“We managed to contract almost half of the land near the Lazu village in the Agigea Commune, which we are interested in. The contracting process is quite difficult, especially due to the bureaucracy,” added Schiefer.
Voestalpine is aiming for some 600 hectares, of which 170 close to the port, to be concessioned from the state for 50 years. According to sources close to the negotiations, the memorandum with Romania will be signed in September. “Changes are minor. At present, changes requested by the Romanian government are being added, as well as environmental issues regarding costs for decontaminating the ground on the land to be concessioned, if this is highly polluted,” said the same sources.
