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EU School Programme Continues: Daily Food for 1.8 Million Children

Last week, the Romanian government approved the continuation of the European Union School Programme for the period 2023-2029, allocating a record budget of 798.1 million lei for the 2025-2026 school year.

At Bittnet's General Shareholders' Meeting in October, the distribution of the funds obtained from the sale of subsidiaries will be discussed

The Board of Directors of Bittnet Systems (BNET) has added to the agenda of the shareholders' meeting on October 21 the request of the investment fund Agista, regarding the approval of distributing to shareholders the amounts obtained from the possible sale of subsidiaries, either as dividends or through share buybacks, according to the issuer's report published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) website.

Finance Minister claims that the VAT increase saved the country from a financial crisis

Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare claims that the VAT increase measure at the beginning of July was decisive for maintaining the country's rating and avoiding severe economic effects.

DNSC warns: online fraud is increasing on well-known platforms and through deepfakes

The National Directorate of Cyber Security (DNSC) is sounding the alarm: cyber attackers are diversifying their methods and exploiting the image of platforms and public figures to deceive users.

Bosch cuts another 13,000 jobs

German industrial giant Bosch, the world's largest supplier of automotive components, will cut another 13,000 jobs by 2030, mainly from its mobility division plants in its home country, amid the crisis in the automotive industry, international media reports.

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Trump threatens to move 2026 World Cup matches

EU approves Kisunla drug for Alzheimer's with reservations

The ocean, in silent collapse, major economic problems

Santorini, under the pressure of magma: science explains the earthquakes that shook the island

For almost two months, between January 27 and early March 2025, thousands of earthquakes shook the area of the island of Santorini and its neighbors Amorgos, Ios and Anafi, in the Aegean Sea.

Students take to the streets, in the spotlight: austerity and the future of education

ASE opens the academic year with the inauguration of the "Mihai Eminescu” building

NASA Introduces New Generation of Astronauts: Future Moon Explorers

UN: Independent experts call for Israel to be suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions

The new headquarters of the National Academy of Music "Gheorghe Dima", the largest cultural investment of the state after 1989

Threats to schools - the fine line between panic and responsibility

Europe faces "deadly summers” due to heat

Senate decides: students in preparatory classes will receive free teaching materials

The Senate adopted, in plenary, the legislative proposal to amend the Law on Pre-University Education, by which students in preparatory classes will benefit from free teaching materials.

Billion-dollar acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry

Laurenţiu Chiriac, National Commercial Director of Akzo Nobel Coatings

Paint Industry - Innovation, Launches and Relaunches in a 500 Million Euro Market

The decorative paints and coatings industry in our country has grown solidly in recent years, reaching a volume of 240,000 tons in 2024, equivalent to almost 490 million euros.

Raluca Niculae, Manager Departament Tabere şi Licee, Alexandra Bădescu, Deputy General Manager IntegralEdu.

Young people in our country are changing their options for studying abroad

Employees accuse: EIB, characterized by favoritism and politicization

An internal audit report (which can be read...

Global Energy Investments - $1.5 Trillion

• Solar leads the way, with 211% growth in spending over the past decade

Economists: Reconstruction - a condition for a competitive economy

Russia relaunches Intervision contest in response to Eurovision and promotion of "traditional values"

Torrential rains in Catalonia and chaos in transport

Health Minister: Our Country Will Have a New Certificate in Sports Cardiology

Greek tourism hits all-time high in 2025

David Ben-Gurion (the first Prime Minister of Israel), publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, on May 14, 1948 (Tel Aviv, Israel), under a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, in the old building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (Photo source: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Author: Rudi Weissenstein)

UN: The world wants a Palestinian state; but do the Palestinians want one?

• In 1947, the UN proposed the Palestine Partition Plan, which provided for the creation of two independent states - one Jewish and one Arab -, but the Palestinian Arab state did not emerge at that time, because Arab and Palestinian leaders...

Donald Trump's speech is eloquent: "Charles James Kirk was murdered in cold blood by a radicalized monster because he spoke the truth from his heart. He was murdered violently because he spoke about freedom and justice for God. He was assassinated because he lived courageously. He led boldly and argued brilliantly without apology. He did what was right for our nation. He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great purpose. (...) He did not hate his opponents. He wanted what was best for them. Here I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponents and I do not want what is best for them. (Photo source: facebook / The White House)

How death became a test of american democracy

Between myth and reality, between emotion and political instrumentalization, comparing the way America mourned the death of George Floyd in 2020 and the death of Charlie Kirk shows two sides of the same nation: one mobilized by a call for social...

Solution in education: European funds to prevent university dropout

WMO: Water cycle becoming extreme and unpredictable

Record, the "driest" August in European history

Coal-fired power plants vital to avoiding an energy blackout

Controversy in the US: vaccination recommendations for children changed by a politically reorganized committee

Who protected Georgescu and Potra? The thread that leads to the secret services

Alex Florenţa, the Prosecutor General of Romania, announced on Tuesday, September 16, that the Prosecutor General's Office has sent Călin Georgescu to court for allegedly plotting with Horaţiu Potra and 20 other people to overthrow the...

American hegemony, strangled by China-supported multipolarity: Probability, timeline, consequences

Western hegemony - primarily the U.S., but also the EU - is being challenged and besieged by China, backed by the BRICS bloc and part of the Global South, which promote multipolarity as an alternative.

Football Geopolitics: Spain Could Boycott 2026 World Cup

Study: Cannabis users, quadruple risk of developing diabetes

Armătura shares to resume trading

• Herz Armaturen has revoked the decision to dissolve the company, taken on the basis of incorrect information

Staff crisis and fear of making decisions

The Romanian Football Federation has reconfirmed Mircea Lucescu as national team coach, after a week in which he gave the impression that he was looking for another solution meant to save what could still be saved from the current World Cup...

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Charles paid for the banquet, Trump promised the largest investments in UK history

At a time when the balance of global power is being reconfigured and transatlantic alliances are seeking reconfirmation, US President Donald Trump's official visit to the UK has gone beyond the protocol framework and royal pomp of Windsor,...

Young Americans against the state: the climate and stolen future lawsuit

National project to combat functional illiteracy: 37,000 teachers and 15,000 students involved

European satellite Flex will monitor plant health from space

The "Golden” Rules for Building an eToro Portfolio

• (Interview with Catalina Norena Valderrama, popular eToro investor)

Study: Generational Addictions - Drugs and Screens

UNICEF Report: Middle School Students Exposed to Emotional Risks and Psychological Vulnerabilities

Middle school students in our country face chronic fatigue, anxiety, loneliness and risky behaviors such as bullying, self-harm or substance use, shows a report on the well-being and mental health of children.

Popeci's acquisition of Automecanica Mediaş - a transaction with the original defects intact

• Automecanica SA Mediaş company took over Popeci Utilaj Greu company • The cost of the acquisition, paid in full since last year, is 16 million euros • The respective takeover is being analyzed by CEISD, after the public institution was re-notified...