where they have established their residence in Romania.
On the national labour market there are also private

regarded as self-employed. Self-employment status refers to the right to benefit from the public pension
scheme and other social insurance schemes, the social healthcare insurance system and the unemployment
insurance system, in accordance with relevant laws.
Sole traders may not employ other persons on the basis of individual employment contracts to carry out
the activities for which the legal authorisation for self-employment has been obtained. Owners of individual
undertakings may employ other persons under an individual employment contract, may collaborate with
other sole traders, with other owners of individual undertaking, with representatives of a family enterprise
or with other legal persons. Family enterprises have two or several members of the same family. Members
of a family enterprise are insured under the state social insurance system (pensions, unemployment and
healthcare).
4.4. Romanian Social Assistance Policy
The Romanian law of social assistance, respectively Law no.292/2011, stipulates that social assistance benefits
are granted to all categories in vulnerable situations, without discrimination.
The right to social assistance measures is guaranteed for all Romanian citizens, as well as to citizens of other
countries, stateless persons and any other person who has acquired a form of protection and resides in
Romania, without any discrimination.
Social assistance benefits granted in Romania are financial transfers granted for:
• family and children (family benefits);

• preventing poverty and social exclusion risk (means tested benefits);
• persons with special needs (disability benefits);
• other types of benefits and facilities (emergency aids).
4.5. Employment possibilities for families and partners of the EMA staff
Foreign nationals are mostly employed in the Business Services Sector (BSS), the headquarters of
multinational corporations, consulting companies or international law firms; were at the end of 2016, BSS
foreign employees, around 150,000 persons, 20% increase over 2015.
BSS centres provide IT, HR, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Legal, Research & Analysis and R&D services
in a multitude of different languages to all parts of the world.

Top employers in the BSS sector:
OMV PETROM SA, Kaufland Romania SCS, Auchan Romania SA, Carrefour Romania SA. Mega Image SRL,
Addeco Human Reources SRL, Telekom Romania Communication SA, Romania Hipermarche SA, Metro Cash
& Carry SRL, Lugera&Makler SRL, Mercer, Accenture, GSK, Pfizer, Novartis, Abbvie, Abbott, Roche, MSD,
Merk, Microsoft Romania, IBM Romania, Daimler Benz Romania.
Major consulting companies:
Ernst & Young, Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, McKinsey, BCG, Roland Berger, Colliers, Cushman &
Wakefield
Major international law firms:
Allen & Overy LLP, Martinez-Echevarría, Perez & Ferrero Lawyers, Squire Sanders, White & Case, Dessewffy,
Dávid and Partners Law Office, Rokas Law Firm, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Pipers Dinu SCA, Dentons, Wolf
Theiss, Noerr Finance&Tax SRL, Clifford Chance, Kinstellar SCA, Leroy&Asociates.

4.6. Secure life for the EMA staff, families and children
Bucharest is one of the safest EU capitals (with less than 1% criminality rate per 100,000
inhabitants) providing a safe place to work and live for its citizens.
It has never been a target for terrorist attacks, being very well placed in the international ranking statistics
- 0.2 score in the Political Stability and Absence of Terrorism index by the World Bank (2015).
According to the EB-86 Standard Eurobarometer, published in November 2016, Romanian citizens perceive
as low the risk to national security referring to the main indicators, namely criminality, immigration and
terrorism.
The level of the terrorist alert is BLUE-CAUTION (level 2 of 5).

The European Medicines Agency and its staff shall benefit from the privileges and immunities established
in Protocol (No 7) to the EU Treaties.
Romania is committed to other possible complementary provisions in a headquarters agreement specifying

the detailed provisions with regard to application of the protocol.
Preserving privileges and immunities – first level of security for EMA staff in Bucharest
The European Medicines Agency and its staff shall benefit from the privileges and immunities established
in Protocol (No 7) on the privileges and immunities of the European Union no. C 83/266 published in the
Official Journal of the European Union on March 30, 2010, enjoying the usual immunities and inviolabilities
provided by this Protocol. Similar measures as those adopted for other European or international
organisations’ branches based in Romania would be applied. According to the Protocol, national staff
working for the European Medicines Agency shall enjoy only functional immunities and privileges.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ensures the application of provisions of the above mentioned Protocol,
thus the Agency and its staff only has to register with the Protocol Directorate in order to benefit from
these privileges and immunities. One of the responsibillities of the EMA Human Resources Department in
Bucharest will be registration of EMA staff with the MFA.
Upon a final decision regarding the future location of the European Medicines Agency, Romania is committed
to other possible complementary provisions in a headquarters agreement specifying the detailed provisions
with regard to application of the protocol.

Safe life for EMA staff in Bucharest – national security and stability
Romania is a pillar of stability in the region and has a unique geostrategic position in the Black Sea area, in
the present context, able to set up a security platform in the Black Sea, the Balkans, Central Asia and the
Middle East area.
Guaranteeing the safety of citizens, protecting their rights and fundamental freedoms represent national
objectives, besides those that define and outline Romania’s strategic credibility, at international level.
The present system of public order and national security in Romania has proved its viability, being appreciated
as one of the most efficient in Europe, the criminal phenomenon being very well managed by the Romanian
authorities.
Internally, a high level of security and safety is maintained, the existing crimes being on a downward trend
over the past 4 years, this way reaching the lowest value of the last 10 years.
Citizen safety is at the highest level. Criminal behaviour is kept under control, with no special events
registered.
Crime prevention activities carried out by Romanian authorities are targeted largely towards issues that
citizens consider priorities for improvement of safety problems. In the prevention area, special attention
is paid to the education environment.

The rate of serious violent crime, is low (only 0.2% of all notified offences) and it is not characterized by
severe forms of manifestation.
According to the EB-86 Standard Eurobarometer, published in November 2016, the population of ROMANIA
perceives as low the risk to national security, referring to the main indicators, namely criminality,
immigration and terrorism.
The same study appreciates that Romanian citizens did not consider criminality as one of the main factors
that could affect them individually, this being only on the 12th place of 15. One of the study conclusion
mentions that Romanian citizens do not consider criminality one of the major problems that concern
them, this perception being widely due to the increase of citizens’ safety.
The results registered as regards the constant decrease of crime at national level is also due to the excellent
cooperation of law enforcement institutions with similar international agencies, namely the INTERPOL,
the EUROPOL and the US law enforcement agencies.
Against the background of the restricting law regarding arms and ammunition, Romania efficiently manages
this issue, not registering significant incidents affecting the safety of citizens or disturbing public order and
safety.
The activities developed for preventing crime around education areas are in compliance with the objective
assumed in the “National Strategy of public order and safety 2015 - 2020”, regarding the creation of a
safe environment for education, by constantly involving competent institutions in increasing the degree
of safety within the education institutions.
Starting with July 2016, a new common national action plan has been implemented for increasing the
degree of safety of students and teachers, as well as for preventing juvenile delinquency within and
around pre-university education units.
The dynamic of traffic accidents has recorded lower figures, scoring lower than foreseen by Romania to its
European partners according to the European Road Safety Action Programme.
Regarding the prevention and countering terrorism, efficient coordination of law enforcement agencies
from the National System for Prevention and Terrorism Countering, based on concrete measures, allowed
early warning identification of any form of (self) radicalisation or intentions to support or execution of
terrorist attacks on national territory, the level of the terrorist alert being BLUE-CAUTION (level 2 of 5).
On the grounds of terrorist attacks multiplying, raising of their scale and diversity of attack patterns,
the need has been highlighted for identification of adequate answers for limitation of this phenomenon,

irrespective of manifestation form. In this regard, Romania has proposed to set up an International Court
Against Terrorism, designed as an International Penal Law Organism, which should have as main goal
deterring terrorism acts and conviction of perpetrators, wherever the crime may have been commited.
In regard of countering trafficking of human beings, according to the Annual Report of the US State
Department, published in June 2017, Romania has made increasing efforts to enforce the rule of law,
cooperation with NGO’s and developing their financial mechanisms. In this regard, Romania ranked 2nd of 4
tiers.
Against the European trend of evolution with regard to migration, especially on the Western Balkans route,
in result of implementation of the mechanisms for countering illegal migration and illegal staying, the illegal
migration phenomenon is efficiently dealt with by the Romanian authorities, ranking low in relative
numbers.
Although not yet full a Member of the Schengen area, Romania currently applies most of the provisions
of the Schengen acquis and acts as a de facto Schengen member with a significant contribution to EU
internal security, responsibly and efficiently managing over 2000 km of external border of the European
Union.
Romania fulfils all technical criteria for joining the Schengen Area, having succesfully completed evaluation
of the 7 fields of interests (police cooperation, data protection, consulates, maritime, air and land borders,
SIS/SIRENE), as also ackonowledged at EU level (the EU Council).
Excellent IT&C systems for an excellent future of Gbit society

One of the strong points of Bucharest’s communication infrastructure is the wide spread of optic fibre
networks, leading to superior internet access and data transmission rates, the foundation of the future
Gigabit society. Bucharest’s NetCity project, the underground infrastructure for optic fibre, is an innovative
project and one of the large investments made in city’s communication infrastructure, in line with the
European socio-economic development policy for local communities.
Bucharest hosts several public data centres of European dimension, able to assure optimal collocation
and/or operation of equipment, including back-up and disaster recovery services, as well as high capacity
connections with European and global content and connectivity providers. Two public internet interexchange
points operate in Bucharest ensuring strong connectivity with ISPs active at national level as well as with
global carriers; this is helpful in providing reliability and redundancy of communication paths.
From the perspective of costs related to provision of communication services, due to the increased
competitiveness of the Romanian market, tariffs of communication services are among the lowest in Europe,
ensuring a high quality/price ratio. Thus, on the retail level, usual tariffs for mobile voice and data services
are between 2 EUR/month and 9 EUR/month, while usual tariffs for fixed internet do not exceed 11 EUR/
month for services with speeds up to 1000 Mbps through optic fibre.

Regarding the quality of the internet access service, international studies place Romania at the top of the world’s
high-speed internet. Thus, according to the latest “State of the Internet” connectivity report conducted by the
American group Akamai, for the first quarter of 2017, Romania ranked second among European countries with
the highest average peak internet connection speed. The average peak speed in Romania was 95 Mbps in the
first quarter of this year, up 15% over the same period of 2016.
These data are also confirmed by the measurements made using the speed measurement application made
available to users by the NRA, Netograf.ro. According to it, in the first quarter of 2017 the average download speed
for fixed internet in Bucharest registered 119 Mbps and the average upload speed 106 Mbps. At the same time, the
average download speed for mobile internet was 34 Mbps and the average upload speed was 14 Mbps.
It should also be added that fixed internet offers of the main providers offering services in Bucharest usually
mention connections at speeds between 500 and 1000 Mbps.
4.7. Comprehensive and high-quality healthcare services, public and/or private
Health insurance costs are generally covered by the Romanian government, which guarantees
access to public healthcare services for all.
Besides, citizens can opt for private insurance schemes, which bear accessible costs and provide
access to a wide-range of services in public or private institutions.
There are currently over 50 public hospitals in Bucharest, as well as a wide range of private operated
clinics and hospitals.
Hospital infrastructure development is a major priority in Romania, as there are several ongoing
initiatives to fund the construction and equipment of new and existing facilities.
Access to healthcare is guaranteed by Article 34 in the Constitution of Romania, which specifies that the
state is obliged “to guarantee the sheltering of healthcare”.
Every citizen of Romania is entitled to cost-free, unrestricted medical procedures, as established by a
physician. Citizens of the European Union have the right to free emergency medical assistance.
Romania offers benefits of an universal healthcare system. The state finances primary, secondary and
tertiary healthcare. Public health campaigns are financed by the Government of Romania. The Ministry of
Health of Romania is required to manage and supervise the public healthcare sector.
The Romanian healthcare system has turned from a centralized model, in which healthcare providers were
directly employed by the Romanian Ministry of Health (RMoH), to a contract model in which healthcare
providers in the healthcare system are independent and in contractual relationships with the insurance fund.

The RMoH is responsible for providing preventive accelerators for cancer treatment
services at both the individual and population level. • Funding the 15 percent increase of the
At local level, preventive activities are organized healthcare system salaries
and supervised by the District Public Healthcare
Authorities. Facilities and equipment
For 2017, the budget allocated for the healthcare Healthcare services in Romania have evolved during
sector is 33. 8 billion lei (approx. 800 million euro) the past few years and especially since the country
or 4.15% of GDP, with 3.5 billion lei (78 million euro) joined the European Union in 2007. The government
more than in 2016, plus 3. 9 billion lei (80 million has been taking strict measures to ensure that all
euro), commitment appropriations. citizens have access to healthcare facilities and
services. It is also securing and deploying funds to
Main objectives funded for 2017 are: improve the current state of healthcare in Romania,
• Compensated and free medicines (155.5 million in both the private and public systems, so as to
euro additionally allocated) continue the improvement of healthcare systems.
• Construction of regional hospitals and
providing each county hospital with a tomography The Ministry of Health regulates the healthcare
computer sector in Romania. The governmental bodies in
• Purchase of mandatory vaccines for children Romania are working towards setting up quality
(172 million euro) management system in the healthcare sector, to
• Providing seven hospitals with linear review the standards of healthcare facilities.

A National Agency for Quality Control in the Healthcare Sector was set up in 2015 by the Government of
Romania to determine, through standardization, quality assurance and continuous quality improvement of
healthcare services, patient safety, healthcare services assessment and accreditation of healthcare facilities
and change of the organizational culture for implementing the quality management system. The entire
process is meant to ensure the international recognition of the quality of Romanian healthcare services.
In 2014, the Romanian Government signed an Agreement with the World Bank for the approval of 250
million-euro for the purpose of improving the infrastructure of the healthcare system in the country, such
as modernization of healthcare facilities, improvement of healthcare governance bodies and fight diseases
such as cancer.
Additionally, a new metropolitan hospital is planned to be built by the local Administration of Bucharest,
with a total number of 2000 beds.
In 2016, according to the National Statistics Institute, there were 366 public hospitals and 201 private hospitals
in Romania.
Since 2008, the number of private hospitals has increased over four times. Overall, the total number of
hospitals increased by 15% between 2008 and 201716.2
In 2017, the Romanian Ministry of Health has approved a total number of 119,579 beds funded by the state
(public and private), of which more than 20,331 beds were in Bucharest.
Currently, Bucharest has a considerable number of hospitals comprising all specializations, intensive care
units and outpatient cabinets for all sections, with highly specialized staff and top performance medical
equipment. We can mention the university hospitals Floreasca Emergency University Hospital, the Bucharest
University Emergency Hospital and the Fundeni Clinical Institute, facilities comprising more than 800 beds,
the Coltea Hospital, all with highly specialized medical teams with European and worldwide recognition.
Bucharest offers excellent public childcare facilities such as the paediatric Hospitals-Marie Curie and Grigore
Alexandrescu, with a capacity of 500 and 400 beds respectively, alongside with specialized departments for
paediatric care within each public hospital in the capital, as well as a number of 9 public maternities, most
of them recently modernized through state funds or European and World Bank funds.
Romania is the first country in Europe in terms of telemedicine. The national telemedicine network includes
two command centres, at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest and the Clinical Emergency Hospital of Târgu
Mureș and 56 hospitals. Thus, doctors at the two command centres provide medical support to any of the
hospitals in the country and pursue the patient’s vital signs in real time.
There is also a large number of private operated clinics and hospitals, all with experienced and trained staff,
the annual growth rate of the private medical services market being approximately 12 percent.
16 National Institute of Statistics, 2017

The private system is attractive to expats, as these hospitals boast the very latest, state-of-the-art
equipment and technology and have modern facilities. Most medical staff in private facilities can
communicate fluently in English.
Prices for private healthcare in Romania are significantly lower than in other European countries or in
the United States, with the total cost of treatment less than half of the cost of treatment alone in many
countries. Thus, Bucharest is becoming more and more attractive for medical tourism, especially in niche
specializations (e.g. dentist treatment).
In 2015, Fiscal legislation was amended so as to stimulate private insurance benefit packages for the private
sector. As such, the deductibility thresholds for expenses incurred on behalf of an employee in relation
to voluntary pension schemes (i.e. EUR 400/year/employee) and for expenses for voluntary healthcare
insurance premiums (i.e. EUR 250/year/employee) have been eliminated; these expenses are to be taxed
at the level of the employer, with the threshold being EUR 400/year/employee for each type.
There is a high number of private hospitals and networks, such as: Monza, Sanador, Regina Maria, Ponderas,
Metropolitan, Neolife, Medlife, Polisano, Oncofort, Medicover, West Eye Hospital, Pelicanul. The top five
players on the private healthcare services market, Medlife, Regina Maria, Medicover, Sanador and Gral, had
a total business of about 1.3 billion lei (288 million euro) in 2015, according to public available data. At a total
level, the medical services market amounts to about 6 billion lei (about 1,35 bn. euro), according to the same
public source.
The Regina Maria Private Healthcare Network, one of the two largest private healthcare networks in
Romania, offers 33 polyclinics (16 in Bucharest), 4 hospitals (3 of which in Bucharest-Euroclinic, Ponderas,
Baneasa Hospital), 8 Medical Centres and over 180 partner clinics across the country, 1,700 medical staff, 22
medical specialities.
The Life Memorial belonging to the MedLife medical network, represents an investment of 17 million euro,
the unit having 150 beds. The hospital, which spans an area of 12,500 square meters, comprises an operator
block consisting of 5 operating rooms, an IC section, as well as obstetrics-gynecology, neonatology, surgery,
internal diseases, cardiology, oncology and paediatrics. Apart from the Life Memorial, MedLife also owns
two more hospitals: a paediatric hospital in Bucharest and another in Arad, operated in collaboration with
the Genesys Medical Clinic in Arad. Currently, the MedLife network includes 9 hyperclinics, 8 medical
analysis laboratories, 28 general medical centres and 7 monodisciplinary centres. Since 2010, MedLife has
also operated a pharmacies network, PharmaLife.
With a total area of 23,000 square meters and a capacity of 402 beds, the Sanador Hospital includes all the
medical and surgical specialties and is unique from this point of view on the Romanian market. The hospital
is serviced by 7 lifts, it has 125 paid parking spaces in the 3 basements. Parking is managed by Parc Med
Logistics.

In Romania, Medicover has a network of 19 clinics in Bucharest and Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Iasi,
Ploiesti, Brasov, Galati, Pitesti and a general hospital - the Medicover Hospital located in Bucharest. The
network offers integrated services: complete outpatient care, the first provider in Romania to introduce the
concept of healthcare subscription. The Medicover Hospital in Romania includes all departments: outpatient,
day hospital and a wide range of medical and surgical specialties.
The Synevo, part of the Medicover Group, is the largest and most advanced laboratory network in Romania,
present in 11 countries, with over 80 laboratories and over 400 harvesting centres. The central laboratory
was in Bucharest and claimed an investment of 10 million euro
Dental care
According to the National Institute of Statistics, the number of private dental clinics in Bucharest has
increased by 27%, reaching 2,894 in 2015 and it continues to expand.
The pharmaceutical industry in Romania is prosperous, with an average revenue of aprox. 2

billion euro per year.
The value chain in the pharmaceutical industry has increased significantly in the past
decade in all segments, contributing with over 1% to the GDP. There are 43 production plants,
5 packaging plants and 8 manufacturers of substances.
In 2014, Romania’s market size increased by a full 6.8 % to EUR 2.76 billion with Romanians
purchasing OTCs to the tune of some EUR 755 million in the final quarter alone, reflecting an
11.8% year-on-year rise, according to market research conducted by Cegedim.
1,051 pharmacies are located in Bucharest with the approval of the Ministry of Health.
Emergecy care: one of the best in Europe
Emergency care is available free for everyone including those without state healthcare insurance. However,
once the condition is stabilized there is need for proof of the insurance status. Emergency treatment is
provided at patient’s emergency rooms in all hospitals, which are open non-stop all year round.
The Emergency Healthcare Information System (EHCIS) in Bucharest provides information about the whole
activity of Dispatch Emergency Ambulance Service and Emergency Admissions of the 7 Hospitals providing
emergency healthcare in Bucharest over a MAN (Metropolitan Area Network). The data are registered in the
ORACLE database on the central server. The client/server architecture assures real time communication
among all these locations. The system works 7 days/week, 24 hours/day.

The SMURD is an emergency rescue service, one of the top in Europe. The
first SMURD unit was created in 1990, in Târgu Mureș, a city in the centre of
Romania and an important medical centre. In October 1996, the service received
legal recognition under the Military Firemen Corps Law no.121.
Now the SMURD is a complementary service, with bases covering many parts of
the country, still expanding. It deals with the worst emergency cases, all in a very
good collaboration with the regular Ambulance Service (Serviciul de Ambulanţă).
Also, HEMS (helicopter emergency medical system) was enforced in six cities
(Târgu Mureș, Bucharest, Iaşi, Arad, Craiova and Constanţa), while in other cities
the system is only ambulance based. Depending on the situation, police and army
helicopters are also used.
The emergency system used by this service is based on the European 112
emergency phone number, now also used in Romania for all the emergencies
(police, firefighters, ambulance). Altogether (including the fleet of the Internal
Affairs and SMURD), Romania has a fleet of 32 aircraft equipped for medical
emergencies.
Pharmaceutical sector in Romania
Based on turnover,the biggest player in distribution of drugs is Mediplus. The

company is part of the A&D Pharma group, founded in 1994, which also controls
the network of pharmacies Sensiblu. The Mediplus logistic network consists of 10
regional warehouses and a national logistics centre.
Over-the-counter and prescription medicines
All citizens are entitled to receive financial aid for prescriptions, regardless of
their financial status. The only required condition is contribuition to the National
Healthcare Insurance House.. Any medicine (except for generic medicines) can
be obtained with a discount. The discount is obtained by getting a medical
prescription. The deduction is made right at the paying point and pharmacies
further obtain their money back from the Ministry of Healthcare.
Furthermore, there are medicines given out for free. Medicines for diseases
included in National Healthcare Programs are free for anyone, regardless of their
financial status. Diseases usually covered are chronic diseases. Starting with July
2012, all prescriptions have to be issued in digital format only.

V Business
Continuity
5.1. Recognised Romanian tradition and expertise in the field of medicine and pharmacy
Research conducted by Romanian specialists has had tremendous contribution to the

development of a wide range of medicine and pharmacy fields, such as:
- the first treaty of bacteriology in the world
- the Pathological Histology Atlas of the Nervous System
- the discovery of insulin
- the first geriatric institute in the world - improving age-related dystrophic disorders
- the revolution of encephalo-neuro-psycho-tropic therapy, by discovering and substantiating
the concept of a new therapeutic (pharmacological) class in neuroscience
- the discovery of humoral and cellular immunity
- the lack of sensitivity and immunity of the body against scarlet fever.
- the great Romanian experience on massive cholera vaccination in 1913
- the setting up of ophthalmology procedures with a wide international spread
- introducing high rachianesthesia and new techniques in the surgery of uterine cancer, the
sympathetic nerve and hernias.
- among the founders of modern infra-microbiology
The Romanian Nobel prize winner in the field of physiology and medicine (1974), George Emil
Palade (1912-2008) is considered the father of modern cell biology.

Carol Davila (1828-1884) and Nicholas Kretzulescu (1812-1900) are the main founders of Romanian medical
education - the Medical Society (1857), the Red Cross Society (1876), the Society of Natural Sciences (1876)
- as well as of two medical magazines.
Victor Babes (1854-1926) was a physician, professor, academician, member of the Academy of Medicine in
Paris, an officer of the Legion of Honour, the founder of the Romanian school of microbiology. In 1885, in
collaboration with Andre Victor Cornil, he conducted the first treaty of bacteriology in the world, laying
the foundations of modern sciences and, in 1892, together with Gheorghe Marinescu and Paul Blocq, he
published a Pathological Histology Atlas of the Nervous System. His research has led to discoveries in
a wide range of fields, such as tuberculosis, leprosy, rabies vaccination and serotherapy of diphtheria,
the discovery of novel microorganisms, with classification of an entire class of parasites, in 1900, at the
International Congress of Zoology in London, called the Babesia.
Ioan Cantacuzino (1863-1934) was the founder of the Romanian school of experimental immunology and
pathology, a internationally recognized physician, microbiologist, professor, academician, member of
the Paris Academy of Sciences, Doctor Honoris Causa of the Universities of Lyon, Brussels, Montpellier,
Athens and Bordeaux. He is the author of fundamental works on phagocytic functions in animal behaviour,
electrophysiological phenomena role in immune mechanisms, on discovery of humoral and cellular
immunity, lack of body sensitivity and immunity against scarlet fever. He created the notion of immunity
by contact and set up cholera vaccination, called the Cantacuzino Method, still used today. The massive
cholera vaccination in 1913 made him known as the Great Romanian experience. In 1921, he legally founded
The Institute for Serums and Vaccines Dr. I. Cantacuzino, still operating today.
The Romanian Ophthalmology School was founded by Nicolae Manolescu (1850-1910), who set up a series of
procedures with a wide international spread after presentation at the International Congress of Medicine
in Lisbon.
Thoma Ionescu (1860-1926), surgeon and anatomist, professor in Bucharest and Paris, honorary member
of the Romanian Academy, one of the founders of the Romanian School of Surgeons and Topographic
Anatomy. Founder, in 1897, of the Surgery Society and the Surgery Journal he was recognized for the
great merit of introducing high rachianesthesia and new techniques in the surgery of uterine cancer, the
sympathetic nerve and hernias.

In the field of physiology, one may also mention Ioan Athanasiu (1868-1926), one of the founders of modern
Romanian physiology and author of several articles on the scientific bases of physical education, professor
and correspondent member of the Romanian Academy.
An exceptional personality was Constantin Levaditi (1874-1953), born in Galati and naturalized in France,
one of the founders of modern infra-microbiology. Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest, he
was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy and the French Academy of Medicine.
Nicolae Paulescu (1869-1931), the true discoverer of insulin, secreted by the pancreas and originally called
“pancreine” by Paulescu. In his studies he found that the hormone regulating the metabolism of carbohydrates
is equally involved in lipid metabolism and parotids. The hormone discovered by Paulescu has also been
shown effective in reducing hyperglycemia and in the treatment of diabetes.
A totally exceptional name is Ana Aslan (1897-1988), academician, specialist in gerontology. From procaine,
an important substance in improving age-related dystrophic disorders, she developed Gerovital, vitamin
H3, patented in 30 countries since 1952. That same year, she established the first geriatric institute in
the world, Geronto- Geriatrics National Institute Dr. Ana Aslan, that would represent a model for other
countries for both clinical care and research.
George Emil Palade (1912-2008), a Romanian Nobel Prize laureate for physiology and medicine in 1974,
considered the father of modern cell biology, and received the National Medal of Science of the United
States of America in 1986.
Prof. dr. Cornelius Giurgea (1923, Bucharest - 1995 Brussels) has revolutionized encephalo-neuro-psycho-
tropic therapy, by discovering and substantiating the concept of a new therapeutic (pharmacological) class
in neuroscience - nootropic medication (nootropics, memory and cognitive enhancers, anti-hypoxic agents,
cerebral metabolism activators, smart drugs). The first representative such medicine is piracetam (DCI) -
Nootropil® (UCB) - generation I.
A cyclic derivative of gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) - amino acid neurotransmitter from the brain,
piracetam - due to lack of toxicity, outstanding efficacy and wide use is produced in many countries around
the world and registered (®) under over 50 names, of which the most popular are: Nootropil®, Braintop®,
Cerebroforte®, Gabacet®, memo Puren®, Nootrop®, Normabrain®, Piracebral®, Psychoton®, Sinapsan®.

5.2 Strong perspectives of present Romanian R&D in medicine and pharmacy
A country with high perspectives in the research and development area, Romania counts more than 30,000
people working in research fields, out of which 18,000 highly skilled researchers. The Extreme Light
Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), the most advanced research facility in the world, focusing on
the study of photonuclear physics and its applications, is placed in Romania (only 12 km outside Bucharest).
The infrastructure will create a new European laboratory with a broad range of sciences covering frontier
fundamental physics, new nuclear physics and astrophysics as well as applications in nuclear materials,
radioactive waste management, material sciences and life sciences. The “Victor Babes” National Institute
- the “telocytes group in Bucharest” has discovered a new type of interstitial cells - the telocytes, with
possible implications in transmission of signals initiating regeneration.
Romania is the first country in Europe in terms of telemedicine.
Most public hospitals in Bucharest have research departments and clinical training centres belonging to the
universities of medicine and pharmacy.
In Bucharest, there are 1,600 medical university staff and around 10,000 medical, dental and pharmacy
students.
ELI-NP - a very high intensity laser system, with two 10 PW laser arms able to reach intensities of 1023 W/
cm and electrical fields of 1015 V/m, is going to be the most advanced research facility in the world, focusing
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on the study of photonuclear physics and its applications and the most brilliant tunable gamma-ray beam.
Situated in Magurele, only 12 km from downtown Bucharest, the users of the ELI-NP facility benefit from all
infrastructure and services provided within the metropolitan area.
The “Victor Babes” National Institute – The “telocytes group in Bucharest”, created by Laurentiu M. Popescu,
has discovered a new type of interstitial cells, the telocytes, with possible implications in transmission of
signals that initiate the regeneration.In 2012, telocytes became an internationally registered brand. Studies
published in prestigious international journals (indexed by ISI) highlighted Romania’s contribution to the the
international scientific community. Today, telocytes are recognized in more than 40 laboratories on the five
continents. The most active countries in telocyte research are: China, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Singapore
or the USA.
Nowadays, studies carried out at the Department of Cell Biology, Molecular and Histology of the Bucharest
Medical and Pharmacy University, in collaboration with the Fudan University and Shanghai Regeneration and
Aging Laboratory in China, intend to decipher the function of these cells. As a result of this collaboration, the
genomic and proteomic characterization of telocytes isolated from the lungs has been obtained and further
evidence of their regenerative potential cells has been provided.
In collaboration with Fudan University, the book entitled “Telocytes: connecting cells” has been published by
the renowned Springer publisher including the contributions of 30 laboratories around the world.

Today, the role of telocytes is only surmised, but their yet unknown functionas are most likely closely
correlated with the particularities of their structure. Therefore, there are projects funded by the Executive
Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) that aim to
discover the functions of telocytes by developing bioinformatics and information processing systems. It
is very important to determine the constitutive properties of the telocytes for the study of the signalling
mechanisms between them and the surrounding cells, with possible implications in the transmission of
signals that initiate the regeneration.
Exemples of R&D Centres in Romania:

• Centre for Gene and Cellular Therapies in the Treatment of Cancer (OncoGen), Timisoara
• Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “Nicolae Simionescu”
• Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry “Petru Poni”, Iasi
Major R&D regional centres in Romania:

1. Renault Technology Romania, Bucharest
2. Regional R&D Center Ixia (IT), Bucharest
3. Cisco Academic Training Regional Center, Bucharest
4. Regional R&D Center Renault, Titu
5. Regional R&D Center Continental (IT), Timisoara
6. Regional R&D Center Siemens, Cluj-Napoca
Romania is the first country in Europe in terms of telemedicine. The national telemedicine network includes
two command centers, at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest and Clinical Emergency Hospital of Târgu Mureș
and 56 hospitals in 19 counties. Thus, doctors at the two command centers provide medical support in real
time to any of the hospitals in the country and pursue the patient’s vital signs.
5.3. Business Continuity – Romanian approach
The Romanian candidacy offers a professional approach to relocation assistance, mechanisms and
procedures, based on the hypothesis that EU Council’s decision is favorable to Romania.
Immediately after the decision for the EMA relocation to Bucharest, the Romanian Ministry of Health
(RMoH) will put in place an operational department of Support Relocation Services (DSRS) in order to
support relocation of activites, experts and their families from the UK. The purpose is to relocate the
EMA with least brakes.

During the relocation process of an organization, the most important element is the continuity of the
main activities so that both employees and clients can be assured that the core activities are carried out
continuously and the risks of interruption are controlled and at minimum levels.
The proposed EMA business relocation is based on a risk control management mitigated by the arrangements
in place for the continuation and/or resumption of essential services and ultimately returns to business
as usual. (Phase 1 of the EMA Brexit Preparedness Business Continuity Plan approved at the management
Board Meeting).
The Romanian approach considers the relevant EMA management Board decisions and EMA’s Operations
and Relocation Preparedness Task Force (ORP) created to ensure a smooth transition of the organization
through a well-organized process.
From the organizational point of view, the following three components are essential:
1. Overall Management
2. Coordination
3. Implementation
1. EMA Governance:
- Establishes authority and responsibility for the ORP dealing with the final and approved EMA Brexit
Preparedness Business Continuity Plan , Employee policy document for relocation and a final Communication
Plan of support internal and external communication in the relocation process.
- Approves and selects a well known relocation company that will develop and implement the Business
Relocation Plan (BRP) and Action Relocation Continuity Plan (ARCP) accordingly; the required services
should be developed considering the risks and scenarios identified in the final or updated version of the
EMA Brexit Preparedness Business Continuity Plan.
- Approves the Space Plan to be developed, BRP and the ARCP and the EMA Support Relocation Team
(ESRT).
Since all resources cannot be replaced immediately, a Business Relocation Plan (BRP) and the Action
Relocation Continuity Plan (ARCP) should be endorsed/approved by the EMA Board members with final
estimates. The ARCP includes the needed resources (budget, equipment and people) in hours, days and
weeks following the beginning of the relocation process.
Business Relocation Plan requires high-level detail planning. Relocating EMA office needs the protection
of the business from unplanned events that may arise during office relocation (comprising people, IT&C
resources, documents, office space, furniture and equipment). Romania is fully engaged to develop a Space
planning document immediately after the Council’s decision with respect to the next EMA stop in order
to support too the BRP and ARCP.
The Business Relocation Plan (BRP) and the Action Relocation Continuity Plan (ARCP) should be as practical
and flexible as possible to allow effetive regional and local adaptation to minimize potential EMA’s exposure

to business gaps and to mitigate the risks.
2. Relocation team’s coordination and competences:

- Deals with exceptional situations and events, such as the
international relocation of the European Medicine Agency, in its capacity
as European regulator. Always focuses on coordination and control of
people and resources.
- Tests, plans, measures and arrangements among Relocation Teams
for better coordination for the relocation.
- Ensures implementation of the BRP and ARCP by providing
availability of critical services and assets and of any other service or
asset when warranted by a possible threat during the implementation of
the ARCP.
- Allocates executive responsibility for managing the relocation.
It is advisable to select and appoint a leader to take overall project
management responsibility and appoint representatives in each three
proposed relocation teams to liaise with the leader. Also, it is important
to prepare checklists of responsibilities for team members, so everyone
is aware of key dates and tasks.
- As the Relocation Teams’ main offices should be considered, at first,
the present EMA headquarters in London. It is considered that in case
of an event, the risks and their mitigation would be properly managed
from the current premises on a case-by-case basis. At the current
EMA premises, special arrangements will be made for the necessary
rooms equiped with the required IT&C and support staff (i.e. secretary,
assistant for the TL etc.). When 80% of the relocation is finalized, the
EMA relocation team should gradualy move to the new premises. The
EMA Support Relocation Team (further refered as ESRT) and The
Romanian Support Relocation Team (further refered as RSRT) will be
revoked when the underlying activities take place as before („business
as usual“).
Relocation Teams:
- Relocation team from a well known, reliable relocation company:
to ensure an effective relocation process, services are outsourced to a
well-known relocation company who can develop, test and implement
a Business Relocation Plan (BCP) and an Action Relocation Continuity
Plan (ARCP) on EMA’s behalf. We consider that the EMA’s core business

teams and other process teams, with the Romanian Support Relocation
Team (RSRT) are not in the position to allocate sufficient professional
resources to support an international relocation process with no or
limited interruptions; it is not their core business. The risks of such
relocation should be mitigated by an outsourced specialized company
offering a professional relocation team supported by the EMA and the
Romanian Support Relocation Teams.
- The Romanian Support Relocation Team (RSRT): is coordinated
by a professional Romanian Team Leader (RTL), hired by the Romanian
Ministry of Health with professional experience and expertise in
business relocation. Details of the RSRT coordination and competences
are presented in section 5.3;
- The EMA Support Relocation Team (ESRT): the main knowledge
support from the EMA team is provided by: Architect, IT Business
Continuity Leader, Business Continuity Facilities &Vendors Leader and
Business Continuity Human Resource Leader under the co-ordination
of a London Team Leader (LTL). The team is supported by heads of line
managers for business-specific changes during the tests or relocation
activities;
3. Implementation of the relocation deals:
- Provides support for space planning, involving architect and/or
installation engineers;
- The relocation company undertakes the development of the BRP
and ARCP;
- Implementation of the approved relocation BRP and ARCP;
- Coordinates its relocation with the ESRT and RSRT support teams;
- Monitoring of activities and continuous review and control of
critical actions during relocation;
- Approval of resources needed in the hours, days and weeks
following the beginning of the relocation process (i.e. supplementary
resources in special circumstances, level of approval etc).
The development of the BRP and ARCP will consider maintaining
EMA essential activities during relocation, based on principles and
methodology of the approved EMA Preparedness Business Continuity
Plan. This way, the EMA can continue to provide customers with the

right level of service with minimal disruption. a Romanian Team Leader (RTL), with relevant
professional experience and expertise in business
The implementation phase of the approved ARCP relocation and a team of 6 key experts (RS) to support
comprises all the planned relocation activities the EMA relocation process. The DSRS shall be under
which are under the responsibility of the selected the direct responsibility of the General Secretary of
relocation company that shall coordinate its steps the Romanian Ministry of Health (RMoH).
with the support of the EMA and the Romanian
Support Relocation Teams (ESRT and RSRT). The main responsibilities of the RomanianTeam
Leader (RTL) are:
- To support the whole relocation process, with
The next section gives information about the emphasis on experts and their families;
Romanian support for EMA relocation to Bucharest,
in terms of people and organizations involved in - Support the space planning of the new building,
order to offset possible risks of EMA staff shortages if the case;
and other potential relocation events.
- To ensure that staff responsibilities are met as
for time and quality;
- Select the best method of internal and external
communication considering how the RTL will
5.4. Enabling staff to relocate with their distribute information to management, staff and
families service providers and how often;
- Agree together with his/her counterpart in
London the target dates and timeline of activities;
The Romanian Support Relocation Plan (RSRP) aims
to support the EMA relocation of activities and staff - Develop together a project schedule with own
with their families. staff and in agreement with the London counterpart;
The Romanian Ministry of Health (RMoH) shall put - Coordinate all resources and assign
in place, immediatley after the decision to relocate responsibilities: resource people to be responsible
the EMA to Bucharest, an operational Department for certain tasks, as well as sector service providers
of Support Relocation Services (DSRS) in order to and contractors, in case of need.
support relocation of activities and experts and The RTL develops a comprehensive document
their families, from UK. The purpose is to relocate called “Romanian Support Relocation Plan - Project
EMA with at least breaks for work and life. Schedule” and coordinates its tasks together with
A web page is created with a full range of necessary the London-based teams. The document shall
information, such as: accommodation, schooling for prioritise support tasks with the aim to ensure work
the whole range of educational levels for EMA staff’ continuity for the EMA in the relocation process.
children; employment possibilities; taxes and other To achieve the operational objective of the “Romanian
fiscal information, means of transportation etc. Support Relocation Plan - Project Schedule” (PS) the
The organizational strucuture of the DSRS comprises following tasks are envisaged:

1. Cross-cultural training in advance of EMA staff moving to Bucharest: 2 months prior to the relocation
process, the EMA staff moving to Romania may be offered training by Romanian trainers on topics such as
specific customs, language, habits&behaviours, social norms etc.
Responsibile: Trainers in cross-cultural aspects from the DSRS in the RmoH with support from the Risk
Management Expert (on insurance issues)
2. Develop a local Romanian plan for internal and external communication coordinated with the EMA
communication plan in the UK with the goal to support employees and provide them with information on
essential location aspects such as house prices, schools and colleges, medical facilities, local stores, culture
and sports. Also the plan informs customers of the relocation dates and arrangements for delivery during
the transition period; it sets the potential benefits of the move in terms of improved customer service. It
provides customers and suppliers with essential location information including address, telephone and
other contact details.
Periodically informs customers, experts and suppliers of the relocation. Explains how and where to obtain
services during the move to Romania. A special English language Call Centre is put in place to better
communicate with experts or clients.
At the same time, a group of RS (2 to 3 persons) shall be established, with support of the Romanian Embassy
in the UK, to assist EMA staff, their families and business in the process of relocation from UK.
Responsible: EMA London teams and the Romanian RSRT
3. Specific support for other EMA relocation activities: space planning support offered to the Romanian
Developer, if the case.
Responsible: ESRT and RSRT
4. Experts and family installation in their new dwellings.
Tasks to be followed:
1) The project schedule shall be coordinated with the London Teams in order to determine their final
sequences, duration and assigned support.
2) About 100 temporary hotel apartments/ rooms shall be made available for the EMA staff. Temporary
stay for the staff and families will be correlated with the move of their personal belongings.
3) The RTL shall assign a RS for each expert/group of experts and family/families in order to support
the EMA staff in case of international moving disruptions. On arrival in Romania, staff members shall be
provided the contact of the assigned RS.
4) The RS shall support the EMA expert/group of experts in identifying appropriate dwellings according
to the needs of the expert and their family.
5) On a case-by-case basis, the RS shall identify a list of tasks, with start and finish dates, for each

particular relocation of each/group of EMA staff and their families.
6) The RTL and RS should agree with key stakeholder on the sequences, duration and assigned
responsibilities.
7) Regular meetings provided in the project schedule for the entire project relocation to update the
schedule and responsibilities: develop a contact sheet for all meeting attendees; distribute agendas of the
meetings in advance.
8) Final move of EMA staff in their new living places Feedback to RS from EMA staff.
Responsible: Relocation Specialists (RS) from the Department of Support Relocation Services (DSRS) in
the RMoH and London Teams.

Established set of competences of the Relocation Support specialists ( RS) assisting the relocation process of EMA
staff and their families are:
DSRS staff to assist EMA staff and families
- Supports the relocation with the outsourced selected company

Relocation
- Assists EMA staff and their familyes in the relocation process
Specialist
- Follow up activities.
Real Estate - Supports the finding of the right location and space for specific needs.
Specialist - Support and advise the staff and their families in their decision to rent or buy a living place.
Construction specialists are speifically assigned to:

Construction
- Provide support for coordination on space planning, office facilities and parking
Expert / Architect
- Provide support for construction oversight of new dwellings, renovations and upgrades.
IT&C Specialists - Assists EMA staff in arranging for the installation of low voltage telephone, data and video wiring
Delivery and other IT&C services needed in their new facilities.
Risk Management - Identifies and mitigates risks and provides support for additional insurance coverage
Expert - Provides expertise on safety measures, ergonomics, emergency preparedness etc.
Trainers on cross- - Conducts training on specific customs, beliefs, languages, dress, habits&behaviour, ideology and
cultural themes social norms.
5.5. Covering the possible risk of 25% staff shortage
5.5.1. National responsibilities to support EMA staff relocation and possible staff
shortages
The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) is a reliable, active partner
of the European Medicines Agency Romania ranks tenth EMA employees.
Romania is ready to cope with the risk of a possible EMA staff shortage due to the relocation.
In 2017, the Agency has signed a partnership agreement with the most prestigious medical
university in Bucharest, the “Carol Davila” University to ensure EMA smooth business
continuity, in case of a possible risk of personnel shortage.
The total highly skilled persons, to support an EMA 25% staff loss scenario, are 1,900 (300
persons from the NAMMD and 1,600 proffessors from all universities of medicines and
pharmacy in Romania).

The NAMMD and the Romanian Ministry of Health As of 2014, the NAMMD is also the national
have full capacity to serve as a quick reference competent authority in the field of medical devices
to cope with a possible risk of staff loss due to and of assessment based on scientific criteria
relocation. Apart from the scenarios foreseen in adopted by national legislation in force of medical
the EMA/336490/2017 MB document, Romania technologies for inclusion into the national
provides its support for the possible loss of staff healthcare insurance system.
and assures that this can be mitigated with aid of
NAMMD personnel, which could replace shortly the One important point to note is increased
critical position holders from EMA vacancies, until involvement of NAMMD specialists in activities of
the hiring process of new employees is finalized. committees and working groups of the European
Medicines Agency’s (EMA) and of the Heads of
This is supported by the following facts: Medicines Agencies (HMA) (Annex 6).
Romania has a long and uninterrupted history of
modern pharmaceutical market regulators. For
over 50 years, the National Agency for Medicines
and Medical Devices (NAMMD) has represented the
medicinal regulatory product authority in Romania.
It was the first institution in Romania to comply with

the modern definition of a medicines regulatory
authority, where main responsibilities were:
authorisation and registration of medicinal products,
yearly development of the Product Index, complex
control of medicinal products manufactured
nationally and abroad, pharmaceutical inspection,
development of the Romanian Pharmacopoeia and
its Supplements, development of national standards
and reference materials etc.. The Romanian
Pharmacopoeia has been considered a reference
worldwide for many years.
The current mission of the Agency includes

assessment of dossiers for authorisation for the
marketing of good quality, safe and effective human
medicines, assessment of dossiers for authorisation
of conduct of clinical trials in Romania and of clinical
trial sites; surveillance of human medicinal product
safety in therapeutic circuit through inspection and
pharmacovigillance.

In the context of the Brexit process, the NAMMD will also have to cope with this challenge without
disregarding achievement of its current mission. In that respect, it is worth highlighting that, at EU, EMA
and HMA committees and working groups’ level, aiming to create a frame of work allowing for coordinated
approach to smooth transfer of UK responsibilities to the Member States remaining in the European
Economic Area, the NAMMD will be directly involved in taking over redistributed responsibilities
assigned. NAMMD specialists assigned as representative participants in these committees and working
groups constantly prove their expertise in their area of competence through direct and ever more
active involvement in the work of the respective committee / working group.
In 2017 the NAMMD has signed a partnership agreement with the most prestigious medical university in
Bucharest “Carol Davila” University to ensure smooth EMA business continuity, in case of a possible risk
of personnel shortage. Also, the agreement is an exemple of NAMMD cooperation with the relevant local
actors (Annex 7).
The total number of highly skilled persons, able to support the EMA in case of 25% staff loss scenario, is
1,900 (300 persons from the NAMMD and 1,600 proffessors from all universities of medicines and pharmacy
in Romania).
5.5.2. International recognised medical and pharmaceutical Romanian universities

providing highly skilled young graduates
Romania ranks highl globally, in terms of number of medical school graduates - 36

graduates for every 100,000 population. By comparison, the United States have 6.5
graduates and the UK, 9.3 graduates.
Bucharest counts for more than 1,600 medical university staff and around 10,000 med-
ical, dental and pharmacy students.
14,000 specialists in medicine and pharmacy trained in Romanian medical universities
are currently working in other EU countries.
More than 70% of foreign students studying in Romania (5.678) are enrolled in univer-
sities of medicine and pharmacy.
Bucharest is a university centre with a long-lasting tradition – 12 public universities and 15 private
universities, overall 159 faculties supply the market with highly skilled young people.
In the 2012 QS World University Rankings, the University of Bucharest was ranked in the Top 700 universities
of the world. There is a constant increase of foreign students enrolled in its universities.

Students enrolled in the medical and support areas in Bucharest for 2016-2017 educational year:
Total graduates LMPhD Bucharest
No17 Areas of study Bachelor’s Master’s PhD
(end education 2016)
1 Mathematics 105 63 39 3
2 Physics 126 41 55 30
3 Chemistry 66 31 26 9
4 Chemical engineering 210 108 98 4
5 Computer Science 362 234 127 1
6 Computers and information technology 621 437 170 14
7 Cybernetics, statistics and economic informatics 755 440 309 6
8 Veterinary medicine 228 220 0 8
9 Pharmacy (sectoral, 5 years) 267 266 0 1
10 Pharmacy (general, 3 years) 0 0 0 0
11 Medicine (sectoral, 6 years) 876 863 0 13
12 Medicine (sectorial, 4 years) 151 71 80 0
13 Medicine (general, 3 years) 29 29 0 0
14 Dental Medicine (sectoral, 6 years) 275 275 0 0
15 Dental Medicine (general, 3 years) 44 44 0 0

1
With over 170,000 highly-skilled young potential employees yearly, the Romanian market offers concrete
possibilities in line with EMA principles to engage young persons in working activities or in constant
dialogue and interaction in a mutually beneficial manner (e.g: young science researcher that could develop
or support scientific opinions; inclusion of the views of young patients/consumers and their carers,
wherever it may be appropriate).
Early involvement of young people in this kind of European regulatory Agency has proved to have a positive
impact. On one hand, it fuels the Agency with young and very flexible highly-skilled work force adapted
to short or long term assignments, with modern views of the global labour market. The freshness of their
approach could be benefic for the constant improvement of the Agency, adapting it to future changes or
market requirements.
17,18 Source: January 2017, Ministry of National Education, Monitoring System

Data regarding the students enrolled in Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programmes in the universities of Bucharest for the
educational year 2016-2017:
Of which
Students enrolled Total number of

in the Universities students in
of Bucharest18 Bucharest Of which
Post graduate P r e p a r a t o r y
Total number of Post graduate
medical stud- year of Roma-
students (BMPhD) programmes
ies nian language
Bachelor Master PhD
1. Romanian stu-
175.454 169.609 124.938 36.952 7.719 4.495 21 1.329
dents
2. Other EU
Member States 766 710 563 49 98 10 46
students
3. Non-UE stu-
4.783 4.254 3.331 674 249 218 311
dents
4. Total students
other EU and 5.549 4.964 3.894 723 347 228 357 0
non-EU (2+3)
5.5.3.Recruiting temporary IT staff at short notice
Due to the high number of public and private universities (159 faculties in 27 universities), Bucharest offers
a wide range of possibilities for short notice recruitment of multilingual temporary staff.
The Bucharest IT market is mainly supplyed by the Politechnic University, University of Bucharest
(Mathematics & IT Faculty), the Academy of Economic Studies (Cybernetics Faculty) and a range of new
entry private universities which provide for key skills in infrastructure (i.e. systems, middleware); IT
architecture (i.e.: security, software); systems development (i.e. developers, testers); management (i.e.
project, ITSM).
Ability to recruit highly skilled IT and data management human resources (contractors):
The Romanian software and IT services sector relies on its highly-skilled human capital, recognised at
international level.
Romania ranks 4th worldwide in terms of medals obtained in all times International IT Scholar
Competition - 99 medals in total, out of which 28 gold medals, 45 silver medals and 26 bronze medals.

It is estimated that the software and IT services industry will generate more than 3% of Romania’s GDP in
the next 3 years, provided the industry manages to leverage and compensate for a legacy education system
and keep a low rate of highly IT skilled foreigners (especially from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia etc.) who might
be attracted to the country.
On the mid-term, the trend of increasing the value added to IT services provided from Romania is visible,
while still focusing on growing the junior workforce, On the longer term, Romania’s positioning is expected
to consolidate as a target market for higher value-added services, R&D centres and significant domestic
market projects that would include high-end solutions and technologies.
Strong international IT providers (people&skills&accessibility)19162
The local private market is concentrated around multinationals. For 2017, there are clear signs of an
increasing local IT market maturity, increasingly educated IT managers/CIOs, as well as top executives.
The types of solutions and IT tools required show growing interest in business-oriented technologies, with
lower TCO and faster ROI.
Looking at the ownership structure of the software and IT services companies in Romania, it results that
strategic investors (IT corporations) and entrepreneurs have been the most active during the past 10
years. Investment funds and “business angels” are increasingly visible on the market, analyzing different
opportunities to enter the capital of high-potential local IT companies.
Distribuition of IT companies in Romania
2.3%
5% 2.4% 46.4%
6.4%
6.5%
12.1%
18.8%
București Cluj Timiș Iași Brașov Bihor Dolj Alții
19 Source: “Software & IT Services in Romania - 2017 “commissioned by ANIS Romania

Based on the number of employees and turnover, the first 5 IT companies in Bucharest and Romania are
multinationals such as Oracle, IBM, Ericsson Telecommunications, Microsoft, Atos IT Solutions and Services.
More than 75% of the companies in the field are located in areas with university centres and have attracted
foreign investments in recent years: 46.4% in Bucharest, 12.1% in Cluj, 6.5% in Timis, 6.4% in Iasi and 5% in
Brasov.
5.6. 2018 TIME-PLAN FOR EMA RELOCATION

Timing Key Milestones Responsibility
November 2017 CE decision on the new seat for the EMA EU Council
in another EU member state
December 2017 Space planning in accordance with Responsible arhitect working with/for
detailed EMA requirements and Romani- EMA
an regulations in construction: structure&
enclosure of the building.
December 2017 Base-building construction completed Romanian Developer
Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018 Tender for selection and approval European Medicine Agency (EMA) desig-
of the relocation company. Signing of the nated staff
contract with the relocation company. EMA and Romanian Developer
Lease contract approval by the MB
and signing of contract.
Feb.-March 2018 Business Relocation Plan and Action Con- Relocation company and EMA
tinuity Relocation Plan: development and
approval
Jan.-Feb.2018 New building: space design based on de- Romanian Developer as per Contract
tailed space planning schedule
Phase I: Fit-out works’ completion: Romanian Developer as per contract
March-May 2018 Phase I: first 6 floors, basement and schedule
Phase II: ground floor Support: RTL, LTL
June-August 2018 Phase II: remaining floor spaces
May- June 2018 Testing, commission and preparation for LTL, RTL and Relocation Company
the move
June 2018 Early access by services after phase I, fit- Relocation Company
out work completion. Support: RTL, LTL
July-Sept. 2018 Staff moves: first phase based on planned Relocation Company
staff move. Support: RTL, LTL
Sept.-Nov.2018 Staff moves: second phase, after phase Relocation Company
II fit-aut works completion and based on Support: RTL, LTL
planned staff move.
December 2018 First committee meeting (CVMP) at the EMA
new Bucharest location.
December 2018 Formal change of EMA address EMA

VI Geographical
Spread
After 10 years of EU membership, Romania is among the few EU countries not yet hosting any EU
agency.
During the 10 years of EU membership, Romania has demonstrated its full commitment towards
deepening the EU project and promoting European values, fundamental principles and objectives set
out during this period. Romania has a clear and steady pro-European orientation, as also shown by the
results of Eurobarometer surveys issued on the EU public support in MS countries.
Romania is a pillar of stability in the region and has a unique geostrategic position in the Black Sea
area, able in the present context to set up a security platform in the Black Sea, Balkans, Central Asia
and Middle East area.
Romania’s strong commitment towards the EU is supported by good economic perspectives. This is
exemplified by the fact that 2016 was an exceptional year for the Romanian economy, as headline growth
accelerated to 4.8%. Romanian economy is expected to continue growing in the current year.
Romania provides a favorable location, a friendly investment climate as an attraction tool for investors
worldwide. Romania remains very well positioned to attract new investments due to its historical support
for its high level of education.
As an important player in the region, Romania has an economic impact due to its crucial structural
shift in the economy: the emergence of the BPO/SSC and IT sector as powerhouse for growth and
employment. Output in the sector has increased by 12% during 2016, making it the second contributor to
GDP expansion after consumer spending and ahead of industrial production. Furthermore, the sector has
consistently recorded growth rates above 7% p.a. during the past five years.
The two reasons to consider Romania as a regional potential hub in the service sectors are:
i) demand for services is expanding at a global level and
ii) Romania has a significant potential for development in this area.

At global level, multinational companies have seen an increased benefit from constructing Shared
Service Centres as a means to reduce costs and are set to continue implementing these solutions as key
components of a new business model. The CEE region has been at the forefront of this boom, with Romania
closely following up, as it currently employs approximately 100,000 people in the SSC/BPO sector.
Furthermore, the prominence of the already existing companies should help boost demand not only during
2017, but also in the years ahead.
Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, aims at becoming one of the European regional hubs for business
and tourism and an important centre for higher education. Taking into consideration the achievement of
such goals, local development programs are integrated with the European strategy that aims at providing
the appropriate environment for sustainable economic growth.
The Bucharest local strategy is focused on five goals regarding employment, research, education, poverty
eradication and energy – climate.
Criminal behavior is kept under control, up to now, no special events having been registered. Citizen
safety has been highest over the past ten years. Crime prevention activities carried out by the Romanian
authorities are targeted largely towards issues that citizens consider priorities for improvement of safety
problems in the towns where crime occurs most frequently. In the prevention area, special attention is paid
to the education environment.
Finally, in choosing Romania as the next stop for the EMA, it is important to stay focused on benefits
offered to the European people, in a dynamic world in real time, by a country with:
1. European tradition
2. Minor Brexit impact on the National economic stability2019163
3. An important geostrategic regional hub
4. Skilled population
5. Friendly social, economic and cultural conditions
6. State-of-the-art IT&C technologies
7. Secure life
8. European excellent and affordable living condition
Accommodating the European Medicines Agency in Bucharest would meet the objective set out in
the Conclusions of the December 2003 EU meeting at the level of Heads of State or Government and
confirmed in 2008, that observing a geographical spread of the agencies’ seats at the level of the entire
European Union is desirable.
20 2016 Report, Romanian Ministry of Economy: Romania’s total exports and imports to the EU, at the end of 2016, ammounted to EUR 95.029 billion, out of which EUR
4.027 billion (4.23%) represented trade relations with the UK

Vote Romania for EMA

Annex 1 Religious affiliation: Eastern Orthodox (including
all sub-denominations) 86.5%, Protestant (various
denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal)
Romania – country general fact and figures
5.1%, Roman Catholic 4.6%, other (includes Muslim)
0.4%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 0.1%.
Official Name: Romania Form of State: Romania is a semi-presidential
democracy based on a bicameral Parliament:
Location: (Southeastern) Central Europe
the Chamber of Representatives or „Chamber of
Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons Deputies” (Camera Deputatilor) and the Senate (Senat).
All members of the legislature are directly elected.
Time Zone: GMT + 2
Under the semi-presidential system, the president is
Official Language: Romanian
responsible for foreign and defense policy.
Area: 92,043 sq. miles (238,391 sq. km)
Legal system: Constitution of 1991 amended and
Flag: Three vertical stripes: blue, yellow and red. completed by the Law No. 429/2003 on the revision
of the Constitution of Romania.
Capital: Bucharest (București)
Electoral System: Universal direct suffrage over
Currency: Leu the age of 18. Parties must win at least five percent
Population: Based on the latest United Nations of the national vote to gain representation in the
estimates, the current population of Romania1 is Parliament. Organizations of citizens belonging to
19,270,127 as of Monday, April 3, 2017 or, 3.9% from the national minorities, which fail to obtain the number
total EU population, equivalent to 0.26% of the total of votes for representation in Parliament, have the
world population. Romania population ranks number right to one Deputy seat each, under the terms of
59 in the list of UN countries (and dependencies) by the electoral law. Citizens of a national minority are
population and 7th in The EU. entitled to be represented by one organization only.
National Elections: Fall 2019 (presidential), Fall 2020
(parliamentary)
Largest cities2: Bucharest (1,883,425), Iasi (322,000),
Cluj Napoca (309,000), Timisoara (303,000), Constanta Head of State: President of the Republic, currently
(298,000), Craiova (295,000), Galati (286,000), Brasov Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis (elected on November 16,
(275,000), Ploiesti (224,000), Braila (205,000), Oradea 2014). Romania’s president can serve two consecutive
(196,400). Romania’s population lives in 320 cities and five-year terms.
towns and 12,956 villages, with 61.3% of the Romanian
National Government: The government is led by
population in urban areas (11,785,372 people in 2017).
the Prime Minister, nominated by the political party
Ethnic groups: Romanian 83.04%, Hungarian 6.5%, - or political alliance - with parliamentary majority,
Rroma 3.3%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other approved by the President of Romania and confirmed
0.7%, unspecified 5.9%. by the Parliament.
1 Source: Worldometers (www.Worldometers.info). Elaboration of data by United Head of the Government: the Prime Minister, currently
Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Mr. Mihai Tudose (appointed on June 26, 2017).
2 2011 Romanian Census

Main political parties, represented in Romania’s o Moderately Free 60 - 69.9;
Parliament following the December 11, 2016 elections:
o Mostly Unfree 50 to 59.9; and
Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party
(PNL), The Union for Romania (USR), Democratic Union o Repressed 0 - 49.9.
of Hungarian Ethnics in Romania (UDMR), Liberal-
Democratic Alliance (ALDE), Popular Movement Party The Romanian score is better compared to other,
(PMP). more advanced economies in the EU.
Romania 65.60 Slovenia 60.60
Local Administration: Forty-one County Councils
(Consiliul Judeţean) and the Bucharest capital city .
Portugal 65.10 Croatia 59.10
Romania is a member state of the European Union
(EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), France 62.30 Greece 53.20
apart from being member of all major international
organizations.
Italy 61.20
Religions in Romania
Orthodox
Romano-Catholic
Reformed
Romania: Economic growth competiveness index is
Pentecostal
Greek-Catholic
4.324
Muslim
Unitarium
Old Rite Christian

The Growth Competitiveness Index (GCI) aims
to quantify the quality of the macroeconomic
Synod-Presbyterian
Lutheran Evangelic
environment, the state of country public institutions

and its level of technological readiness.
Higher competitiveness scores are more desirable:
- Very High 5.51 to 7
Source: Romanian 2002 Census

- High 4.51 to 5.50
- Moderate 3.51 to 4.50
Romania: Economic freedom rating is 65.663 - Low - 3.01 to 3.50
Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more - Very Low 0 to 3.00
desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The Romania 4.32 Cyprus 4.23
lower the score, the greater the level of government
interference in the economy and the less economic Bulgaria 4.32 Slovak Rep. 4.22
freedom a country enjoys.
Slovenia 4.28 Croatia 4.07
o Free 80 - 100;
o Mostly Free 70 - 79.9; Hungary 4.25 Greece 4.02
3 Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal 4 Source: World Economic Forum

Romania: Taxes on residents is -10,16%5
The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for
a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage, for selected countries.
Ireland 10.09% Slovak Rep. -13.80%
Malta -10.09% Slovenia -13.80%
Romania -10.40% Lithuania -14.21%
Czech Rep. -11.12% Croatia -14.21%
Hungary -12.62% Estonia -14.25%
Poland -12.84% Germany -14.42%
Bulgaria -13.11 % Sweden -14.58%
Luxembourg -13.11% Belgium -14.66%
Latvia -13.22% Netherlands -15.16%
Spain -13.23% Austria -15.23%
Portugal -13.73% Denmark -15.73%
Ratio/Capital city Bucharest

Average salary (Euro/month) 572
Rent for a studio (Euro/month) 150
Hotel room (3 stars) (Euro/day) 45
Utilities (Euro/month) 70
Gasoline (Euro/liter) 1.1

Urban transport ticket (Euro) 0.6
5 Source: OECD Tax Database

and Sites ICOMOS and the 1996 European Museum
Annex 2 of the Year; Bulandra Theatre — a member of the
European Theatre Union since 1992; Bucharest
National Theatre — a founding member of New
European Theatre Action NETA network; Romanian
High quality of life, culture and leisure Youth Cultural Centre — a member of the European
Federation of National Youth Orchestras.
The Cultural Scene of Bucharest
Bucharest’s cultural life is a rich mix of strong
The European presence is also felt in the numerous
traditional culture, represented by a performing arts
cultural events organised in cooperation with the
sector - theatre, opera, dance and music - as well as
cultural institutes of other EU states. The French
a large and diverse network of museums and a mass
Institute is one of the several cultural agencies
culture, represented by an increasing number of
promoting foreign culture in Romania, through its
open air festivals, concerts and events and a rapidly
network of institutes and cultural centres located in
developing contemporary arts scene. Moreover,
the main cities. The German Goethe Institute, the
there is a growing number of cultural operators
Italian (Vito Grasso) and Spanish (Cervantes) institutes
from the entrepreneurial sector. These include,
and the Hungarian Cultural Centre, just to name a
besides the traditional areas of cultural industries
few of the cultural institutes present in Bucharest
such as multimedia, cinema, audiovisual, music,
are supporting the cultural life through seminars,
publishing, cinema, the more edgy domains of video
conferences, festivals, concerts, exhibitions etc, by
games, interactive media, design, craftsmanship,
funding a variety of independent projects and support
architecture, etc. Based on recent evaluation of the
various programmes and projects, along with public
creative economy sector in Romania, Bucharest is the
and non-public institutions.
national leader in cultural entrepreneurship.
Bucharest has the highest number of Art Universities
The arts and culture sector has different types of
in the country (seven), with more than 7,000 art
cultural structures, each with its own organisational,
students. In recent years, there have been some
economic and artistic characteristics: municipal
successful attempts to improve the collaborative
and national cultural institutions, independent
aspects of the, otherwise, traditional institutions with
organisations and private ones. Although they are all
research and experiment platforms.
equally important as part of the cultural ecosystem of
Some notable examples are the Centre for
the city, they are in fact separate phenomena.
Electroacustic Music and Multimedia at the National
The independent sector’s rapid growth over the past
Music University, which works with cuttingedge
15 years is also the result of the annual incorporation
technologies in aural and visual arts and the CINETIC
of a high number of young arts graduates coming
international research centre in creative technologies
from all over the country, making it the most active
at the University of Theatre and Film.
and innovative part of the local cultural scene.
The Bucharest diverse networks of museums and
public libraries produce more than half of the city’s
The Bucharest cultural institutions with European
cultural output, comprising theatre, dance and music
recognition are: The National Peasant Museum — a
performances, as well as exhibitions, conferences and
member of the International Council of Monuments
arts driven education events.

Bucharest’s Cultural Infrastructure6 coins, books, maps, engravings, paintings, arms and
Libraries Number furniture to old traditional costumes. Among the most
National Libraries 3
valuable exhibits are the document attesting for the
Specialized Libraries 58
first time the name of the city of Bucharest, issued by
Vlad Tepes in 1459 and a sword set in precious stones
School Libraries 264
that belonged to Prince Constantin Brancoveanu
Libraries of Academic Institutions 28
(1688-1714).
Museums and Public Art Collections 36
Theatres, Show and Concert Companies • George Enescu National Museum
Dramatic Theatres 23 Address: 141 Calea Victoriei
Opera Institutions 2
Musical Theatres, Operetta 1 The museum, housed in the Cantacuzino Palace,
Puppet Theatres / Animation 1 displays documents and various objects that belonged
Philarmonics 3
to the great Romanian composer and violinist
Popular Orchestras 1
George Enescu (1881-1955), including a Bach music
collection he received as a gift from Queen Elisabeth
Artistic Ensembles 13
of Romania. A world-class violinist, Enescu studied
Cultural Centres 7
at the Vienna Conservatory, where he met German
Cinemas 17
composer Johannes Brahms and where he also
Circus 1 gave his first concerts. In Paris, Enescu graduated
Cultural Heritage from the French Conservatory in 1899. His best-
Historic monuments 2.651 known works, the Romanian Rhapsodies, earned him
Treasure Goods 12.191 national and international fame. In 1936, his Oedipe
tragic opera premiered in Paris and Enescu was
awarded the French Legion of Honor award for the
Museums composition. A member of the Romanian Academy
and corresponding member of the Institute of France,
• Art Collections Museum George Enescu was the teacher of renowned violinist
Address: 111 Calea Victoriei Yehudi Menuhin. Every two years, the Romanians
Founded in 1978, the Art Collections Museum, a celebrates the maestro by hosting the George Enescu
branch of the National Art Museum, houses private International Classic Music Festival.
collections donated over the course of time.
Collections include European as well as Oriental art
works.
• Bucharest History & Art Museum

Address: 2 I.C.Bratianu Boulevard
Housed in the neoclassical Sutu Palace (1834), the
museum features some 300,000 artifacts, from
6 Data provided by the National Institute for Statistics, the National Institute for
Cultural Research and Training, the National Institute for Heritage

icons, furniture, photographs and films build up a
complete picture of Romanian folk culture. In one
• Cotroceni Palace & Museum of the galleries, you can see a wooden church and in
Address: 1 Geniului Street another, a wooden peasant house. Four more wooden
churches stand in the outdoor museum area. In 1996,
A former royal residence built between 1679 and 1681 the museum was named European Museum of the
by Prince and ruler Serban Cantacuzino, the palace Year. Visitors can buy regional handcrafts and textiles
was home to King Carol I, who made important in the museum’s extensive gift shop.
changes in its architecture. At the end of the 19th
century, Heir-to-the-Crown Ferdinand ordered the • National Art Museum
partial demolition of the palace, which was later Address: Calea Victoriei 49-53
reconstructed by French architect Paul Gottereau
in neoclassical style. In 1977, Nicolae Ceausescu Romania’s leading art museum was founded in 1948
transformed it into an official guesthouse with the to house the former Royal Collection, which included
addition of a new wing. Romanian and European art dating from the 15th to
After 1990, the old wing of the palace became a the 20th century. Located in the neoclassical former
museum. The Oriental Hall, the Norwegian Hall and Royal Palace, set amid a wealth of historic buildings
the Queen’s Chamber are almost unchanged from such as the Romanian Athenaeum, Kretzulescu Church
the original design and are worth visiting. Very and the Hotel Athenee Palace-Hilton, the museum
important collection of medieval art also can be seen
here. Nowadays he new wing serves as the seat of the
Romanian Presidency.
• Museum of the Romanian Peasant

Address: Sos. Kiseleff 3
Opened in 1906, the museum features the richest

folk art collection in Romania, with over 90,000
artifacts that trace the colorful and diverse cultural
life of the Romanian people. The Pottery Collection
includes some 18,000 items, representative of the
most important pottery centres in the country. The
oldest ceramic item found in the museum bears the currently exhibits over 100,000 works divided into
inscription 1746. Equally impressive, the Costume two major sections. Its National Gallery features the
Collection comprises almost 20,000 traditional folk works of major Romanian artists, including Grigorescu,
costumes, some dating from the beginning of the Aman and Andreescu. There is also a roomful of early
19th century, giving visitors insight into the styles and Brancusi sculpture, such as you won’t find anywhere
traditions of the Romanian peasants. else, demonstrating how he left his master, Rodin,
behind in a more advanced form of expression.
The displays dip into all aspects of life in the Romanian
countryside. Exhibits of agricultural tools, carpets, The European Gallery, comprising some 15 rooms,

Bucharest’s newest museum, the MNAC, as it is often
called by museum-goers, displays works of Romania’s
contemporary artists as well as many temporary
exhibits by international artists. The museum is
housed in a wing of the Palace of Parliament, the
space which would have served as Nicolae and
Elena Ceausescu’s private apartment (where just
the bathroom occupied 680 square feet, while the
adjoining boudoir was three times that size).
• Theodor Pallady Museum

displays little-known art gems from the likes of El
Address: Str. Spatarului 22
Greco, Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, Breughels (father
and son) Cezanne and Rubens. If you only have time
Housed in the beautifully restored Melik house,
to visit one gallery, make it the Romanian one. It is
built around 1750 by the rich Armenian Hagi Kevork
the most complete collection of Romanian works of
Nazaretoglu and currently, the oldest house in
art in the country and quite possibly, the world.
Bucharest, the museum features six Pallady paintings,
a couple of his sketches and various other art objects.
• National History Museum
Zambaccian Museum (Muzeul Zambaccian)
Address: Calea Victoriei 12
Address: Str. Zambaccian 21A
Housed in a 1900s neoclassical building that once
The museum possesses the private art collection
served as the city’s main post office, the museum
of Krikor Zambaccian (1889-1962). Names such as
offers a great introduction to the exciting history of
Andreescu, Grigorescu, Luchian, Pallady and Tonitza
Romania. Spread throughout 41 rooms, the exhibits
are famous in Romania, albeit less known outside
recount the country’s development from prehistoric
the country, but the works, mainly following the
times to the 20th century. The highlight is the
Impressionist school, are of the highest quality. There
National Treasury Hall where visitors can enjoy a
are also several small sculptures that complement
dazzling display of some 3,000 gold items, including
the canvases. Although Zambaccian was a big patron
jewelry and valuable Neolithic artifacts.
of the art of his home country, he also collected
Among the displays are the 12 pieces of the 4th century
European works from artists such as Cezanne, Renoir,
Pietroasele Treasure Collection. First presented at
Delacroix, Corot, Derain, Matisse, Pissaro, Bonnard,
the 1867 World’s Fair in Paris, it was considered the
Utrillo and Picasso. The museum preserves the
most valuable treasure collection in the world (the
initial display as it was conceived by the art collector
tomb of Tutankamon had not yet been discovered).
himself.
One year later, the collection was displayed at the
Second Annual International Exhibition in London
and in 1872, at the International Exhibition in Vienna.
• National Museum of Contemporary Art Performing Arts

Address: Calea 13 Septembrie 1, entrance E4
Bucharest’s performing art sector is historically

strong with the National Theatre at its core. Its diverse presentations.
networks of theatre, dance and music performances
produce more than half of the city’s cultural output, • National Jewish Theatre
as well as exhibitions, conferences and arts‑driven Address: Str. Dr. Iuliu Barasch 15
education events. The Jewish Theatre offers performances in Yiddish,
Hebrew and Romanian (translation into Yiddish and
Bucharest has numerous drama theatre and concert Hebrew available).
venues. Tickets can be purchased on-line or directly
at the venue’s box office. • The Comedy Theatre
The vibrant cultural life is also supported by a great Adress: 2 Sf. Dumitru Street
number of foundations implementing artistic and Sala Nouă: 11 Sf. Vineri Street
cultural projects. These projects have led to the
creation of an independent artistic scene, especially With a repertoire dedicated to comic genre in its
as regards theatre, visual arts, contemporary dance, rich diversity, from Shakespeare, Chekhov and Gogol
a scene that becomes more and more visible to the boulevard comedy, theater of the absurd and black
public. comedy, Comedy Theater is unique in Romania.
In the 60s the Comedy Theater went through a period
Theatre performances are very popular in Romania of artistic synchronization with global theatrical
and for most shows tickets sell-out within hours. movement, as evidenced by Nations Theater Award
While most theatre productions are performed for “Best National Participation” made in Paris in
in Romanian, sometimes, it is possible to find 1963 with the play “Rhinoceros” by Eugène Ionesco,
performances in German or English at various small directed by Lucian Giurchescu, followed by “Shadow”
theatres.There are 16 major theatres in Bucharest by Evghenii Svartz and “Troilus and Cressida” by
offering performances for all ages. William Shakespeare, both directed by David Esrig, the
The theatre season closes during the summer, from last one also getting the award for best performance.
July to September, although some small student and
underground theatres do remain open.
• Odeon Theatre
Address: Cal. Victoriei, 40-42
The notable theatres in Bucharest are:
The Odeon Theatre, located in a splendid building
• National Theatre which is a historical monument which centenary
Address: Blvd Nicolae Balcescu 2 was celebrated in 2011, has been invited to be part
of the Black Sea Route, within the project called The
Three auditoriums host professional domestic and European Route of Historical Theatres.
foreign plays by a broad selection of both classical and
contemporary Romanian playwrights. The theatre’s This new route was launched on March 3rd,
Great Hall (Sala Mare), hosts the grand productions, 2017, at a press conference that took place at the
while the Amphitheatre (Sala Amfiteatru) shows National Theatre in Iași. Among the participants
smaller productions and TV shows and the Studio were representatives of the theatres that are part of
Hall (Sala Atelier) gets a mix of lower-key shows and the Black Sea Route and also members of Perspectiv

– The European Association of Historical Theatres,
located in Berlin, the originator of this pan-European
project, brought to life with the support of the
European Union’s Culture Programme.
• Bulandra Theatre
Address: 1Schitu Măgureanu Bulevard
The Bulandra Theatre was founded in 1947 as Teatrul

Municipal; its first director was Lucia Sturza Bulandra,
one of the leading Romanian stage actresses of her
generation.
Since 1991, the Bulandra Theatre has been a member of

the Union of European Theatres, which was founded
in March 1990. The theatre currently has two stages,
located about 1.5 kilometers apart from one another, Symphonic Music
Sala Izvor (renovated 2002) near the Dambovita River,
not far from the southwest corner of Cismigiu Garden • The Romanian Athenaeum
and Sala Toma Caragiu(renovated 2003), about half a Address: 1 Benjamin Franklin Street
kilometer southeast of Piata Romana, just east of the
Gradina Icoanei park. The work of French architect Albert Galleron,
who also designed the National Bank of Romania,
the Athenaeum was completed in 1888, financed
Opera & Ballet almost entirely with money donated by the general
public. One of the preeminent public fundraising
• National Opera & Ballet campaigns ever in Romania, the “Give a penny for
Address: Mihail Kogalniceanu Boulevard 70 – 72 the Athenaeum” campaign saved the project after
The city’s artistic life stood up to its Parisian nickname the original patrons ran out of funds. With its high
in the 1930s and today, is as vibrant as ever. The Opera dome and Doric columns, the Athenaeum resembles
House, completed in 1953, is worth visiting, not only an ancient temple.
for its brilliant performances but also for the lavish The lobby has a beautifully painted ceiling decorated
interior design. The world-renowned Romanian in gold leaf, while curved balconies cascade in ringlets
Opera performs in Romanian as well as Italian and off a spiral staircase.A ring of pink marble columns
German. You will be able to enjoy the classic repertoire is linked by flowing arches where elaborate brass
- Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart -, innovative lanterns hang like gems from a necklace. Inside the
staging, lavish costumes, seasoned performers and concert hall, voluptuous frescoes cover the ceiling
choreographers. The Romanian National Ballet also and walls. Renowned worldwide for its outstanding
performs in this theatre. Performances are held acoustics, it is Bucharest’s most prestigious concert
Wednesday through Sunday evenings, except during hall and home of the Romanian George Enescu
July and August. Philharmonic.

Festivals & Events
Entertainment
Over the past 20 years, Bucharest has hosted a large
number of festivals. Industry professionals promoted
Cinemas
an increasing number of film festivals in response to
Foreign movies are generally shown in the original
the dramatic decrease of the 1990s in film audiences
language with Romanian subtitles. Current film
and the lack of an European film distribution network.
listings are available online www.sapteseri.ro
Independent events and festivals such as Bucharest
Design Week (20,000 visitors) and visual arts fair Art
Circus
Safari (19,000 visitors in 2015) have educated and
Bucharest Globus Circus
drawn new audiences, while network‑type events
Address: Aleea Circului 1
such as the White Nights format have proven to be
the most popular.
Built in 1960, the enormous, permanent big-top circus
is the centrepiece of a small but lovely park. With
Music festivals
seating for more than 3,500 spectators, Bucharest’s
One of the country’s most important and popular
circus continues to host excellent performances, put
music events is the George Enescu International
on by both local and touring companies.
Festival, held in honour of the famous Romanian
composer George Enescu. The first official opening
day of the festival took place on September 4th 1958,
merely three years after George Enescu’s passing,
thus marking the official debut of the most important
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international musical manifestation hosted. Each edition brings to Bucharest some of the world’s most
famous musicians worth mentioning Yehudi Menuhin, Sviatoslav Richter, Ion Voicu, Valentin Gheorghiu,
Rostropovich performed on the stages of the Athenaeum, the Palace Hall and the Radio House and the most
recent edition of the Enescu Festival (30 August – 20 September 2015, Bucharest) brought on stage George
Enescu’s works by record-breaking German violinist David Garrett, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
(Pulitzer Prize for Music), or Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta.
Conceived as a yearly event, Bucharest Jazz Festival is intended to be the major jazz event of Romania’s
Capital, aiming to become fully integrated in the national and European contexts. Placing a strong accent on
supporting the local Romanian jazz scene, Bucharest Jazz Festival is also a bridge for world class jazz and a
platform for the latest trends in contemporary jazz.
Launched in 2006, the SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival brought chamber music to the
forefront of Romanian cultural life and included the Romanian musical scene in a network of high-profile
European festivals. In addition to regular partnerships with festivals in Italy, Latvia, Germany, England, Israel
and Japan, SoNoRo has performed in some of the most famous halls in the world, such as Wigmore Hall in
London, Konzerthaus in Vienna, YMCA in Jerusalem and Carnegie Hall in New York.
Contemporary art and design

Bucharest hosts every year the Romanian Design Week Festival, as a city highly promoting creative industries.
Staged every year in May, Romanian Design Week is a 10-day festival that promotes design as a pad for
cultural, social and economical growth. Events and showcases focus on product and industrial design,
furniture, graphics, fashion, architecture and interior design. The main exhibition includes, every year, over
150 projects of more than 100 designers, design and architecture studios. A board of curators selects the
participants of the main exhibition, gathering under the same roof the best creative work developed by
Romanian designers, artists and architects. The festival’s international flair is reinforced by the introduction
of a guest country. Up until now, these have included Netherlands (2014) and Denmark, Finland, Island,
Norway and Sweden with a common project (2015).
The Art Safari Pavilion, organized by the Arts Society Cultural Centre Foundation, is an annual event
devoted both to Romanian and regional art, with an emphasis on its recent developments. Designed to offer
a comprehensive presentation of Romanian art, Art Safari features a wide range of artworks from heritage
art to contemporary art. Over 100 galleries, museums and cultural institutions attend the event, mostly
Romanian, along with participants from other countries.
Book fairs
Another very important event is the Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair, which gathers a very
impressive number of publishing houses, as well as visitors. The Gaudeamus Fair is part of the READING
Program initiated and organized by Radio Romania since 1994. Some of the highlights of the 2016 edition
are: 125,000 visitors, 300 exhibitors from five countries: Romanian and foreign publishing houses, book
distribution agencies, educational institutions, professional associations, cultural and educational non-
governmental organizations, museum, libraries, 850 accompanying events – book launches, book signing

sessions, professional debates and forums, creative workshops etc.
Film Festivals
Awarded by the most important international film festivals, the Romanian New Wave films influenced the
number and reputation of the film festivals.
Bucharest International Film Festival is a competitive festival dedicated to feature films only; is organized
by Charta Foundation. The objective of the festival is to promote international independent film, supporting
the production and distribution of Romanian film as well. The festival aims to create a platform for the
international cinema industry.
The anim’est International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s most loved
film festival and a recognized event on the international animation scene. The festival’s programme consists
of six competitive sections (international feature film, international short film, Romanian film, student
film, video, Minimest), the Mozaic section – presenting the hottest animation short & feature animations
in international film festivals and also special sections & retrospectives dedicated to important animation
studios, directors, film schools and festivals. Workshops, masterclasses, special parallel events, concerts and
parties open to the festival guests and audience. The anim’est Trophy is presented every year to one of the
films competing in the short film competition.
One World Romania is the biggest documentary festival dedicated to human rights in Romania and which
presents cutting edge films addressing urgent political and social issues confronting today’s Europe.
Starting 2017, One World will curate a special section within the festival, consisting of film showcases and
collaboration programmes between documentary filmmakers and activists, providing a solid base for highly
debated subjects such as the European refugee crisis, political views in the Orient, corruption and future
world scenarios. Parallel, One World Association organises the educational programme One World Romania
at School, which aims to introduce human rights debates and documentary film screenings in high schools
from Bucharest.
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest came into being in 2010 at the initiative of director Cristian Mungiu, with the
support of Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival. Their idea generated a trend, the
festival spreading as far as Buenos Aires in 2014, under the name of Semana de Cine del Festival de Cannes.
Street festivals
B-FIT in the Street!, the only international street theatre festival in Bucharest, is organised by ARCUB, the
Cultural Centre of the Bucharest Municipality. During the festival, Bucharest becomes a fantastic setting,
inhabited by unexpected characters blending in the crowd and interacting with the passers-by. Austria,
Spain, UK, Germany and Italy were some of the countries that attended the 2016 edition of B-FIT in the
Street!, an event with various dumb shows, circus, comedy, dance, acrobatics, street music and parades.
The Bucharest International Light Festival Spotlight restores public space to its traditional role as a set up
for the rituals of communication by treating the architectural dimension of the city as a living structure

that auto generates. Artists and architects working with light are challenged to use the rich symbolism of
Romanian folklore and translate it into digital art collaborative projects, to explore the superposition of
spaces, experiment with the architectural dimension of the city as media carrying connections, rather than
as static object and eventually use the public space of the city as a temporary museum.
Another interesting street festival held in Bucharest is called Femei pe Matasari (Women on Matasari) and
brings together creative projects in the area of theater, music and fashion. The name comprehensively
covers the event’s ideology: taking place in and around Matasari Street, organised by women, it’s designed
to showcase local arts and culture groups through live music, fashion and theatre. The name of the street
reminds of the old craft of working with silk (matase is the Romanian word for silk, matasar was the person
working with silk).
Drawing huge number of persons, The European Night of Museums, the White Night of Galleries, as well as
the White Night of Cultural Institutes has become a landmark for celebrating culture across the continent
and these events have proven spectacularly popular in Bucharest.
The festival schedule during the year:

• George Enescu Music Festival (September- every two years), the biggest international event
• Masters of Lyrical Art (March)
• Easter Gifts National Arts & Crafts Fair (April)
• ‘Next’ International Film Festival (April)
• Bucucuresti International Film Festival (B-EST IFF) (April)
• Bucharest International Jazz Competition (May)
• Bucharest International Music Festival ‘EuropaFest’ (May)
• ‘GayFest’ Gay Pride Festival (June)
• OstFest Music Festival - (June)
• Rock The City - Music Festival (June)
• B’ESTFEST top international dance, indie and world music acts (July)
• ‘Proms of Delight’ - The Romanian Symphony Orchestra at
Bucharest’s National Art Museum (August)
• ‘Little Paris’ International Music Festival - (August)
• International Festival of Radio Ensembles “RadiRo” (September)
• Romania Tennis Open - an ATP event (September)
• Romanian National Theatre Festival (October)
• ‘Kinofest’ - cutting-edge short films and new media (October)
• St Nicholas Fair at Bucharest’s Museum of The Romanian Peasant (December)
• Winter Gifts Arts & Crafts Fair - Museum of the Romanian Peasant (December)

extracted from 3 km deep, 1,800 parking spaces, 1,200
Healthy Leisure trees planted outdoors, 500 palms and exotic plants,
the largest retractable roof with a front opening of
Nearby Attractions: 36 meters without pillars, the water is extracted at
85 degrees Celsius, coated, cooled and changed once
Nature, outdoor activities for adults and children - in 4 hours. The building uses mostly thermal energy
bike ride, climbing courses in the trees, horse riding, supply.
airsoft, archery or paintball - , relaxation and fun are
ideally melt in some adventure parks which are also • Snagov Monastery
very easy to access from Bucharest. Balotesti, Comana Where: 41 km (25 miles) north of Bucharest
and Cernica are close to the city and well known for Access: car, bus, taxi
the tourits they attract for a day or even a night stay
over in the forest. In 1458 - more than one hundred years after the
church was built (1364) - Romanian prince Vlad Tepes
• Therme Bucharest, the largest thermal water park (Vlad the Impaler) added thick defending walls and
in Europe a dungeon. A plaque on the floor inside the church
Where: 10 Km North of Bucharest marks the grave with the presumed remains of the
Access: car, taxi, Therme buses world-known count. The monastery is located on
an island on lake Snagov and can be accessed on a
Located in the Balotesti village, Therme Bucharest pedestrian bridge or by boat.
is the perfect place to bring the entire family for fun
and recreation, bringing together the wonders of
nature and the convenience of modern lining in an
exceptional setup. It is the largest thermal park in Sports
Europe, with a covered area of 30,000 sq. meters and
a total of 250,000 sq. m. It has palm trees, pools at 33 Football is the most widely followed sport in Bucharest,
degrees Celsius and operates 365 days. with the city having numerous club teams, some
The total capacity is 4000 visitors at the same time, of them being known throughout Europe: Steaua,
pools are fueled exclusively by thermal waters Dinamo, or Rapid.

Arena Națională, a new stadium inaugurated on 6 Trophy international tennis tournament, which is
September 2011, hosted the 2012 Europa League included in the ATP Tour. The outdoor tournament
Final and has a 55,600-seat capacity, making it one is hosted by the tennis complex BNR Arenas.
of the largest stadiums in Southeastern Europe.
Sport clubs have formed for ice hockey, rugby union, Rugby games are held in different locations, but the
basketball, handball, water polo and volleyball. The most modern stadium is Arcul de Triumf Stadium,
majority of Romanian track and field athletes and which is also home to the Romanian national rugby
most gymnasts are affiliated with clubs in Bucharest. team.
Other Romanian turistic attractions with starting
The Athletics and many Gymnastics National point in Bucharest
Championships are held in Bucharest at the
Polyvalent Hall, which is also used for other indoor Parks & Gardens
sports such as volleyball and handball.
• Cismigiu Garden
The largest indoor arena in Bucharest is the Address: Regina Elisabeta Boulevard
Romexpo Dome with a seating capacity of 10,000. It Designed in 1845 by the German landscape
is used for tennis, boxing and kickboxing. architect Carl Meyer, the garden opened to the
Every year, Bucharest hosts the BRD Năstase Țiriac public in 1860. The name, Cismigiu, comes from the

Turkish cismea, meaning “public fountain.” More For an overview of the park, take a ride around
than 30,000 trees and plants were brought from the lake on the ferry or rent your own boat. The
the Romanian mountains, while exotic plants were park is also home to the Village Museum. The area
imported from the botanical gardens in Vienna. surrounding the park holds even greater treasures.
Cismigiu is Bucharest’s oldest park and a great place The streets between Bulevardul Mircea Eliade and
to stroll and enjoy a break from the hectic city. Set Soseaua Kiseleff contain extraordinarily beautiful
amid green lush lawns and winding paths, the park houses in architectural styles ranging from 19th
offers a lake with rowboat rentals, a beer garden, a century neoclassical to 20th century art nouveau
playground for children, a chess area for amateurs and modern luxury villas.
and plenty of park benches for relaxing and people-
watching. Painted Churches
• Botanical Garden • Voronet Monastery

Address: Sos. Cotroceni 32 (across from Cotroceni Small but extremely beautiful, the Voroneţ Monastery
Palace) was nicknamed the Oriental Sistine Chapel and the
shade of blue that permeates the wall paintings is
The huge greenhouses are open Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun, famous all over the world.
9am - 1pm.
Opened in 1891, the garden features over 5,000 Close to the city Gura Humorului, the Voroneţ
varieties of plants from Romania and around the Monastery is one of the few historic religious
world. establishments which has, for the most part, retained
its original form.
The garden also encompasses a beautiful building Most of the interior paintings date from the reign
in the Brancovenesc architectural style, housing the of Stephen the Great. The exterior paintings were
Botanical Garden Museum. Here, you can peruse added later, during the reign of Petru Rareş, Stephen
manuscripts, old botanical research devices and the Great’s son.
a collection of artifacts made of vegetal materials. The church was extended and painted on the outside
Locals treat the gardens as a park and on warm by metropolitan Grigore Roşca, in 1547.
afternoons, you may see more young lovers than The church’s artworks are considered the best
plants. representation of Moldavian feudal art.
Three months, three weeks and three days. That i
• Herastrau Park how long it took to build Voronet, perhaps Moldovia’s
Address: 32 Soseaua Kiseleff most precious jewel.
The church of Voroneţ Monastery was included in
Spread over some 400 acres, from the Arch of the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
Triumph to the Banesa Bridge, the park is home
to numerous attractions, including a boat rental • Sucevița Monastery
complex, tennis courts and fairground. In the ”Învierea Domnului” Church of Suceviţa Monastery
summertime, many terraces open up on the shores It was founded by metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă
of the lake. and ruler Ieremia Movilă. The church was painted
during 1596-1602.

Built in the 16th century and combining Gothic and Byzantine artistic elements with the style established
during the reign of Stephen the Great and that of the wooden churches of the Maramureş area, Suceviţa has
a special value, being included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010.
(Year of construction: 1582. Suceviţa Commune, Suceava County).
• Moldovita Monastery
”Buna Vestire” Church of Moldoviţa Monastery
It was built by ruler Petru Rareş, near an ancient foundation of Alexandru cel Bun. The interior and exterior
paintings in Moldoviţa Monastery’s church date back to 1537. Moldoviţa’s exterior paintings are true
masterpieces whose remarkable preservation over the centuries has left their splendour undimmed by time.
The church of Moldoviţa Monastery was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
(Year of construction: 1532. Vatra Moldoviţei Commune, Suceava County)
• Horezu Monastery
Horezu - UNESCO monument
The ensemble of the Monastery of Horezu is situated in a picturesque landscape of the sub-Carpathian
wooded hills and in the proximity of the Romanilor stream. It is the most important foundation of the
Cantacuzene Prince Constantin Brancoveanu, the ruler of the Romanian principality of Wallahia between
1688 -1714.
The catholicon of the Monastery of Horezu, dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena, was built between
1690-92 and the interior decoration was completed two years later by the work of the Greek artist
Constantinos, who founded the school of mural and icon painters of Hurezi.
The Horezu Depression was in 2008 designated a Èuropean Destination of Excellence’, along with 19 other
destinations in Europe, as part of the European Destinations of Excellence project, whose themes were
tourism and hidden local heritage. Launched by the European Commission, the project was implemented by
national tourism authorities in each participating country.
Sfânta Ana - the only volcanic lake

Sfânta Ana is Romania’s only volcanic lake. It lies in the Harghitei Mountains, on the left bank of the Olt River
near Tuşnad.
At 946 m, the lake occupies the bottom of an extinct volcano, named Ciomatu, from the volcanic massif
Puciosu, of which 1,301m summit was the location of the most recent volcanic eruption in the Carpathians
and indeed Central Europe, several thousand years ago.
Almost circular, it is 620m long and 460m wide at its widest point, has a surface of 0.2 km2 and a maximum
depth of 7m.
With no springs feeding it, the lake is replenished only by rain and its water’s purity comes close to that of
distilled water, containing only 0.0029ml minerals per liter. Extremely poor in oxygen, the lake permits no
animal life.

A reserve on account of its natural, geological, floral and wildlife riches, Sfânta Ana Lake is linked to Băile
Tuşnad resort by tourist paths and a road.
Bukovina - a country of painted monasteries, impressive landscapes, old traditions, decency and hospitality.
Small churches or real fortresses, lofty or well behaved, located in past mysterious places, enhance the
charm of the landscape.
Speaking of Bukovina, one instantly thinks about great masterpieces of the painters of the Middle Ages:
Voroneț with the impressive Judecata de Apoi (“Doomsday”), Pătrăuți with graceful “Cavalcade of Emperor
Constantine the Great”, Moldovița with the unique “Siege of Constantinople”, Probota with ecumenical
councils and the gorgeous “Pantocrator” dominating majestically the drum tower, Suceviţa with its “Ladder
of Virtues” or Arbore with St. Marina, reprinting a new way of “Cavalcade of Emperor Constantine the Great”
and the Gothic canopy of the founder.
Among the many masterpieces existing in Bucovina, eight have received international recognition from
UNESCO:
• “Beheading of St. John the Baptist” Church - Arbore

• Church “Ascension of St. Cross” - Pătrăuți
• Moldovița Monastery
• Humor Monastery
• Voroneț Monastery

• “St. John the New” Suceava
• Probota Monastery
• Danube Delta
Danube Delta - Part of UNESCO Natural Heritage

Danube Delta, with an area of 5,800 square kilometers, is the second largest and best preserved of the
European deltas and is mostly located in Romania.
It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage in 1991.
Earlier, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a key figure of the 20th century, had made a television film, in four episodes
and the intervention of the famous French was crucial in the decision to classify the Danube Delta as a
Biosphere Reserve in Romania.
The Danube Delta Biosphere Reservation
The Danube Delta Biosphere Reservation is the third-richest biosphere reservation in the world in terms of
biodiversity, after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands.
It is home to more than 7,000 known species of plants and animals known and, scientists believe, still more
as yet unknown.
This feature of the Danube River is the only delta in the world with biosphere reservation status. Its area
accounts for 2.5% of Romania’s surface and is the third largest delta in Europe, after those of the Volga and
the Kuban and it is the 22nd largest in the world.
It shelters the largest compact area of reed beds on the planet and supports 30 types of ecosystem. Thanks
to all these factors, the Danube Delta is a unique treasure of the planet’s natural heritage.
Besides the actual delta’s 3510 km2, Danube Delta Biosphere Reservation’s other remarkable features includes
the Razim – Sinoe complex of lakes (1145 km2), the Black Sea beach strip (1030 km2), the Danube riverbank
between Cotul Pisicii and Isaccea (13 km2) and the Danube flood-meadow between Isaccea and Tulcea (102
km2 ).
Dacian Fortresses
Dacian Fortresses - UNESCO’s Cultural World Heritage

The fortified complex also known as Dacian fortresses in Orăştie Mountains, is located in the central and
western sector of the geographic unit with the same name, concentrated around the river known as Apa
Oraşului (Grădiştea river), which springs from Godeanu Mount and flows into the Mureş river at Orăştie.
Scattered along the many valleys of the mount, arrayed on high platforms, on natural or artificial terraces
varying in altitude from 500 to 950 m, we can find here a number of habitats, most of them fortified, having

characteristics and shapes of a surprising consistence, dominating the access ways and the main habitat,
Sarmizegetusa, from the top of Grădiştea Hill (a branch of Godeanu Mount), at 1200 m altitude.
The series of fortresses and defence towers of Sarmizegetusa start with the main access way to the capital
of the Dacian kingdom, which ascended from Mureş Valley upstream to the river Apa Grădiştei, defended at
the bottleneck point of the valley by the fortresses at Costeşti-Cetăţuie and Costeşti-Blidaru, as well as by
the system of towers and small fortifications, such as Făeragul or Cetăţuia Înaltă.
Built in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. under Dacian rule, these fortresses show an exceptional and unusual
fusion of military and religious architectural techniques and concepts from the classical world and the late
European Iron Age.
The six defensive works, the nucleus of the Dacian Kingdom, were conquered by the Romans at the beginning
of the 2nd century A.D.; their extensive and well-preserved remains stand in spectacular natural surroundings
and give a dramatic picture of a vigorous and innovative civilization.
The Dacian civilization, as we know it today due to the systematic research undertaken by Romanian
archaeologists, reveals the exceptional historical value (the concept of fortified mountains) and exceptional
aesthetical value (the remarkable suggestion of the sacred and impenetrable space of the divine) of the
fortresses from the Orăștie Mountains: a grandiose, imposing architecture which used refined decorative
effects, a monumental architecture carved in stone, wood and as well other materials (clay, for example).
The sophisticated rhythm of the columns of the sanctuaries, the dwelling towers located at the highest
places of the fortresses, in perfect resonance with the spirit of the natural environment, single out this
ancient civilization, faithful to its interior spirit and traditional materials.
Sarmizegetusa Regia Fortress on Grădiştei Hill
Sarmizegetusa Regia Fortress was the capital of pre-Roman Dacia, reaching its peak during the reign of
Decebal and is the largest of the Dacian fortifications.
Located on the top of a cliff, at 1,200 metres altitude, the stronghold was the strategic centre of the Dacian
defensive system of Orăştiei Mountains and consisted of six fortresses.
The stronghold, a quadrilateral formed of massive blocks of stone (murus dacicus), is estimated to have been
built in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC, being located on an area of approximately 30,000 square metres.
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GTS Telecom, part of GTS Central Europe
Annex 3 and owned by Deutsche Telekom AG is one
of the main infrastructure-based provider
Other communication systems of telecommunications services in Romania
and is positioned as a quality leader in the
WiFi / Getting Online communications segment for medium and large
Bucharest offers numerous WiFi hotspots and companies. The company is one of the founding
many are free. Usually, all you will need is a members RoNIX (Romanian Network for Internet
password (divulged to you when you order eXchange) and is certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001,
something) though in many venues in Old Town or OHSAS 18001 and ISO 27001.
in Metro you can simply sit down and start surfing GTS provides national and international transport
away. solutions for data, voice, internet access, cloud
services and collocation in its own data centres in
Bucharest free Wi-Fi /HotSpots imply public Bucharest.
spaces & parks: The company operates an extensive Ethernet
- Piata Universitatii (University Square) at La and MPLS network built on a resilient fiber optic
Biblioteca (The Library); infrastructure.
- Orange Concept Shop at Calea Victoriei;
- Orange Studio at Piata Victoriei (Victoriei Orange Romania is the brand under which France
Square); Telecom provides mobile, Internet and television
- Parcul Herastrau (Herastrau Park) at Gradina services. The France Telecom Group is one of
Japoneza (The Japanese Garden); the world’s leading telecoms services with over
- Expres Olimp at Bulevardul Iuliu Maniu 1 – 3 183 million customers on five continents. Orange
- Lacul Tei at Strada Inginerilor; Romania has implemented a quality management
- Strandul Moghioros at Moghioros Pool system certified according to ISO 9001.
- Most Cafés, Restaurants and Clubs With the 4G Orange Network, it is possible to
- Shopping Malls: Carrefour Orhideea Mall, access the information you need and send large
CityMall, Auchan – Titan files faster than ever. In addition, you can make
- Fast Food Restaurants: McDonalds (All McDonalds video conferencing or Full HD video streaming
in Bucharest), K F C (all KFC), Pizza Hut, easier and for children quick access to online
Pizza Maxx (splaiul Independentei 290 - Complex games. Starting with May 2017, Orange Romania
Regie),WiFi hotspots in the Old Town Bucharest offer for the first time, 4G coverage in all cities in
(Centrul Vechi). Romania.
Telecommunication Vodafone Romania is the first company that

The city is well-served by a modern landline and implemented the GSM network in Romania in
mobile network (4 mobile phone operators at April 1997. Also the first operator to launch 3G
national level). The telecom system in Bucharest services on the Romanian market in April 2005 and
has a reliable and modern communication then the superior level of HSDPA 3G broadband
infrastructure with the following main operators: performance. In October 2012,Vodafone Romania
is the first operator that launched the first 4G

mobile data network in Romania. at sender’s location of choice. The handover takes
For three consecutive years, Vodafone Romania place at sender’s location of choice, date and time
have been certified P3 Communications as “The being established by the sender also.
Most Powerful Mobile Network in Romania”. This service implies preliminary communication
Vodafone Romania was the first telecom company between the sender and the final addressee
in Romania certified according to ISO27001 regarding the time of the arrival.
by KPMG UK in 2005, renewed certification in Collecting and processing operations are simplified
2014. ISO27001 is the most recognized standard thanks to processes informatization.
for information security. The company is also Returning undistributed mail items at sender’s
certified ISO 22301 Certification - Business location of choice. Mail items are being monitored
Continuity Management; ISO 9001 Certification through the entire techological flow using the
- Quality Management; ISO 14001 certification - Track & Trace system.
Environmental management.
Express services:
Postal Services & Telephone
Offices of Poșta Română, the national postal Prioripost Business – addressed to companies
operator, are spread throughout the city, with that use direct sales (multilevel marketing); direct
the central post office (Romanian: Oficiul Poștal marketing companies that manage monthly a
București 1) located at 12 Matei Millo Street. Public significat number of mail items; companies that
telephones are located in many places and are use the mail order channel or other categories of
operated by Telekom Romania, a subsidiary of alternative commerce.
Deutsche Telekom and successor of the former
monopoly Romtelecom. Prioripost - fixed insured value - the service
Post offices display a postal horn symbol and the addresses both to individuals and legal persons,
word Posta. the delivery being distributed within the express
Main Post & Telephone Office mail system - PRIORIPOST. It is a fast and
Address: Str. Matei Millo 10 (off Calea Victoriei) convenient system to send financial and fiscal
Open: Mon. - Fri. 7:30am - 8 pm; Sat. 8 am - 2 pm; documents or reports to public institutions (tax
Closed Sun. on income statements, balance sheets, wages tax
Telephoning Bucharest from Abroad statements, VAT deduction sheets, VAT refund
International Access Code +40 (country code) + 21 applications etc.).
or 31 (area code) + telephone number (seven digit
number). Prioripost – invoices - this service ensures
Poșta Română provide solutions specially tailored collection, transportation and delivery of mail
for businesses needs, whether it’s about sending items containing documents (invoices, waybills)
parcels, express services, e-commerce solutions, or Prioripost merchandise items that circulate
direct marketing, flyers distribution, money orders accompanied by invoices and/ or waybills.The
or printing solutions. service also ensures the return of signed and
stamped fiscal documents to the sender and other
Special delivery: specific services.
Collecting, processing and delivery of postal parcels

Annex 4
Financial arrangements for the EMA building
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, TO BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY

Romania and the setting of its new institutional
Annex 5 structure and culture, during the second half of
the 19th century.
The 12 public universities in Bucharest offering
foreing languages programmes 4. The University of Agronomic Sciences and
- a brief description - Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMV
B, for its acronym in Romanian) is the result
1. The University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest of the academic, scientific and administrative
is the oldest and most prestigious engineering process supported by great names of Romanian
school in Romania, with a tradition of more than agronomic education and science, which began
190 years made possible by the efforts of some of with the first Agronomic School in Romania (The
the greatest Romanian professors. Its specificity Pantelimon School), established 163 years ago.
relies in creating knowledge through research The fields of study covered by USAMV B are:
and technological innovation, as well as through Agronomy, Biology, Forestry, Horticulture, Animal
its implementation by means of education Science, Veterinary Medicine, Food Engineering,
and professional training at a European level. Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest welcomes Geodetic Engineering, Biotechnologies,
foreign applicants, offering a number of 20 B.Sc. Applied Engineering Sciences, Engineering and
and 25 M.Sc. programs taught in English, French Management, Engineering and Mmanagement
or German. in Agriculture and Rural Development. USAMV B
currently operates seven (7) faculties in Bucharest,
2. The Technical University of Civil Engineering two (2) branches across the country and fifteen
of Bucharest is a technical university that trains (15) departments.
higher education specialists in the fields of civil
engineering, building services engineering, 5. The University of Bucharest is one of the oldest
mechanical engineering/technological institutions of higher education in Romania, hence
equipment and machines, environmental it bears the responsibility and the duty to be a
engineering, geodesic engineering, management pioneer and a model of academic integrity. In its
and engineering and systems engineering.The 150 years of existence, the University of Bucharest
Technical University of Civil Engineering of has gained solid national and international
Bucharest includes seven faculties, of which six prestige, being the first Romanian academic
provide tuition in Romanian and one in foreign institution in the QS World University Rankings.
languages (English and French). In addition, there The University of Bucharest offers numerous
is a Department of Foreign Language Studies. study programmes, from Bachelor Degress to
PhD programmes, as well as other academic
3. The “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture programmes, such as Erasmus and long life
and Urbanism in Bucharest is the oldest and learning. The University constantly collaborates
most important academic institution in this field with more than 100 prestigious universities from
in Romania. It continues a long tradition of local 40 different countries. The degrees granted by the
architectural higher education, the foundation University of Bucharest are recognized in most
of which is closely linked with the rise of modern countries in the world.The University of Bucharest

covers the fields of Human and Social Sciences, by attending Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and
Natural Science and Engineering, Exact Sciences Postdoctoral study programs. In addition, ASE
(Mathematics and Computer Science) and offers organizes continuing training programs, teacher
numerous undergraduate, graduate and PhD training programs, postgraduate programs, as
study programmes, as well as numerous other well as MBA and EMBA study programs. ASE has
higher postgraduate programmes. The degree 12 Faculties, whose nealry 22,000 students can
granted by the University of Bucharest after final attend study programs in Romanian, English,
examinations is recognised all over the world French or German: 24 Bachelor’s programs, 87
and recommends graduates as being thoroughly Master’s programs, Doctoral studies in 10 fields
trained in the field of study of their choice. and more than 145 postgraduate continuing
education programs.
6. “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Bucharest (CDUMO) is the first 8. National University of Physical Education and
University of medicine and pharmacy from Sports (UNEFS) develops 5 study programs for the
Romania, that enjoys today a well deserved prestige bachelor university cycle and 7 study programs
and recognition in national and international for the master university cycle.
academic environment, a true leader of the
Romanian medical education. 9. National University of Political Studies and
At 160 years of existence, the fundamental Public Administration (SNSPA) is a public higher
objective of CDUMP is to accelerate the efforts to education institution, which includes all three
transform the institution into a University of elite cycles of education: bachelor, master, doctorate.
worldwide, one of the top 500 universities of the SNSPA has a complex portfolio of 9 undergraduate
world. programs, 52 master programs and 4 doctoral
The University proposes a high quality education, schools. SNSPA underlie a wide range of academic
focused on student, a continuous improvement of activities: research, academic education,
the educational process through modern teaching postgraduate education, the projects realized
methods, fair didactic relationships with students, in SNSPA with transnational partners, students’
encouraging initiative, creativity, dialogue and activity, teachers’ and researchers’ activity, library
effective and active involvement of students in the endowment, academic management activity.
educational process both in theory and practice.
10. National University of Music Bucharest is
7. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies a Romanian professional institution of higher
in Bucharest is a research intensive university that education, research and music creation, founded
organizes study programs and scientific research in 1864.
in the fields of Economic Sciences, Administrative National University of Music Bucharest has two
Sciences, Sociology and Humanities. ASE is faculties focused on higher music education
considered the most important economic higher process:
education institution from Romania and one • Faculty of Musical Performance (all classical
of the most renown economic universities in instruments and singing)
South‐Eastern Europe. Students are offered • Faculty of Composition, Musicology and Music
the opportunity to pursue a full academic path Pedagogy (composition, musicology, music

pedagogy, orchestral and choir conducting, jazz-
pop music and sacred music) Annex 6
The research and advanced research are organized
within the frame of a Doctoral School, a Post- The National Agency for Medicines and Medical
Doctoral Institute and a Research, Innovation and Devices in support of EMA relocation to Bucharest
Information Unit.
The National Agency for Medicines and Medical
11. The National University of Arts (UNArte) in Devices (NAMMD) is the national authority
Bucharest is an establishment of education and competent in the fields of medicine, medical
artistic creation, rated Highly Trustworthy by devices and health technology assessment. The
ARACIS subsequent to the institutional evaluation, current mission of the Agency includes assessment
which includes study programs accredited for the of dossiers for authorisation for marketing of
ranking field “Visual Arts”. good quality, safe and effective human medicines,
The University comprises the Faculty of Fine assessment of dossiers for authorisation of
Arts, which includes the Departments of conduct of clinical trials in Romania and of clinical
Painting, Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Photo-Video- trial sites; surveillance of human medicinal product
Computerized Image Processing and the Master’s safety in therapeutic circuit through inspection
program Education through Visual Arts; the and pharmacovigilance. As of 2014, the NAMMD
Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, with the has also the national competent authority in the
Departments of Design. Fashion – fashion design, field of medical devices and assessment based on
Mural Art, Textile Arts – textile design, Ceramics- scientific criteria adopted by national legislation
Glass-Metal, Scenography and Artistic Event; the force of medical technologies for inclusion the
Faculty of Art History and Theory, which organizes national healthcare insurance system.
the study programs of Art History and Theory and
Conservation and Restoration. One important point to note is increased
involvement of NAMMD specialists, since 2016, in
12. The National University of Theatre and Film activities of committees and working groups of
I.L. Caragiale (UATC) begun its activity in 1834, as the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) and of
the first theatre FACULTY IN Romania within the the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA).
Philharmonic School.
Since 1990, the Academy of Theatre and Film In the context of the Brexit process, the NAMMD
has undergone a continuous reform process. will also have to cope with this challenge without
New specializations have been added, such as disregarding achievement of its current mission.
Audiovisual Communication and Multimedia: In this respect, it is worth highlighting that, at EU,
Sound-Editing (both at the Film Faculty), Puppets- EMA and HMA committees and working groups
Marionettes, Choreography and Scenography (at level, aiming to create a frame of work allowing for
the Theatre Faculty). The number of students has coordinated approach to smooth transfer of UK
gone up, while the curricula and study programs responsibilities to the Member States remaining
have been continuously improved and diversified. in the European Economic Area, the NAMMD will
be directly involved in taking over redistributed
responsibilities assigned. NAMMD specialists

assigned as representative participants in these July 2016;
committees and working groups constantly
prove their expertise in their area of competence • Romania’s activity (March 2016 – June 2017)
through direct and ever more active involvement in the EMA Committee for Orphan Medicinal
in the work of the respective committee / working Products (COMP), based on reports prepared by
group. the assigned NAMMD representative:
Special emphasis should be placed on the fact 1. 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-

that, in case of EMA relocation to Bucharest, {4-[4-(5-fluoro-pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-
the expertise of the NAMMD staff, of its highly phenyl}-2-oxo-acetamide (F901318) for treatment
qualified specialists particularly, will allow conduct of invasive aspergillosis (orphan designation no.
of activities formerly performed by certain EMA EU/3/16/1738, on 14 October 2016);
staff members who might decide not to relocate. 2. N-(5-(6-chloro-2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-
5-yl)pyrazin-2-yl)-2-fluoro-6-methylbenzamide
A few concrete examples of involvement in the (CM4620) for treatment of acute pancreatitis
scientific work of the European Network are (orphan designation no. EU/3/16/1783, on 18
highlighted in what follows: November 2016);
3. Udenafil for treatment of functional single
• Regarding the centralised procedures with RO ventricle congenital heart disease (orphan
already assigned as co-rapporteur, rapporteur designation no. EU/3/16/1807, on 12 December
or peer-review, to be started in the next period: 2016);
4. Fluticazon propionate for treatment of
1) Co-rapporteurs for pegfilgrastim – bio similar eosinophilic esophagitis (orphan designation no.
(application 10.4). Nomination May 2017; EU/3/16/1815, on 12 January 2017);
2) Co-rapporteurs for Ioflupane (123I) - CIS bio 5. Synthetic composition of Trans-cinnamic
international (IOFLUPANE (123I)), generic of aldehyde, Trans-2-methoxy-cinnamaldehyde,
DATSCAN of Amersham (application generic 10.1) Cinnamyl acetate, Linalool, Beta-caryophyllene,
Nomination March 2017; Cineol and Benzyle benzoate (CTCLBCB) for
3) Rapporteurs for Tadalafil Mylan (application treatment of invasive aspergillosis (not granted
generic 10.1), following resuming of the orphan designation after assessment and
bioequivalence study and return to the EMA with presentation; withdrawal of application by the
related documentation; sponsor in December 2016);
4) Peer-review in the multi-national team (RO/ 6. Emeramide for prophylaxis of mercury toxicity
SE) – Cerepro (SITIMAGENE CERADENOVEC), (orphan designation no. EU/3/17/1864, on 20
(Advance therapy medicinal product – Application April 2017);
complete 8.3 new active substances). Nomination 7. Tripotassium citrate monohydrate and potassium
April 2017; hydrogen carbonate for treatment of renal distal
5) Peer-review in the multi-national team (RO/NO) tubular acidosis (orphan designation granted by
– Voretigene Neparvovec (voretigene neparvovec), the COMP in June 2017, official designation by the
(Advance therapy medicinal product – Application European Commission pending);
complete 8.3 new active substance). Nomination 8. Retinol for treatment of retinopathy of

prematurity (orphan designation granted by the work, the NAMMD has managed 8 PSUSA
COMP in June 2017 official designation by the procedures so far, 2 other procedures being in
European Commission pending); progress, as follows:
9. L-citrulline for treatment of cardiopulmonary In 2015 – 1 PSUSA procedure for tenonitrozole.
by-pass (assessed in June, requesting In 2016 – 5 PSUSA procedures:
supplementations in the presentation stage); - Asparaginase PSUSA/00003161/201508
10. Emeramide for treatment of (17.12.2015 - 14.04.2016);
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation - Hexoprenaline sulphate
(assessment report for July 2017); PSUSA/00003170/201508 (17.12.2015 - 14.04.2016);
11. Synthetic composition of Trans-cinnamic - Chlorquinaldol (vaginal tablet)/promestriene
aldehyde, Trans-2-methoxy-cinnamaldehyde, PSUSA/00009272/201509 (15.01.2016 - 13.05.2016);
Cinnamyl acetate, Linalool, Beta-caryophyllene, - Bilastine PSUSA/00003163/201603
Cineol and Benzyle benzoate (CTCLBCB) for (02.06.2016 - 29.09.2016);
treatment of invasive mucomycosis (under - N(2)-L-alanyl-L-glutamine
validation); PSUSA/00003158/201603 (04.08.2016 -
12. Film-coated fibrinogen in albumin spheres for 01.12.2016).
treatment of radiotherapy - induced skin ulcers
(under validation). In 2017 - 2 completed PSUSA procedures for
midodrine and chlorquinaldol (vaginal tablet)/
• Regarding the Paediatric Committee (PDCO), promestriene.
since 2012, work has consisted in assessment of Currently, one procedure is in progress for
50 Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIP), of which bilastine and a new one is to be started soon, for
9 assessments are currently in progress. lantahnum.
At the same time, 4 paediatric work-sharing • As regards participation of NAMMD

procedures have been completed, where RO acted representatives in the Committee for Advanced
as rapporteur. Therapies:
• In the Committee for Medicinal Products Romanian CAT members have been involved in
for Human Use (CHMP), Romania was a co- preparation of 25 scientific recommendations
rapporteur in a review procedure based on Art on classification of advanced therapy medicinal
31 for Tolperisone in September 2012 and co- products (ATMPs), in 21 CAT Clinical Reports to
rapporteur la in a review procedure for Raxone the Scientific Advice Working Party and in drafting
(idebenone) in 2013. groups of scientific guidelines on investigational
ATMPs, GCP specific aspects for investigational
• As an observer, as of June 2016, in the CHMP ATMPs.
Biostatistics Working Party Romania has been
distributed 5 scientific advice applications for • Concerning participation in work of the
determination of statistic problems. Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products
(HMPC), Romania has been a rapporteur for 6
• As regards EMA-coordinated pharmacovigilance monographs:

- Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, non fermentatum folium- final;
- Ricinus communis L., oleum – final;
- Harpagophytum procumbens DC and/or Harpagophytum zeyheri Decne, radix – final;
- Piper methysticum G. Forst., rhizome – now in the post - public consultation stage;
- Calendulae flos – work in progress;
- Species amarae – work in progress.
Romania is a peer-review for one monograph: POLYPODIUM VULGARE L., RHIZOMA – work in progress
• As regards work in the CHMP Quality Working Party (QWP), here are the titles of the scientific guidelines,
reflection papers and concept papers developed with Romania’s participation during 2013- 2017
2013
- Revision of the Guideline EMA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/99738/2013, “Process Validation”;

- Revision of the Guideline CHMP/CVMP/QWP/199250, “Setting Specifications for Related Impurities in
Antibiotics”;
- Revision of the Guideline EMA/CHMP/QWP/811210/2009, “Real Time Release Testing”;
- Revision of the Guideline EMEA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/17760/2009 Rev 2, “Use of Near Infrared
Spectroscopy (NIRS) by the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Data Requirements for New Submissions and
Variations”;
- Revision of the Guideline EMA/CHMP/QWP/911254/2011, “Quality of Transdermal Patches”;
- Revision of the Guideline EMA/492713/2012, “Quality of Oral Modified Release Products”.
2014
- Participation in revision of the Guideline EMA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/BWP/70278/2012 Rev. 1, “Process

Validation”;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection paper EMA/448443/2014 on requirements for selection
and justification of starting materials for the manufacture of chemical active substances;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection paper CHMP/CVMP/QWP/136250/2014 on the use of
cocrystals and other solid-state forms of active substances in medicinal products;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA document EMA/334808/2014, Template for the qualified person’s
declaration concerning GMP compliance of active of active substance manufacture, The QP declaration
template;
- Participation in revision of the Guideline EMEA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/17760/2009 Rev 2, on the use of Near
Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) by the pharmaceutical industry and the data requirements for new submissions
and variations;
- Participation in revision of the Guideline EMA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/441071/2011 Rev 2, on stability testing
for applications for variations to a marketing authorisation;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA concept paper on the establishment of a guideline on the selection
of sterilisation processes for drug products;

- Participation in conclusion of the EMA to the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Quality
reflection paper EMA/HMPC/95714/2013 on Documentation Concerning Investigational
microbiological aspects of herbal medicinal Medicinal Products in Clinical Trials”;
products and traditional herbal medicinal - Participation in conclusion Of the EMA
products; Guideline EMA/CHMP/QWP/608924/2014,
- Participation in revision of the EMA Guideline “Quality of Transdermal Patches”;
EMA/CHMP/QWP/608924/2014 on quality of - Participation in conclusion of the EMA
transdermal patches; reflection paper EMA/448443/2014 on
- Participation in revision of the EMA Guideline requirements for selection and justification of
EMA/CHMP/QWP/428693/2013 on quality of starting materials for the manufacture of chemical
oral modified release products; active substances;
- Participation in conclusion Of the EMA
Guideline EMA/CHMP/QWP/428693/2013
2015 (approved in 2015), “Quality of Oral Modified
Release Products”;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA - Participation in conclusion of the
reflection paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/104223/2015, EMA reflection paper CHMP/CVMP/
“Chemical Structure and Properties Criteria to QWP/136250/2014 on the use of cocrystals and
be Considered for the Evaluation of New Active other solid-state forms of active substances in
Substance (NAS) Status of Chemical Substances”; medicinal products.
- Participation in conclusion of the
EMA reflection paper CHMP/CVMP/ 2016
QWP/284008/2015, “Use of Cocrystals of Active
Substances in Medicinal Products”; - Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection
- Participation in proofing of the draft paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/104223/2015,
Guideline, “Chemistry of Active Substances” EMA/ “Chemical Structure and Properties Criteria to
CHMP/QWP/96664/2015; Be Considered for the Evaluation of New Active
- Participation in proofing of the draft Substance (NAS) Status of Chemical Substances”;
Guideline, “Manufacture of the Finished Dosage - Participation in conclusion of the EMA
Form” CHMP/QWP/245074/2015; draft Guideline EMA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/
- Participation in proofing of the draft BWP/850374/2016, “Sterilisation of the Medicinal
Guideline, “Q 3 D Impurities: Guideline on Product, Active Substance, Excipient and Primary
Elemental Impurities” CHMP/ICH/353369/2013, Container”;
in the CHMP Quality Working Party - Participation in conclusion of the EMA
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA Guideline EMA/CHMP/ICH/83812/2013 on
concept paper /CHMP/QWP/558185/2014, ICH M7 Assessment and control of DNA reactive
“Development of e Guideline on Quality and (mutagenic) impurities in pharmaceuticals to limit
Equivalence of Topical Products”; potential carcinogenic risk”;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA concept - Participation in conclusion of the EMA concept
paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/126334/2015, “Need paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/126334/2015, “Need
for Revision of the Guideline on the Requirements for revision of the guideline on the requirements

to the chemical and pharmaceutical quality immediate release products;
documentation”;
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection • In the CHMP Name Review Satellite Group
paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/104223/2015, (NRG), the NAMMD has taken part in development
“Chemical Structure and Properties Criteria to of the EMA Guideline EMA/CHMP/287710/2014
Be Considered for The Evaluation of New Active – Rev. 6 on the acceptability of names for human
Substance (NAS) Status of Chemical Substances”; medicinal products processed through the
- Participation in proofing of the draft Guideline, centralised procedure
“Chemistry of active substances” EMA/CHMP/ NAMMD endeavours to be directly involved
QWP/96664/2015”; in addressing the new challenges that will be
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection supported by additional, highly skilled human
paper Dissolution specification for generic resources. In this context, it is worth mentioning
oral immediate release products, “Dissolution that, starting 2016, efforts have been made
specification for generic oral immediate release to increase the capacity of human resources
products”; allocated to the Agency through collaboration
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection with the medical and pharmacy institutions in
paper CHMP/CVMP/QWP/284008/2015, “Use Romania, as a measure designed to facilitate the
of Cocrystals of Active Substances in Medicinal undertaking of responsibilities redistributed by
Products”; Brexit and assumed by the Agency in the event
- Participation in conclusion of the EMA reflection of EMA relocation to Bucharest. The partnership
paper EMA/CHMP/QWP/BWP/661488/2016, with the most prestigious medical university
“Development of a Guideline on Quality in Bucharest is a proof of practical cooperation
Requirements of Medicinal Products Containing among the relevant local actors in support of the
a Device Component for Delivery or Use of the smooth relocation, in case of human resource risk.
Medicinal Product”. The NAMMD will carry out the additional work in
all its areas of competence, in line with the new
2017 procedural guidelines adopted at EU27 level.
- Guideline on the selection of sterilisation

processes for active substances, drug products
and primary packaging (Human and Veterinary);
- Guideline on Manufacture of the Finished Dosage
Form;
- Guideline on Drug Device Combinations;
- Guideline on quality of water for pharmaceutical
use;
- Guideline on the pharmaceutical quality of
inhalation and nasal products;
- Reflection Paper on Quality aspects of medicines
for older people;
- Reflection Paper on Dissolution specification for

Annex 7

Relocation of the
European Medicines Agency
The Ministry of Health of Romania
Address:
1-3 Cristian Popişteanu Street, Sector 1, Postal Code
010024, Bucharest
Telephone:
+4021 3072 500
+4021 3072 600
Website:
www.ms.ro
The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
Address:
48 Aviator Sanatescu Street, Sector 1, Postal Code 011478,
Bucharest
Telephone:
+4021 317 11 00
+4021 317 11 01
Website:
www.anm.ro
emabucharest.ro

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Relocation of the

European Medicines Agency

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Moreover, since Bucharest provides state-of-the-art

Besides, ever since its 2007 accession to the EU family,

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Although Romania is among the few EU countries

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Bucharest is also a place with a rich mix of strong

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1900 high skilled persons are ready to cope with a

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1.9. Strong perspectives of present

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EMA European Medicines Agency

RMoH Romanian Ministry of Health

NAMMD National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices

BPO/SSC Business Process Outsourcing/ Shared Service Centre

BSS Business Service Sector

BRP Business Relocation Plan

ARCP Action Relocation Continuity Plan

ESRT EMA Support Relocation Team

RSRT Romanian Support Relocation Team

RSRP Romanian Support Relocation Plan

DSRS Department of Support Relocation Services

RTL Romanian Team Leader

LTL London Team Leader

PS - RSRP Project Schedule

ANOFM National Agency for Employment

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• An EU member for 10 years already;

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Indicator 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

GDP growth 1,1 0,6 3,5 3,1 3,9 4,8 5,2

Household consumption 1,0 0,8 2,6 4,2 5,9 7,5 7,3

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Location: Southern Romania is today a bustling metropolis.

In historical areas, the three elements form urban

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To support the Europe 2020 Strategy, an economic

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Stamp duty 0.50% - 3% buyer

Notary fee 0.44% - 2.20% buyer

Registration fee 0.50% - 2% buyer

Costs paid by buyer 4.44% - 10.20%

Costs paid by seller 4% - 6%

ROUNDTRIP TRANSACTION COSTS 8.44% - 16.20%

Assumptions for price calculation:

Moderate to good rental yields in Bucharest:

70 sq. m. 106,050 552 6.24% 1,515 7.88

120 sq. m. 190,920 966 6.07% 1,591 8.05

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The Cultural Scene of Bucharest

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Among the lowest communications

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• Deliveries of retail, logistic and office spaces stood at 956,000