Despre Braila (en)

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BRAILA COUNTY

HISTORY

Documentary attested at 20th January 1368, Braila, placed in a generous natural

frame, in the close proximity of the Danube River, had become famous, in a short time,as a very important trade center, a connection place where the products transported bythe ships of the harbors of the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea coasts meet thewestern products sailedhere, especially by theBrasov merchandisers.This fact is mentionedalso by the Greekchronicler LaonicChancocondil in 1462,with the occasion of theMahomet the Secondsexpedition against toVlad Tepes the Rulerof Wallachia, when hewrote about Braila as aDacian people city,where these Dacianpeople trade more thanin all the countrys cities.

The importance of the great Danubes harbor is also proved by the fact that thenumerous commercial ways which connect it to the different areas and cities inWallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania, were named the Brailas road or Brailasway. Great economic center, the Braila locality was entered in the Ottoman Empireexpansion area, as a result of its special strategically position, being in border areabetween the two Romanian countries; More than that, it could be established aconnection bridge with the Dobrudja a territory being under Ottoman domination, andthe presence here of a military garrison would discouraged the independence intensionsof the Romanian leaders. After that, in 1538, occasioned by the expedition against toPetru Rares the Moldavia sovereign, Braila is occupied by the Turks and two yearslater, and as a results of a polish document in this place was built a brick-wall fortress.

Although, being under the Ottoman monopoly, the economic life continued toevolve, Braila becoming the supplies point for the Empire capital, and the increasedincomes obtained from the different commercial activities did not fill the country treasurybut amount to the sultan and his high officials.

After 289 years of ottoman domination, Braila is reintegrated to Wallachia, as aresult of the Russian-Turkish War between 1828-1829, agreed by signing the Treaty ofPeace from Adrianopole - 2/14 September 1829. The development document of the Vtreatys article stipulates that the Turkish fortresses placed on the left side of theDanube River, together with the islands afferent of this bank, will be returned to

Wallachia, the Danube thalweg following to become the border with the OttomanEmpire. Also, by this treaty was mentioned the sailing liberty on the Danube River andthe Black Sea, that means the removal of the Ottoman domination on the Romanian


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merchandises. As a consequence, from the economic point of view, Braila localityplunged more than ever in its history, advancement also sustained by the getting ofPorto- Franco statute in 1836.

The intensive commercialtransactions in the harbor as well

as the possibility to achieve anincreased and rapid incomesattracted many foreignmerchandisers - Bulgarians,Macedonians, Albanians, Greeksbut also French, Belgium,Austrians, Italians, Jews and manyothers Transylvanian people, Brailabecoming thus a multiethnic entity.In short time, Braila was able toadjudge the challenge with its neighbor Galati city, and more than that, to compete

with Odessa, due to, one hand, its special profile - the cereals export and the otherhand to its clever capability to develop the railway network.

A part of the incomes provided by the commercial activities was used both forreconstruction and modernization of the city and also for the extension of the harborcapacity by the city authorities.

Although, the Porto-Franco Statute waseliminated, the harbor continuities its ascendantevolution, registering, in 1911, the highest export value,because of the large modernization works of harborequipment and the docks construction, that included awhole entire complex of quays, berths, silos andstorages, oil tanks, railways, roads, as well as aroadstead for winter time.

In 1830, was registered the first rehabilitation plan of the city, its limits being

marked along of the actual Al.I.Cuza boulevard. Also, in 1898, was published the Brailalocality town-planning by J.Dufour the Chief Engineer of the city. Between theseperiods of time, we can notice that Braila extended to the Dorobantilor Boulevard.

The specific norms used for buildings construction (- the buildings had to beachieved only in accordance with the approved plans, in the central areas the buildingshad to be exclusively from brick and to have a specific faade), the public parks andmarkets marking, streets pavement, the achievement of sewerage network and drinkingwater supply system, innovation of a modern means of transport the electrical tram(Braila was the first Romanian city to have electric trams), solving the problem of thestreet and domestic enlightening by electrical network, all of these mentioned facts are

only a few achievements of the local authorities, Braila of the XX centurys beginningbeing as a city of European dimensions.


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Geography

a) Location

Braila County is placed in south-eastern part of Romania, inthe Romanian Plain, having an area of 4,765.8 km2, which

represents 2% of Romanias total surfaceand including a part of the Inferior SiretRiver meadow, a part of the BaraganuluiPlain, a small parts of the Salcioara Plainand The Buzau Plain. In the East part,Braila County includes the Great Island ofBraila.

Coordinates:

28o 10 eastern longitude: extreme point Frecatei commune;

27o 5 western longitude: extreme point Galbenu commune; 45o 28 northern latitude: extreme point Maxineni commune; 44o 44 southern latitude: extreme point Ciocile commune.

The Braila County is bordered by: Galati County in the Northern side, TulceaCounty in the Eastern side, Ialomita County at the Southern side and the Buzau Countyin the Western side.

Braila county surface is about 4.766 km2, its capital being the BrailaMunicipality.

The localities network comprises: Braila Municipality, three towns respectively: Faurei, Ianca, Insuratei and also 40 communes as follows:

Baraganul, Bertestii de Jos, BordeiVerde, Chiscani, Ciocile, Ciresu,Cazasu, Dudesti, Frecatei,Galbenu, Gemenele, Gradistea,Gropeni, Jirlau, Marasu, Maxineni,Mircea Voda, Movila Miresii,Racovita, Rimnicelu, Romanu,

Rosiori, Salcia Tudor, ScortaruNou, Silistea, Surdila-Gaiseanca,Surdila-Greci, utesti, Tichilesti,Traian, Tudor Vladimirescu,Tufesti, Ulmu, Unirea, Vadeni,Victoria, Visani, Viziru, Zavoaia.

b) RELIEF

The Braila County, being placed in plain, has a relief generally homogeneous,

the only ground variations in level being the running waters, tablelands andlacustrian depressions.


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The Braila hydrographical network is characterized by a temperate-continentalclimate and the relief formed by fields relative plate that contains large valleysand closed depressions, with temporary or permanently lakes.

The most important hydrographical resource of the county is the Danube River,with two main branches: Macin Branch (Old Danube) towards Dobrudja andCremenea Branch, towards Brailas plain, closing in the middle the Former

Brailas Pond, that today is dyked. The Danube has a very economic importance, both from Brailas municipality

water supply point of view and of the irrigations systems. The Siret River bordered the northern part

of Braila County to Galati County, on alength of 50 kilometers. On the right side, atVoinesti, has as tributary the Buzau Riverthat flows the Braila county territory on alength of 126 kilometers.

Between Jugureanu and Gura Calmatui, ona length of 84 kilometers, The Calmatui

River flows in the Braila county territory,which is, most of it, arranged for irrigations.

In Braila county, are present both steppe lakes and river meadow lakes. A firstcategory is that of the lakes cantoned in the large loess settlement depressionsor tablelands (Ianca -332 hectares, Plopu -300 hectares, Lutul Alb-357 hectares).

Another category of lacustrian basins is formed by the river limans (Jirlau -1086hectares, Caineni -74 hectares, Ciulnita -92 hectares).

The meander lakes and that of abandoned branch are present especially in theDanube river meadow (Blasova -400 hectares, Japsa Plopilor -76 hectares), onthe Calmatui terrace (Sarat Batogu, Bentu Batogu) as well as in the vicinity ofBraila (Lacu Sarat).

The waters of the following lakes: Lacu Sarat - Braila, Sarat Batogu, Tataru-Ciineni and Movila Miresii, have therapeutically effects, Lacu-Sarat and Ciinenibeing declared watering and climatic resorts.

The lakes Jirlau, Ciulnita, Lutul Alb, Plopu, Ianca and Blasova are arranged forpisciculture. In Braila County there are also artificial lakes used for fishing orirrigations: Maxineni, Gradistea, Insuratei, Ulmu and Brotacelul.

Also, there are accumulation lakes as: Galbenu and Satuc lakes in the ValeaBoului River, as well as Mircea Voda on Buzoel Nord, its water are used forirrigations.

c) CLIMATE

Climate is temperate-continental, slightly excessive in the west and moderate inthe Siret River Meadow and Great Island of Braila.

Being placed close to the Black Sea, Braila county has an annual averagetemperatures about 10oC (1.5oC higher then the rest of the plain).

The annual average temperature is about 10.5 oC, maximum value registered in1951, being of 44.5 oC, and the minimum value decreasing to - 30 oC (in 1942).

The annual relative humidity of the air reaches to over 72%, in the winterexceeding 80%, while in the summer it represents 65%.

The annual rainfall is reduced (with an average of 456 l of water/m2) and in the

summer it has a torrential character. The annual quantity of rainfall does not cover the necessary quantities to get

increased agricultural productions, the water deficit being covered by irrigations.


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d) NATURAL RESOURCES

The underground resources are formed by the liquid and gaseous hydrocarbonsresources contains in: Ianca, Bordei Verde, Ulmu and Jugureanu areas.

Loess deposits constitute the raw material for inferior ceramics and the

therapeutically mud of the salty lakes are the basis of the balneal treatment. Chernozem soils represent 75% of Braila county surface. In the plane areas, where the water stagnated as a result of the hydrostatical

level increasing, were formed depression zones with swamps that by drainingworks were introduced gradually to agricultural sector in order to arrange naturalpastures. There were dammed the following areas: Calmatui-Gropeni, Braila-Danube-Siret, Maxineni, Great Island of Braila, those surfaces are more thanover 119.000 hectares. Only the Great Island of Braila has 60.160 hectares,ground saved to the periodically floods of the Danube.

The agricultural lands form over 84% from thewhole surface of Braila County.

Braila county has a flora specific to the plainarea (95% cultures and small surfaces ofpastures).

The arborescent vegetation is relatively lessrepresented.

The forests are spread on a surface of 22.600hectares, most majorities being river meadow forests. Thus, in the Small Islandof Braila- more than 5460 hectares, we can see willow and poplar forests. In theinterior river meadows, on about 1500 hectares, there are forests formed bypoplars, willows and acacia trees, oaks and other species of trees.

The county flora is completed with halophyte vegetation (salty sedge,Halimanepedunculata, small salty vegetation) specific to the salty soils, as well as withunderwater vegetation found especially in the ponds and lakes of the Danubeflooded areas.

Fauna is represented by animals and sedentarybirds and also migratory birds.

In the natural reservation fromSmall Island of Braila found aspecific delta fauna: differentspecies of ducks, geese,

herons, seagulls, lapwings, small snipes, woodcocks, moor hens, swans.

Ichthyofauna is represented by native fishes (carps, sheat fishes, pike perches,tench, pikes, crucian carps, barbels, bleaks, popes) as well as migratory fishesthat are multiplied in the Danube River (sturgeons, Huso huso, sterlets,mackerels).

In the present, flora and fauna specific to the steppe area, that are dominant inthe Baraganului Plain, are extremely modified. In these conditions, wereprotected some areas, placed on the Calmatui Rivers bank, a part of Lacu Sarat,Movila Miresii Salty Lake, places where the natural ecosystems will be preservedin the specific conditions.

With the same purpose, The Small Island of Braila was declared naturalreservation.

Here and also in the Blasova Lake surroundings, we can observe many birds that

in the past form the Braila Ponds ornithofauna, species of birds preserved now adays, as follows: white small egret, spoonbill, red heron, grey heron.


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In the northern-eastern part of Braila Ponds, is placed "Popina Blasova", with aheight of 45 m, formed by old formations, identically with those from the northernDobrudja. On this rock that was declared in 1994 as a natural monument arefound flowers similar with those from Macin Mountains (bell flowers, milfoil withyellow flowers and others).

Also, Viisoara Forest will be preserved, especially for grey oak tree.

Population

At the 1st of July 2005, the population of Braila county was about 385.066inhabitants (1.8% from the Romanias population) with a density of 81.5 inhabitants/km.

Main nationality of Brailas inhabitants is Romanian, together with:Macedonians 0,034%, Macedo-romanians 0,01%, Gypsies 1,1%, Lipovanians 0,55%,Greeks 0,1% and other nationalities such as: Bulgarians, Magyars, Germans, Turks andJews. From entire population, 66% is concentrated in the city area.

The employees number estimated at the end of the November 2005 was about71.5 thousands persons, out of which 53.8% in constructions and industry, 39.8% inservces and 6.4% in agriculture and silviculture.

The unemployed registered number was about 8,451 persons.The unemployment rate was 6.3%, exceeding with 0.6% the unemployment

rate at the national level.

Religion

Main religion of Braila County, similar tothe Romania country, is the Orthodox religion;almost 90% from entire population belongs to it.The rest of 10% of population belongs toRomano-Catholic Church, Greek-CatholicChurch, Protestant Church (Reformed Churchand Gospel Church) and Neo-Protestant Church(Adventist and Baptist Church), Mosaic and Moslem Religion.

Industry

The number of economic agents with integral or majority state capital is classified thus:state companies 14; trade companies 132 from:

with integral state capital 121 with state capital + private capital 7 with state capital + foreign capital 3 with state capital + foreign capital + Romanian private capital 1

The economic agents with private capital are:

- with Romanian integral private capital 3.116

- with foreign integral capital 8- with Romanian private capital + foreign capital 74


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The structure of main economical sectors of the Braila County

The structure of the turnover provided by the Local Active Units,on main activities, between 2002-2004

- % -

No.crt.

2002 2003 2004

Turnover provided by the localactive units - TOTAL

100,0

x 100,0

x 100,0 x

1 Industry total, thus: 41,2 100,0 39,9 100,0 34,6 100,0

a) Extractive industry 4,0 2,2 1,2b) Processing industry 74,5 66,3 68,3c) Electrical and thermic energy,gases and water

21,5 31,5 30,8

2 Constructions 7,1 6,4 5,63 Trade 41,7 42,4 49,04 Hotels and restaurants 1,1 0,9 0,95 Transport, storage and mail 5,6 7,1 6,76 Real transactions 2,6 2,6 2,37 Other activities 0,7 0,7 0,9

The evolution of the commercial exchanges*between 2000-2005

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Activity -thousands dolari- - thousands euro-

Import (FOB) 73315 94218 157064 183680 136438 175875

Export (CIF) 96945 116004 194702 213467 193021 215842

*) after the importer/ exporter agents headquarter


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Top of the enterprises with foreign contribution of capital (the firsts 28), in

decreasing order of the turnover achieved in the fiscal year 200

Enterprise Year

Fiscal

Code

Turnover(thousands

ROL) Domain Capital identity

AKER BRAILA SA 1991 2244532 844959971 Ships building private (local+foreign)

AGRIMON SRL 1999 11940410 559340167Breeding of the horses, asses andmules private (local+foreign)

SOROLI - COLA SA 1993 4116530 455871289

Production, processing andconservation of the meat (exclusivelythe fowl) private (local+foreign)

TRACON SRL 1991 2266522 284895701Construction workings, inclusively artworking private (local+foreign)

MISTRAL DUE SA 1994 6674044 187696109Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen) private foreign 100%

ARTEFERRO BRAILASA 1998 10678362 171603119

Production of primary and semi-manufactured products of iron metal private (local+foreign)

RO - CONF SRL 2001 13708794 132790303Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen) foreign private 100%

DORIA CONFEZIONISRL 1991 2266026 130905489 Production of the body-linen articles private (local+foreign)

CARVAL TRANS SRL 1999 11664195 126267405 Road transports of the goods private (local+foreign)

LAMINORUL SA1991 2266948 118074703

Production of primary andsemi-manufactured products of ironmetal

mixed (state +local private +foreign private)

LINPAN IMPEX SRL 1997 9273969 114235964Processing and preservation of thefruits and vegetables foreign private 100%

SHORT PROD COMSRL 1994 5563846 106805228

Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen) foreign private 100%

REMAT SA 1991 2268035 106029657Recovering of the metal recyclableswastes private (local+foreign)

TURK ROM SAN SA 1995 7963920 101476017 Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen) private (local+foreign)

BLAZER SRL 2002 2834436 95479230 Production of the body-linen articles foreign private 100%

DIANA FASHION SRL 1999 12138792 93040878

Production of the textile articles(exclusive the clothing and the body-linen) foreign private 100%

BUREAU VERITASROMANIA CONTROLEINTERNATIONAL SRL 1998 10400438 85464405

Testing activities and technical analysisforeign private 100%

ECE LEGUMEFRUCTE SRL 2003 12571620 80314231

Processing and preservation of thefruits and vegetables foreign private 100%

ROMINSEM SRL 2000 12664800 67624522 Cereals crops foreign private 100%

BRAILACT SA 1991 2268000 63924329Production of the dairy products andcheese products private (local+foreign)

ENTERPRISES ET CO

BUCURESTI SRLFILIALA BRAILA 1998 11245030 61970191

Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen)

private (local+foreign)

POLYINVEST SRL 2004 7053746 55888775 Motor vehicles tradeprivate (local+foreign)

SANCO SA 2000 13523486 52914795 Metals treatment and covering private (local+foreign)

ENTER 2 SA 2001 13933753 44085670 Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen)

private (local+foreign)

MASSIWER SRL 2001 14241530 42984768 Cereals cropsforeign private 100%

COMCEREAL SA 1996 8261265 38340558Retail trade of the cereals, seeds andfodders private (local+foreign)

UNITEX COM SRL 2002 14906340 35561685Production of other clothing articles(exclusive body-linen) foreign private 100%


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State of the enterprises having foreign contribution of the registered capital,

grouped after the respective country, the foreign capital resulting only from the

contribution of the foreign legal entities

Enterprise Country Foreign contribution of theregistered capital(RON)

Citizenshipname

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL (LLC) 840 9,940.00 American

GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT &ENTERPRISES LTD 840 200.00 American

ISRAMCO INVESTMENTS INC 840 190.00 American

SC THE WHITE CLOUD GRAIN COMPANY INC SRL 840 200.00 American

MUSICBOX NETWORK L.L.C. 840 160.00 American

CODA UK LIMITED 826 199,037.50 British

CEMEX ASSOCIATES LTD. 826 439,530.00 BritishILK UMUT INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIMSIRKETI SA 792 6,624.20 TurkishALKE INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIMSIRKETI S.A 792 9,936.30 Turkish

MERONA HOLDING AG 756 6,649,698.60 SwissI.F.P. INTERMONEY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SA 756 3,600.00 Swiss

ZEFIR SA 674 2,367,170.00 San Marinos

S.C. GRAWIL SRL 616 10,800.00 Polish

SCANDINOR AS 578 41,602,540.00 Norwegian

S.C. BREVIK ENGINEERING A.S. 578 3.50 Norwegian

SC BREVIK CONSTRUCTION A.S. 578 3.50 Norwegian

SC SCANDINOR A.S. 578 3.50 Norwegian

AKER BREVIK AS 578 2,450,000.00 Norwegian

GEFONZO B.V. SRL 528 3,400.00 Dutch

ALTIN FASHION B.V. SRL 528 410.00 Dutch

ORLI BEHEER B.V. 528 40,325.42 DutchOAK TRADING & OILFIELD SERVICES B.V. 528 306.25 Dutch

ALTIN FASHION B.V. 528 7,140.00 Dutch

S.C. DE HAAS-VAN ROOTSELAAR BEHEER B.V. 528 80.00 Dutch

COTONELLA INTERNATIONAL BV 528 13,891.18 Dutch

SERA EUROPE B.V. SRL 528 1,875.00 Dutch

HELDER & MAY BV OLANDA 528 766.68 Dutch

JOLO HANDELSONDERNEMING B.V. 528 2,250.00 Dutch

GIBSIDE HOLDING B.V. 528 190.00 Dutch

F.C.P. EFITEC SRL 486 480.00 Dutch

CHIRCEVA-GHIANEA SRL 486 190.00 Moldavian

VALFIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 470 3,419,585.73 Maltese

ASPAR TRUST 438 1,265,058.92 Liechtenstein

ASPAR TRUST SRL 438 3,600,000.00 Liechtenstein

OMC SAS CECCOLIN MARIO & C MILANO 380 806.00 Italian

INDIA SPA 380 63,949,425,000.00 Italian

SWECO S.P.A. 380 797,875.00 Italian

SANECO SRL 380 83,490.00 Italian

AGROALIMENTARE DEI FRATELLI MONALDI 380 1,942,200.00 Italian

FINEST S.P.A. 380 14,280.00 Italian

ECO & PARK SRL 380 110.00 Italian

M 2000 SRL 380 23,750.00 Italian

M & G 380 2,560.00 Italian

IND.I.A. SPA 380 841,828.40 Italian

RISO SCOTTI SA 380 363,687.06 Italian

EUROFIDA SRL 380 147,439.80 Italian


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LEMN-LEGNO ITALIA SRL 380 200.00 Italian

S.M.D SUD ELETTRONICA SRL 380 12,030.00 Italian

SWECO SPA ITALIA 380 4,900.00 Italian

STARWOOD SRL 380 26,640.00 Italian

STARWOOD SRL 380 180.00 Italian

ASFALTRONTO SRL 380 200.00 Italian

IRRILAND INTERNATIONAL SRL 380 20,000.00 ItalianGEAC IMPIANTI SRL 380 120.00 Italian

ATHENA SA 300 578,290.00 Greek

MANULI STRETCH SPA SA 300 289,260.00 Greek

SC ATHENA SA 300 100.00 Greek

TUBMAN (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 292 4,786,450.24 GibraltarSEBASTIAN DAXEDER BAUUNTERNEHMUNGGMBH 280 240.00 GermanSEBASTIAN DAXEDERBAUUNTERNEHMUNG,GMBH 280 240.00 German

ASYA KULLUK & CO GMBH 280 790.00 German

KLUCKAS MINERAL PROCESSING SRL 280 1,630.00 German

DONAU STAR SCHIFFAHRTS -UND SPEDITIONGMBH 280 3,384.00 German

PRE VISION SAS 250 4,000.00 French

BUREAU VERITAS SA 250 47,836.10 French

CONFECTION SEVRE VENDEE SA 250 6,425.00 French

EURO ARD'AISNE SARL 250 60,839.00 French

PSV-METALLI OY 246 8,681.28 Finnish

OY MMP-ENGINEERING LTD. 246 100.00 Finnish

FPP LIMITED SRL 196 318,002.50 Cypriot

WINWEST LTD 196 2,900.00 Cypriot

BROADHURST INVESTIMENTS LIMITED 196 312,787.50 Cypriot

SARELS OVERSEAS LIMITED 196 1,900,000.00 Cypriot

WESTERN COMBINE CORPORATION 124 8,867.70 CanadianPLASTICS AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES SA(P.M.T. SA) 56 337,120.00 Belgian

Successful business and investments

S.C. BRAICONF S.A. an well performed exemple ofapplied strategy

Among the representative industries of the BrailaCounty there is also the clothing industry, the standard unit

being S.C. Braiconf S.A. S.C. Braiconf S.A. is situated on the first place in

Romania with its shirts and blouses production, in 2003achieving 470,252,484 thousands ROL total incomesfrom running activity, a gross profit of about 77,265,188thousands ROL and a clear profit of 65,963,375 thousandsROL. Because 90% from the turnover is achieved by theexports activity (from lohn and semi-lohn activities), theenterprise can be mentioned as having the features of aunit destined mainly to the export. Generally speaking, wecan appreciate that S.C. Braiconf S.A. practices a quality

management, having a performant managerialorganizational culture, which represents a strong premiseto develop a sustainable and viable strategy.


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The point of view of this enterprises leadership targets the following strategicaldirections: Strengthening of the leadership position on the Romanian markets clothings; Development both of the lohns export and of the export under the own brand; Diversification of the geographical area of the exports; Improvement and diversification of the distribution network on the Romanian territory.

Regarding the quality of the products achieved by S.C. BRAICONF S.A., has tobe mention that in this enterprise are made products for the famous brands: Kenzo,Givenchi, Rochas, Scherrer, Versace Sport, Peter Hadley, Sisley, Marella, Cerutti,Gianfranco Fere, Valentino, Thomas Pink.

Agriculture and silviculture

Agriculture has an important role in the Braila Countys economy. Braila County has a total surface of 381,278 hectares, of which: 336,672

hectares arable land; 34,417 hectares of pastures; 380 hectares of grass lands;1,457 hectares of orchards; 8,352 hectares of vineyards.

The forests and other lands with forest vegetation occupied 23,223 hectares,waters and pools 37,735 hectares, the rest forms others surfaces 34,340hectares.

The irrigated surface is about of 379,579 hectares. The main agricultural vegetable products, in Braila County, are: wheat and rye,

barley and two-row barley, corn, sugar beet, potatoes, fruits, grapes. Also, the Braila county agriculture is famous due to the remarkable results

obtained in zoo technical sector, namely: breading of horned cattle, swine,

sheep, caprinae and birds for meat and eggs. The forest fund of Braila County is formed by Euro-American and white poplar

trees, white selection willow, acacia andless oak and elm.

The Brailas silviculturists assure annuallyimportant quantities of planting materialnot only for Braila County but for manyother counties from country. Among thetrade companies from agriculture, withpreponderant state capital, we candistinguish S.C. "INSULA MARE A

BRAILEI". Known under the name ofBrailas Pond, the territory is arranged with complex workings of land meliorationand represents the largest enterprise having an agricultural zootechnical profilefrom Romania. The Great Island comprises a surface of 76,700 hectares.

The soil is alluvial and has a very good permeability. The areas climate is characterized by cool springs, high winds, dry summers,

long and droughty autumns, cold winters with cool winds without snow.Hydrological regime is under the permanent influence of the Danube waters andless of the rainfall.

The soils are less affected by salting on surface and on restricted areas, fromyear to year, function of the climatic and hydrological factors.

There were achieved hydrological land management workings, as follows:


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Damming on 720,000 hectares, the whole length of the dyke being of 154kilometers.

Draining on a surface of 69,241 hectares, with 1,362 kilometers of canals. Aspersion irrigations on 68,285 hectares, water supplying being achieved

from the Danube River through 6 electrical pumping stations and 43putting under pressure stations.

The arable surface is about 60,000 hectares, being served for exploitation of aroads network totalizing 1,192 kilometers, thus: 65 km of asphalted roads, 127km of paved roads and 1,000 km of pressed ground roads.

The land exploitation and animals breeding are realized in 56 vegetableproduction farms and in 19 livestock farms.

Infrastructure This area has accessible transport network roads,

Braila County being placed at the intersection of two

European transport corridors IV and IX. As concernsland transport we can mention the European roads E60 and E 577. Being situated on the left bank of theDanube, the county also benefits from the advantages of river navigation.

Railways length from Braila County comprises 168 km, having a density ofalmost 36 km/ 1,000 km2.

County road traffic is achieved on a roads network of 1,189 kilometers, thus:266.189 km of national roads; 596.025 km of county roads and 326.685 kmcommune roads.

Drinking water supplys network at the Braila county level comprises 2,500 kmout of which: 1,730 km in rural environment and 770 km in urban environment.

Methane gas supplys network, in whole county, is about 500 km, out of which:350 km in urban environment and 150 km in ruralenvironment.

Existence of an airport, in the North-West side ofIanca city, at about 50km far away from Braila city,having 4 hangars, a flight strip of 2,800x80m, ablock of flats with 72 apartments to accommodatethe administrative stuff.

Braila is the last maritime harbour to the DanubeRiver and is placed at about 200 km far away from

Constanta, the greatest harbour to the Black Sea.

Telecommunications

The first automatic telephone exchange, in the Braila Municipality, wasestablished by Societatea Anonima Romana de Telefoane in 1936, for anumber of 600 of telephone users.

Now, the whole number of telephone users in the Braila County is about 35,685,thus: 28,522 users in Braila Municipality and 7,163 users in the county cities andcommunes.

Telephone connections are assured by 6 automatic telephone exchanges and 37

manual telephone exchanges in the rural area. Also, was put into operation a digital electronic exchange with international direct

access for a number of 15,000 of users.


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Trade

Trade activity in Braila County is achieved within a number of 2,810 commercialunits, thus:

766State capital units

1,978 Private capital units

66 Cooperative profile units

After its profile, these units are: 249 with food profile, 258 with non-food profile,2,003 with universal and mixed profile, 212 of public food, 41 kiosk and 7 other profiles.

Services

a) In Braila county run 5 research and informatics units.b) Regarding the services units, there are grouped as follows:

65 industrial services enterprises; 1 constructions services enterprise;

11enterprises of postal services and telecommunications;

5 services enterprises of communal husbandry;

1 service enterprise of locative husbandry.

Urban transport is assured by 70 trams and 70 buses.

Urban traffic is achieved on 21 lines, as follows: 14 lines of buses, 7 lines oftrams, totalizing 244 km that means 0.98 km of lines / 1,000 inhabitants.

Transport capacity assured by the local transport company, at rush hours, isabout 18,000 passengers/ hour/ line.

Communal husbandry

In Braila County a number of 55 localities benefit from drinking water network, anumber of 8 localities have natural gases network and 4 localities have public seweragenetwork.

Regarding the dwelling fund, we can mention that there are a number of137,000 residences, thus:

35,000 residences of state property;

102,000 residences of private property.

Health protection

Medical care of the Braila county population isassured by 5 hospitals having over 2,700 beds and ambulatory care by 99 health units:39 village surgeries, 10 policlinics and 21 drugstores.

Sanitary units from Braila County are served by 639 medicine man and 2,000medical assistants.

In the county are 11 nurseries, 3 units of adults protection, 9 units of childrenprotection and one canteen for social assistance.


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Culture and Art

In the cultural field, Braila County has aspecialized institutions network. There are215 libraries, 5 cultural clubs, 96 culturalcentres, 7 cinemas, 2 theatres and an

institution with musical profile. In the Brailas cultural life, a very

important role are played by the "MariaFilotti" Dramatic Theatre, PuppetsTheatre, Popular School of Art andBrailas Museum that have a special fundof historical and archeological collections,considered as being one of the greatestcultural center of this type from Romania.

The Brailas personalities

A very important harbour, the Braila Municipality was a special place for manyethnical groups - Greeks, Turks, Russians, Bulgarians, Jews, Armenians, Saxons livingin Transylvania which live together in peace and those traditions, customs and regionswere integrated in the cultural and spiritual life of the city. Remarkable personalities ofthe science and culture, some of them of international fame, were well-known the citysname, becoming thus the pride of its citizens.

Here, in 1861, was born Haricleea Darclee, became one ofthe greatest soprano of the world. As gratitude shows to this famousartist, at 14th January 1900, she was invited to play on the Scalas Operain Milano, in the first performances opera named "Tosca",amazing asevery time the audience,irrespective of the meridian where she played.

Also, in 1884, in Braila was born Panait Istrati, the Romanianwriter of French expression, author of some reference working studies:Codin, Haidicii -Outlaws, Nerantula, Ciulinii Baraganului-Baraganuluis thistles and especially thetwo masterpieces recognizedby the European culture: Chira Chiralinaand Spovedania unui invins.

In 1929, at the aniversary of 100 years from the Brailasreleasing under the Turkish domination, the greater engineer Gh. T.Marinescu published "Analele Brailei" - The Brailas Annals.

Other remarkable personalities of the city were: Panait Cerna (1881-1813),awriter recognized as the bard of the moral beauties, of a rare sensibility and of aprofound reflection;Ana Aslan (1897-1988) - the academician woman of that productsfrom Gerovital H3 and Aslavital range, fights against the ageings effects and there areamong the most appreciated in the world; Maria Filotti (1883-1956),the temperamental

actress became the artist of the people.

In the literature domain, among the personalities related by theBraila city, we can mentioned: Anton Bacalbasa, Fanus Neagu,Dumitru Panaitescu-Perpessicius, Mihail Sebastian, Gh. Banea,

George Baronzi, Theodor Constantin, Mihail Crama, Tinu Dinu, MihuDragomir, Gabriel Dimisianu, Iuliu Cezar Savescu, Mircea Stefanescu,Ilarie Voronca and many others.


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In the music area, need to be notice the following: GeorgeNiculescu-Basu, Petre Stefanescu-Goanga, Elena Teodorini, IonelPerlea, Petre Marcu, George Cavadia, Olimpia Marculescu, MaximVasiliu, Alexandu Enaceanu, Elena Patrichi, Johnny Raducanu andNicu Alifantis.

Also, the fine arts had in Braila famous representatives: Arthur GaurominVerona (1868 -1946) - that painted the oldest pictures of the Brailas harbour, IonTheodorescu-Sion (1882-1930), Max Herman-Maxy (1895 -1971), Gheorghe Naum(1907 -1968), Mihail Gavrilov (1899 -1968) and Octav Angheluta (1904 -1978).

Education

In those 44 administrative-territorialunits of Braila county (Braila Municipality,Ianca, Faurei and Insuratei cities as well as40 communes) run 388 education centersthat include 185 kindergartens, 170 primaryand gymnasium schools, 23 school groupsand theoretical high schools, 4 children clubs,4 orphanages and 2 schools for disabled.

These education centres comprise2,355 classrooms, labs and school cabinetswith about 72,810 students trained by anumber of 4,710 teachers. Also, run 13professional and apprentice schools, 5 post

specialty and technical secondary schools as well as two superior education institutions.

Traditions and handcraft trades

As it is mentioned in the treaty achieved between 1975-1977, under the guiding

of the Center for Sustaining of the Popular Creation and of the Artistic Mass Movement

Ethnographical and Folklore Studies theBrailas area - the main occupations

specific to the Brailas Plain were equally the animals breeding and the agriculture, and

then beekeeping, silkwarmes breeding, textile plants culture: the hemp and the flax, thefishing (...).

The villages microzone from the Danubes

embankment (ex. Tufesti and Gropeni commnunes) was

remarked, beginning with the second half of the XIX

century, through a development of a women handcrafts

trades, especially the weaving mills. From the wools

weavingcategory specific to this area, we can mentioned:

the leaflets,the rug,the carpet,the counterpane,thehome-spun wall carpet,ticks andbad-sheets,the towels andfloss silk curtains.


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A special mark of this microzone is given by the seams of the popular

costumes made with dyed cotton thread and coloured wool in different original

geometrical models and specific working techniques such as:the pearl barley and the

midge. For these popular costumes there is a larger and larger demand from the

Romanian families from Diaspora but also from the young people in the country which

are very interested in the folklorique values and in the clothing originality.

Sports activity

In Braila Municipality are 9 sports clubs, 74 sportsassociations, 2 Olympic levels sections (swimming and kayak-canoe), 6 international level sections (box, kayak-canoe,motorcycles, weight lifting, football and volleyball), 36 national levelsections and 17 teams in the national leagues (league A, league Band juniors league).

Sports activity is supported by 85 trainers, coaches and 421 referees. Now, there are 45 sports centres among 8 having the possibility to organize

international contests. It has to be noticed the sports activity of the women handball

team "Dunarea" Braila, which ranked on the eighteenthplace in the competition superleague. The Braila MunicipalityLocal Council together with The Braila County Council joinedwith the Brailas team and thus the team name becomesHandbal Club Municipal Dunarea Braila.

Tourism

The Braila County offers to the travel amateurs many possibilities to know newand picturesque places specific to the plain area and also those generously offered bythe Danube landscape. A travel on the Danube River, with halts in the Small Island of

Braila, on Macin branch or closer, at the Corotisca point, offer the possibility to have adirect and tonic contact with the river.

In the Lacu Sarat Resort are found not only balneal waters but also beautifullandscapes placed in the middle of the nature.

Other ways show the Cabana Stejarilor (placed on 4 km of Braila, on BuzauluiRoad, in a leafy oak forest, offering a camping place, possibility to accommodate,restaurant opened all the year), Dropia and Brotacelul camps as well as the Vultureni,Jirlau and Maxineni piscicultural basins.

In Braila Municipality are places, buildings and even whole streets that maintain

the all-present stamp of the multicentury history of the "Danube Scaffolding". For accommodation, there are in Braila county 2,824 beds, out of which: 1,280

beds in hotels, 65 beds in road-houses, 214 beds in halts, 880 beds in school campsand 381 beds in villas.


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Braila, county and city together, is the proper place for those people that, beingtired of mountains, want the silence of a green boundlessness and of the plate and dryair, of the barren wind or contrarily of the high whistle of it. The natural and picturesqueplaces of the Baraganului Plain, the Danubian landscape, the vestiges of peopleperenniality in these places, are important proves of the Romanian creative genius aswell as of the pieces of ancient culture of that people from abroad, which were

established here, all along the history. A travel on the Danube River, with halting placesin the Small Island of Braila, on the Macins branch, or closer, in front of the Braila city atthe Corotisca point (on the right bank of the Danube River, at 70s mile, in the GreatIsland of Braila), offers the possibility to have a direct connection with the naturegenerated by the millenial river.

In the Lacu Sarat Resort, both the sick people andsimple tourist found not only the cured water but alsoobjectives of its construction joined the architects originalityand hospitality warming assured by the modern comfortstandards. Other routes lead to the following camps:CabanaStejarului (placed at 4 km of Braila Municipality, on Buzaului

Road, into a rich oak trees forest, offering camping place andalso a restaurant opened all the time), Dropia or Brotacelul, to the Caineni andMovila Miresii lakes, or also to the piscicultural basins Vultureni, Jirlau or Maxineni.

Also, the sails on the Danube River offer beautiful landscapes of the riverbanks and of the bank settlements. The Great Island of Braila keeps many watermeanders and bunches of reed and willows. At the Popina-Blasova, placed of 45 quota,the eyes can admire the Brailas Pond panorama, a place where is arranged a touristcentre for national and international contests.

The Small Island of Braila, together with theOld Danube Branch, Filipoiu Canal and Japsa Florilorand Blasova lakes, offer those who visit them reallydeltaic views. The Danube as well as the countyrivers and lakes are preferred by professionals oramateur fishers but also by those that appreciated thefish specialties foods prepared to the stirrup cup.

Tourist attractions

Reservations and nature monuments

o

The Small Island of Braila complex reservation, declared naturalprotected area (17 529 hectares), where are coexist many and various rare species ofplants and animals and also where nest varied birds species.

o Viisoara Forest forest reservation of about 1,897.8 hectares (placed onBraila-Slobozia road to Insuratei locality and then 25 km in south-east on aunmodernized road, towards Spiru Haret commune), that comprises grey oak samples,raised here, in full steppe, due to the optimum climate conditions.

o Jirlau Lake an eutrophic lake, less deep, with typical vegetation ofpermanent pond, with preponderant associations of reeds, mace reed and shave grass,

having a surface of 838.66 hectares. The lake assures the necessary biotope forpassage, feeding and nesting for many species of migratory and sedentary birdsspecifically to the wet land.


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o Camnita Natural Reservation has a surfaceof 1.2 hectares, is placed in Ramnicelu commune andcomprises the Camnita Forest, forest that includes about 550hectares, preponderantly forms by acacia, white and blackpoplar and also willow. The forest is a natural brush of ashtree hybrids of Pennsylvania ash tree, mixed with acacia of

unknown origin of about 45 years. The forest was declared asreservation because the ash tree, being majoritary, can beconsidered as pure ash trees brush, that constitutes a veryrare situation for the Braila county landscape.

Balneal climatic resort

LACU SARAT RESORT

It is a permanent balneal climatic resort (25maltitude) placed in the northern-eastern of the BaraganuluiPlain, surroundded by a natural park of 40 hectares (30hectares of forest and 10 hectares of green area), thattones down the steppe climate, offers a specialpicturesque frame both by its monumentality and its ageand also functions from the beginning of XIX century. Thelake bottom is covered by a therapeutically mud having avery high degree of mineralization and is considered that ofone the most value sapropelical mud in Romania. The

natural cure factors are: Mineral Water Lakehas concentrated chloride, sulphated andmagnesic properties; sapropelical mud of the lake; excitant bio climate characteristic ofthe steppe area. The Lacu Sarat Resort constitutes a really green area having beneficresults on human body.

Therapeutically properties: articular rheumatic diseases; inflammatory articularrheumatic diseases; abarticulary rheumatic diseases; post traumatically diseases;external neurology diseases; gynecological diseases.

A pleasant and bracing resting time is assured by this resort placed in theancient park that is laying far away having narrow alleys and bushes that, in thesummer night would have been filled by a delightful mystery" (N. Iorga). The accessways are: railways with railway stations: Lacul Sarat or Braila on Bucuresti-Faurei-Galati

route, road ways -DN 2 from Buzau or from Galati, DN 21 from Slobozia, DN 22 fromRm. Sarat. A tram line assures the connection between Lacul Sarat Resort and Brailalocality.


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Religious monuments

The Greek Church (1863-1872), having value stained glass windows andfrescos painted by Gheorghe Tatarescu;

"Sfintii Arhangheli Mihail si Gavril" Church, a former mosque (XVII

century), was transformed in 1831, after the Adrianopolis Treaty of Peace, into anorthodox church. The building still maintains oriental elements of architecture, being oneof the few churches in Romania that has no spires.

Maxineni Monastery placed on 35 kilometers of Braila Municipality, on theFocsani route, at the confluence of Buzau and Siret rivers, there are the Holly MaxineniMonasterys ruins from Braila County, a place where Matei Basarab established one ofthe greatest and beautiful monasteries of Wallachia in 1637.

Lacu Sarat Monastery a construction madeentirely from wood, situated in Lacu-Sarat Resort, animportant religious and missionary centre, establishedfor the numerous pilgrims, arrived from entire country.

Monuments and statues

Brailas Horologe (1909) - onits basement is marked a sail ship -a symbol of the fishers harbour.

In Sf. Arhangheli Square, situated in the ancient centre of the city, there is placedfrom 1906 the Traian statuary group, achieved by the sculptor Tache Dimo-Pavelescu,occasioned by the celebration of 1800 years since the Dacia conquering.

Ecaterina Teodoroiu statue from Braila city achieved in the memory of theyoung woman that sacrificed herself for the country defending, in the Marasesti battles,in the First World War.

Museums and theatres

BrailasCounty Museum -The Brailas museum institution, given rise in the sametime and at the same date with the public library ofBraila city, was established at the beginning of 80of XIX century, being one of the greatest museum inthe country, having masterpieces belonging to the

following painters and sculptors: NicolaeGrigorescu, Stefan Luchian, Octav Bancila, CamilRessu, Henri Catargi (sculpture).


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Museum sections: 1. Brailas Museum Headquarter. The Archeology, History and Artsections; "Istros" Publishing House; 2. Nicpetre Cultural Centre; 3. Ethnography andPopular Art Section; 4. "Panait Istrati Memorial House; 5."D. P. Perpessicius" MemorialHouse;6. Sciences of Natures Section.

Maria Filotti Theatre - Among the cultural

objectives stands out the Maria Filottis Drama Theater.Built in the middle of XIX century and restored in the 80s,the building of the theatre is distinguished by itsarchitectonical value and the artistical skillfulness of thecurtain, a real master piece, considered unique in Europebecause of its special style used when it was made (theglass pearl seam with golden wires representing the sun,the moon, the laughter and the weeping). You could alsoobserve the huge stained-glass from the monumental hall of the theatres building. A

proof of the value of this monument is its inclusion in theUNESCO album, together with the most representative edifices

in Europe destined to the human being intellectual nature. Thetheatre, as a cultural manifestation at Braila exists since from thebeginning of the XIXth century. Since 1969, it was named MariaFilotti, in the memory of the Brailas famous actress. The theatrehas an Italian style house, having a number of 369 sits of which265 in stalls, 37 in boxes and 67 at the balcony. The Great Hallof the theatre, the Studio Hall and the Conference Room areendowed with air conditioning and ventilation system. In foyerscan be organized meetings, exhibitions, concerts and also canbe used as renting spaces.

Emilia Dumitrescus Art Galeries - Established inside an architecturalmonument built in 1912, in an eclectic style, these galleries comprise the EmiliaDumitrescus donations, formed by pictures, graphics, engravings and universaldecorative arts pieces collected by the artist.

The Art Collection House - The first intention to achieve a public art collectionhouse, in Braila, belongs to Anastase Simu. In 1928 he was donating to its belovednative city Braila about 30 art pieces which were exposed for a long time in the insideof the Brailas City Hall. In the Art Collections House, among the 3000 decorative art

pieces, there can distinguished remarkable art workings signed by: Theodor Aman,Nicolae Grigorescu, Theodor Pallady, Nicolae Tonitza, Henri Catargi and others.

Leisure places

The Public Garden a real vegetation oasis ofthe Braila city, where are located not only the ruinsof the former Brailas fortress, but also one ofentrances in the underground channels of the city, areal network of tunnels know under the name of

Brailas underground caves, having entrancesthrough the old houses cellars or towards theDanube River, as it is the one from the PublicGarden, blocked with a metallic gate andbricked up. Unfortunately, it was not decided


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yet the tunnels destination, which were used by the Turks to escape from the Stefan celMares armies, being large enough to enter on horseback man.

In park we can visit the Panait IstratiMemorial House (borned here in 1884),and also the Ethnography Museum. In the Garden also ran an interesting rotativerestaurant, placed in the top of a tower-building with elevator and winding stairs thatnow is temporary closed. The building is known under the name of Water Castle,

reffering to its initial destination that was built in 1912.

MonumentPark - with a surface of about 90 hectares, the Monument Park offers areal relaxing silence moments in the middle of a crowded city, being an excellentrecreation place for all the age categories.

Braila Harbor, having ancientsilos (1888-1889) constructed inaccordance with the plans ofRomanian engineer Anghel

Saligny, spaces made fromreinforced concrete prefabricatedfor the first time in the world.

Danube Embankment a modern construction with a length of 7 kilometers, has arich art monuments collection (sculptures collection).

Kinetic Artesian Well - is placed in the civiccentre of the city, being the working art of the famoussculpture Constantin Lucacci. Named by a lot of peopleThe second Brancusi Lucaci remains, before all, thesculptor of non-oxidable steel. The elements that definethe vigorous lively sculpture of the artist, are the material: inalterable stainless steel -, thelightening vibrations exploring

the polished surface, the movement, the resonance but alsothe project itself the one of a sculpture of urban integration.The charming mobile well of the artist combines the Antiquetradition, the Renaissance one and the Enlightenment of thewater games. Neoconstructivism, kinetic art, optical art,

programmed art, new materials, all of that mentioned worktowards to achieve a sculpture with large dimensions andalso a monumental working art that we may pass by every day.

Mihai Eminescu Street - represents The OldRoyal Street, which today has a same name as theLuceafars authors. It constitutes the Brailaspromenade. The old architecture of the city tries tosurvive: columns, little attics, gables, windows,balconies, iron works in such a real diversity so that themind carries on you, with pride, to the recent citys

statute of town-planning reservation.Although wasrenovated in most part, it still maintains the cosmopolitetime perfume of the XIXth century beginning.


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Strength points of the business environment:

the geo-climatic position of the county, favourable to develop a performingagriculture;

an increased agricultural-alimentary potential; a significant piscicultural potential;

a stimulative factors of the light industrys development (especially the textile industry);

Braila citys position as harbour at the Danube River;

establishment, running and the possibilities to use the Free Zone;

achievement and the development perspectives of the Industrial Park;

the natural elements that stimulate the tourism development;

a high level degree of education; experience and a high level degree of the labourforces training in different areas;

the presence of an institutional favourable frame to develop all activity sectors;

the existence and running of certain consulting institutions for Small and MediumEnterprises;

the transport and telecommunications infrastructure less developed, especially in theurban environment;

facilities generated by the establishment of the Technical-Scientifically Brailas Park(soft park).

Opportunities of the business environment:

a rapid adapting of the countys industries at the requirements and exigencies of thenational and international market;

supporting the initiatives and abilities creating in order to use the financial available

funds existent at national level; the possibility to use some available funds of the European Union, in order to support

the areas development;

the possibility to revitalize some traditional agricultural activities (rice cultures,valorizations by leasing of the river lakes, etc.);

the stimulation of the establishment of Small and Medium Enterprises having asmain activity object: production and services;

the existence of a proper conditions to produce ecological foods for export;

a better using of the facilities provide by the Free Zone;

the special opportunities to develop the ecological tourism in the Small Island of

Braila; the development of the tourism leisure on the Danube River ;

the increasing of the consulting activities in order to sustain, to initiate and to developthe business area;

the possibility to establish an urban concentration between Braila and Galati counties,as an amplification element of the local economic activities;

the improvement of the transport infrastructure by the achievement of the Bridgeacross the Danube River;

using the facilities provided by the establishment of the Brailas Technical-Scientifically Park and of the Soft Park;

rehabilitation of the biggest piscicultural arrangements;

improvement of the agricultural crops structures in accordance with the naturalpotential (inclusively by rice fields establishment);

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BRAILA FREE ZONE

Braila Free Zone - was established by the Decision no.330/ 1994 of the Romanian Government (changed andcompleted by the Decisions no. 478/ 1999 and no. 535/ 2000 ofthe Romanian Government), in order to promote the international

exchanges and to attract the foreign capital for introduction ofthe new technologies as well as for the using possibilitiessincreasing of national economys resources. Braila Free Zonehas 4 perimeters, also having a harbour area:

Site no. 1 - covering a 67.8 hectares area, directly opened to the maritimeDanube and to the railway system, is located in thedownstream berth area. Ideally, it can be developed as a grainor container terminal, probably the only one of this type on theDanube between Wien and the Black Sea. The seagoing shipsthat land or operate at this front have an 8,750 dwt average

capacity. The operating sector has five-ton shore-cranes,storage and processing platform. The rail access is ensuredfrom the switch yard which serves the whole port area. Thesite is meant for industry activities: food processing,woodworks, textiles, footwear, construction materials, finishingand packing operations for metalware, crude and fuel oilstorage, etc. Now, in these perimeter run (storage andproduction) two enterprises: S.C. ROMANELINTERNATIONAL GROUP S.A. and S.C. TRACON S.R.L.,having leased a surface of about 71,000 m2, on a period of time of 50 years.

Site no. 2- with atotal surface of 272.000 sqm, placedin tha Varsatura area, and is totally under concession of SCLEX CONSULTIG SRL. In this site an important plant (flouringmill and bread manufacturing), aiming at S-E Romania market,is currently under construction.

Site no. 3- with 7.01 ha area,is located right in the heart of Brailacity, between the Harbour Station andthe Fishery where the sea-going

ships berths operate. The platform has a rail networkdisposed between the Debarcaderului Street and the quayserves the berth operation fronts from the dock basin. Cargowork of sea-going/river ships and waggons is carried outeither by floating equipment or by mobile equipment on theaccess platform to the ships. The site provided with modernfacilities offers for offices, covered warehouses and platformsfor container storage. Light industry, storage services,wholesale and retail trade, catering and banking operations

are the main activities carried out in this site. By the effectivepresence of Braila Free Zone representative, Frontier Police, and General Departmentof Customs, the access inside the perimeter is possible round the clock.


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Site no. 4 - covers 4.18 hectares areas and it islocated in the maritime berth area. The access is facilitatedthrough several transport ways: maritime and river due to theopening to the Danube, rail and road due to the proximity of22 National Road from Tulcea to Braila and Ramnicu Saratand 2B National Road from Bucharest to Braila and Galati.

This site is fully leased by SNP PETROM Braila branch andit is meant to activities such as fuel and oil products storage,fuel supply to river and sea - going ships, etc. SNP PETROMhas spaces to let for oil products storage.Strengths of the Brailas Free Zone:

joining of many categories of economic activities;

facile access for maritime and fluvial ships through the Danube banks placement;

placement in the close proximity of a large agricultural area of increased productivity;

multiple possibilities to storage the products on platforms or deposits;

modern possibilities to operate the goods;

prompt and accessible services of technical and vamal consultancy.

Facilities assured by the free zone: vamal, fiscal and commercial facilities.

Vamal facilities:- (art.13 from the Law no. 84/1992) Means of transport, commodities and other goodsfrom abroad or destined to other countries, that are introduced in or are removed fromthe free zones, are excepted from the payment of custom duties;- (art.17 from the Law no. 84/1992) Romanian materials and accessories, that areintroduced in the free zones and are used to produce some goods, are duty-free inaccordance with the achievement of the export formalities;- (art. 18 from the Law no. 84/1992) Romanian goods that are used to construct, torepair and to maintain the objectives placed inside of the free zones, are duty-free;- (art.19) Goods within a free zone can be transported in other free zone without thepayment of custom duties. These goods can be in transit on the Romanias customterritory, in accordance with the legal regulations.

Fiscal facilities: (there are reffered on goods and activities)

For goods (art.13) - "means of transport, commodities and other goods fromabroad or destined to other countries, that are introduced in or are removed from thefree zones, are excepted from the payment of....... duties";

For activities (art. 14) - "for activities achieved in the free zones, the economic

agents are exempted from payment of VAT,excises and profit tax on whole period oftime of activity implementation.Commercial facilities:

Lands and constructions can be leased or rented to the Romanian and foreign legalentities and natural persons" - in accordance with the Romanian laws in force;

Profits transfer in abroad is achieved in accordance with the Romanian laws in force.

Braila Free Zone represents the ambition of the Brailas inhabitants concerning therevival of this urban tradition, impatient to transform the city (as it happened betweenthe two world wars period of time) in one of the biggest harbors in Romania and an

important European center. Becoming a real oasis for the foreign investments, theFree Zone offers the best conditions to improve the production and commercialactivites.


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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAILA COUNTY

Braila County is an area that offers multiple business opportunities for theRomanian and foreign investors:

The promoting of the following projects: Bridge across the Danube River, TheInfrastructure of the area enclosed between Braila and Galati cities, Ianca Airport andZonal Water Supply System for the localities placed in the Southern side of BrailaCounty, will allow both the development of a business core for the Romanian andforeign investors and also the establishment of the necessary conditions for theeconomic activity of the industrial engineering enterprises, transportation companies,food and trade enterprises.

1. Bridge across the Danube River in Braila

Proposed location: Vadeni Commune (leftbank, Braila County) - Smirdan Commune(right bank, Tulcea County)

For the achievement of a permanent passageacross the Danube River, several studies ofplacement and solutions were elaborated,respective:

a) The study from 1986, regarding the assuring of a railway and road connectionbetween Braila and the Great Island of Braila, in which 4 placements were analyzed:

A placement- situated in the Northern part of Braila Municipality, downstream the areaof the actual point of crossing by ferry from Vadul Ghecetului to Smirdan;

B placement- situated in the central part of Braila Municipality, in the Stanca Factoryarea at the downstream end of AKER Shipyard;

C placement - situated in the Southern part of Braila Municipality, in the area of

Chiscani - Tichilesti localities;

D placement - situated in the Southern limit of Braila Municipality, in front of thecrossing point of the bypass road with National Road 21, at the limit of the Municipality;

b) Prefeasibility Study from 1996 - Bridge across the Danube River in Braila, whichwas based on the study elaborated in 1986 and where 3 placements were analyzed:

A placement- from 1986D placement- from 1986E placement - downstream Braila Municipality, where the route follows the present

National Road 2B Braila-Galati, separates from it after the Northern limit of Brailitadistrict and crosses the Danube in the area of 165 kilometer + 800 and enters in theNational Road 22 Braila -Tulcea in the North of Jijila Locality;


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Bridge characteristics: Viaduct of left bank access l1 =660 meters; Main suspendedbridge l2 =1,520 meters; Viaduct of right bank access l3 = 360 meters;Total length Lt=l1+l2+l3= 2,540 meters; Bridge width = 23.40 meters.

c) Prefeasibility Study from 1997 - Bridge across the Danube River in Braila, anupdating of the study elaborated in 1996, in order to be included in the Arrangement

Plan of the Braila County Territory;

d) The study from 2001 - the construction of a new bridge across the Danube River inBraila area, elaborated by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), in cooperationwith S.C.IPTANA - S.A. Bucharest, in order to get a loan from Japanese State.

e) The Feasibility Study from 2003 - the construction of the suspended bridge acrossthe Danube River in Braila area, elaborated by S.C. IPTANA - S.A. Bucharest, on Eplacement, designed in accordance with the Romanian regulations, on the basis of theJapanese study.

Finally, there was selected the E placement of the feasibility study elaborated in 2003by S.C. IPTANA - S.A. Bucharest, for which were obtained the following accords andapprovals:

- Urbanism Certificates of Braila and Tulcea County Councils; The Approvals of Braila,Macin, Vadeni, Smirdan and Jijila Townhall;- The approval of National Ministry of Defense - General Staff; The approval of Ministryof Internal Affairs - the Department of Logistics; The Approval of Romanian EnquiryDepartment;- The utilities owners Approval of S.C. Electrica S.A., Oil National Society - PetromS.A., S.C.Petrotrans S.A., Romtelecom, National Company for Transport Transelectrica, R A Apa Braila;

- The approval of General Department of Maritime Transport on the Danube andWaterways within the Ministry of Transports, Constructions and Tourism;- The Approval of Technical-Economic Board of National Administration of Roads; TheApproval of Technical-Economic Board of Ministry of Transports, Constructions andTourism; The Approval of Interministerial Board of Endorsement the Public Works ofNational Interest and Dwellings.

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2. The Infrastructure of the Area enclosed between Braila and Galati Cities

Project description:

- it is expected the achievement of a road interconnection highway with 4 traffic lanesbetween Braila and Galati;

- it is expected the achievement of a roadway for heavy transport and of an utilitiesnetwork for the area of activities: water/sewerage, electrical power, gases,communications, transport.

The objective position will allow the placement and the easy access to the areaof activities without disturbing the traffic between Braila and Galati and in the same timethe connection to the utilities system.

The population of BrailaMunicipality = 221,370inhabitants

The population of GalatiMunicipality = 300,500inhabitants

Project justification: theachievement of the primaryinfrastructure system in orderto support the establishmentof economic activities (urbandevelopment).

Expected results:

- Elimination of the malfunctions regarding the sustainable development of theidentified area by plans of territorial arrangement for Braila-Galati-Tulcea area.- Achievement of the objectives established by the strategies of regional economic

development;- Increasing of the economic interest and the strengthening of the polarizing role of the

area.

Project impact on the Environment:

- the achievement of the infrastructure system will have an insignificant impact on theenvironment;- the objective will be achieved without clearing planted areas, deviation of water flows,changes of relief or landscape etc;- in what concerns the objective placement, there will be followed the restrictionsimposed by the specific regulations.

Estimative prices necessary for these investments achievement:

- Highway with 4 traffic lanes between Braila and Galati = 100,000,000 Euro- Land total surface = 4206 hectares = 42,060,000 sqm- Total estimative value = 4,206,000,000 Euro


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3. Ianca Airport

Ianca Airport is situated in the S-SV part of Braila County, at a distance of 50km from Braila County residence, on the DN 2B route- km. 61. It is equidistantcompared to the localities from the border counties: Galati, Buzau, Ialomita, thus:

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BRAILAR SARAT 58 50 62 MACIN

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By the modernization of Ianca Airports infrastructure, having a length of 2,500meters, a width of 80 meters and with concrete track, it is intended to facilitate thecommercial traffic of passengers and cargo.

The airport has of its own railway, with grade for cargo - which derives fromrailway line CF 700 Galati - Faurei, Dedulesti station placed at 10 km, at 2 km from theDN 2B, at 53 km from DN2.

The social-economic development of Braila County and of the border counties,also the fact that in 2007 our country will be a member of the European Union,determine to us to take action regarding the airport infrastructure that may become theair gate of the Eastern limit of EU, assuring possibilities of economic and touristexchanges.

The financial support is necessary for the bringing of Ianca Airport according tothe regulations of the International Organization of Civil Aviation, by building thefollowing:

- modern airport building; the rehabilitation of take off - landing track of the runways andthe track lengthening with 1.000 meters x 80 meters width;- the achievement of new platforms of: airship parking; passengers traffic; cargo traffic;airships repairing; auto, etc;- the rehabilitation and the construction of buildings specific to airport such as: watchtower; passengers terminal; cargo terminal; electric plant; hangars for the shipsmaintenance and the repairing; remises for ambulances, airport maintenance, airshipsdefrosting and others; fuel deposit;- constructions and endowments for related services for attending passengers andcargo traffic;- the endowment with constructions and equipment for the processing and recycling the

airport waste; the arrangement of surroundings and greenswards.

The estimative budget: 150,000,000 Euros.


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4. Zonal Water Supply System for the localities placed in the Southern side ofBraila County

Braila county territory is very poor by the meaning of drinking water supplyresources.

Underground water resources, both the phreatic ones and those placed in the

small and medium depth does not satisfy the potability conditions established by STAS1342.

The areas where were identified underwater drinking water resources supplies,most the time, small debits (1-3 dm3/s). The exceptions are only the drilling systemsplaced at the confluence of Danube River and Siret River, at the confluence of CalmatuiRiver with Danube River, those situated in the Jirlau Lakes area and also those fromthe Northern-Eastern side of the Great Island of Braila, with various debits between 6-10 dm3/s.

In order to know the potential of the underground water resources from theBraila County area, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology elaborated,between 1987 1989, a hydrogeologycal global study, inventorying all drilled or digged

wells in phreatic or depth horizon, executed across the years.Studying the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrologys study, that

confirms, in 95% of cases, the real situation in the field, we conclude that, for thestudied area, the underground resources can not assure the necessary water suppliesfor the localities placed in the Southern part of Braila County.

Compared with the presented situation, results that the only safe source forwater supply of the 24 localities, situated in the Southern limit of Braila county, is theDanube River, within a mini-zone system, made of:- catching from the Danube River, at km. 228 + 300 (closed to the confluence of themain branch of the Danube with the secondary branch Manusoaia and also with theCalmatui River);- water treatment station, placed on a platform situated in the joint area of the defensedam against the flooding from the Danube Gura Calmatui sector till the Spiru Haretterrace;- main adduction;- secondary adduction.

Due to the localities placement, to the served consumers structure (populationand animals) as well as of the ground level differences (between the water treatmentstation CTS = 11,00M and Ciocile commune CTN = 50,0M), the drinking watertransportation will be accomplished in two stages:

I - water treatment station = Baraganu complexII - Baraganu complex - Ciocile - Dudesti - ZavoaiaThe distribution networks from the localities conected to this zone minisystem,

will be executed of PEHD pipes, Pn. 6, with Dn. 110 (Di=90). Total length of thesenetworks is about 95.5 km.

The achievement of the zonal water supply system South Braila, requires animportant investment effort. Without the necessary water for the ordinary humanactivities, the area is convicted to stagnation and regress.

Investment value - January 2006:

RON : 132,089,288.759EURO : 36,364,191.377 / January 2006 info euro exchange rate of 3.6671 RON/Euro


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Investment stages:Stage I- 12,306,844 EURO (44,711,670 RON)Stage II- 12,302,754 EURO (44,696,631 RON)Stage III- 11,754,593 EURO (42,680,988 RON)

DETAILS REGARDING THE INVESTMENT STAGES:

STAGE I: catching - treatment execution from the Danube -Gura Calamatui; adductionnetwork untill Mihai Bravu and also the following localities water supply: Bertestii deSus, Gura Calmatui and Mihai Bravu.

STAGE II: Mihai Bravu - Tatarus adduction achievement and water supply in thefollowing localities: Victoria, Brganul, Tataru, Polizesti, Stanca, Dudesti

STAGE III: Tataru - Jugureanus adduction achievement and also the water supply inthe following localities: Roiori, Coltea, Pribeagu, Ciocile, Jugureanu, Bertestii de Sus,Odaeni, Chioibasesti, Chichinetu, Florica, Vultureni, Scarlatesti, Liscoteanca, lonesti,

Dudescu.

NOTE: In this way, there will beneficiate of the drinking water a number of 24localities, with a whole population about 35,000 inhabitants.

STAGE IDE : Gura Calmatuis catching - treatment station L= 7 KmDJ 212: Bertestii de Jos - Bertestii de Sus - Mihai Bravu L= 8 KmDC23 : Gura Calmatui - DJ 212 L= 2 Km

Total17 Km, out of which: 8 Km asphalted, 2 Km paved and 7 Km of ground

STAGE IIDCI5 : Stanca - Polizesti - Bertestii de Jos L= 8,5 KmDJ211B : Mihai Bravu - Victoria - Baraganu - Tataru L= 27,6 KmDJ211 : Tataru - Dudesti L= 7 Km

Total43,1 Km, out of which: 35 Km asphalted and 8,5 Km paved

ETAPA IIIDJ211 : Zavoaia - Liscoteanca L= 8 KmDJ 203R : Ionesti - Liscoteanca L= 4 KmDJ 203 : Vultureni - Zavoaia L= 11 KmDJ 211: Tataru - Roiori L= 6 KmDC 29 : Rosiori-Coltea - Pribeagu L 12 KmDJ211C :Coltea -Ciocile L= 10 KmDC26 : Chichinetu - Chioibasesti L= 4 KMDC28 : Ciocile - Jugureanu L= 15 KmDC54 : Odaieni - DC28 L= 2 KmDE : Dudesti - Bumbacari - Zavoaia L= 12 Km

Total84 Km, out of which: 41 Km asphalted, 31 Km paved and 12 Km of ground


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Near by the above mentioned infrastructure projects, the Braila countyalso offers many other investment possibilities:

INDUSTRY

- the development of the industry of paper and plastic packing; this kind of industry is inaccordance with the new tendencies, that of recipients with unique using, and the rawmaterial for the paper products is made at Celhart Donaris S.A. Braila, on the same

platform existing unused areas;- leisure and service boats construction; Braila Shipyardowns the necessary production capacities and also thespecialized labor force that permit the development ofsuch an activity;- the production of agricultural equipment for small andmedium land surfaces; the technological process of S.C.PROMEX S.A could be adapted in order to produce

such equipment, here existing an important designingcenter of the necessary specialized labor force.- garment and fabrics production;

- bricks and store tiles production; the loess's existence in the area, the main rawmaterial for these products means low production costs;- leather industry: now, in the area, the leathers resulted fromslaughtering are not processed, while the breeding activity iscontinuously developing and the leather processing is notintegrated into the production process;- re-establishment of the osier cultures and the wickerworksrevival and also the production of small osier and club rushfurniture.

AGRICULTURE

Through its own agricultural potential (the existence ofthe biggest agricultural surface in Romania, situated inthe Great Island of Braila, having a land surface of about60,000 hectares, entirely irrigated), the Braila Countyoffers many investment opportunities:- breeding: the production valorization is favorable, on the

internal and external market; there are modern butunused buildings, in the field of suine and cow breeding;- horticulture development, mainly the ecological one; the

establishment and the development of gross market for the horticultural products;- restructuring and development of fishing activities: in the county territory there aremany lakes and ponds that could be rearranged as piscicultural exploitations: the seedbeds Maxineni and Jirlau, the fishing lakes: MovilaMiresii, Plopu, Gradistea, Vultureni, Zavoaia, Batogu,Chioibasesti, Coltea and Tataru;- vegetables, fruits, milk and cereals processing

activities and also the establishment of a terminal for

cereals;- briquetting of the waste cereals (their transforming intoa fuel with high caloric power);


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- the establisment of small stocking and processing capacities for fodders;- the breeding of exotic or rare birds and animals (pheasants, quails, ostriches);- silkworm breeding - an activity extremely profitable that supposes the re-stablishmentof mulberry plantations on the existing salt soils, Braila County having an importanttradition in this field of activity;

- mushrooms cultures; this product is not sufficient; the demand on

the market being partially covered, at high prices;-establishment of green houses for vegetables and flowers;- the valorization of the thermal springs and other thermalresources.

TOURISM

Braila County, although it is not placed in a region of great tourist importance,it still offers various possibilities to develop of some active partnerships, due on the one

hand to its natural resources and, on the other hand, to its opening to the Danube River.Thus, the following investments are considered to be necessary:

- reentering the Caineni Bai Resort in the tourist circuit, a resort of county interest,located in the Visani communes area;

- including the Movila Miresiis lake in the tourist circuit; this lake is placed at 30 kmfrom Braila municipality, next to the commune with the same name;

- valorization of the Blasova and Zaton lakes, both of them being placed in the GreatIsland of Braila.

ZATON LAKE

The project description:

- development of the Braila touristic potential, based onthe existent natural resources, through the environmentpreservation;- development of the integrated complementary activities generated by the lakes area(tourism, unpolluting services, sports and recreation );- employment, improvement and diversification of the labor force on specific domains;

- integration in the protection and monitoring system for the Danube Rivers course,from the springheads until to the flowing into the Black Sea.

Purpose: The development of the leisure and sports activities, through the equilibrationof the tourism infrastructure in Zaton Lakes area.

Domain:

1. Improvement of the regional and local public infrastructure;2. Supporting the diversification of the local and regional economies;

3. Development of the local and regional tourism;4. Sustaining the urban regeneration.


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Project justification: the unicity of the proposed area consists in the natural beautygenerated by the existance of a meander lake having a specific flora and fauna.

The project will answer to the following identified needs:- inexistance of a proper access way;- inexistance of the urban water supply networks, electrical power and communication

systems;- inexistance of the specific arrangements for a leisure resort;- lack of the area promotion.

Now, Zaton Lake is used for fishing, only by the local inhabitants.

The projects idea is based on the fact that the surroundingarea of the Zaton Lake (450 hectares) has been passed in thepublic property of the Braila County Council by the Decisionno. 2158/ 9.12.2004 of Romanian Government, doing possiblethe infrastructures rehabilitation.

The project proposes:- achievement of the access infrastructure and the of the utilities network (access roads

of 11 km) on the route DC 62; access roads inside of the resort; alleys; water supplysystem; sewerage; electrical power; communications;- arrangement of the fishing pontoons;- landing fittings;- camping platform arrangemets.

Expected results:- diversification of the leisure offer for Braila county population;- attracting the tourism investments and connected activities for the tourism;- introducing of this area in the local and national touristic circuit.

Environmental impact of the project:The project is oriented on the ecological tourism development, with a big accent on thekeeping safe of the natural patrimony.

Investment cost = 4,800,000 Euros

BLASOVA LAKE


- development of the Braila touristic potential, based on theexistent natural resources, through the environment preservation;- development of the integrated complementary activitiesgenerated by the lakes area (tourism, unpolluting services, sportsand leisure);- employment, improvement and diversification of the labor force on specific domains;

- achievement of the generating profit centres in order to contribute to the future

development;- integration in the protection and monitoring system for the Danube Rivers course,from the springheads until to the flowing into the Black Sea.


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Purpose: Increasing the number of local and foreign tourists, through the developmentand equilibration of the tourism infrastructure in Blasova resorts area.

Domain:1. Improvement of the regional and local public infrastructure;2. Supporting the diversification of the local and regional economies;

3. Development of the local and regional tourism;4. Sustaining the urban regeneration.

Project justification:The unicity of the proposed area consists in the natural beauty generated by the

existance of a meander lake having a specific flora and fauna. In the same time,Blasova Lake and its surroundings (Popina Blasova) have a natural potential for thedeveloping of the fishing, hunting and nautical sports activities (especially canoeing).

The project will answer to the following identified needs:- high degree of degradation of the access road;

- old and reduced urban infrastructures capacity;- lack of the modern arrangements and endowments for fishing and nautical sports

The projects idea is based on the fact that the surroundingsarea of the Zaton lake (684,87 hectares) has been passedin the public property of the Braila County Council by theDecision no. 2118/ 09.12.2004 of Romanian Government,doing possible the infrastructures rehabilitation.

The project proposes:

- achievement of the access infrastructure and the of the utilities network (access roads9 km) on the route DC 59; access roads inside of the resort; alleys; water supplysystem; sewerage; electrical power and communications systems;- putting of the fishing pontoons;- landing fittinngs;- arrangement of the camping platforms and of the leisure area.

Expected results:

The project is oriented to develop the touristic component of Brailas economyand also on the regional component. The different leisure possibilities - sports andfishing activities, could stimulate and attract many economic enterprises with relatedtourism ativities.

Regarding the nautical sports, on Blasova Lake could be organized national andinternational contests, the lakes length beeing optimal for such manifestations. Theinvestments achieved through the project would lead to the introduction of this area inthe regional and national touristic circuit.

Environmental impact of the project: The project is oriented on the ecological tourismdevelopment for the regional and Brailas local economy.

Investment cost = 6,500,000 Euros


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MOVILA MIRESII SALTY LAKE


The projects purpose is higher valorification of the touristic and therapeuticpotential represented by the salt water of the lake, lake having the highest

mineralisation degree from the country.

Domain:1. Improvement of the regional and local publicinfrastructure;2. Supporting the diversification of the local andregional economies;3. Development of the local and regional tourism;4. Sustaining the urban regeneration.

Project justification:

Balneary component of the resort addresses directly to the health domain andthe different kinds of leisure could stimulate and attract different economic agents withtourism connected activities: commerce, transports, and telecommunications. Theinvestments achieved through the project will lead to the development of the tourismactivity in Braila County and in the South-East Region, increasing the Romaniantourists interest for this touristic area.


- bordering of the toristic area;- arrangement of cold establishment with a beach areaand two solars;- placement of about 20 little houses with 2-4 beds each ofthem;- achievement of a P+1 construction for the balnealcomplex, that will include:treatment base,accommodationplacesand public alimentation.

Expected results:

The project implementation will lead to develop the tourism infrastructure inaccordance with the European standards and to integrate the resort into the nationalleisure and balneary circuit.

Environmental impact of the project:

The project is oriented to develop the touristic component of Brailas economyand the regional one. Also, involves the developing of the environment survey system.

Investment cost = 3,000,000 Euro


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CAINENI BAI SALTY LAKE


The projects purpose is higher valorization of the touristic

and therapeutical potential represented by the salt water and mudof the lake, those therapeutical qualities being similar with theones of the Lacu Sarat Braila.

Domain:1. Improvement of the regional and local publicinfrastructure;2. Supporting the diversification of the local and regionaleconomies;3. Development of the local and regional tourism;

4. Sustaining the urban regeneration.

Project justification:

Balneary component of the resort addresses directly to the health domain andthe different kinds of leisure could stimulate and attract different economic agents withtourism connected activities: commerce, transports, and telecommunications.

The investments achieved through the project will lead to the development ofthe tourism activity in Braila County and in the South-East Region, increasing theRomanian tourists interest for this touristic area.


- bordering of the toristic area;- arrangement of cold establishment with a beach area and two solars;- placement of about 20 little houses with 2-4 beds each of them;- achievement of a P+1 construction for the balneal complex, that will include:

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