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Romania's main opposition party, AUR, has rejected reports from NATO and Romanian authorities that Russia meddled in Romania's Nov. 2024 elections. It said claims of manipulation were "pseudo." AUR said their own report on the annulled elections released this month was a response to President Nicusor Dan's report to EU leaders last week in which outlined alleged Russian manipulation of...

Ever wondered why technology firms seem to have valuations apparently unrelated to their revenues?  It's because of a process called groove-in. In order for us to be able to collaborate across digital networks we need to share digital standards. Whoever controls these standards effectively controls the market; this process is called technological groove-in and it is the basis of the success...

A direct train service on the Kiev - Ungheni - Bucharest North line and back will begin operation from October 10.  This is sponsored by Ukrzaliznytsia, state-owned Ukrainian railways.  The price of a trip in a sleeping car (a four-bed cabin) is 73.40 euros. The launch of this route is another step towards Ukraine’s integration into Europe’s transport grid” said representatives of...

Bucharest residents were told to 'avoid travel and seek shelter' as Storm Barbara hits Romania. The Red Code Rain Warning was issued Tuesday evening for Bucharest and five surrounding counties. Schools will be closed Wednesday in Bucharest and other Counties with a Ro-Alert warning residents: “Avoid Travel and Seek Shelter”. The bad weather which started Tuesday will peak on Wednesday with weather alerts...

Housing tops the financial agenda of young Romanians, with 82% of those aged between 18 and 35 believing the state should do more to help in this area. Insufficient savings: 59% of young Romanians have enough money saved to sustain themselves only for a month or less. And 25% say they never have any money left at the...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ONE PLACE: At second anniversary of Oct. 7, the Middle East stands at a juncture - peace and reconstruction if Hamas disarms, or an even greater disaster if it refuses   It has been two years since the October 7th attack by the Hamas terrorist group ruling Gaza — a day that shocked Israel and...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ostrava, in Czechia, brought charges against two individuals and one company, accused of subsidy fraud and damaging the financial interests of the EU, in connection with projects co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Czech state budget. According to the investigation, the suspects applied for subsidies for three projects in the Karviná...

The political and geopolitical shock produced by Russian influence in Romania’s November 2024 presidential elections, has had a positive side effect, namely it woke up Romanian institutions whose job is to investigate and hold accountable those who promote: The Cult of War Criminals The cult of those charged with genocide Fascist ideas, legionarism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia Holocaust denial For years,...

Claire Berlinski and I began today’s episode of Critical Conditions with a glance at Paris, where Emmanuel Macron has just lost another prime minister, his seventh in recent years. Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month and lasted barely twelve hours after naming his cabinet, setting a record for brevity in the Fifth Republic. Claire said this has become...

Crypto markets have rallied to an all-time high of $4.24 trillion in market capitalisation, as investors increased their bets that the Federal Reserve will further cut interest rates at their upcoming October 29th meeting following weaker-than-expected employment data from the US. Although the current government shutdown prevented the release of the main non-farm payrolls report, we did see ADP figures,...