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CRAIOVA Economic future LOCATION lies in the South-West of .

It is the residential city of and the most important economic, social and cultural center of South-East Development Region.

Craiova is the second most important city after , at the South of the and comprises approximately 40% of Dolj County total population.

• covers 8.141 ha surface area • includes 13 districts. • number of inhabitants of Craiova: 298,488. • number of inhabitants of Dolj county: 660,544. ADVANTAGES Craiova and Dolj County are located in the plain area of Romania. The hydrological network in Dolj County consists of the River and the River.

Energy resources in Dolj County:

• oil and natural gas with exploitation centers in Brădești, Ghercești, Coșoveni • In Craiova and the immediate vicinity, there are the headquarters of 2 large thermal power plants, with installed capacities of over 1000 MW: Ișalnița and Craiova II.

The average annual temperature in Craiova is 10.8 degrees Celsius.

Inhabitants Craiova: 298.488. Inhabitants Dolj: 660.544. Craiova is a geostrategic landmark for the cross-border region, being located halfway between the 3 capitals - , Bucharest and . Proof - the meeting in Craiova, in 2015, of the 3 prime ministers of Romania, and , when the was founded. Craiova is part of the Craiova Metropolitan Area - an inter-community development association established in 2008, on the basis of a voluntary partnership, for a balanced development of the territory. CRAIOVA METROPOLITAN AREA

This association was made between the Municipality of Craiova and the localities in the nearby area of influence. They have developed partnerships on multiple levels (economic, social, communication, transport etc.). CRAIOVA METROPOLITAN AREA

• gathers 356,544 inhabitants - 54% of the entire population of Dolj County (660,544) • extends over a distance of about 30 km around the Municipality of Craiova • covers an area of 149,862 ha - 20% of the total area of Dolj County (741,400 ha). • includes 24 associates. ACCESSIBILITY

Craiova provides very good accessibility and connection.

It is located at the cross point of the Trans-Carpathian, Danubian and Trans- European communication arterial routes. ACCESSIBILITY Roads Routes: • Craiova is 121 km away from Piteşti-Bucharest-Constanţa highway. • The express road Craiova – Pitești will be soon finished. It has a total length of 121 km.

• The Craiova- expressway (90 km) leads to the Calafat- bridge (railway and road) and connects to road and rail transport to Bulgaria, but also to naval transport, through Calafat Port. • The national road Craiova- (70 km) connects to road and rail transport to Bulgaria and to naval transport through the Port of Bechet. RAILWAYS ROUTES

Craiova is a national railway joint, with direct connection to the international railway transportation. Air Routes CRAIOVA AIRPORT:

● Located 7 km from downtown Craiova, on Craiova–Bucharest highway, the airport serves the entire region of Oltenia. ● It is the closest air gate to Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, and Vâlcea counties and also to Serbia and Bulgaria. ● It is the only airport that serves the 2.3 million inhabitants of the region. CRAIOVA AIRPORT: Infrastructure

Runway: 2.500 x 45 m Airplane runway: 380 x 25 m The boarding/landing platform with the surface of 24.000 m² 8 parking spots for type C aircrafts Operating schedule: 24 H

The security system respects the ICAO rules, 6 X-Ray devices being available, with the possibility of processing 600 passengers/hour and having 2 separate flows of passengers and luggage for departures and arrivals. Regular flights in 2021: Londra – Luton Birmingham Bologna Milano Bergamo Roma Ciampino Barcelona Madrid Paris - Beauvais Koln Bruxelles Forli

Charter flights in 2021: Antalya Bodrum Hurghada Sharm El Sheikh Main investments in operation An expansion project is currently underway: . the arrivals terminal in the eastern part of the existing terminal and the departures terminal to the west of the existing terminal. . the built area related to the proposed extensions will be 1509,66 sqm and 2250,06 sqm developed area . the total value of the project will sum up to 6.4 million . . A new car parking with a capacity of approximately 200 parking places. . Complete security (indoor/outdoor) of Craiova International Airport, an investment about 16 million euros. . Extension and modernization of Craiova International Airport. The project has an estimated value of 76 million euros and aims to build a new terminal. ECONOMIC INFO ECONOMIC INFO

According to the information provided by the Dolj County Institution of Statistics the economic situation, in 2020, in Craiova municipality, was as follows: • Registered unemployed – 1751 persons, of which 1150 women • Average number of employees – 110596 • Number of active units on the main branches of activity – 10778.

1. Wholesale and retail trade, repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 3742 2. Real estate transactions, professional scientific and technical activities, administrative services – 1732 3. Manufacturing industry – 975 4. Transport, storage, courier – 973 5. – 785 Considered, in the twentieth century, one of the most important industrial centers in Romania (factories of cars, planes, locomotives, agricultural equipment etc.), Craiova has become attractive to investors again, due to the policies adopted in recent years and the facilities offered by the local administration. . Craiova opened a business center in 2013 in Great Britain (Bridge Project). . So far, Craiova made available to investors, in partnership with the Dolj County Council, two industrial parks - one with an area of 18 hectares Craiova Industrial Park and High-Tech Industry Park Craiova - with an area of 31.38 hectares. . In Craiova is the headquarters of FORD Romania, other important major investors being from , Great Britain, Germany etc. . Craiova City Hall has created the Job Market, through which hundreds of available jobs are announced every month. . Craiova is among the only two municipalities in Romania co-opted into the International Association of Danube Cities and Municipalities. ADVANTAGES FOR INVESTORS

Facilities made available to investors:

● the exception from the payment of local taxes (land, constructions, other taxes), ● the exception from the payment of branches for utilities (industrial water and drinking water, sanitation, sewerage). ● land price 0.10 euros/sqm ● except for building permits payments ● minimis aids of 200,000 euros

● highly qualified workforce. Craiova has a national and international recognized University training center EDUCATIONAL OFFER EDUCATION For the academic year 2020-2021: • the has a number of 17881 students, of which 655 are foreigners, • the University of Medicine and Pharmacy 4559 students, 3849 and 710 foreigners. • public high schools: 45 in Dolj county and 23 in Craiova • public high schools with technological profile - 14 • high school with teaching in French – 1 Craiova City Hall has a strategic partnership with the educational, administrative and economic environment to support dual education in local high schools. Ford Romania is the main partner.

Dual education in Craiova: tourism and food, mechanical, 4 Fields electromechanical and electrical 7 Companies partners

5 High schools partners 188 Places for the current school year EDUCATION One of the best example of good practice in Education for Craiova administration is the CRAF project - Ford Resource and Commitment Center

 The Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) is a community, entrepreneurial center where young people have the opportunity to gain new skills for the benefit of the community.  It benefits from financial support from Fund.  Is a collaboration project between FORD Romania - Craiova City Hall - University of Craiova.  The Ford Resource and Engagement Center is the only one of its kind in and brings together non-profit partners to serve the community. HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY PARK CRAIOVA HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY PARK CRAIOVA

• It was set up by the Decision of the Dolj County Council in 2015

• It is situated in the eastern part of Craiova on the European road E574, at the entrance from Bucharest to Craiova, about 6 km from the city center, near Craiova International Airport

• The total area of High-Tech Industry Park Craiova is 31.38 ha, of which 29.85 ha have the title of industrial park HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY PARK CRAIOVA

Facilities The industrial park offers to any investor the following fiscal facilities:

• remission from the payment of the land tax; • remission from the payment of the building tax, corresponding to the buildings that are part of the infrastructure of the industrial park; • utilities up to the factory gate; • remission from the payment of any taxes due to the local budget of Craiova Municipality for issuing any urbanism certificates, building permits and / or building demolition permits for the lands and buildings from the infrastructure of the High-Tech Industry Park Craiova • minimis aids of 200,000 euros HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY PARK CRAIOVA Residents: At present, in the High-Tech Industry Park Craiova are located 48 residents. They rented an area of 233,857 m2, will make investments worth 28,577,340 Euros and will create 2,540 jobs. Occupancy rate of the industrial park: 100%.

The 48 residents work in various economic fields:

• printing activities, specialized healthcare activities, business and management consulting activities, • clothing and accessories manufacture, furniture manufacture, bread manufacture, cakes and products manufacture, biscuits manufacture, household and sanitary goods manufacture, paper or paperboard, • processing and shaping of flat glass, • maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, wholesale of dairy products, eggs, edible oils and fats, • transport goods or maintenance and repair of motor vehicles. IȘALNIȚA (DOLJCHIM) INDUSTRIAL PARK IȘALNIȚA (DOLJCHIM) INDUSTRIAL PARK

The Ișalnița (Doljchim) Industrial Park will be built at the exit from Ișalnița Commune to Craiova, about 230 m SW of DN6 (E79) and approximately 270 m NW of the River. Features and facilities: • available land = 82,428.10 sqm • local taxes 0 • rental costs and utilities below market price • direct transport from Craiova can be provided (by buses, trams) • no height and noise restrictions The following utilities are provided: • electricity supply network for lighting • gas network - existence of a gas station nearby • Arrangement of multifunctional parking 148 places. • Car parking dimensions: 2.50 m x 5.00 m • Heavy truck parking dimensions: 3.50 m x 20.00 m. UNIVERSITY PARK "IT" CRAIOVA UNIVERSITY PARK "IT" CRAIOVA

Craiova University Technological Park will operate in the existing spaces in Block S200, Str. Calea București - Craiova.

By setting-up the Craiova IT University Technology Park: • a long-term industrial alternative will be created in the region • jobs will be created for IT specialists • will increase the attractiveness for investments in the field; • will develop specialized education at regional level; • will accelerate the transformation of the local public administration to a smart, digital one; • will reduce the cost of access to information technology by intensifying competition in the IT field. Built area Developed area Height regime s + d + p Volume = 2,618.29 sqm 25,095.16 sqm + 12 + technical floor 80,711.21 m3 Distribution of spaces: - basement - technical spaces, car garage; - basement - ground floor - first floor and floors V-XII spaces intended: for research entities, associations, for companies providing IT-specific services. - floors II - IV - spaces for university education. BRIDGE PROJECT The purpose of BRIDGE: BRIDGE PROJECT • to provide UK companies access to information on public projects and business prospects in Romania. • to build strong trade partnerships between companies from Hampshire (UK) and Craiova in order to expand market coverage throughout Romania, in areas such as: political leadership, economic development and trade, attracting European funds, agriculture, education, tourism, culture etc.

 Relations with Dolj / Craiova started in 2012.

 The launch of the project in Romania took place in Craiova in July 2013, in the presence of the British Ambassador.

 Craiova has its own economic office in Hampshire.

 The University of Southampton and the University of Craiova have a common agenda, the general goal being to access the integration of EU funding in a complete map of Romania's academic, corporate and institutional capacities of interest to partners. British companies and direct investments in Craiova: BRIDGE PROJECT • PORTSMOUTH AQUA: British company that equipped the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Leamna with a drinking water improvement and disinfection station • GTK: a world-class provider of high-quality electronic solutions, including standard and custom cable assemblies, connectors and optoelectronics • SPIRIT CIRCUITS: one of the UK's leading manufacturers of printed circuit boards.

Other companies that have made direct investments in Craiova: • LYNCOLEC (supplies PCBs and PCBAs) • GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS (GUS) (an international network of higher-education institutions) • COMMERCIAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS Ltd (high quality lighting products) • CITRUS PARTNERS LLP (provides environmental and social advisory services) • NEAL BROTHERS (export packers of capital equipment). WHY CRAIOVA? The potential market in Dolj County consists of over 100 local authorities and 14,000 companies active in all fields such as: industry, defence, heavy industry, clothing, agriculture, , electricity, fuel, air conditioning, water, , wholesale and retail, motor vehicle and motorcycle repair, transport and storage, 561 hotels and restaurants, information and communication, professional, scientific and technical activities, assistance. ADVANTAGES OF DOING BUSINESS IN CRAIOVA

● Romania has access to billions of euros from European funds, to be invested in regions; ● Willingness of public authorities to develop public-private partnerships and to support the business environment; ● Well trained qualified staff, at competitive salaries for investors, matched to new technologies; ● Diversity of industrial areas; ● The existence of a diversified sector of small and medium-sized enterprises willing to make partnerships; ● Large multinational companies, such as Ford or Honeywell, which bring with them other investors and contribute to the establishment of a supply chain; ● An investment market, still unsaturated; ● Availability of a business support infrastructure. IN RECENT YEARS, CRAIOVA HAS BECOME

● the city with the highest rate of absorption of European funds in Romania, among the growth poles ● one of the cities that adopted the Green City Strategy, carried out by experts from the ● the city that hosts the headquarters of the "Craiova Group" - after the model of the Visegrad Group, consisting of the prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. ●. CRAIOVA - CULTURAL AND TOURISTIC CITY "Craiova seen from the carriage is the most beautiful city in the world" , Romanian writer NICOLAE ROMANESCU PARK

The largest urban natural park in Southeast Europe, with a history longer than 100 years. With its arhitectural plans, the french architect Edouard Redont won, in 1900, the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. Recently rehabilitated with European funds, Nicolae Romanescu Park is decorated with belle epoque elements, has vintage-style urban furniture and includes a castle, a suspended bridge, a summer theater, a zoo, a lake, a velodrome and a hypodrom. It covers an area of over 96 ha and is a real art jewel of European landscape architecture. . OLD CENTER

Area of historical monuments, refurbished on European funds JEAN MIHAIL PALLACE ART MUSEUM

Owner of some emblematic collections of Romanian and international art, houses 6 of the works of the great sculptor Constantin Brâncuși. OLTENIA MUSEUM

Holder of more than 100.000 historical, documentary and artistic pieces of exceptional importance from Oltenia region. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

● Shakespeare International Festival ● Puppets Occupy Street Festival ● Europa Season, International Festival ● Constantin Brâncuși Sculpture Camp ● The Artist Awards Show SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE

● the football stadium ● the athletics stadium Craiova is among the most attractive places in terms of tourism and investments thanks to: • the infrastructure and educational academic offer • the modern sports infrastructure - stadiums, multipurpose sports centers, leisure facilities • the ideal geographical location - close to the Danube, mountain regions • the good conditions from the local health system (Craiova is the only municipality in Romania that has built, in the last 30 years, a new hospital. TWIN TOWNS WITH CRAIOVA

● (Finland) ● Shyan (China) ● (France) ● (Macedonia) PARTNER TOWNS WITH CRAIOVA

● (Sweden) ● (France) Member of:

● BALCINET Balkan Cities Network ● International Association of Danube Cities and Municipalities ● Association of Romanian Municipalities ● ROSEB (Romania - Bulgaria - Serbia Tourism Partnership) CRAIOVA CITY HALL