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The United Nations is preparing to reduce the number of troops and police involved in its peacekeeping missions by about 25%, an unprecedented measure in the last two decades, caused by an acute lack of funds. According to senior UN officials...

Last night, in an extraordinary session, the government adopted in a hurry the draft budget rectification for 2025, a document with a major impact on the national economy and social life. Why do we say that the rectification was approved very...

European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall has revealed the results of a blood test she took over the summer to raise awareness of the dangers posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever pollutants'....

The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling the growth in electricity demand, as data centers consume massive amounts of energy to train and run large language models.

Producătorii de medicamente generice din ţara noastră atrag atenţia că introducerea tratamentelor pe lista de compensare are loc cu întârzieri de până la doi ani. În paralel, în timp ce costurile de producţie cresc, preţurile medicamentelor...

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...

The conditions that the PSD, through the voice of interim president Sorin Grindeanu, is putting to the governing coalition - namely the reduction of state privileges and agencies - seem to represent nothing more than a hiding of the garbage under...

The middle of the calendar summer represented a turning point for our country, marked by a tense economic, financial and political climate, which led to the first firm decisions of the Bolojan Government towards stabilizing public finances and...

The digitization of Romanian companies is driven by the desire of entrepreneurs to reduce the effects of external unpredictability, given that frequent fiscal changes in the past have reduced the business environment's trust in state...

Eurozone companies remain optimistic about their growth prospects but face pressure on their profits, partly due to trade tensions, according to a study published this week by the European Central Bank (ECB), cited by Reuters.

US imports of goods fell by 20% in April 2025, the largest monthly decline ever recorded, according to visualcapitalist.com.

The official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), considered the largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization, has been postponed again, this time due to the worsening tensions in the Middle East. The event, originally...

Listing of profitable state-owned companies on the Bucharest Stock Exchange seems not to have removed the habits of the political managements appointed to these companies regarding the collection of huge incomes, bonuses and increases, even if...

Sending humans to Mars is a great promise of the 21st century - politically supported by Donald Trump and technologically by Elon Musk - but also one of the most difficult missions imaginable. The costs, risks and unknowns are huge, even if the...

The European Union is on track to meet its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, the European Commission announced today, following a recent assessment of national energy and climate plans. The estimated reduction is 54%...

The Baikonur Cosmodrome, a bastion of Soviet space exploration and the historic site where Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, was launched, is entering a new phase. Authorities in Kazakhstan and Russia have announced the auction of old and...

Elon Musk has received over euro300 million in EU funding for his companies, according to a document published yesterday by German newspapers Der Standard, Zeit and Stern. The response from the European Commission following an official request...

The implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) could benefit from a significant extension, of up to 18 months, if the proposal included in the report on the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR), coordinated by the...

The shareholders of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) yesterday approved the company's financial statements for last year, the method of profit distribution and the budget for this year, but rejected the proposals of the Romanian Commodity...

Google has announced that it will not give up on the use of cookies in its Chrome browser, which allow users to be tracked on the sites they visit, five years after promising to gradually give up on third-party cookies. The decision marks a...

The Romanian Commodity Exchange (BRM) harshly criticized the management of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), accusing it of a lack of efficiency and transparency in managing the Central Counterparty project - an essential entity for the...

A study in the UK reveals that extreme poverty can have as strong an impact on babies' brain development as premature birth. Even if babies are born at term, poor socio-economic conditions can negatively influence early brain development. The...

The European Commission, the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union have reached a compromise on stricter legislation against microplastic pollution, according to AFP. The new regulation aims in particular to combat the...

The global music industry is on the offensive against the proliferation of songs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without the consent of artists or record labels. However, the fight seems unbalanced, in favor of AI developers and...

The United States risks running out of cash to pay its obligations by mid-July unless Congress adopts a resolution to raise or suspend the maximum national debt ceiling, according to an analysis published by the Bipartisan Policy Center think...

Fondurile de private equity care deţin producătorul german de medicamente Stada Arzneimittel AG au decis să amâne oferta publică iniţială (IPO) planificată a acestuia până în septembrie, spun surse citate de Bloomberg.

Private equity funds that own German drugmaker Stada Arzneimittel AG have decided to postpone its planned initial public offering (IPO) until September, sources cited by Bloomberg said.

When US President Donald Trump was inaugurated and announced that he would impose new tariffs on imports from US geopolitical allies and rivals, the initial reaction of the stock market was cautious, but the mood of investors has changed as the...

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Nearly 200 countries missed the deadline to submit their new roadmaps for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the UN under the Paris Agreement. Only 10 countries met the deadline, raising concerns about the global commitment to combating climate...

The European Union is currently unable to strengthen its common defence because military mobility is blocked by administrative bureaucracy and chronic underfunding, according to a report published last night by the European Court of Auditors...

Ireland is facing a major crisis caused by Storm Eowyn, which brought extremely violent winds, reaching an all-time record of 183 km/h on the west coast. More than 500,000 households were left without power, and the country is paralyzed by these...

Reporter: How did 2024 end for energy suppliers, and what are the prospects for 2025?

Wind power provided 20% of Europe's electricity last year, but the capacity built during the year was less than half of what would have been needed to meet the EU's 2030 energy and environmental targets, according to data published on...