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The controversial statement from the leadership of the Superior Council of Magistracy reignites the dispute about special pensions, deepening the gap between privileges and social realities in Romania. The Minister of National Defense, Ionuţ...

European armies only have 50% of the means we need today, according to NATO objectives, said European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, in an interview with Euractiv. That is why the European Commission official stresses the urgency of...

In a world affected by climate change, biodiversity loss and food crises, there is one element that connects all these problems, although it often remains in the shadows: water. Without water, there is no life, no agriculture, no economy. And...

Since he did not receive any response from the European Commission within the deadline requested - namely July 31 - Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea has decided to take Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, to court for...

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from social media platforms, in a radical move aimed at protecting the mental health and safety of young people. The decision, which comes into effect in December, will...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions in Education (FSLI) has announced the resumption of protests starting next week, in the context of the implementation of the measure regarding the increase in teaching standards. According to union leader...

The BET index, which reflects the evolution of the twenty most liquid securities listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), has registered an increase of about 18% since the end of the presidential elections in May, thus exceeding the dynamics...

The Constitutional Court of Romania unanimously rejected, yesterday, the objection of unconstitutionality formulated by several opposition deputies and confirmed the validity of the law on some fiscal-budgetary measures assumed by the Bolojan...

A medical and ecological paradox is shaking northern China: in the fight against desertification, Chinese authorities have made extensive use of the Artemisia plant, a resistant and low-maintenance species. But this strategy, used for decades in...

The motion of censure against the Bolojan Government was read by AUR senator - Petrişor Peiu, yesterday, July 11, in the reunified plenary of the Parliament, in an almost empty hall, in which only the echo was heard. Not only the representatives...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), in its current form, is becoming increasingly environmentally costly, UNESCO warns in a recent report. The high energy and water consumption of large-scale models raises serious concerns about the...

The Ministry of Finance yesterday made the legislative package on fiscal-budgetary measures aimed at reducing the current budget deficit transparent, a package that provides for doubling the bank turnover tax, increasing VAT, increasing excise...

Kaspersky is calling for full transparency on the use of Artificial Intelligence, a technology that, while it can bring significant efficiency gains and unlock new potential for companies and individuals, can also be misused by cybercriminals to...

May 2025 represented a rare moment of political intensity for Romania, with a tense electoral climate, spectacular reversals and major consequences in the governance landscape. It all started with the first round of the presidential elections on...

Education Minister Daniel David, at the beginning of his second term, announces a series of profound reforms, motivated by the economic crisis and the urgent need to streamline the system. With an honest and emphatic tone, David states that he is...

• The fiscal deficit and the reaction of the capital market 

The Publishers' Union of Romania (UER) harshly criticizes the Executive's intention to increase the VAT rate applied to books, including school textbooks, in a context in which the reading level is already alarmingly low. Romanians are...

A direct increase to 10% of the tax applied to capital gains, without allowing for the offset of losses, would strongly discourage investments on the Romanian capital market, reduce liquidity, limit companies' access to financing and could...

The information published by the BURSA newspaper in the article "Damages of tens of millions of lei at Transelectrica, discovered by the Court of Auditors” attracted the attention of the media, being picked up by TV stations, but...

Thousands of locals took to the streets in the capital of the island of Mallorca to protest the negative impact of mass tourism on daily life, in a demonstration organized under the slogan "Less Tourism, More Life,” reports DPA....

The Ministry of Education and Research reacted on Saturday to the public statements of the three major trade union federations in education, expressing its availability for dialogue and clarification of grievances. The institution has invited...

The world is approaching a turning point in protecting the oceans: the international treaty on the high seas, adopted in 2023, is about to become a legal reality. The announcement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of 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 euro/dollar exchange rate failed to hold above 1.1450 this week, falling at one point even below 1.14, according to an analysis published by currencynews.co.uk, which highlights that the latest data on the US economy did not support...

The second round of the presidential election in Poland ended with a major surprise. Nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki obtained 50.89% of the vote, narrowly beating liberal Rafa³ Trzaskowski, who was credited with 49.11%, informs Politico. 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...

The awakening of the Romanian people in their conscience, preached as a messianic truth by Călin Georgescu, lasted only six months. From November 24, 2024 to May 26, 2025, when, seduced by Georgescu's speech and then simply by his presence...

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...

Monaco is currently the most expensive real estate market in the world, followed by New York and Hong Kong, according to data from New World Wealth and Henley & Partners, cited by visualcapitalist.com. The source compiled a list of the top 20...

The World Health Assembly (WHA) - the main decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) - has adopted a crucial agreement on preventing, preparing for and responding to future pandemics. With 124 votes in favor, none against and 11...

The Ministry of Culture is launching a project of over 24 million euros to bring heritage into the digital age. The ePatrimoniu platform will centralize data on monuments, heritage objects and traditions, providing easy access for citizens,...

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...

Both George Simion and Nicuşor Dan are perceived as two anti-system candidates, both criticizing the current political class and the corruption existing at the government level and in other state institutions.

Over the past four decades, Western democracies have seen both winners and losers. What we see today, increasingly clearly, is the reaction of those who had the most to lose from the profound economic and social transformations. It is a relative...

Raimondo De Rubeis, former non-executive member of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Comvex S.A., requested, through the law firm representing him, the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) to reopen the investigation into the share...

Otokar, the defense systems division of Turkey's largest conglomerate, Koc Group, announced on Friday that it has signed a joint venture agreement with one of the most important defense companies in our country, Automecanica SA Mediaş. The...

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...