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Corruption scandal at NATO top: Elbit Systems blocked in the middle of the Romanian Army equipment process

NATO's Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has decided to suspend the Israeli company Elbit Systems from all new tenders and freeze some ongoing contracts, after serious allegations of corrupt practices emerged, according to an article...

Unity Day - the day of the division of the sovereignist movement

The sovereignist movement split on the Great Unity Day, that is, on the National Day, right in Alba Iulia. Those who proclaim themselves the holders of political truth, who affirm that the people must unite and take back their country and who...

Alarm signal from Brussels: Romania's GDP is barely growing, debt is exploding, deficit remains huge

The President of IMM Romania said bluntly that the entrepreneurial environment was thrown into a year of "resilience, not investment", a year in which companies were forced to "survive, not develop". With almost 900,000 companies analyzed for the National Top of Private Companies in Romania and over 600,000 that reported profit for 2024, Florin Jianu drew attention to the fact that "Romania's true champions are the entrepreneurs who teach us the lesson of courage, perseverance and responsibility".

Romanian entrepreneurs demand an end to fiscal chaos and predictability

The Academy warns: The abolition of the National Institute of Heritage, a serious blow to cultural memory

New EU budget plan: expanded support for regional development and agriculture

Tripling the funding allocated to investments - our chance to become a major industrial player in Europe

The tripling of funding on the principle that for every euro received from the European Union budget, the state comes with one euro and the private sector with another euro, could ensure a total investment budget of almost 200 billion euros for...

Austerity measures do not meet budget spending

The third quarter of 2025 was dominated by the efforts of the Government led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to restore macroeconomic balance through firm, often unpopular measures. After a first semester marked by a deficit of 3.68% of GDP and...

Romania asks Ukraine to respect the right of the Romanian minority to education in their mother tongue

European conflict: Parliament ready to reject Von der Leyen Commission budget proposal

Europe strengthens its strategic autonomy; EIB triples defense financing

Reporter: What is the role of the EIB in implementing the SAFE instrument?

Tense autumn in Brussels: Parliament and Commission at war over the EU budget

Dragoş Pîslaru stated: "The projects that will be removed from the PNRR will be financed from other sources. I am referring to the projects whose implementation stage is between 1 and 30%, which would be financed from the Cohesion Fund under the European financial framework Multiannual Project 2021-2027, but also here for the infrastructure above. have been started, are at the 0% stage, although the financing contract was signed, they will no longer be done."

PNRR, radically reset: 100 milestones deleted, billions directed towards highways and hospitals

The government has proposed to Brussels officials the elimination of over 100 targets and milestones from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and the prioritization of funding for several road and rail transport infrastructure projects and...

Global Governance launched at SCO: noble promises, inconvenient realities

There are times in international politics when leaders' speeches seem more intent on rewriting perception than reality. This is the case with Chinese President Xi Jinping's statements at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus...

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin plot the "new world order" (Photo source: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76879/photos/81270)

Euractiv: Beijing and Kremlin's global hybrid war threatens Western democracy

Faced with threats from Beijing and the Kremlin, the West is losing ground because it reacts chaotically, without a common strategy and with fragile political systems, warns Chris Kremidas-Courtney, senior researcher at the European Policy Centre...

Romania's Libraries in Decline - Call to Save an Essential Cultural Infrastructure

The National Library Commission is sounding a severe alarm: the national library network is collapsing. The institution is calling on the authorities to treat libraries as "critical infrastructure of public interest" and to urgently adopt...

Photo source: facebook / Ministerul Apărării Naţionale

Berlin and Vienna reset their defense policies

Germany and Austria are increasingly taking a clear view of the threat posed by the Russian Federation, and the discourse of officials in the two countries indicates a profound transformation in the strategic mentality of Central Europe. In...

Inflation, elections and fiscal illusions: the quarter in which Romania held its breath

The second quarter of 2025 was, for our country, a tense and decisive period, marked by dramatic political transitions, acute budgetary pressures and economic measures with a profound impact. Against the backdrop of a turbulent political climate...

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Siegfried Mureşan: "Ne opunem categoric diluării Politicii de Coeziune şi Politicii Agricole Comune într-un fond comun”

Parlamentul European se opune categoric diluării Politicii de Coeziune (PC) şi Politicii Agricole Comune (PAC) într-un fond comun, aşa cum ar dori Comisia Europeană, a afirmat, ieri, deputatul european Siegfried Mureşan, negociator şef pentru...

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Siegfried Mureşan: "We categorically oppose the dilution of the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy into a common fund”

The European Parliament categorically opposes the dilution of the Cohesion Policy (CP) and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) into a common fund, as the European Commission would like, said yesterday MEP Siegfried Mureşan, chief negotiator for...

Without France's support, Romania might not have existed

At a time when Europe is going through perhaps the most tense geopolitical phase in recent decades, we are witnessing a series of concerted, insidious and toxic attacks on the relationship between Romania and France, a deep historical alliance...

Siegfried Mureşan: "We will not accept that the EU budget is a collection of 27 national plans"

Although security and defense, along with competitiveness, will be the priorities of the European Union budget for the period 2028-2034, the European Parliament calls on the European Commission to maintain separate and clearly defined allocations...

Economy under pressure: Bolojan government proposes biggest tax hikes in a decade

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...

Drought hits record high in Europe and Mediterranean region

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...

Elections, instability and deficit: a complete radiograph of Romania in May 2025

The end of the calendar spring, the month of May, represented a turning point both in the political evolution and in the shaping of Romania's economic and financial trajectory, marking major transitions, institutional volatility, but also...

Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, at the opening of the North Atlantic Council leaders' session, declared:"To make NATO stronger, we have a concrete plan: for all Allies to invest 5% of GDP in defense.This decision is deeply rooted in our fundamental mission and is essential to ensure.the resources necessary for our plans and the level of readiness." (Photo source: https://www.nato.int)

NATO moves to the next level: 5% of GDP for defense, the new minimum threshold for allied states

At a time of global instability, NATO leaders gathered yesterday at the Hague summit took a historic decision: all member states will allocate a minimum of 5% of GDP for defense and security by 2035, as stated in the final declaration of the NATO...

Publishers' Union warns that VAT increase will drastically reduce reading in Romania

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...

Climate Crisis Worsens, Global Warming Accelerates

A major new study by about 60 researchers from 17 countries warns that ten key climate indicators are in the red, signaling an accelerating worsening of the global climate crisis. Published in the journal Earth System Science Data, the report...

Pope Leo XIV: Sport, a path to peace and reconciliation in society

Pope Leo XIV highlighted the essential role of sport in promoting peace, respect and solidarity in his address to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, on the occasion of the Angelus prayer. The message was delivered at the end of the...

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Georgescu says he accomplished his mission, but we ended up with division

The presidential elections of May 4 and 18 have shown once again that the current crisis of confidence in the political class is not just a collective dissatisfaction, but has become a massive social refusal. Given that 5.33 million citizens cast...

Minister of Culture: Faith - a benchmark of stability in times of crisis

In a context marked by instability and ideologies that question universal values, faith remains a resource of meaning and hope, said the interim Minister of Culture, Natalia Intotero, at the International Symposium on Theology organized by the...

Siegfried Mureşan stated: "If we expect the European Union to do more for defense and security, we must contribute more to the European budget. I am aware that the governments of the member states are currently in a difficult financial situation and will not be able to contribute more. The level of allocations for the Common Agricultural Policy and the Cohesion Policy must be at the same level, but one area where allocations must increase significantly is that of security and defense." (Photo source: facebook / Sigfried Mureşan)

Increasing member states' contributions to the EU budget - a necessity for common defense

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...

"Bucharest.Together", a program for financing independent cultural initiatives

The Cultural Center of the Municipality of Bucharest - ARCUB announces the launch of a new grant session for the independent cultural sector. The program, entitled "Bucharest. Together", runs from April 23 to May 22, 2025 and is part of...

The Global Implications of Washington's Policies: The Liberal Order, NATO, and Human Rights

During his second presidential term, Donald Trump implemented policies that had significant effects on the liberal international order, NATO's functionality, and the global state of human rights. These measures included the imposition of...

BURSA Dossier | America Today: Isolation, Polarization, Global Reconfiguration (Episode III)

In the previous volumes, we analyzed both the internal tensions weakening American democracy and the international isolation reshaping the United States' position in the world. In this final episode, we delve into the most serious issues: the...

Photo source: Facebook/ Natalia Intotero

Our country advocates for a "Cultural Compass" that includes the fundamental values of Europe

The Minister of Culture, Natalia Intotero, represented our country at the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the European Union, held in Warsaw, in the context of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. During the meeting,...

The Opposition Lurking from Within: How Donald Trump Could Be Destabilized in His Own Term

While President Donald Trump appears to be firmly in control of the American executive branch in his second term, and his support from the Republican hard core remains high, the reality behind the scenes is more nuanced. The Trump 2.0...

Gheorghe Piperea, ECR: Armament, crisis and identity X - the EU's budgetary priorities

In the context of the adoption of the guidelines for the European Union budget for 2026, the European Parliament has issued a document that, although wrapped in the grandiloquent language of progress and cohesion, raises serious questions about...