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Although the merger of elections is not, in itself, contrary to international standards, the way in which the Ciolacu government adopted it through GEO 21/2024 raises serious questions of legality and legitimacy, state the members of the Venice...

The progressive tax is not on the agenda of the current government, as long as one of the coalition partners considers the approach to the subject as a red line regarding its participation in the Executive, said Marius Alin Andries, Secretary of...

Storm Alfred has caused massive power outages in eastern Australia, leaving nearly 330,000 homes in the state of Queensland without power, according to announcements made by Australian electricity suppliers. About 310,000 households in southeast...

The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected, last night, the candidacy of Călin Georgescu in the presidential elections in May. The invalidation of Georgescu's candidacy was voted by ten of the 14 members of the BEC. They claim that the...

Prototypes of the world's fastest high-speed train, the CR450, with a test speed of up to 450 km/h and an operational speed of 400 km/h, are currently undergoing testing on the Beijing Ring Road for future commercial service. The new trains...

Donald Trump began the first part of his speech to Congress by committing a sacrilege: he demoted the first American president in history, George Washington, to second place. Who is in first place? Of course, Donald Trump, who brought back to the...

President Trump's speech was marked by strong statements, but fact-checking reveals significant discrepancies between his statements and the economic and social reality of the US. According to journalists from National Public Radio (NPR) and...

In an unsurprising turn of events, Călin Georgescu, who for over four months has been posing as the great "savior of Romania" and defender of national values, was detained yesterday by police officers while in traffic and taken to the...

The economic situation in Germany is becoming increasingly worrying, and the exodus of companies to other countries is an alarming phenomenon, says Jorg Kramer, chief economist of Commerzbank, in an article published on the website...

The majority of Ukrainian refugee children in Romania perceive Romanians as welcoming, despite the obstacles they face in their daily lives. A survey conducted by Save the Children Romania highlights the difficulties related to access to health...

Santorini, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, is experiencing unusually intense seismic activity. Some 21,500 earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island in the past three weeks, according to seismologists at the...

The European Union is currently unable to provide peacekeeping forces in the event of the creation of a demarcation line between Ukraine and Russia after the cessation of hostilities, a plan that has been advanced in recent days by officials...

The Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of Romanian Exile (IICCMER) notified, yesterday, the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Prosecutor General) against MEP Diana...

Ilie Bolojan, former president of the Senate, assumed his duties as interim president yesterday after the Constitutional Court took note of Klaus Iohannis' resignation on Tuesday. Before becoming interim president, Ilie Bolojan suspended...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

According to a draft emergency ordinance currently in decisional transparency on the website of the Ministry of Finance, the Government wants to exempt 32 people from the budgetary system, civil servants, from the stability austerity measures for...

Ireland is facing a major crisis caused by Storm Eowyn, which brought extremely violent winds, reaching an all-time record of 183 km/h on the west coast. More than 500,000 households were left without power, and the country is paralyzed by these...

The last financial quarter of last year was a time of intense complexity for the Romanian economy, in which political and economic forces faced significant challenges generated by the general elections, the tense geopolitical context and an...

Large religious gatherings are still very popular in certain regions of the globe. India has kicked off one of the grandest religious events on the planet - Maha Kumbh Mela or the Great Pitcher Festival, a sacred Hindu celebration that brings...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

Donald Trump was inaugurated yesterday for his second term in the White House, following a lavish ceremony that was the most expensive inauguration ceremony of an American president.

The provisions of the government ordinance approved on Thursday by the Government for the organization of the presidential elections to be held on May 4 and 18 have attracted criticism from both the opposition and civil society, which accuses the...

Majoritatea zonelor controlate de armată din Sudan au fost cufundate în întuneric, sâmbătă, după ce Forţele de Sprijin Rapid (RSF), o grupare paramilitară, au efectuat atacuri cu drone asupra centralelor electrice, au declarat oficiali...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a powerful message to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, highlighting the major dangers facing humanity. He compared the current situation to the myth of Pandora, warning that global actions and...

The rigid approach of tightening the fiscal environment is the worst option the Government can take at the moment, said yesterday the participants at the press conference "What are we doing with the Romanian economy?", organized by the...

The rigid approach of tightening the fiscal environment is the worst option the Government can take at the moment, said yesterday the participants at the press conference "What are we doing with the Romanian economy?", organized by the...

The National Directorate of Cyber Security (DNSC) warns that, as online shopping becomes more common, the fraud campaign continues using the identity of courier companies. Victims are directed to a fake website and have to pay, through Revolut,...

Representatives of the National Alliance of Student Organizations of Romania (ANOSR) have requested clarification from the Ministry of Transport and the Authority for Railway Reform regarding the recent limitations on discounts for students on...

Klaus Iohannis was president of Romania between 2014 and 2024, serving two consecutive terms, which were marked by important political, social and economic events, but also by controversies and criticism. During his two terms, Klaus Iohannis...

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...

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressed, during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that the climate emergency is essentially an unprecedented health crisis. Climate...

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...

Romania is the place where the American counter-revolution starts, through which Joe Biden remains stuck in the US presidential chair, without Donald Trump being able to access the White House, where the voters sent him, Călin Georgescu revealed...

Humanity is facing all kinds of challenges. The historic drought affecting southern Africa has plunged 26 million people into acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned, needing $300 million (286 million euros) in emergency...

The Government has approved the amendment to the Ordinance on Cinematography, establishing measures to finance this industry. According to the Executive: "The amendments and additions introduced by the emergency ordinance aim to provide...

South Korean markets fell yesterday as pressure mounted on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign after he imposed and then lifted martial law within hours.

Guvernul se reuneşte în şedinţă, pe agendă având mai multe acte normative, printre care modificări ale Ordonanţei de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 64/2011 privind stocarea geologică a dioxidului de carbon, privind organizarea şi funcţionarea ANAF,...

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...

Spain's left-wing government has approved an innovative measure that allows employees to take up to four days of "paid leave" in the event of climate emergencies, such as floods, storms or other extreme weather events. The decision...