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The Association of Electricity and Gas Suppliers of Romania (AFEER) calls on the authorities to respect the legal deadline for the liberalization of the electricity market, stability for April 1, 2025, warning that any extension of the price cap...

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 energy transition relies on the minerals needed to manufacture electric vehicles, batteries, solar farms and wind turbines, and in an economy that is moving away from fossil fuels every day, the supply of these materials presents one of the...

American singer Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and other companies involved in the production of the documentary "Chris Brown: A History of Violence", broadcast on October 27, 2024 by the Investigation...

Pope Francis has made a firm appeal for the release of all journalists "unjustly imprisoned" and for the protection of press freedom, considered essential for a free society. Although the speech was prepared in advance and distributed to...

Democratic elections must reflect the "free expression of the people's opinion", according to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and the annulment of elections is an extreme measure and can...

The success of some Russian brands is due to the connection that the heads of the respective companies have with Vladimir Putin, claims Andrei Kolesnikov in an article published in the Russian publication Kommersant, in which the author reveals...

Theater festivals, music festivals and Christmas markets are the events that managed to bring more foreign tourists to our country last year, even if for 2024 the average number of overnight stays per tourist is 2.2-2.3 days, which would place us...

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...

The Bank of Russia proposes to increase transparency of public stock offerings, and to make this possible, it is necessary to change the content of information disclosed by issuers and adapt it to the needs of retail investors, whose role has...

• October 4 

- The Ministry of Finance launches the first issue of Samurai bonds totaling 33 billion yen, with firm purchase orders from investors amounting to 34.1 billion yen.

• Decreases for seventeen of the twenty stocks in BET 

The evolution of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) was massively influenced, in the last quarter of last year, by the electoral period that culminated in the scandal of the presidential...

• The transaction will be followed by a conversion into ordinary shares, through a capital increase 

Meta Estate Trust, a holding company operating in the real estate sector, has sent the repurchase agreements to the holders of preferred shares...

One of the emblematic buildings of the capital is undergoing an extensive renovation process. The completion of the renovation of the first section of the University of Bucharest (UB) building, that of the Faculty of History, is planned for this...

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 Valahia University of Târgovişte announces the implementation of a project with European funds for the training and development of professional skills required on the labor market, with students being able to participate in workplace learning...

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.

EU countries that are also NATO members must increase their arms stocks more quickly, said European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, yesterday, at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency, according to the Euractiv website.

US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "Stargate" project, which aims to fund at least $500 billion in programs to develop Artificial Intelligence, is a signal of the intensification of the global race for technological...

Despite efforts to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials, Europe remains heavily dependent on the Asian country's resources, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com. It highlights the proportion of the EU's...

• 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...