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US President Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan to combat climate change last week, setting a new national goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• The recovery of European industry requires funding amounting to 5% of the bloc's GDP, according to a BEC report • Common loans, a viable solution for financing industry, are rejected by some EU states, including Germany  

The General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest decided on Friday to increase local taxes by 10.4% (the inflation rate for 2023) and increase other taxes for the residents of the Capital. According to the new regulations, hybrid means of...

The Minister of Education, Ligia Deca, signed a collaboration protocol with the National Organization of Romanian Scouts (ONCR), with the main objective of supporting complementary education and promoting sustainable values among students.

• In the Russell Midcap index, the share of companies with negative results is 14%, and in the Russell 2000 - 42% 

Amid strong consumer demand and the resilience of the US economy, only a fraction of America's largest companies are losing...

The Social Dialogue Commission of the Ministry of Education has approved the methodology for promoting two years of studies in one school year in pre-university education.

The vastness of outer space hides secrets that are hard to imagine. A study suggests that the Moon is 80 million to 180 million years older than previous estimates.

The domino effect is clearly visible in nature. The record-breaking Antarctic ice loss in 2023 has led to an increase in storms over the ice-free Southern Ocean, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

• Heraeus Precious Metals: "With Trump's return to the US presidency, there is likely to be more uncertainty around trade and tariffs, which should also support the price of gold" 

• Goldman Sachs: "If the Fed were to cut interest...

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.

The political crisis triggered by the presidential and parliamentary elections was accentuated yesterday after PSD President Marcel Ciolacu announced that his political party was withdrawing from the negotiating table for forming a new government.

Cocoa bean futures hit a new all-time high of more than $12,000 a ton on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as concerns about declining production in Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa bean producer, Bloomberg reported, according to...

• The coffee chain has concluded a strategic partnership with Invenio Partners and Accession Capital Partners, accelerating its regional expansion 

5 to go, the largest coffee chain in Eastern Europe and the most accessed franchise in Romania,...

Tech giant Meta has been fined euro251 million by the European Union over a security breach that hit its Facebook platform in 2018.

• Marcel Boloş: "We remain in the «BBB-» category; fiscal-budgetary consolidation measures must follow" 

• Economics professor Mircea Coşea: "The policy of the current decision-makers is a brake on the development of...

Climate change is causing milder winters, with a greater number of days in which temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius, according to a report published by Climate Central and cited by AFP.

The balance sheet of his own government is a positive one, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu claimed yesterday, at the end of the government meeting, in a press statement in which he presented the main achievements of his mandate.

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 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 life of many children is not a fairy tale, on the contrary. Material problems greatly affect their development. In Romania in 2024, 48% of children in rural areas (approximately 864,000 children) live in families where money barely reaches...

The Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan, announced the allocation of 140 million euros for a large cultural investment project, "Cultural Foundations", the total estimated net cost of which is 280 million euros.

Knowing the past is fundamental for building the future. The Minister of Education, Ligia Deca, declared that all high school students will take the subject "History of Communism in Romania', a subject dedicated to grades 12 and 13 in...

The competition in the technology sector is fierce, with each company trying to carve out as big a slice of the market as possible.

The UK has begun implementing the Online Safety Act, which introduces strict regulations for tech platforms and tougher measures against harmful content on the internet.

• The bonds will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on December 27th 

Investors who wish to subscribe to Fidelis government bonds can do so until today, at 1:00 p.m., according to information in the offer prospectus of the Ministry of...

An estimated 562 million people hold some type of cryptocurrency in 2024, which is equivalent to 6.8% of the global population.

The AUR/ECR MEPs have submitted an open letter to the European Parliament stating that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania to annul the presidential elections represents "a dangerous European precedent" and a "brutal...

The European Commission yesterday opened formal proceedings against TikTok for an alleged breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to TikTok's obligation to adequately assess and mitigate systemic risks to the integrity of...

Big initiatives do not always lead to positive results. Negotiations at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification, COP16, have ended without reaching a binding agreement to combat the phenomenon.

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...

Our country is entering a market that is in high demand at this time. The Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Bogdan Ivan, announced the signing of a major contract that provides for investments of 130 million euros, European...

Asset valuations across the US economy remain elevated, fueled by investor optimism as the Federal Reserve (Fed) begins its easing cycle, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com.

The implementation of the e-Invoice system, from January 1, 2025, will not have any impact on the way energy bills are sent and paid to household customers, in B2C relationships, according to a press release issued yesterday by ANAF.

The implementation of the e-Invoice system, from January 1, 2025, will not have any impact on the way energy bills are sent and paid to household customers, in B2C relationships, according to a press release issued yesterday by ANAF.

The appeal filed by Călin Georgescu against the decision by which the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) stopped the second round of the presidential elections on December 6, following the annulment of the entire electoral process by the...

Gabriel Vlase is to be questioned today, at the headquarters of the Foreign Intelligence Service, by the joint control committee within Parliament, according to statements given yesterday by Mihai Weber (PSD) and Nicu Fălcoi (USR) for G4Media.

Germany will hold early parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the vote of confidence requested by the Bundestag yesterday.

• "Our goal is to respect the business plan approved by the shareholders" 

• "Under the current circumstances, there is no need for a new capital increase for CCP.RO Bucharest"

• "A very large part of the documentation...

The first serious tensions between the parties in the pro-European coalition (PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR) emerged yesterday during the negotiations for the state budget for 2025, which took place at Victoria Palace.

• Teodor Ancuţa, former president of SIBEX: "Sibiu Stock Exchange employees contributed to establishing capital market legislation in Romania" 

Important actors who contributed to the founding and development of the first derivatives...

Viewed with skepticism upon its appearance on the public stage, Artificial Intelligence has managed to seduce people and companies in a very short time.

The Russian influence on our political choices has yet to be proven, as the Romanian special services fumble with laughable details - did Călin Georgescu talk to Horaţiu Potra at the horse stable, or did he just drink tea in the adjacent room?

Aleksandr Dugin's Eurasianism is a geopolitical, cultural, and philosophical theory advocating for the establishment of a Eurasian geopolitical bloc as an alternative to Western domination. This ideology merges traditional, spiritual, and...

The Renaissance of organic communities refers to a return to the traditional structures of human communities, which are naturally organized without artificial constraints imposed by modern economic, ideological, or technological systems. This...