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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has indicted eight defendants (six individuals and two companies) this week before the Bucharest tribunal for a €9 million fraud involving EU funds for the purchase of protective medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the investigation, in 2020 and 2021, a criminal network was formed to manipulate the public procurement of...

Romanian fashion designer Irina Schrotter has confirmed she designed the outfits creating a buzz worn by the partner of the Romanian president to the recent summit organized by Melania Trump in Washington. The well-known designer said Mirabela Grădinaru chose to promote local design from her outfits down to the accessories created by the Otilia Flonta brand. One of Mrs Gradinaru’s outfits...

Global retail investors recalibrate expectations for AI stocks and the Magnificent 7 Commodities ownership rises to 32% Gold remains dominant, with 69% of commodity investors exposed International conflict emerged as top concern for global investors even before the latest escalation in the Middle East. Inflation is the main concern for Romanian investors for the fourth consecutive quarter After a...

Turkey and Romania meet Thursday in Istanbul, in a single-elimination semifinal of the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs. Turkey is the clear favorite, ranked 26th in the world after finishing second in Group E behind Spain. Vincenzo Montella's team went 7-1-2 across qualifying with a 17-goal attack headed by Real Madrid star Arda Güler and Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz. Turkey closed...

A 15-point peace plan sent by the US to Iran, just a month before a total war in the Middle East is top news in the international press which reported on Tehran’s immediate response showing a widening chasm between the two sides. The original document was not made public, but "trafficked" between the Americans and the Iranians through Pakistani intermediaries...

There were a total of 3,889 cases pending full implementation by member states at the end of 2025, compared to 3,916 at the end of 2024. Of those 3,889 cases, 1,162 (29.9%) were leading cases and 2,727 (70.1%) were repetitive. Closed cases A total of 949 cases were closed in 2025, following the adoption of measures to implement the Court’s judgments, compared...

Sweden’s government said on Tuesday (March 24) that it intends to introduce legislation obliging migrants to prove they lead what officials call an “honest life” in order to remain in the country, or face possible deportation. The proposal is part and parcel of a wider package of immigration reforms pursued by the center-right administration that came to power in 2022...

Sources say the US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy in the coming days, even as President Donald Trump expresses optimism over talks with Iran. Sources told CNN the troops would add to the US growing military firepower in the region as the Trump administration promotes talks with Iran to end the conflict. Meanwhile, Trump said...

Rolls-Royce introduces the Coachbuild Collection: a new proposition in super-luxury Unites a coachbuilt motor car with a multi-year journey of unforgettable experiences A Coachbuild Collection is a limited number production motor car, conceived and authored by Rolls-Royce, never to be repeated Entry is by invitation only via the marque’s global Private Office network, offered to clients with a deep affinity...

The Iran war has delivered one of the most paradoxical commodity market dynamics in recent memory. While crude oil remains sharply elevated, gold and silver, which were the traditional beneficiaries of geopolitical instability, have suffered brutal selloffs in the last month, eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu writes. The element connecting these three commodities is inflation, and it tells a...