The contract for theconstruction of theTransylvania Motorway, awarded in 2003 to American company Bechtel, remains one of the most controversial infrastructure projects in Romania and #39;s post-communist history. Negotiated at a time when Bucharest was pursuing NATO membership and stronger relations with the United States, the agreement was concluded without an international tender and generated expenditure of approximately 1.4 billion euros.
Romania, having been ‘Bechtel-ed’ by the Americans, even ended up paying them damages
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The contract for theconstruction of theTransylvania Motorway, awarded in 2003 to American company Bechtel, remains one of the most controversial infrastructure projects in Romania and #39;s post-communist history. Negotiated at a time when Bucharest was pursuing NATO membership and stronger relations with the United States, the agreement was concluded without an international tender and generated expenditure of approximately 1.4 billion euros.
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