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Wind power provided 20% of Europe's electricity last year, but the capacity built during the year was less than half of what would have been needed to meet the EU's 2030 energy and environmental targets, according to data published on...

China's central bank halted purchases of government bonds late last week in an attempt to slow one-way bond trading that has been weighing on the yuan, analysts said, CNBC reported.

Coffee and cocoa bean futures prices have seen some of the biggest increases among commodities in 2024, fueled by a sharp drop in supply and escalating global trade tensions.

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had an evolution marked by two distinct phases last year when, after a strong increase until the summer, the electoral period and the situation arising from the parliamentary and presidential...

Decizia Rezervei Federale a SUA (Fed) de a reduce dobânda şi de a adopta o perspectivă mult mai prudentă este adecvată, ţinând cont de incertitudinile ridicate cu care se confruntă economia americană, a afirmat purtătorul de cuvânt al FMI, Julie...

The Parliament established following the 2020 elections ends its four-year mandate today, a period that can be characterized as one marked by major crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis following the war in Ukraine, political...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

The end of the calendar autumn was marked by the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on November 24 and December 1. For this reason, in order to increase its chances before the election and to maximize the chances of its own...

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recean, yesterday asked the Parliament in Chisinau to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector for a period of 60 days. The decision comes against the background of the risk of ceasing...

Our country is facing an acute crisis in the energy sector, marked by the inability to ensure the necessary domestic consumption of electricity, a situation that endangers the stability of the National Power System (SEN) and increases dependence...

The Association of Electricity and Gas Suppliers in Romania (AFEER) draws attention to a 10% increase in natural gas bills for household consumers, starting January 1, 2025, if Parliament does not quickly adopt a legislative amendment. The gas...

The fight against polluters is an extremely tough one. At the conference in Busan, South Korea, talks for a global treaty on plastic pollution entered a critical phase, marked by strong opposition from oil-producing countries such as Saudi...

The fight against tobacco consumption has reached a new level. The law aimed at gradually transforming the United Kingdom into a smoke-free country passed a first stage in parliament this week, where it was adopted by MPs with an overwhelming...

The Government adopted the new Energy Strategy of Romania 2025-2035, with the perspective of 2050, a programmatic document that establishes six essential strategic objectives for the sustainable development of the national energy sector: energy...

Digitalization, decarbonization and circular economy are essential pillars in the global economic and social transformation.

• 1. Core Concept: 

In 2024, two reports were published, prepared at the request of the European Commission. The first report, coordinated by Enrico Letta, is entitled "More than a Market" and refers to the transformation of the single market into a true...

Without financing, culture cannot survive. The Board of Directors of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEDB) has approved a loan of 140 million euros for the "Cultural Foundation" project, which aims to save historical monuments and...

Ministrul Culturii, Raluca Turcan susţine că datele Barometrului de Consum Cultural 2023 arată o creştere şi confirmă că direcţiile strategice pe care le-a avut în mandatul de ministru al Culturii au fost unele corecte. Ministrul a amintit că,...

Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan claims that the data of the 2023 Cultural Consumption Barometer show an increase and confirms that the strategic directions she had during her mandate as Minister of Culture were correct. The Minister recalled...

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has revised upward the inflation forecast for the end of this year, to 4.9% compared to the previous forecast of 4%, and estimates inflation of 3.5% for the end of next year, at the limit of the range above the...

The world's agri-food systems generate huge hidden costs, estimated at $12 trillion per year, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Modern diseases such as stroke, diabetes and...

Rezerva Federală a SUA (Fed) a redus joi dobânda de referinţă cu un sfert de punct procentual, la un interval cuprins între 4,50% şi 4,75%, într-un context de creştere economică robustă şi inflaţie care continuă să se apropie de ţinta Fed,...

Film producers and distributors are receiving a helping hand from the authorities. The Ministry of Culture, through the Project Management Unit, as the coordinator of reforms and investments and provider and administrator of the de minimis aid...

The preparation of the campaigns for the presidential and parliamentary elections that will take place on November 24, respectively December 1, led the Government to increase the amount of budget expenditures in the second month of autumn in...

The free market, without government restrictions, and governed by the rules of fair competition, is the essential condition for the economic growth of our country in the coming years, stated the participants at the conference "Competition in...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly accelerating the demand for high-performance data centers, but the growth of these facilities brings with it new challenges in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability. According to a Goldman...

Economia SUA a menţinut ritmul solid de creştere în trimestrul trei din 2024, scăderea inflaţiei şi majorările salariale stimulând cheltuielile de consum, transmite Agerpres.

In recent years, ecological trends and the fight against climate change have become a central topic on the global agenda, and some financial-banking institutions have decided to play an active role in influencing the lifestyle of their customers,...

Achieving a sustainable economy and reaching some targets of the Green Deal have the support of the banking system in our country, which in recent years has introduced several green credit products, even if the interest rates charged on some of...

In the context of the current economic and political tensions in Israel, generated in particular by the war with Hamas that began on October 7, 2023, the impact on Romania's economy is considerable, considering the close economic relations...

The national economy will register an economic growth between 1.2 and 1.8% at the end of 2024, much lower than the one announced by the Government, of 2.8%, based on the data provided by the National Strategy and Forecasting Commission , said...

The third quarter of 2024 was marked by a series of major challenges for Romania's economy. High summer temperatures have led to increased energy consumption, and the government has taken drastic measures to cover energy needs, including the...

Water is one of the vital resources of life which is heavily affected by pollution.

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The first month of autumn brought a series of economic and financial challenges for our country, especially in the context of a growing budget deficit, high inflation and volatility of energy prices. However, the Ciolacu government continued to...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is "an incompetent and corrupt organisation", claims Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, as quoted by news site brusselssignal.eu. Christopher...

Young people need examples, and the school can provide the right setting where the meeting between students and people who have succeeded in life can occur. The Ministry of Education and the National Sports Agency signed the collaboration...

Sectorul energiei regenerabile din Germania continuă să se extindă, electricitatea generată de energia eoliană, solară biomasă, biomasă şi hidroelectrică reprezentând 56% din consumul total de electricitate, în primele nouă luni din acest an,...

Germany's renewable energy sector continues to expand, with electricity generated by wind, solar biomass, biomass and hydroelectric power accounting for 56% of total electricity consumption in the first nine months of this year, according to...