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13 august,

Radiography of a vulnerable state: Interim government, cascading crises

The political crisis triggered in May, with the dismissal of the Bologna government by motion of no confidence, not only did not find a solution in July, but also produced an unprecedented situation in recent history: Romania has been led since May 5, 2026 by an interim Executive, with limited powers, while President Nicuşor Dan manages to coagulate a parliamentary majority that will ensure the vote of investiture for a new prime minister.

Jully in numbers

July 1

- The Financial Supervisory Authority approves the authorization of CCP.RO Bucharest as a Central Counterparty, an entity that will serve the capital market and the energy market, and which will allow the launch of derivative financial instruments in our country and the realization of short sales.

Discovery: A Common Material May Influence Future Chips

A material long used in the semiconductor industry changes its properties when it is reduced to a thickness of just a few nanometers.

Marine heatwaves pose a growing threat to human health

Marine heatwaves pose a growing threat to human health, with their effects going far beyond the degradation of marine ecosystems, coral bleaching and declining fish stocks, according to a new study cited by Xinhua.

Drought Unveils Hidden History: Warships, Roman Remains, and Mammoth Bones

The exceptionally low levels of the Danube, caused by drought and heat waves affecting Europe this summer, have brought to the surface remains that have been hidden underwater for decades or even millennia.

1 Euro5.2718

1 Fr. elveţian5.5798

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1 Liră sterlină6.1282

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1 Dolar SUA4.6289

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1 Gram Aur638.7919

BET31720.62

BET FI108961.75

BET NG2429.11

Trump calls for review of childhood vaccinations and invokes, without evidence, autism

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order by which the Washington administration seeks to change recommendations on childhood vaccinations, including by administering several vaccines at separate medical visits and separating the...

Heatwave and drought threaten Europe's economy: losses estimated at 180 billion euros

The heatwaves and drought affecting Europe this summer could wipe out almost 1% of the European Union's gross domestic product, the equivalent of around 180 billion euros, according to an analysis by the Dutch bank Triodos.

The world's largest producers of fossil fuels

• China produces more than twice as much fossil fuel as the US, the world's second largest producer • Coal is the dominant fuel extracted by three of the world's top five producers

New EU rules on packaging and packaging waste enter into force

Drought worsens in France: 70% of the territory affected by water restrictions

US President plays for Infantino's team in match with world football's major confederations

BRICS - An Alternative Payment Architecture to the Dollar; State of Construction

India proposes interconnecting BRICS CBDCs, China integrates UnionPay into Brazil's Pix, Argentina extends its currency swap with Beijing until 2031, while mBridge reaches the minimum viable product stage. The global financial system is...

Americans Demand Stricter Rules for Social Networks

Photo source: facebook/ Colegiul Baritiu (Colegiul National George Baritiu )

Romanian students win gold at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence

"The exceptional has become the norm": climate warming has accelerated the grape harvest

The "ambulance” case brings back the need for a law against disinformation

Crin Antonescu Believes that the "Pro-European Formula Failed”

Former presidential candidate Crin Antonescu believes that Romania has reached its current political crisis after the failure of the governing formula presented to the electorate as "pro-European” and "pro-Western”.

How Economic Powers Have Changed in 200 Years

• China had the largest share of global GDP in 2025, based on purchasing power parity • The US share peaked at 29.7% during World War II • At its peak in the 19th century, the British Empire contributed almost a quarter to global GDP

MAN IS RUINING THE PLACEThe Danube is falling, specialists are growing

I am part of the generation that grew up with the show "Cotele apelor Dunării", broadcast on the radio. I admit without shame: when it started, I would change the station and since there were not many options, I would often turn off the...

"Honest Romania”, a simple promise after 14 months in office

The program that Nicuşor Dan presented in the presidential election campaign, the "Honest Romania” Vision, remained what it was in April and May 2025: a simple electoral promise.

Generation Z turns saving into a public statement through the phenomenon of "loud budgeting”

Romania, in the top of the countries with the lightest new cars

Heatwaves are changing the rules of tourism: cities invest in cooling public spaces

Increasingly intense heatwaves are forcing major Italian cities to rethink how they welcome millions of tourists each summer

Investigation also at the top of South Korean football: police raid the Federation

Energy crisis plan: industry can be disconnected, population remains protected

Migration brings back pressure on EU borders

New waves of illegal migration to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla have brought back to the forefront one of the most sensitive issues on the European Union's agenda: the balance between protecting external borders and respecting the...

War economy: How Putin hides Russia's decline

Russia can produce more tanks, missiles, drones and shells, it can pay hundreds of thousands of people to fight on the front in Ukraine, it can rebuild equipment destroyed on the front and it can pass these expenses into the gross domestic...

Analysis: Total rupture at the top of football; politics - the last refuge of FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Contested within his own organization, the leader of the world forum is trying to gain the support of the Trump administration, while UEFA is preparing a legal offensive against the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project.

Xi Jinping changes gears: China revs up economy, but refuses major financial shock

Beijing is accelerating state intervention to stop the economic slowdown, but is refusing the massive financial stimulus that markets are expecting, is the conclusion of the analysis made at the meeting of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist...

Europeans' trust in institutions remains low: national governments and social media inspire the least

European citizens' trust in public institutions continues to be affected by the overlapping crises of recent years, from inflation and geopolitical tensions to political polarization and disinformation. The latest research carried out at the...

Europe pays, Palantir profits: only 1.4% tax paid by the American company

The American technology giant Palantir, one of the most influential software providers for defense, intelligence, police and health, is at the center of a controversy that risks fueling one of the most sensitive debates in Europe: how sustainable...

NASA to study August's total solar eclipse with aerial experiments

China, the biggest strategic challenge to Japan's security

China attacks global memory chips dominance

The Danube - paralyzed by drought; Navigation, choked

The Danube, the main road that connects German industry to the ports of Austria, the plains of Hungary, the refineries of Serbia, the silos of Romania and, finally, the Black Sea, has become this summer a succession of rapids, sandbanks,...

Football and money: Premier League breaks transfer record, 3.5 billion pounds spent this summer

Europe considers developing its own human spaceflight capability

Serbian student protesters accuse of using spyware against movement members

The current energy crisis, the political failure of Sorin Grindeanu

We have come to watch helplessly as one of the two reactors at Cernavodă, which together provide approximately one fifth of the national electricity production, is taken out of service due to the extremely low level of the Danube.

AI Act, european law without "teeth” in Romania: authorities cannot yet apply sanctions

On Sunday, August 2, 2026, the European Union began the application and control of the new obligations of the AI Act, including the rules on the labeling of content generated or modified with artificial intelligence.

OPINIONThe Romanian Orthodox Church, the nationalists' tribune: the "example” of Dan Puric

Silence prolonged enough becomes a form of complicity. The silence of the leadership of the Romanian Orthodox Church after the recent conference held by Dan Puric at the Romanian Orthodox Church Center in Munich belongs to the second category.