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The European Parliament  is gearing to make French search engine Qwant its default search tool this week, replacing Google on parliamentary computers, informs an internal email obtained by Euractiv. More precisely, the change is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, one day after the European Commission is expected to unveil a new package of legislative proposals aimed at enhancing the...

Forty-three states at a OSCE meeting have expressed their support and solidarity with Romania, expressing compassion for casualties after a Russian drone struck an apartment block in southeastern Romania. Romania's partners strongly condemned Russia's aggressive and irresponsible conduct, saying it affects the security of the entire OSCE region. In addition to statements made by participating states at the Tuesday meeting,...

Romania is due to become the second Lynx operator on NATO's eastern flank Hungary purchased 218 vehicles in 2020. German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has completed contract with Romania worth 5.7 billion euros to purchase 300 Lynx combat vehicles, Skyranger defense systems, medium-caliber ammunition and naval vessels. It is the largest international contract in the German giant's recent history and is part...

Wall Street started June on a positive note despite rising geopolitical tensions after Iranian media reported that the “Axis of Resistance” could activate “all fronts,” eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu. President Donald Trump downplayed concerns over Iran negotiations, stating he was not worried if talks collapsed and noting that Iranian officials had not indicated any withdrawal from discussions. Oil...

Romania’s anti-corruption prosecutors have charged the country’s highest-ranking military officer over alleged complicity in a case linked to appointments within the armed forces. Chief of Defense Staff General Gheorghita Vlad is accused of enabling a subordinate officer to file a request, which went beyond his legal authority, for additional state-funded university positions, according to a statement from the  a statement...

Almost one month after Romania’s centrist government was ousted in a no-confidence vote, reports say that the president will name European lawmaker Eugen Toma to head a government of technocrats. President Nicușor Dan is expected to announce today the name of the candidate to form the new government later Tuesday, G4 reported. Tomac heads the People’s  Movement. Tomac, 44, is also...

The UN on Monday again warned about the "potential spillover" of the Ukraine war after a drone identified by Romanian authorities as Russian crashed into a residential building in the southeastern city of Galati, injuring two people. "Last Friday, a dangerous incident crystallized our oft-stated warnings about the potential spillover of the war," Kayoko Gotoh, director of the Europe and...

After a Russian drone hit a block of flats in Galati, Moscow reacted predictably: denying the authorship of the flying object, threatening, ridiculing, generating aberrant narratives, activating its local vectors of influence to peddle its "alternative truths" and at the same time to question the official messages publicly communicated by the Romanian authorities. The Kremlin's approach, in the case of...

Fifty-six countries at UN gave condemned an 'unacceptable' drone strike on Romania. Romania requested the urgent meeting after a Russian drone entered its airspace on Friday night, hitting an apartment building in the southeastern city of Galaţi. Two residents – a woman and a child – were injured. “Last Friday, a dangerous incident crystallized our oft-stated warnings about potential spillover of the war,” said Kayoko Gotoh,...

Beginning today, Monday, June 1, Malaysia has enforces new regulations that prohibit children under the age of 16 from holding social media accounts, becoming the latest country to tighten online safety measures for minors. Under the new rules, major platforms with at least eight million users in Malaysia — including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube — must introduce age-verification systems...