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The International Center for Settlement of Foreign Investment Disputes (ICSID), the so-called ICSID tribunal in Washington, attached to the World Bank, has in recent years become the preferred tool of fossil energy giants through which they block...

The elections for the Capital City Mayor seem to have become an existential test for the current governing coalition, a sore point that could transform the relations between the PSD and the PNL into a minefield, according to yesterday's...

Private pension funds are very liquid and can handle payments without any problem, including the peak in payments expected to occur in ten to fifteen years, Radu Crăciun, president of the Association for Privately Administered Pensions in Romania...

The race to build the next generation of global giants has begun, and while public markets (stock exchanges) enjoy the most attention, unlisted companies are "quietly” building massive valuations and shaping the future of...

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...

Despite the numerous alarm signals raised in recent years regarding the funding received by some non-governmental organizations from large global corporations in technology, industry or energy, the European Commission does not consider that the...

The European energy transition (green transition), considered by many to be the continent's strategic asset to strengthen its competitive position on the global stage, is in danger of stagnating, due to the lack of mutual trust between...

Germany is further strengthening its dependence on liquefied natural gas from the United States, through a new major agreement signed between Berlin importer Sefe and American energy giant Venture Global, according to an article published...

In 2000, the US was the leading trading partner for most countries in the Americas (North, South and Central), several major economies in Asia-Pacific and parts of Africa, while the EU dominated trade with much of Europe, large areas of Africa...

Representatives of the gambling industry in our country claim that the increase in taxation of winnings and new taxes imposed on companies in the field will lead to the contraction of this industry and the movement of players to the black market....

Immediately after the presentation of the tax measures package proposed by the Bologna government, the business community in our country reacted by stating that the legislative proposal is not only untimely, but also potentially destructive for...

With the return of the electricity market in our country to free market status, with the termination of the cap-compensation scheme on July 1, consumers will directly feel the market variations, and for many of them, the energy bill could become...

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...

And if only those cases were included. There's something else: the CCR changed its mind with the decision of May 29, 2025.Why do we say that the institution that must ensure compliance with the constitutional framework has changed its mind?...

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 Administration of the Environmental Fund (AFM) has recently registered several judicial failures, after magistrates invalidated regulations considered incompatible with European legislation, regulations with an impact on the implementation of...

India's Space Minister Jitendra Singh announced that the launch of the first manned space mission Gaganyaan will take place in the first quarter of 2027, marking another delay from the original date set for 2022. The statement was made during...

The Romanian state is preparing to repeat, with astonishing obstinately and a cruel lack of vision, the dubious scheme from 2018 through which it declared itself the majority shareholder in the Mangalia Shipyard without investing a single leu,...

Orsova Shipyard has concluded two contracts for the construction and delivery of two river vessels in the intra-community space, totaling 8.58 million euros, according to a report by the issuer published yesterday on the website of the Bucharest...

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...

Mecanismul de Redresare şi Rezilienţă nu poate fi considerat un instrument cu adevărat "bazat pe performanţă", se afirmă într-un raport publicat aseară de Curtea de Conturi Europeană (ECA). În documentul citat se precizează că, deşi...

The Recovery and Resilience Mechanism cannot be considered a truly "performance-based" instrument, states a report published last night by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The cited document states that, although payments are not...

A major power outage hit the Iberian Peninsula and parts of western Europe on Monday, leaving millions without electricity, disrupting transport, telecommunications and economic activity in several regions. The worst-hit countries were Spain,...

The presidential elections of November 24, 2024 produced not only an unexpected result - with an outsider, Călin Georgescu, placed first with over 2.2 million votes - but also a lingering, silent and pressing question: were the votes counted...

The companies Apple and Meta were fined, yesterday, with 700 million euros by the European Commission for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to a press release issued by the Brussels institution....

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...

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...

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...

At a time when a new technological revolution is taking place at a global level, profoundly rewriting the rules of the economic game, and when supply chains are being reconfigured amid aggressive protectionist trade measures introduced by the US,...

Raymond de Rubeis, former associate of Dan Drăgoi and Viorel Panait in the company Comvex SA, claims that his former business partners acted premeditatedly in order to exclude him from the Swiss company Davira AG, which the three established in...

Although only a few European nations want to participate, France and Britain will continue to outline plans for the deployment of European troops to Ukraine as guarantees for the Russian Federation's compliance with a peace agreement, French...

Regarding the strategy of the Union of Savings and Investments, economic and financial expert, university professor Dr. Mircea Coşea, told us: "This is not about the so-called nationalization of bank deposits, which has been rumored online,...

An international trade union mission, present in Mexico to inspect working conditions on the construction sites of the upcoming World Cup, was categorically denied access to the Estadio Azteca. The decision has sparked controversy, and...

The European Union can no longer take peace for granted, but must build a solid foundation on cooperation and strategic investment, declared Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European...

The "Apocalypse Vault', the global seed bank located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, has received another 14,000 seed samples to protect the planet's agricultural biodiversity. The facility,...

Minister of Culture Natalia Intotero said that the organization of the exhibition "Dacia! The Kingdom of Gold and Silver" at the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, was "superficial" and that stricter rules will be imposed to...

The great powers are currently negotiating the fate of the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, negotiations to which officials from Bucharest were not invited to participate, although Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu claims that...

In the context of the 2025 presidential elections, Crin Antonescu, the candidate of the PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition, returned to the forefront of Romanian politics after an absence of about a decade. Even though he represents the candidate of three...