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24 iunie 2025

High school education is changing: new framework plans

The interim Minister of Education and Research, Daniel David, signed the order approving the new framework plans for high school education - full-time form, after receiving the opinion of the Social Dialogue Commission and following the meeting of the validation commission.

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Pope Leo condemns clerical abuse, supports free press

Pope Leo XIV has said that the Roman Catholic Church "must not tolerate any form of abuse”, whether sexual, spiritual or of authority, The Guardian reports. It is the first public statement by the sovereign pontiff on the global clerical abuse scandal, which has deeply damaged the image of the Church in recent decades.

Bolojan Government, invested in record time; Opposition critical, pro-European coalition assumes reform

The government led by Ilie Bolojan, made up of the pro-European coalition formed by PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and the National Minorities Group, passed the Parliament vote yesterday, with 301 votes in favor out of the 310 votes cast and 9 votes against.

Authentic Romania at Hobiţa: crafts, folklore and a parade of folk costumes

The birthplace of the great sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi became, for two days, the center of authentic Romanian traditions.

ZIUA UNIVERSALĂ A IEISânzienele at the Village Museum - fair of ii, folk song and summer magic

Every year, on June 24, Romanians celebrate Sânzienele - a holiday deeply rooted in popular tradition, marked by customs, rituals and symbols that harmoniously combine Orthodox faith with archaic mythology.

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Bathing water quality in the EU remains high: Romania above the European average

The Romanian Ia, between roots and showcase

In a world where everything seems to be reinvented and monetized at a dizzying speed, few cultural symbols manage to retain their authenticity. The Romanian Ia is one of these symbols - a piece of clothing that, although it has been worn,...

Revolutionary HIV preventive treatment approved in the US

Project: "Education for Nonviolence and Healthy Relationships”, a subject in middle school

Climate Crisis Worsens, Global Warming Accelerates

Ionel Uleia, Prime Transaction: "Increasing the capital gains tax to 10%, without allowing for the offset of losses, would strongly discourage stock market investments"

UniCredit likely to withdraw 14 billion euro bid for Banco BPM

Antonio Oroian, Goldring: "Increasing capital gains tax may generate short-term profit markups"

Hong Kong - world leader in raising capital through IPOs

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange recorded a 33% increase in initial public offering (IPO) listings in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, making it the third-busiest stock market globally by number of...

Adrian Vasilescu: "There is a need to increase state budget revenues”

Stock market investments discouraged? 10% tax on gains, agreed by pro-European parties

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Major Asset Classes 2020-2024: Volatile Bitcoin, Resilient Gold, Solid Stock Gains

Major asset classes have seen significant changes over the past five years, driven by global events and economic policies.

Religious and ethnic tensions in Chernivtsi: violent conflict and serious political accusations

A violent incident in Chernivtsi, northern Ukraine, has once again brought to the fore the tense relations between the Romanian community in the region, the authorities in Kiev and the Orthodox religious structures in Ukraine.

Mircea Coşea: "The increase in taxation of stock market transactions will have a limited effect, given the small volume of daily sales at BVB”

The small number of daily transactions at BVB makes it easy to implement the measure of increasing the tax on gains from the sale of shares, claims university professor Dr. Mircea Coşea.

Claudiu Năsui: "We agree with the increase in the tax on stock market transactions, but on a different system”

USR would agree with the increase to 10% of the tax on gains from stock market transactions, but on the basis of a different system than the current one, MP Claudiu Năsui, member of the Budget, Finance, and Banks Committee of the Chamber of...

Adrian-Felician Cozma: "The supertaxation of stock market transactions will not be good for the economy”

The measures negotiated and approved at the Cotroceni Palace have not yet passed through the leaderships of the parties that will form the future government, but it is certain that not all liberals agree with the supertaxation of stock market...

Florin Jianu: "Before introducing new taxes, we need to reduce spending”

The state should start with reducing budget spending and administrative reform before introducing new taxes or increasing existing ones, Senator Florin Jianu, former president of the National Council of Small and Medium-sized Private Enterprises...

Marcel Murgoci, Estinvest: "Active investors will be more affected by the increase in the tax on capital gains to 10%"

• "The increase in taxation reduces the yield, but if there are opportunities, investors will probably stay in the market"

Longship, a European model for carbon capture and storage

Paris - massive investments for a livable city in the face of climate change

UBB, research program for the treatment of chronic insomnia

Romania, represented at the Osaka World Expo through music

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Los Angeles Lakers, the most expensive transaction in sports history

An era is ending in the NBA: the Buss family has reached an agreement to sell a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers franchise to Mark Walter, CEO of the TWG Global holding company, ESPN reports.

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Diplomacy in Geneva, Iran bombs hospital in Israel

Diplomacy and military confrontation are taking place in parallel, as Iran and Israel approach a point of no return.

Leon, the first Romanian diesel multiple unit with state-of-the-art features built by Grampet

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Bill Murray, Wole Soyinka and Kathleen Turner, distinguished guests at the FITS special conferences

Ministry of Education launches call for pilot schools

OECD: Drought-affected area doubled in last century

University of Bucharest, in the world's top 100 for sustainable development

Britain, £8bn flood protection plan

ESA creates artificial solar eclipse to photograph the Sun's corona

ConsEDU: 25 million euro project to modernize career counseling in Romanian schools

OPINIONRotating government, PSD's joy

WGC: Central banks prefer gold to dollar for reserves

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened by the Israeli Defense Minister with the fate of Saddam Hussein

After the revelations made by the BURSA Newspaper, the Court of Auditors publishes the audit report on Transelectrica; The institution notified the DNA for the damages found

The information published by the BURSA newspaper in the article "Damages of tens of millions of lei at Transelectrica, discovered by the Court of Auditors” attracted the attention of the media, being picked up by TV stations, but...