Politics
In-depth analysis and reporting on political events, elections, policies, and power dynamics. This section covers both domestic and international affairs, offering context and clarity on the decisions that affect our lives and the people behind them.
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Loneliness in a small tourist town in Romania: what happens to the locals after the tourists leave? “My friends kind of died”
A study from Romania shows that, “for a quarter of the elderly, social contact is almost non-existent: they talk to…
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The stakes of the boycott of the CCR meeting where a decision had to be taken on the magistrates' pensions / When did the four judges supported by the PSD realize that they were in the minority
The four constitutional judges who boycotted Sunday and Monday's Court hearings regarding magistrates' pensions argued their decision by the fact…
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SuperLiga: Valentin Ţicu terminated his contract with Petrolul Ploiesti
Valentin Țicu / Photo source: Flaviu Buboi/NurPhoto / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia For Valentin Ţicu (25 years old), the child…
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Russia will no longer enforce any judgment issued by foreign courts. Putin promulgated the law
Vladimir Putin. Photo source: Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin Pool/Zuma Press/Profimedia President Vladimir Putin promulgated a law that prohibits the execution in Russia…
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How a Texan saved his 15-year-old daughter after she was kidnapped from the street. Only then did the police intervene
Cops in Houston, Texas. Photo: Walter Arce | Dreamstime.com A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter's…
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New Year's Eve 2026. How STB buses and the metro will run on New Year's Eve
Bucharest Metro, Photo: Adrian Ilincescu/ HotNews.ro For the night between years, special public transport measures are announced in Bucharest, in…
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The FutureLife Group is expanding in Romania through the strategic acquisition of the Atentica fertility clinic in Iasi
FutureLife, one of the leading pan-European providers of fertility, IVF and genetics services, performing over 77,000 IVF cycles annually and…
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“A carriage costs two million euros” – Why the promised revolution of European night trains failed
OBB Nightjet deck wagon (photo source JOERAN STEINSIEK / imago sportfotodienst / Profimedia) In recent years, much has been written…
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George Simion's reaction after what happened at CCR: “What claims should we have?”
George Simion. Inquam Photos / Codrin Unici The President of the AUR, George Simion, reacted after the CCR judges did…
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Zelensky revealed how many years of security guarantees Trump offered for Ukraine: “I wanted it to be longer term”
Donald Trump receives Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago Photo: Jim WATSON / AFP / Profimedia The United States has offered Ukraine…
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“The American Dream is Dead.” A proposal to tax their wealth has angered Silicon Valley billionaires
A proposal for a tax on the wealth of billionaires has not yet met all the criteria to be submitted…
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First in private medicine: MedLife introduces vNOTES, the newest standard in minimally invasive gynecological surgery
MedLife announces the realization, for the first time in private medicine in Romania, of a gynecological oncological intervention using the…
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“Anyone can become a developer” – One of the most successful European AI startups has become worth more than six billion dollars
Programming (photo source Groomfeelar, Dreamstime.com) A Swedish startup founded in 2023 ended up being valued at $6.6 billion based on…
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As a result of the switch to the euro, the BNR will remove the Bulgarian leva from the list of foreign exchange rates. The main stages of the introduction of the euro by Bulgaria
Following Bulgaria's accession to the euro zone and the adoption of the euro as the official currency starting January 1,…
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The director who brought a neighboring country the first Oscar in history explains his forgotten masterpiece after 43 years. “Collaboration does not necessarily require a dictatorship”
At the 54th Academy Awards in 1982, the film Chariots of Fire dominated the competition and actress Katharine Hepburn broke…
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Holidays 2026. When are the public holidays next year
Legal Holidays – Calendar, Photo: Flynt / Dreamstime.com The year 2026 brings 17 legal days off for Romanian employees. Of…
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He left a toxic job at 40. What followed explains the deadlock in the labor market
Ioana Apetrii resigned from the human resources department of a technology company in 2024. She had worked there for four…
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“Maybe very close to peace.” What we know about the results of the meeting between Trump and Zelenskiy
US President Donald Trump says he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are “increasingly close, maybe very close” to an agreement…
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Bad luck! We enter the new year without a Minister of Education. In the country that is not able to keep its children in school, where is the rush? / The solution for Ilie Bolojan
The 30th Minister of Education, since 1989, is to be appointed in early 2026, after surprise resignation of Daniel David…
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How air travel will change in 2026
After a year full of surprises and upheavals, the aviation industry is hoping that 2026 will bring something rare: a…
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