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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...

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.

The Rector of the "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureş (UMFST), Prof. Dr. Leonard Azamfirei, emphasized during the ceremony dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the merger of the...

Although the merger of elections is not, in itself, contrary to international standards, the way in which the Ciolacu government adopted it through GEO 21/2024 raises serious questions of legality and legitimacy, state the members of the Venice...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

The democratic exercise of voting seems to be taking root also among Romanian citizens, if we take into account the fact that, in yesterday's combined European parliamentary and local elections, a better participation percentage was recorded...

Cătălin Drulă, Ludovic Orban and Eugen Tomac - the leaders of the United Dreapta Unită alliance - asked the Ombudsman yesterday to appeal to the Constitutional Court of Romania the emergency ordinance regarding the merging of the European...

A proposed merger deal last week would combine two US steel giants, with the potential to create an American champion in an era of Chinese dominance, according to the Financial Times.

Central and Eastern European stock markets need to create their own asset class to become more attractive to international investors and passive equity funds, said Andre Cappon, founder of the CBM advisory group in New York, USA.

(• Interview with Radu Graţian Gheţea, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Libra Internet Bank and Honorary President of the Romanian Banking Association) 

• (Interview with Daniela Iliescu, CEO of Patria Bank) 

Revenues of the biggest investment banks in the world have been dropping constantly, reaching a 13-year low in the first half of 2019. According to Financial Times, this drop came as a result of the geopolitical tensions, the slowing growth and...

• (Interview with lawyer Gheorghe Piperea, receiver of RADET) 

The spasmodic evolution of the shares of Monte dei Paschi (BMPS) on the Milan stock exchange is nearing its end, as the reality of bankruptcy and the need for nationalization can no longer be denied.

Mircea Ursache, the vice-president of the Financial Oversight Authority (ASF), said yesterday that he is waiting for the Government to fix the Fiscal Code, by cutting the dividend tax to 5%, in order to show support for investors.

The four Romanian banks with Greek shareholders would become a single entity, if their shareholders decided to merge, specialists from the NBR told us.

All of Europe is concerned over Greece's possible default, save for Romanian politicians. They are more interested in increasing the special salaries and pensions, the issues that Ponta has in the PSD, by Oprea's plagiarism or by the...

The Hunedoara energy complex needs a deep restructuring to be able to survive on the domestic energy market under competitive conditions, Gert-Jan Koopman, deputy general director in the State Aid Department of the European Commission.

It is part of the decency of the banking profession to inform your customers about the currency risk when granting loans, said Philippe Lhotte, chairman and CEO of BRD, in a statement of position concerning the row of loans denominated in Swiss...

The reader's reactions to the previous episode have been encouraging, but I regretted that I began publishing this article before it was ready, because I have created an obligation for myself and I really don't like doing anything out of...

The Court of Bucharest recently ruled that the former president of Bancorex, Răzvan Temeşan (ex lege the current employee on the equivalent position of CEO of BCR, according to the ruling no. 51 of the High Court of Cassation and Justice), must...

Reporter: What are the opportunities shaping up for Romania, in the current international context?

The diversification of the shareholder structure of the operator of the Romanian energy exchange OPCOM, could begin this very autumn, several sources from the Department of Energy and from Transelectrica told us. The OPCOM is 100% owned by...

Reporter: What is the current stage of the IPO of Electrica?

Reporter: Why did you choose to make an "analysis" of the Romanian political scene?

Reporter: Are you on schedule with the tasks you have taken on through your contracts (some of them being a 50% liquidity increase and the listing of five new companies, in the first year)?

Reporter: Mr. Dan Radu Ruşanu, it is an unprecedented decision in terms of the market share of the company which you have placed under financial reorganization through special administration. The first questions are why ASTRA and why now?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) have asked our authorities to accelerate the diversification of the shareholder structure of the OPCOM (the Romanian energy exchange which the state fully controls through...

Reporter: Dear Mr. Hassiotis, will the banking system be affected by the "bail-in" procedure which is shaping up for 2015?

Reporter: After SIF1 Banat- Crişana acquired the majority stake in SAI Muntenia Invest, and SIF Moldova announced its intention to acquire the rest, an alliance between the three SIFs seemed to be shaping up between the three SIFs. What are the...

Investment manager "Axxess Capital" wants Nextebank, which it intends to acquire, to take over the activity of Patria Credit, a financial institution which it owns, bank sources told us. According to them, Nextebank, the former MKB...

Austrian group OMV has announced yesterday, that the Nabucco pipeline, designed to supply Europe with natural gas from the Caspian Sea area, has not been selected as a transport route by the Shah Deniz consortium, The consortium, which will...

Reporter: Europe has been heavily shaken by the economic crisis. Is the European project still sustainable?

The merger between Romtelecom-Cos-mote, as well as the listing of the shares of Romtelecom on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, may happen this year, according to sources from the telecommunications market. Mr. Eugen Schwab-Chesaru, the general...

The members of the Parliament have made it their schedule to validate today the membership of the Financial Supervision Authority, which will incorporate the Romanian National Securities Commission (CNVM), the Insurance Supervision Commission...

Reporter: Lately, there's been a lot of talk about a strategy of the Bucharest Stock Exchange - more listings, more liquidity, more investors.