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29 aprilie,

Johnson & Johnson accelerates drug development with artificial intelligence

American pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to significantly reduce the time required to research and develop new treatments, at a time when the pharmaceutical industry is looking for solutions to shorten extremely expensive and time-consuming processes. According to the company's IT director, Jim Swanson, quoted by Reuters, AI has already managed to halve the time required to identify promising leads for the development of new drugs.

Human Rights Watch urges FIFA to secure an "ICE truce” for the 2026 World Cup

With less than a year remaining before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on world football's governing body to intervene with the U.S. administration to temporarily suspend aggressive immigration enforcement operations during the tournament, Reuters reports.

ECB: Eurozone banks tighten lending

Eurozone banks tightened lending as consumers revised their inflation expectations higher amid the fallout from the Iran war, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a survey published on Tuesday, illustrating the early impact of rising energy prices, Reuters reported, according to Agerpres.

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Our government borrows, the Germans at Rheinmetall collect; The truth behind the SAFE mechanism

The German giant Rheinmetall will take the lion's share of the SAFE funding allocated to Romania, according to the official list of the 15 endowment programs sent by the Ministry of National Defense to the defense committees of Parliament, a document that shows unequivocally how billions of euros are concentrated around the company in question, while public discourse continues to talk about "diversification", "strategic autonomy" and "development of the national industry".

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European Parliament raises the stakes: euro60 billion in additional taxes per year for 2028-2034

The European Parliament yesterday approved its negotiating position with the EU Council and the European Commission on the multiannual financial framework for the period 2028-2034.

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Romania launches center of excellence in quantum technologies to strengthen cybersecurity

Europe's economy, dominated by the West

• Europe's nominal GDP - estimated at $32.3 trillion in 2026 • Last year, the EU economy amounted to $16.8 trillion, while the public debt of EU countries was about $15 trillion • Germany - the continent's leader, with $5.4 trillion • ...

Diana Şoşoacă, left without parliamentary immunity even by her sovereignist colleagues in Europe

Diana Iovanovici-Şoşoacă was left without parliamentary immunity following the approval by the European Parliament of the request made by the Prosecutor General of Romania, in a case in which the MEP is being prosecuted for committing 11 crimes.

ILO: Occupational stress, excessive work schedule and harassment cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually

Inflation Changes Young People's Love Lives: Dating Becomes a Financial Burden

FIFA increases prize money for all 48 teams participating in 2026 World Cup

Adrian Mitroi, ASE professor: "We desperately need listings, but done professionally, not «Romanian»”

Social-Democrat Senator Daniel Zamfir announced yesterday that the Senate Permanent Bureau has ordered the urgent debate of the project on the prohibition of the sale of state assets to strategic companies of national interest until December 31, 2027.

PSD blasts the listing of state-owned companies on the stock exchange

• The Senate will debate and approve in emergency procedure the draft law L287/2026 on the prohibition of the listing, until December 31, 2027, of profitable state-owned companies • According to the explanatory memorandum of the legislative...

Fiscal consolidation, shaken by the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict

The beginning of spring found the Romanian economy at a point of maximum tension between internal fiscal consolidation, persistent inflationary pressures and the external shock generated by the Middle East crisis, which reactivated global energy...

March in numbers

• March 2

Porsche exits Bugatti stake

German carmaker Porsche, a division of Volkswagen AG, announced on Friday that it has sold its remaining shares in luxury sports car manufacturer Bugatti, DPA reports, according to Agerpres.