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31 iulie 2025

Semester I in numbers

January 1

- Our country fully enters the Schengen area.

First semester, first package

The first semester of 2025 continued the whirlwind of political, economic and financial instability started in the canceled presidential elections and in the parliamentary elections of last year.

Roxana Epure (NextUp): "Companies that do not digitize risk falling behind their competitors”

The digitization of Romanian companies is driven by the desire of entrepreneurs to reduce the effects of external unpredictability, given that frequent fiscal changes in the past have reduced the business environment's trust in state institutions, Roxana Epure, founder and Managing Partner of NextUp, a developer of ERP solutions for SMEs, said yesterday in a press conference.

Kamchatka Earthquake Shakes Seismological History

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia was hit by an earthquake of exceptional magnitude, estimated at 8.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 126 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 20.7 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

BVB up in the first half of the year; BET rises, budget deficit weighs

• BET-FI - the only index to decline in the Regulated Market

• Finance attracted 10.6 billion lei in the first half of the year, through five issues of Fidelis government bonds

1 Euro5.3495

1 Fr. elveţian5.8093

BNR

1 Liră sterlină6.3909

BNR

1 Dolar SUA4.7770

BNR

1 Gram Aur617.8007

BET34678.23

BET FI113405.47

BET NG2751.65

Australia bans social media for under-16s

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from social media platforms, in a radical move aimed at protecting the mental health and safety of young people.

COVID-19 and the brain: new evidence of long-lasting effects on the nervous system

A recent study by researchers at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, published in Nature Communications, reveals a disturbing conclusion: the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect the brain and persist there for up to 80 days after the acute phase,...

A New Era for AI-Assisted Learning

OpenAI is introducing Study Mode, a new feature in ChatGPT that aims to transform the chatbot from a simple answer generator into a learning partner that challenges critical thinking.

UNICEF launches a support tool for youth mental health in Romania

Made in Luna: China invents cosmic cement mixer

Ministry of Education submits four key legislative projects for public consultation

Croissants producer Derpan wants to raise 1.8 million euros through a bond issue

• The securities will be offered through a private placement that will take place between August 4 and 8

Ilie Bolojan changes the rules for magistrates: retirement at 65, pension level - 70% of net salary

Floods: National Mobilization in Support of Suceava and Neamţ

Microenterprises from Bucharest-Ilfov storm the ROP 2021-2027: funding requests of 800 million lei

The 50 Most Valuable Companies in the World in 2025

Scandal at the Shaolin Temple: embezzlement and immoral relationships

Constanta is building its stadium: City Hall pays, Government breathes a sigh of relief, and Hagi awaits the key

Devastating floods and mass evacuations around Beijing

Photo source: facebook / Ministerul Apărării Naţionale

Berlin and Vienna reset their defense policies

South-East Europe on fire: Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Albania face unprecedented climate crisis

Ursula von der Leyen's geopolitics: The US wins, the EU pays

The agreement between Donald Trump, the US President, and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, on the introduction of a 15% customs tariff on almost all European products imported by the US (except for aluminum and...

Photo source: facebook / Bursa de Valori Bucureşti

Finance launches new Fidelis offer this week

• The government bonds are available in lei and euros, with annual interest rates ranging from 4.1% to 8.2%, including a tranche with a ten-year maturity, offered for the first time

The Anastasiu Case: How "bribery for survival” became an excuse in a criminal case

When submitting his resignation as deputy prime minister following the scandal regarding the bribe paid to an ANAF inspector for eight years, entrepreneur Dragoş Anastasiu tried to justify his involvement in this corruption case using a classic...

Political crisis in the Middle East: France takes a clear pro-Palestine stance

Just three days before the UN conference, convened by France and Saudi Arabia, to discuss the relaunch of the Middle East peace process and the post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza, which will take place on July 28 and 29 in New York, French...

Electrica's green bonds, worth 500 million lei, debut this week on the BVB

Praid, on the edge of the precipice: the ecological bomb that threatens an entire region

Saint POS: a church in Braşov revolutionizes donations

State-owned companies reform - on new foundations, but with the same networks of influence

Heatwave in Southern Europe: Five Dead in Italy, Sweltering Temperatures in Greece and Turkey

The teaching master's degree, under debate: the Minister of Education opens the door to legislative changes

Teachers announce national mobilization against the increase in teaching standards

The Federation of Free Trade Unions in Education (FSLI) has announced the resumption of protests starting next week, in the context of the implementation of the measure regarding the increase in teaching standards.

Europe's engine, caught in Brussels' financial trap

Salary, the main criterion for choosing a job in Romania

Damen - under criminal investigation in the Netherlands, the Mangalia shipyard - stuck in uncertainty

Damen's problems in Romania seem to be just the tip of the iceberg, in the context in which, in April 2025, the Prosecutor's Office in the Netherlands officially announced the opening of a criminal case against the Dutch shipbuilder,...

OPINIONDinamo fans provoke, but Csikszereda supporters draw the borders

UMF Carol Davila brings preventive medicine to the beaches of the southern coast

"Cultural" change: protocol gives way to the public

Greece suspends outdoor work due to heatwave

UniCredit reports the best first half in its history

The impact of Trump's tariffs: Japan invests, Mexico and China retaliate, Europe negotiates

The trade agreement reached by the US and Japan, as announced by President Donald Trump, represents a radical new economic decision aimed at reaffirming the United States' position in global trade.

The wealth of US tycoons is growing. Who is the richest person in each US state?

The richest person in each US state reflects the industries that generate wealth across the country, and they range from tech moguls to retail magnates. Some are household names, while others have built their fortunes discreetly in their home...

Historical records for BET; why are investors betting on BVB?

• Alin Brendea, Prime Transaction: "The sentiment was strongly positively influenced by the encouraging reaction of the rating agencies and the European Commission in relation to the fiscal adjustment program"

European Commission highlights the issue of non-transparent funding of NGOs

Despite the numerous alarm signals raised in recent years regarding the funding received by some non-governmental organizations from large global corporations in technology, industry or energy, the European Commission does not consider that the...