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Foreign direct investment in Romania fell by 62.5% in the first eight months of the year, to 2.12 billion euros, from 5.66 billion euros in the same period of 2025, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (NBR),reported by BURSA.

The NBR, which receives data from every company, explains the decline in reinvested profits through dividends calculated on profits from previous periods and lower current profits, according to Leonardo Badea, First Deputy Governor of the...

The government led by Ilie Bolojan raised taxes in 2025 because Romania had the largest budget deficit in the European Union and risked falling below the lowest investment-grade rating. Higher taxes reduced the deficit, but they also reduced...

The parliamentary majority required to install a new government comes at a price, reflected in the terms that the Prime Minister-designate agrees to include in the government program at the behest of political party leaders.

• According to a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published last night, commercial outcomes under the Horizon 2020 program fell short, and the European Commission's monitoring of the payments made was insufficient • The Court...  

The University of Bucharest (UB) is launching, in the academic year 2026-2027, a Multimedia Creation Studio, intended for the practical activities of students from several faculties, especially those from the Faculty of Journalism and...

• Argentina owes $56.8 billion-nearly four times as much as Ukraine, which ranks second • Pakistan, Egypt, and Ecuador round out the top 5 debtors to the IMF 

Meta's metaverse, Apple's electric car, Cruise's robotaxis, and Humane's artificial intelligence devices are among the tech bets that have proven costly for the companies involved-and have been a source of significant disappointment.

Regarding the composition of the new Cabinet, it is worth noting that, among the 17 proposed ministers, the individual with the most clearly defined political profile-one well-aligned with the needs of the citizens-is Senator Daniel Zamfir.

• It reached an annual rate of 3.7% in September 

Banking supervisors in the United States and Europe are intensifying their scrutiny of the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, amid concerns that the rapid development of the technology could amplify cyber risks and cause...

US chipmaker Nvidia announced on Wednesday that it will provide researchers in the United Kingdom with computing resources worth $250 million over the next five years to support projects dedicated to the safety and security of agentic artificial...

Europeans continue to read, yet publishers and writers are concerned for a variety of reasons. The European book market generated revenues of approximately euro24.9 billion in 2024 - a 2.2% increase over the previous year - though this rise in...

The Croatian Seismological Service has unveiled the Crossnet project-a euro13 million investment funded by the European Union-aimed at modernizing earthquake monitoring infrastructure.

• Irineu Darău, the Minister of Economy, Digitalization, Tourism, and Entrepreneurship, stated yesterday that certain state institutions should hold accountable those who blocked operations at the Damen Mangalia Shipyard • The shipyard, which had...  

• Romania and Ireland - the only European economies projected to contract in 2026 

At one of the fringes of the "new" Bucharest lies a market where almost everything imaginable, and unimaginable, is bought and sold. Years ago, it was known as the "Poor People's Market," but it has since acquired a highly...

Ukraine's attacks on Russian digital infrastructure have led to a decline in bot network activity across Europe. In our country, several sovereignist politicians and influencers have recorded drops in Facebook likes and reduced engagement on...

September found Romania in the same state of limbo that marked the end of summer: a dismissed government forced to handle issues beyond the scope of an interim cabinet, political parties unable to form a majority, and an economy where every...

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Small artificial intelligence models could acquire the ability to replicate autonomously on internet-connected electronic devices in the coming months, without relying on the infrastructure of large data centers, American company Anthropic warns...

A large-scale cyberattack affected hundreds of supermarkets in France after hackers managed to remotely alter the temperatures of commercial refrigerators and freezers, raising them to as high as 50 degrees Celsius. The incident, which occurred...

Elite sports have never lacked funding. However, in 2026, several projects and competitions reignited an uncomfortable question: who actually pays, and who benefits from these investments?

Students, pupils, teachers, and specialists from Romania and Serbia participated in the 11th edition of the workshop "Increasing Energy Efficiency for Industrial and Residential Consumers," held in Oradea and Băile Felix. The event aimed...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global macroeconomic surveillance institution, and the World Bank Group (WBG), the main multilateral development lender, opened their annual meetings in Bangkok on Monday, October 12.

The IMF and the World Bank are meeting in Bangkok in a world where, over five decades, debt has grown faster than output, and the global economy needs increasingly more investment for every additional dollar of output.

• "We will block, blunt and break any attack,” General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, stated at the Warsaw Security Forum • The head of NATO's armed forces in Europe presented the strategy for defending all...  

The pledge to refund excess payments made on ROBOR-linked loans cleared Senate committees yesterday, yet the path to compensation promises to be contentious.

Lack of financial resources and economic uncertainty are causing many Romanians to postpone important decisions, such as purchasing a home, starting a business, continuing their studies or changing their lifestyle.

Schools across several parts of Europe are facing a literal, violent assault. From grievances regarding the education system to clashes with police and attacks committed within school grounds, several European nations are confronting episodes of...

The National Society of Family Medicine (SNMF) urges the public to contact their family doctors for flu vaccination before the circulation of the influenza virus intensifies.

• Prices for many everyday products would have fallen in the absence of the US president's tariff policy, according to a New York Fed report • Across a sample of 67 product categories, consumers experienced a 2.9 percentage point increase in...  

For the international military base at Cincu, the shift in NATO strategy involves several aspects: the speed at which reinforcements can arrive, the equipment they bring, and the duration for which they can sustain a defense.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, asked Ukraine to choose another president, a day after lifting US sanctions on Russian diesel. Trump made the statements on Saturday, October 10, in front of reporters as he left the White House,...

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• According to Eurostat, at the end of the first quarter of 2026, the national public debt of the 27 EU member states stood at euro15.7046 trillion • In addition to that debt, Eurostat notes that the EU has outstanding loans totaling euro836.8...  

• (Interview with Jirí Gregor, one of the most copied Czech investors on the eToro platform)  

• Actions to disrupt air and rail travel as well as public services  

• The PSD President stated that the Social Democrats do not seek positions but want the Liberals in the government as well • Ilie Bolojan: "We are open to granting a vote of investiture, but we will not govern with the PSD again"