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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin's recent proposal to eliminate cash entirely to combat drug trafficking has sparked a lot of backlash and controversy, according to BFMTV. "A lot of everyday fraud and crime, even criminal...

Journalists and civil society representatives in 14 EU member states have been spied on via mobile phones by their respective governments, according to information presented two days ago by John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab,...

• Once upon a time, it was the "golden decade" 

The situation in our country, before the elections of May 18, is creating tension in society. Promises are being made, scenarios are being floated that are meant to create panic, and the impression is that we are on the edge of an abyss. In this...

Romania's pro-European political parties are going through one of the most tense periods in recent years, after their candidates failed to advance to the second round of the presidential elections on May 4, 2025. The poor results have...

Global supply chains, the central pillar of the modern world economy, are on the verge of a deep crisis, fueled by the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imports from China, according to a series of articles published by...

Amazon, the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched the first satellites in the Kuiper constellation, marking a significant step in its plans to offer global high-speed internet services from space. The ultimate goal is to...

• January 1 

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Victor Ponta admitted on the podcast "Hai, live! cu Turcescu şi Andronic" that he had deliberately decided to flood some Romanian villages in 2014 so that Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, would not face major floods. Moreover, Ponta...

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...

As the Trump 2.0 Administration continues to close international channels of collaboration, impose unilateral tariffs and withdraw the US from global agreements, a major question looms over the future of the American role in the world: is the US...

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...

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...

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...

• February 1 

Ten years of presidency ended with a resignation, with Klaus Iohannis thus ending his two terms not in glory, but in disgrace. On February 10, the former president announced his resignation in order to avoid a political crisis generated by the...

The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) party is going through one of the most tense periods in its existence, marked by an open conflict between the party's leader, George Simion, and co-founder Claudiu Târziu. This scandal is not just...

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 exclusion of Călin Georgescu by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) has created the following dilemma: if Romanian society (including political parties) is incapable of democratically countering the rise of such a leader, then democracy risks...

Political analyst Iulian Fota, former presidential advisor and former secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claims that following yesterday's negotiations in Riyadh, the ones who won are the Russians, regardless of whether...

The National Bank of Romania revised the inflation forecast for the last quarter of the year to 3.8%, from 3.5% as previously estimated, but the general downward trend in inflation remains, with the Consumer Price Index set to reach 3.1% in the...

A study published in the journal Nature highlights a close historical link between periods of drought and political instability in China, demonstrating that climate change played an essential role in the rise and fall of great Chinese dynasties....

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni today. Definitively, following his resignation, after having served two full terms as president of the country, plus an almost two-month extension granted by the Constitutional Court. Iohannis is leaving...

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni Palace. He announced yesterday that he is resigning from the position of president of the country and that the resignation will take effect tomorrow, February 12. Iohannis' departure from Cotroceni comes...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

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...

The current challenges facing the European Union will only be overcome if decision-makers in Brussels and citizens of the member states truly understand its cultural heritage, the interconnections between European nations and the democratic...

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

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...

US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "Stargate" project, which aims to fund at least $500 billion in programs to develop Artificial Intelligence, is a signal of the intensification of the global race for technological...

Donald Trump was inaugurated yesterday for his second term in the White House, following a lavish ceremony that was the most expensive inauguration ceremony of an American president.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a powerful message to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, highlighting the major dangers facing humanity. He compared the current situation to the myth of Pandora, warning that global actions and...

The decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) by which the entire process regarding the presidential elections was annulled on December 6, 2024, represents a dangerous precedent for European democracy, if we take into account the...

The recent statements of Crin Antonescu and Daniel Funeriu about Călin Georgescu's candidacy in this year's presidential elections raise questions about political responsibility and the health of democracy in our country. The messages of...

Criza politică declanşată la alegerile prezidenţiale şi alegerile parlamentare a fost accentuată ieri, după preşedintele PSD, Marcel Ciolacu a anunţat că formaţiunea sa politică se retrage de la masa negocierilor pentru formarea unui nou guvern....

The political crisis triggered by the presidential and parliamentary elections was accentuated yesterday after PSD President Marcel Ciolacu announced that his political party was withdrawing from the negotiating table for forming a new...

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...