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11 iunie 2025

Societe Generale - the first major European lender to launch a dollar-backed cryptocurrency

French banking group Societe Generale SA will launch a dollar-backed stablecoin through its crypto subsidiary SG-FORGE, becoming the first major European lender to launch a dollar-backed cryptocurrency in a growing market for digital stablecoins, Reuters reports.

Fidelis Offer: Investors are betting heavily on euro-denominated securities

• Annual interest rates between 3.9% and 8.35%, depending on currency and maturity

• Offer ends on June 16; securities will be listed on the BVB on June 20

Investors prefer euro-denominated government bonds, within the Fidelis offering that is taking place during this period, marked by uncertainty related to the formation of the government and the measures that will be implemented to correct our country's severe budget deficit.

OPINIONSlovakia, Hungary, Serbia: the new axis of authoritarianism in the heart of Europe

Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, recently praised the Uzbek model of "efficient governance.

Photo source: facebook / Petre Florin Manole

Solidarity tax and progressive tax, PSD priorities for supporting budget spending

PSD does not give up on the idea of establishing a solidarity tax and introducing, after the digitalization of ANAF, the progressive tax, said Petre Florin Manole, the spokesperson for the social-democratic political party, yesterday.

Correspondence from SpainBarcelona - Tarragona, sovereignty with a taste of Catalan cream

As sovereignism has made a strong comeback in European chancelleries and on the agenda of ordinary people - whether culturally, economically or fueled by TikTok and historical resentments - I thought I would dismount a little and travel through lands where the idea has deep roots and inflamed nerves: in Catalonia, that stubborn province of Spain that dreams of a state in the shadow of the Pyrenees and the port of Barcelona.

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Hungary Increases Target for Foreign Currency Bond Issuance

Governor Gavin Newsom, during a meeting with police and emergency services representatives in Los Angeles, to manage the situation caused by the protests generated by the decision of the Trump Administration, said: "We are here to maintain the peace, not to get involved in Donald Trump's political games." (Photo source: https://x.com/CAgovernor)

Politically managed violence in California?

The violence taking place these days in the suburbs of the American metropolis of Los Angeles between federal forces and citizens protesting against the expulsion of immigrants illegally in the US seems to be an open, political fight between...

Post-election euphoria at BVB; pressure shifts to government and budget

• BET and BET-TR indices hit new all-time highs

US CEOs' earnings hit record highs

EU prepares to increase quotas for agricultural imports from Ukraine

FAO: World food prices fall

Infinity has submitted documentation for two buyback programs to the ASF

Cobalt Holdings drops London listing plan

CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COTE D'AZURNissa, Cannes, Monaco - you can pass through here, but not without money

Banks: "Euro's rise will lose momentum. The single currency will not exceed $1.15”

European auto parts factories closed

Ivory Coast launches West Africa's first agricultural commodities exchange

The deficit is pushing for tax increases

Our country is facing an acute crisis of credibility, reflected in the low country rating and the high costs of financing loans, the major problems being the excessive budget deficit and the lack of credible fiscal measures, according to the...

Warning from the past: Great Barrier Reef cannot survive climate stress and pollution

Education Minister Wants to Limit Homework for Middle and High School Students

UBB, the only Romanian university in the CWUR world top 1,000

Ukraine's grain harvest at risk of falling by 10%

President Nicuşor Dan explained why he is not rushing to install the new Government

Romanian President Nicuşor Dan said he estimates a period of approximately two weeks for the formation of the new Government, emphasizing the importance of clarifying the differences between the parties in the coalition before establishing a...

The Damascus Stock Exchange, launched in 2009, has long struggled with the burden of war and sanctions. Photo source: www.facebook.com/damascusstocks

Damascus Stock Exchange - reopened after easing of Western sanctions against Syria

Catastrophic flooding in Covasna: "A climate alarm signal"

Tragedy in India: Monsoon rains cause dozens of deaths

Rainfall Crisis Could Affect 2 Billion People

George Simion restarts election campaign

Millenium Insurance Broker takes over the business of Vector Broker de Asigurare şi Reasigurare

• The transaction amounted to 0.9 million lei, the money to be paid in four installments

Geopolitical tensions fuel oil prices

Karol Nawrocki, Poland's new president; narrow victory with major impact on the country's future

The second round of the presidential election in Poland ended with a major surprise.

Photo source: facebook / Calin Georgescu

Georgescu says he accomplished his mission, but we ended up with division

The presidential elections of May 4 and 18 have shown once again that the current crisis of confidence in the political class is not just a collective dissatisfaction, but has become a massive social refusal.

Revolutionary Romania, after Daniel Rosenthal. Illustration manipulated by MAKE

Romania is not torn apart, but blocked. How do we get out of the representation impasse?

Everyone wants a profound change. No one trusts the parties anymore. And they will not give up their privileges. It is time to decide who leads: the leader or the citizen?

What are "open primaries”?

Open primaries are a mechanism for selecting candidates for public elections in which all citizens can vote, not just party members.

Science: A New Dwarf Planet on the Edge of the Solar System

Dinosaur fossils, new perspectives in the fight against cancer

A groundbreaking new study by British researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Imperial College London brings to the fore a fascinating hypothesis: dinosaur fossils could contribute to the understanding of cancer and the development of...

Daniel David: Functional Illiteracy is the Most Serious Threat to Romanian Education

The New York Times in the Age of AI: Historic Agreement with Amazon to Use Journalistic Content

Global Defense Industry Hits Record Stock Market Highs

Photo source: facebook / Curtea Constituţională a României

How the CCR changed its mind regarding the asset declarations of dignitaries and civil servants; Reactions of officials

And if only those cases were included. There's something else: the CCR changed its mind with the decision of May 29, 2025.

CCR - Abraham's bosom for the corrupt. Illustration by MAKE

Citizen control over corruption was amputated by the Constitutional Court

• In essence, the content of Article 292 of the Criminal Code, prosecutors can also initiate ex officio referrals based on press articles • Over the years, there have been important cases in which the convictions of politicians have started from...