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A government can withstand months of facing a public square filled with protesters, only to lose everything in a single election night. Serbia has just demonstrated how quickly the balance of power can shift when discontent finds organization,...

On the streets, discontent wears faces that electoral statistics struggle to capture. There are young students who can no longer afford their rent, teachers working in underfunded educational institutions, and pensioners watching their personal...

• The healthcare sector was the primary driver of job growth between September 2025 and September 2026 • Social assistance, professional and business services, and construction each added over 100,000 jobs • The number of public-sector employees...  

The world judges Netanyahu over Gaza; Israelis judge him over 7 October (Article 1)

I wrote in BURSA, two days after the Hamas attack, that "Netanyahu is always favoured by the conflict with the Palestinians” (9 October 2023).

• BURSA Special Dossier: Israel's Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2026 (Article 2)  

• BURSA Special Dossier: Israel's Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2026 (Article 3)  

• BURSA Special Dossier: Israel's Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2026 (Article 4)  

• The ruling was issued in the case of Puşcaşu and Others v. Romania, which concerned the payment of salary arrears to magistrates, amounts awarded following decisions by domestic courts • Regarding these domestic rulings, the ECHR notes a high...  

• Bank to shed 5,000 employees following the implementation of AI solutions • Approximately 60% of the layoffs affect operational and functional roles 

• Yesterday, the Constitutional Court ruled, by a 5-to-4 majority, that a constitutional conflict existed between the Bolojan government and Parliament regarding Emergency Government Ordinance (OUG) 38/2026, which concerns the legislation required...  

International negotiations aimed at curbing plastic pollution are facing new hurdles, amid opposition to production restrictions and pressure from the petrochemical industry.

Researchers in Australia have identified a subtype of depression associated with the disruption of the circadian rhythm-the approximately 24-hour biological mechanism that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. This discovery could pave the way for more...

Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have exceeded the levels recorded before the outbreak of the war, as an alternative maritime transport system, organized under the protection of the United States, allows crude oil shipments to continue despite...

• Breaking away from Starlink: europe's major telecom operators join forces 

Elon Musk ordered a reduction in the connection speed of a military version of the Starlink satellite communications network used by the Ukrainian armed forces, causing concern in Kyiv and confusion within the administration of US President...

Bankruptcy, in the economic sense of a business collapse, does not necessarily begin when a court issues a ruling.

After more than five months of an interim administration and four designated prime ministers, we finally have a fully empowered government. Yesterday, the Luca Niculescu cabinet received a vote of investiture from the full Parliament, passing...

Education is one of the sectors where the failure of successive governments over the last three decades is glaringly apparent. Since 1990, more than 30 individuals-including both permanent ministers and interim appointees-have headed the Ministry...

• Significant drops in the French banking sector 

Last week, the single European currency (the euro) fell to its lowest level against the US dollar since mid-May 2025, and reached its lowest point against the British pound since early June 2025.

In recent years, the European public sphere has witnessed displays where racism, xenophobia, and extremist symbols have gone beyond mere propaganda - ranging from antisemitic chants by Croatian ultras and fascist salutes in Rome to...

• Germany, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Austria oppose both the euro2 trillion budget (the European Commission's proposal for the 2028-2034 period) and the euro2.2 trillion budget proposed by the European Parliament • An Irish...  

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that a lack of reliable data on methane emissions from the hydrocarbon industry hinders efforts to combat global warming.

The Italian banking group UniCredit has received approval from the European Central Bank (ECB) to take control of the German bank Commerzbank, following a hostile takeover bid-concluded in July-that increased its stake in the German lender to...

Foreign direct investment in Romania fell by 62.5% in the first eight months of the year, to 2.12 billion euros, from 5.66 billion euros in the same period of 2025, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (NBR),reported by BURSA.

The NBR, which receives data from every company, explains the decline in reinvested profits through dividends calculated on profits from previous periods and lower current profits, according to Leonardo Badea, First Deputy Governor of the...

The government led by Ilie Bolojan raised taxes in 2025 because Romania had the largest budget deficit in the European Union and risked falling below the lowest investment-grade rating. Higher taxes reduced the deficit, but they also reduced...

The parliamentary majority required to install a new government comes at a price, reflected in the terms that the Prime Minister-designate agrees to include in the government program at the behest of political party leaders.

• According to a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published last night, commercial outcomes under the Horizon 2020 program fell short, and the European Commission's monitoring of the payments made was insufficient • The Court...  

The University of Bucharest (UB) is launching, in the academic year 2026-2027, a Multimedia Creation Studio, intended for the practical activities of students from several faculties, especially those from the Faculty of Journalism and...

• Argentina owes $56.8 billion-nearly four times as much as Ukraine, which ranks second • Pakistan, Egypt, and Ecuador round out the top 5 debtors to the IMF 

Meta's metaverse, Apple's electric car, Cruise's robotaxis, and Humane's artificial intelligence devices are among the tech bets that have proven costly for the companies involved-and have been a source of significant disappointment.

Regarding the composition of the new Cabinet, it is worth noting that, among the 17 proposed ministers, the individual with the most clearly defined political profile-one well-aligned with the needs of the citizens-is Senator Daniel Zamfir.