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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is considering imposing serious sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 consortium if Russia does not accept a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho said yesterday at a...

The government in Budapest seems to be quietly preparing for a possible military confrontation, despite the official peaceful discourse promoted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. While the leader in Budapest talks incessantly about the need to...

The European Commission's financing of joint military procurement risks being challenged at the Court of Justice of the European Union, according to the text of a letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa by Roberta Metsola,...

The previous episode analyzed in detail the internal divisions that mark Donald Trump's second term: political polarization, conservative support, but also sophisticated forms of internal opposition. Now, the gaze turns outward. What does...

Markets are underestimating the potential impact of new tariffs and are relying on illusions about the so-called "protections" offered by Trump and the Federal Reserve, say JPMorgan financial group specialists in the guide released...

The United States of America provided Ukraine, in 2024, with support of 6.1 billion dollars through the Agency for International Development (USAID), this being the highest financial aid granted by the US last year, according to an analysis by...

The reactions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing to the statements of Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, regarding trade tariffs and Taiwan, although they were taken up by the international press, did not gain the due...

US President Donald Trump, known for his eccentric and often shocking statements, has announced a wild plan for the Gaza Strip: the United States would take over the war-torn enclave and turn it into an economic paradise. This idea not only...

The last financial quarter of last year was a time of intense complexity for the Romanian economy, in which political and economic forces faced significant challenges generated by the general elections, the tense geopolitical context and an...

The US stock market has appreciated by more than 20% in 2024 for the second year in a row, supported by solid growth in the United States economy, interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve amid a disinflationary trend, continued enthusiasm about...

Klaus Iohannis was president of Romania between 2014 and 2024, serving two consecutive terms, which were marked by important political, social and economic events, but also by controversies and criticism. During his two terms, Klaus Iohannis...

The Parliament established following the 2020 elections ends its four-year mandate today, a period that can be characterized as one marked by major crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis following the war in Ukraine, political...

Germany will hold early parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the vote of confidence requested by the Bundestag yesterday. Following a heated debate, German parliamentarians decided with 394 votes against,...

As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, NATO and its European allies are considering new and more ambitious options to support Kiev. According to sources cited by Le Monde and other French and American publications, sensitive...

The advisers of Donald Trump, the president-elect of the USA after the election of November 5, revealed to the American publication The Wall Street Journal, the plan of the future Presidential Administration from the White House for the...

Relations between the EU and Israel have been marked by increased complexity in recent years, being influenced by several geopolitical and economic factors, which has led to some tension between some decision-makers in Brussels and the government...

The duration and frequency of heat waves in Romania have increased significantly in recent decades, and projections point to an increasingly hot future. By 2040, approximately 50% of the urban population will be affected by extreme temperatures,...

The Middle East has been in a fever of war for a year after Hamas terrorists decided to illegally enter Israel, kill the young, old and children and take several hundred people hostage, mostly civilians, to achieve their political goals ....

U.S. stock market indexes are hovering near new all-time highs, and according to some Wall Street strategists, there are strong indications that prices will continue to rise, even if the geopolitical climate is tense and valuations are high....

The US does not agree that allied countries neighboring Ukraine shoot down Russian missiles and drones that enter Ukrainian airspace, because that would mean an escalation of the current situation and the involvement of NATO in the current war,...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pointed out in a post on X/Twitter that following the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should know that Iran is not belligerent but firmly...

Immediately after Tuesday night's attack, the White House said President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were "closely following the Iranian attack against Israel." Furthermore, the State Department stated: "President...

Oil futures quotes rose by around 3% yesterday, on the international stock exchanges, against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, as concerns are fueled that Iran's military attack against Israel could lead to new...

The Ministers of Defense from the member states of the Bucharest Format 9 (B9) request NATO to react robustly regarding the illegal overflight of the Eastern Flank of the alliance by Russian drones, said Angel Tîlvăr, the Minister of National...

The decision that the US and the UK would take today on granting permission to Ukraine to use long-range missiles to hit military targets located on the territory of the Russian Federation brought back the nuclear threats to the states in the...

If the Russian drones that flew over Romania's airspace on the night of Saturday to Sunday had targets on the territory of our country, they would have been shot down by F-16 planes, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said yesterday, before the...

• Evolution of the romanian defense industry in the context of the new arms race 

The Third World War will not be limited to Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned again on Tuesday, addressing the United States in a press conference in Moscow.

The escalation of the budget deficit indicates structural problems, which can only be remedied through urgent fiscal reforms that lead to budgetary consolidation, the Fiscal Council states in the report for the year 2023, published yesterday, a...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday kept its forecast for global oil demand unchanged in 2024, but downgraded estimates for 2025, citing the impact of Chinese consumption, according to Reuters.

Iran has advantages in terms of human resources and ground equipment, but in the event of an armed conflict, Israel compensates with technological superiority, especially in aviation and air defense, as indicated by data from Global Firepower,...

The tense situation in the Middle East, which has led to the cancellation of several flights by major airlines to Tel Aviv, has the immediate effect of airlines increasing the cost of freight by 10-15% and exploding passenger prices , according...

The main beneficiary of the killing in Tehran of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, is Benjamin Netanyahu, argue journalists Amir Bohbot and Philissa Cramer in the analyzes prepared for the Israeli publication Jerusalem Post, after the event...

Tension is rising in the Middle East after Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, was killed while in a building intended for war veterans located in Tehran, the capital of Iran. According to the Iranian authorities, the killing of the Hamas leader...

The Russian government is analyzing the possibility of banning diesel exports, due to the increase in prices on the domestic market, informs an article published yesterday in the Kommersant financial daily, which cites several official sources,...

The reemergence of the Cold War in Europe seems a close alternative, if we consider recent statements regarding the gradual deployment by the US of medium and long-range missiles in Germany, starting in 2026, as decided at the NATO Summit in in...

The NATO summit, an event taking place these days in Washington and marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Alliance, will not give Ukraine an answer regarding its request to join that organization, but it would strengthen the...

Statements over the past two years by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the use of the nuclear arsenal as the last weapon to defend the territory of the Russian Federation found their counterpart in yesterday's statement by Jens...

President Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukrainian forces to use American weapons in the border areas with the Russian Federation, except for the use of ATACMS - long-range missiles, is only a facility given to Ukraine to strengthen its...

The capital market in Romania can have an important role for the reconstruction of Ukraine and the development of the Republic of Moldova, argued the participants at the 10th edition of the CFA CEE Investment Conference, an event that this year...