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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...

The President of the Senate, Ilie Bolojan, announced yesterday a broad institutional reform plan that will reduce the total number of positions in the Senate from 796 to 618, involving the firing of 178 employees.

• The government adopted the ordinance that provides for the increase in the tax on dividends 

• Fitch revised our country's outlook to negative

• The finance sector attracted 2.6 billion lei through the last Fidelis government bond...

The European economy suffers from capital market fragmentation and bureaucracy, which hinders adequate financing for innovation and start-ups, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, yesterday in her speech at the World...

The missing of some climate change targets is confirmed by several institutions. Global average temperatures have exceeded the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius target in the past two years, an EU monitor said, with the Earth recording...

The "George Enescu' International Festival represents a major stake for the Ministry of Culture, this is also reflected in its financing.

• December 1 

- Parliamentary elections are held, and following the vote cast by over 9.4 million citizens, the following structure of the Legislature results: PSD - 122 mandates, AUR - 91, PNL - 71, USR - 59, SOS Romania - 40, UDMR - 32, POT -...

Artificial intelligence is penetrating all socio-economic layers. The UK government has announced an ambitious plan to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public administration, with the aim of modernizing archaic technology that,...

Italian insurer Generali and French insurer BPCE signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to combine their asset management operations, a first step towards creating Europe's largest player in the sector by revenue, Reuters reported.

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...

• Last month, Fitch revised the rating outlook of Nuclearelectrica and Romgaz from "stable" to "negative", maintaining them in the "Investment- Grade" category  

The year is starting off on a good note in terms of cultural events. The world's longest theatrical event will take place in February in Bucharest, announces the A.R.T. Fusion Association. "Horror Vacui" is a large-scale artistic act,...

The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova announced that it has received the ""HR Excellence in Research Award - HRS4R'' granted by the European Commission.

Major disasters are wake-up calls from which people must draw the right conclusions. The fires in the US are a wake-up call related to the structure of large cities and climate change.

Students in lower grades will no longer have to worry about the Olympiads. The Ministry of Education and Research will not organize school Olympiads for grades I-IV this year, given that in the primary cycle the ""basic elements of key...

• Bitcoin hit a new all-time high yesterday, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States 

The launch of the TRUMP meme coin by US President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated yesterday, signals a paradigm shift in...

Daddy is back! President Donald Trump, the one whom in 2017 the former PSD president, Liviu Dragnea, called daddy, returned to the White House, after taking the oath of office last night, in the Rotunda of the Capitol building, a building that...

Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, donors rushed to contribute to events organized for the president-elect, including the official swearing-in ceremony.

• Trump Cabinet members have a total wealth of almost $500 billion • In comparison, Biden Cabinet members had a total wealth of $118 million  

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 Romanian Patriarchate is preparing several important events on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

The Ministry of Education and Research has approved the list of international, national and regional competitions, organized in Romania in the 2024 - 2025 school year, respectively the list of international, national, regional and inter-county...

Cultural workers are increasingly expressing their dissatisfaction. Last week, the Minister of Culture, Natalia Intotero, had a meeting with representatives of the unions in the field, stating that she asked for concrete proposals to be made in...

• Citigroup's Mexico Unit Aware of Market Conditions 

Citigroup Inc.'s effort to list its retail banking operations in Mexico may be extended to 2026, given market conditions and the need to obtain regulatory approvals, Bloomberg...

Didier Reynders, former European Commissioner for Justice between 2019 and 2024, is a suspect in a money laundering case, which was allegedly committed in 2018, that is, exactly the year in which the Justice system in our country was being turned...

Large retailers must facilitate access for Romanian products to store shelves, said Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, following his meeting with Florin Barbu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, at the end of last week.

From Big Tech to energy giants, a select group of corporate titans continue to dominate the global financial landscape, generating profits that exceed the GDPs of some countries, shows an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, based on figures...

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...

The degradation of the medals offered at last year's Olympics represents an image problem for absolutely everyone involved in this mega-sports competition.

• Florian Munteanu, investment consultant: "The technology sector is likely to experience severe corrections this year, while other sectors perform" 

• Adrian Mitroi, CFA: "Even though the US stock market is expensive, it still has...

"Mocăniţele" (smalls tourist trains in the mountain area) come under the control of the Romanian Railway Authority (AFER), according to Law 5/2025 promulgated by President Klaus Iohannis, which will lead to problems in the verification...

• Hungarians are at the opposite pole 

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), more than half of Americans say they regularly use the technology.

• The bonds have a fixed interest rate of 6.14% per annum and mature in November 2029 

The latest bond issue worth 30 million euros of Autonom Services, a company that offers operational leasing and rent-a-car services, will be listed on January...

Nobody and nothing works forever, even space probes retire. The European space probe Gaia ended its work this week after more than 10 years of operation, during which it revolutionized the way people understand our Milky Way galaxy, informs DPA.

The Romanian Cultural Institute has launched a call for applications to offer three "Lucian Blaga" scholarships to Romanian researchers this year. "We invite interested Romanian researchers to submit their application files by...

Local football is increasingly well represented in Italy, both through players and investors, more recently. After Dan Ţucu bought the majority stake in Genoa, another businessman with Romanian roots is investing in a traditional Serie A team.

While pro-European parties are trying their best to block Călin Georgescu from running in the presidential elections, citing reasons for which they have no evidence or have evidence that they have not yet presented, journalists avoid talking...

The latest report by the Elie Wiesel Institute shows that between May 2023 and April 2024, the number of anti-Semitic manifestations increased in our country, especially online, maintaining the same trend it has been on since 2020, according to...

Reporter: The last report prepared for our country by the Anti-Defamation League in 2015 establishes that 47% of the Romanian population is anti-Semitic, after in 2014 the anti-Semitism index was 35%. Since then and until now, no report...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a powerful message to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, highlighting the major dangers facing humanity.