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1 octombrie 2025

Grup Şerban Holding: Revenues and Profit Down

Grup Şerban Holding (GSH), a company active in several agricultural sectors, reported consolidated operating revenues of 215.2 million lei for the first six months of the year, 16% lower than those recorded in January-June 2024, while net profit amounted to about five million lei, down 54% compared to the result in the first half of last year, according to the issuer's report published yesterday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) website.

Minister of Education: ”Crises Approached Correctly, They Are Opportunities for Progress”

The Minister of Education and Research, Daniel David, warns that the year 2025 is marked by political, economic and international crises unprecedented since the 1989 Revolution. At the same time, he claims that the fiscal-budgetary measures adopted by the Government have saved the education system from an imminent blockage.

"Forever Pollutants” Put Europe on Alert

European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall has revealed the results of a blood test she took over the summer to raise awareness of the dangers posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever pollutants'.

Unprecedented digital initiative: UNESCO inaugurates virtual museum of stolen objects

A Zambian ritual mask, a pendant from the ancient city of Palmyra and a painting by Swedish artist Anders Zorn are among the exhibits in the new virtual museum of looted or stolen objects launched by UNESCO.

Study: The planet is getting "darker"

A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that between 2001 and 2024, the Earth reflected less sunlight, which means that the planet has become "darker".

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Lucian Bădîrcea, IRI Travel: "The transition to the euro should not bring excessive price increases in Bulgaria”

Bulgaria's transition to the euro from January 1, 2026 will not have a strong influence on tourism prices in the neighboring country, Lucian Bădîrcea, CEO of IRI Travel, recently stated during a press conference organized at the Prestige...

Forecast: Euro to continue to appreciate after 12% surge in 2025

• Major US banks see single currency above $1.20, up from $1.17 today

Expert Forum: Political party subsidies, chopped by the propaganda machine

Expert Forum (EFOR) published a report yesterday that sheds light on the shocking way in which political parties manage the massive amounts received from subsidies, revealing that over half of the total spent went to "press and...

"We have submitted a bill by which, in addition to the mandatory 4.75% contribution that employers have to contribute to the Second Pillar of pensions, they can, optionally, transfer, in addition, up to 150 deductible euros per month, to the Second Pillar pension account. This amount will be, as I said, tax deductible," said Raluca Turcan. (Photo source: facebook / Raluca Turcan)

New bill: how employers could retain their employees through the Second Pension Pillar

Companies could optionally pay a maximum of 150 euros per month, a deductible amount, for each employee to the Second Pension Pillar, as an additional amount, according to a bill initiated by the Liberal MP Raluca Turcan, former Minister of Labor.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO giving press statements ahead of the European Security College meeting. (Photo source: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/)

Eastern Flank drones wall - european leaders' priority

The operationalization of the Eastern Flank Drone Wall of NATO and the EU is the main topic on the agenda of the informal meeting of the European Council to be held today in Copenhagen, Denmark, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the...

Armătura Shares Resume Trading Today

Trading in Armătura shares will resume starting today, according to an announcement published yesterday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) website.

Food waste, a problem for the European Union

Prevention program: nurses will be trained to detect posture problems in students

Air pressure in Europe increases: Poland temporarily closes airspace, Denmark bans civilian drones

Health Minister speaks about uncontrolled use of antibiotics

PIAŢA VALUTARĂEuro s-a depreciat la 5,0783 lei

Euro a crescut, ieri, cu 0,11 bani faţă de leu, Banca Naţională a României (BNR) afişând un curs de referinţă de 5,0783 lei/euro.

Investigative journalism: Fishmeal for European aquaculture is emptying African fish markets

The first PAS: Moldovans voted to continue the European path

• The Action and Solidarity Party, founded by Maia Sandu, won the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova by a landslide, with 50.2% of the valid votes cast • PAS will have 55 parliamentarians out of 101 elected in the future...

Global gold demand - solid over the past decade

• China - the largest producer, with a state-backed industry

Radu Timiş officially confirms the information published last week by the BURSA newspaper: Cris-Tim wants to list on the BVB soon

The founder of the Cris-Tim Family Holding company, Radu Timiş, officially confirmed yesterday, in a press conference organized at the Radisson Hotel in Bucharest, what the BURSA newspaper announced last Wednesday, namely that the company he...

Trump threatens to move 2026 World Cup matches

EU approves Kisunla drug for Alzheimer's with reservations

EU School Programme Continues: Daily Food for 1.8 Million Children

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

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

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

Bosch cuts another 13,000 jobs

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.