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23 octombrie 2025

Warning: Young people are increasingly exposed to online crimes

Young people are "extremely exposed" to online risks, warns prosecutor Radu Mircea Wechter, from the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism Offenses (DIICOT) - Mureş Territorial Service.

Finance Minister: Tax Evasion is a Steal from the Citizen's Pocket

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) have launched an investigation that has revealed a new tax evasion scheme in the second-hand car trade, with an estimated damage of 29 million lei.

Brazil, Russia and South Africa have the highest levels of wealth inequality

Brazil, Russia and South Africa are the countries with the highest levels of wealth inequality globally, according to the Gini coefficient, which shows that wealth equality in the world has slightly decreased, by 0.4%, since the beginning of the millennium, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, based on the UBS Global Wealth 2025 report, which shows the levels and distribution of wealth in more than 50 markets.

EXCLUSIVEEarthquake in Transelectrica: dismissal of the Board of Directors requested by a member of the Supervisory Board

• Virgil Orlandea, member of the Supervisory Board (SB) of Transelectrica, requested the dismissal of three of the five members of the company's Board of Directors • Reasons given: The Board of Directors refuses to implement the measures ordered by the Court of Auditors, because three of the members would be in conflict of interest, and wants to hire a law firm to represent Transelectrica in court

Black Sea under electronic control: Russian jamming rewrites the rules of navigation

The Black Sea has become in 2025 one of the most dangerous navigation areas on the planet, a living laboratory of electronic warfare and manipulation of satellite signals that threaten civil aviation, commercial fleets, scientific research and regional energy security, according to data obtained by Spire Aviation, OPSGROUP, InSpace Engineering, as well as the report prepared by the Israeli company Cydome, as well as the investigation carried out by the Royal Institute of Navigation in the Netherlands.

In these circumstances, it seems incredible that the resolution on a united response to the recent violations of the airspace and critical infrastructure of EU Member States by Russia, a document adopted on 9 October by the European Parliament, has gone almost unnoticed, although its preamble refers to the "jamming and spoofing of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals, including GPS”, by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea areas.

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Ministry of Education launches call for teachers to enroll in the "Hospital School” program

FAO: Deforestation rate slows, but remains alarming

Digitalization in healthcare: Health Insurance Information Platform to be operational by the end of this year

Race to the Moon Rekindles: NASA Reopens Bidding for Artemis 3

Photo source: facebook/ The Ministery of Education Romania

New rules for school olympiads: digitalization, transparency and equal opportunities for all students

The Ministry of Education and Research has launched a draft order for public consultation that brings important changes regarding the organization and conduct of school olympiads and competitions, as well as updating the Regulation for...

Euronext does not increase its offer for the takeover of the Athens Stock Exchange

Our country interested in hosting the European Union Maritime Security Hub

Moment of silence

Sport is a very good mirror for society. Romanian football does not know how to respect its heroes, not even when they pass on to the eternal.

Dolphins Have Brain Changes Similar to Human Alzheimer's

Evolution of the species: women live longer than men

Spectacular robbery at the Louvre Museum: priceless jewels stolen in just seven minutes

City of 30 million people choked under toxic cloud; pollution exceeds WHO limits 16 times

Reform of magistrates' pensions blocked by the Constitutional Court

• Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan decided to assume responsibility in Parliament, although the legislative project did not have the mandatory opinion from the Superior Council of Magistracy

Babeş-Bolyai University - five distinctions of excellence at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2025

Daniel David: "Real reforms in education are only just beginning"

Spectacular discovery in the Andes: a new dinosaur, 230 million years old

LG Electronics India's market cap surpasses parent's

• Shares of Indian unit surge 45% in IPO last week

USR proposes suspension of mandate of local elected officials under protection order

Europe, increasingly less dependent on energy imports from Russia

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Europe has made a collective effort to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, according to a statista.com analysis, which notes that, in addition to embargoes on certain energy imports, the...

Roberta Medsola, President of the European Parliament

EXCLUSIVE BURSAPlain and simple: Europe is open for business

Sixteen months ago, over 400 million Europeans took part in the largest transnational democratic exercise in the world. Their messages were loud and clear: Europe must simplify. It must work better, move faster and deliver results. Those messages...

In the footsteps of the breweries of yesteryear: a walk through Bucharest with foam and story

In the middle of October, at the "crossroads" of the week, we walked through the center of Bucharest, following the breweries of yesteryear. No worries - many of them still "function" only in the stories told with talent and...

UN warns of "climate vicious circle”

Report: Romania among EU states with below-average academic freedom

Negative record: 8.3 million hectares of forest lost in a single year

A new green energy hub: 380 million euro contract signed with the European Investment Bank

The Turceni City Hall has signed a financing contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the creation of a renewable energy hub - a project worth a total of 380 million euros, according to an announcement made by Mayor Constantin Popescu.

Education: Unions demand salary cuts, ministry calls for correct application of the law

Presidential Advisor: Lack of Digital Progress Affects Economy and Favors Waste of Public Money

Corruption is one of the main obstacles to economic development, presidential advisor Radu Burnete warned in a Facebook post.

Trump disappointed with "friend" Putin: "He could stop the war, but he doesn't want to"

US President Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, just days before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to visit Washington, DPA reports. "I'm very disappointed,...

Mark Rutte: "NATO Allies Pledge to Join US Arms Purchase Program for Ukraine”

More than half of NATO allies have pledged to participate in a program to purchase US arms and ammunition for Ukraine, said Mark Rutte, the alliance's secretary general, after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels yesterday.

EBU postpones vote on Israel's participation in Eurovision 2026

Alarming study: Humanity has entered a "new climate reality"

Humanity is on the verge of a "new reality" driven by climate change, warns a landmark international study cited by AFP.

Study: Earth's "thermostat" can slow climate change

Photo from the author's personal archive.

The Government is preparing the "Year of Nadia Comăneci 2026”

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and Deputy Prime Minister Tanczos Barna met at the Victoria Palace with Nadia Comăneci, a symbol of world gymnastics, and with Mihai Covaliu, president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR).

G20 Inflation: Argentina and Turkey Remain at Extremely High Levels

Inflation continues to be one of the most pressing global economic issues, and a monthly report monitoring the dynamics of this indicator in the G20 countries highlights major disparities in price increases across the world's largest...

Europe strengthens its strategic autonomy; EIB triples defense financing

• (Interview with Ioannis Tsakiris, Vicepresident EIB for Romania)

Alarm bell for European biodiversity

Antarctic methane adds to fears of accelerating climate change

University education - programs dedicated to mental health and drug prevention

Tesla Still Dominates U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales

The U.S. electric vehicle market remains firmly in Tesla's hands, even as traditional automakers gain ground. In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold more than 143,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the U.S., nearly half of all...

Mircea Lucescu's Victories and the Defeats of Others

Mircea Lucescu took charge, with a touch of anger, of Romania's 1-0 victory over Austria. It was the kind of match that the coach quickly transformed into a personal show of strength, this time putting the players on the back burner.

"I approved Kelemen Hunor when he said that it is not a reform. When you fire people, you are not doing a reform, but layoffs. There are mayors who have excessive staff and positions must be reduced, but not through brutal cuts. The reform must improve services, not block the administration”, declared Grindeanu. (Photo source: facebook / Sorin Grindeanu)

Sorin Grindeanu admits PSD mistakes and criticizes government's proposed administrative reform

PSD interim president Sorin Grindeanu said the party had fallen below the 20% threshold in polls due to several factors, including the erosion of governance and strategic mistakes made in the past year. "There are many causes. No matter how...

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