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Europe is currently experiencing a new extreme heatwave, wreaking havoc from Paris to Athens, testing the limits of infrastructure, ecosystems and emergency systems. Record temperatures, sometimes exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, have led to loss of...

Japan recorded its hottest June on record, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), in a context in which extreme heat waves are becoming more frequent amid accelerating climate change. The monthly average temperature was 2.34°C above...

Spain has set a new national temperature record for June, with 46 degrees Celsius measured in the town of El Granado, located in the south of the country, close to the border with Portugal. The information was officially confirmed by the Spanish...

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean region were affected by drought at the beginning of June 2025, marking an absolute record for this time of year, according to an analysis by AFP based on data provided by the European Drought...

Brazil, host of the upcoming UN climate conference (COP30), is facing a serious ecological crisis: forest and vegetation fires in 2024 have devastated more than 30 million hectares, equivalent to an area larger than Italy. According to a study...

Every year, on June 24, Romanians celebrate Sânzienele - a holiday deeply rooted in popular tradition, marked by customs, rituals and symbols that harmoniously combine Orthodox faith with archaic mythology. Under the sign of the sun, flowers and...

The government led by Ilie Bolojan, made up of the pro-European coalition formed by PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and the National Minorities Group, passed the Parliament vote yesterday, with 301 votes in favor out of the 310 votes cast and 9 votes...

The number of regions affected by drought globally doubled between 1900 and 2020, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the analysis, droughts have become more frequent, more...

For the sustainability of public debt, given that the budget deficit reached 9.3% of Gross Domestic Product last year, a massive fiscal adjustment is necessary, i.e. a drastic reduction in public spending and better collection of revenues to the...

PSD does not give up on the idea of establishing a solidarity tax and introducing, after the digitalization of ANAF, the progressive tax, said Petre Florin Manole, the spokesperson for the social-democratic political party, yesterday.

The global food price index fell in May, thanks to the decrease in the quotations of cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Friday, Reuters reports, according to Agerpres.

The European Union and Ukraine are negotiating a new agreement that will set quotas for agricultural imports from Ukraine, quotas that will be "somewhere between" current levels and temporary exemptions granted to Ukraine in 2022, after...

Côte d'Ivoire officially launched the Agricultural Commodities Exchange (Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles - BMPA) on May 28, the first of its kind in West Africa, allafrica.com reports.

Ukraine's 2025 grain harvest could fall by 10% to about 51 million tonnes, compared with 56.7 million tonnes in 2024, according to the most pessimistic estimates, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said yesterday, Reuters reports,...

A new scientific study warns of changing global rainfall patterns. Nearly 2 billion people could face significant changes in water availability if the average global temperature rises by 1.5°C, even temporarily, warns a new study published in the...

At a time when part of the political class would like to resort to tax increases to recover the budget deficit, MP Claudiu Năsui (USR), former Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism in the Cîţu government, states in a post on his...

Spain is preparing for an episode of exceptional heatwave, with temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the south of the country, the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned. According to specialists, the values forecasted...

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The Ministry of Energy continued in April to finance projects related to the creation of new production capacities from renewable sources and energy efficiency for public and private buildings. In the first days of the month, Sebastian Burduja,...

The United Arab Emirates last week recorded a historic temperature record for May, reaching 50.4 degrees Celsius in the Al Shawamekh region of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The information was transmitted by the National Center for Meteorology on the...

A study by researchers at Griffith University and published in the journal Biological Conservation shows that more than 220 critically endangered species in Australia are at risk of extinction. The main causes are habitat fragmentation and...

Nicuşor Dan officially began his term as president of Romania yesterday, after taking the oath of office in the reunified plenary session of Parliament. The solemn moment was blessed by His Beatitude Daniel, the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox...

Sectorul agricol din Uniunea Europeană pierde anual 28,3 miliarde de euro, în medie, de pe urma fenomenelor meteo extreme, care sunt agravate de schimbările climatice, arată un studiu citat de Reuters. Doar o mică parte din pierderi este...

The European Union's agricultural sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros annually from extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by climate change, according to a study cited by Reuters. Only a small part of the losses is...

Although Nicuşor Dan obtained 6,186,642 votes in the second round of the presidential elections, we believe that very few of those who voted for him read the vision of "Honest Romania" - the electoral program of the future president of...

The second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, May 18, finds Romanian society more divided than ever in the last 35 years. The most recent opinion polls give George Simion and Nicuşor Dan equal chances of winning the presidential...

The United Kingdom is experiencing its driest spring since 1956, according to an alarming report published by the British Environment Agency. The severe lack of rainfall in the first months of 2025 has fueled fears of a possible drought in the...

Member States' contributions to the European Union budget could increase moderately between 2028 and 2034 given the need for more joint investments at European level for defense and security, said MEP Siegfried Mureşan, rapporteur on the...

Farmers in our country recorded a total production of 17.87 million tons of grain cereals last year, of which wheat ranked first with 9.29 million tons, according to a situation issued yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

Agricultura americană se confruntă deja cu o criză economică majoră cauzată de războiul tarifar iniţiat de administraţia Trump, avertizează exportatorii agricoli, citaţi de CNBC, de la care transmitem următoarele informaţii.

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Between 14% and 17% of the world's agricultural land is contaminated with at least one toxic heavy metal, warns a study published in the journal Science and cited by AFP. This contamination could pose a direct risk to the health of up to 1.4...

In a genuine democracy, justice should be the citizen's shield against the abuse of power, but in a world increasingly dominated by money, influence and backstage games, an uncomfortable question arises: "can a judge still be truly...

The first month of spring was a dense one in government decisions, with a wide range of interventions, from support for agriculture and industry to strategic investments in energy, defense, infrastructure and national security. The government led...

Europe records hottest March on record as climate crisis deepens. The global heatwave continues: March this year broke all-time temperature records, extending a continuous warming streak that has lasted since last summer, according to the...

Innovative cases have led the competition authority to rethink and adapt its intervention methods to new economic realities, which has required innovative solutions in the regulatory framework, said Bogdan Chiriţoiu, president of the Competition...

Over 40 teachers from seven countries are participating this week in an educational innovation workshop focused on the study of climate change, held in Târgu Mureş. The event takes place within the ASSET (Assistance for Skilled Environmental...

According to the activity report for 2024 published yesterday by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, our country is in third place, in the Top 4 of European states that have defrauded the EU budget. The first place is occupied by Italy,...

Students and professors from the "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Life Sciences in Iaşi (USV) will hold a series of lectures on healthy and sustainable nutrition in the Pojorâta area on Saturday. The event combines traditional...