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Solar becomes EU’s largest power source in June
pv-magazine
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July 11, 2025
Solar accounted for 22.1% of electricity generation in the European Union in June, as 13 member states set new records for the share of solar in their national power mixes. July 11, 2025 Patrick Jowett Solar became the EU’s largest source of...
Expert: Europe should highly value its energy relationship with Azerbaijan - INTERVIEW
Azertag
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June 21, 2025
Baku, June 21, AZERTAC AZERTAC presents an interview with John Roberts, Senior Fellow at the Global Energy Center of the Atlantic Council in Washington, a member of the Advisory Board of the UNECE Project on Sustainable Energy, and a member of the...
EU President fends off no-confidence vote over Pfizer texts
pharmaphorum
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July 10, 2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament over text messages she sent to Pfizer's chief executive during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 MEPs, led by Romanian MEP Gheorghe...
Putin says Iran has right to pursue nuclear energy programme
The National News
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Iran has a right to a civilian nuclear energy programme, while he also added to calls for diplomatic efforts to resolve the escalating conflict between Israel and Tehran. He told Sky News Arabia that "Iran has...
The hypocrisy of those attacking Moygashel’s migrant bonfire
The Spectator
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July 11, 2025
The marching season – when a section of Northern Ireland’s unionist community take to the streets to commemorate the triumph of William of Orange against James II – has always been a useful barometer of the Ulster loyalist mood. Is the bonfire in...
From Soil to Silicon: The Rise of Agriculture AI and Drone Innovations in 2025
Time Bulletin
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June 21, 2025
In 2025, agriculture is entering a new era—one where the age-old connection between farmers and soil converges with cutting-edge AI and drone technologies. This transformation, dubbed “from soil to silicon,” is reshaping how crops are grown,...
Grampet Group presents DMU train entirely made in Romania
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Electroputere VFU Pașcani, part of the group of private railway companies Grampet, presented on June 19 the diesel multiple unit (DMU) named Leon. The train, designed and made by Electroputere VFU Paşcani, is the first DMU entirely made in Romania...
Shamateurism in Romanian Soccer Refereeing: The Path to Professionalization in an Evolving Sports Landscape
The Sport Journal
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June 20, 2025
Authors:Andrei Antonie Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, FINLAND Andrei Antonie, PhD. candidate Mitropolitul Andrei Şaguna Street no. 57, Bucharest, 012931, Romania [email protected] +40 744 334 018...
Revamped Romanian Cash Rebate Celebrates Success a Year In With Plans to Expand to a 40% Return on Expenditure in 2026
Variety
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June 20, 2025
Last year, Romania launched the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) in a bid to restructure and relaunch the country’s cash rebate program, suspended in 2021 due to unresolved payment requests for projects submitted in the 2018, 2019,...
Three box-sets to treasure: Würtz, Frühbeck de Burgos and Coates in the spotlight
Gramophone
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Rob Cowan on collections honouring a pianist, a conductor and a light-music master The hugely gifted Hungarian pianist Klára Würtz has over the years proved a prolific recording artist, her performances attentive to detail, sprightly and...
EIB Group increases 2025 financing ceiling to record €100 billion to step up investments in security and defence, energy grids and Europe’s tech leadership
European Investment Fund
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- The 27 Member States endorse plan to increase new financing to record of up to €100 billion in 2025. - Revised ceiling includes 3.5% of total financing for European security and defence. EIB Board also approves landmark project for construction...
Audit and advisory company Forvis Mazars launches German-Romanian cross-border desk
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Forvis Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, announced the launch of its International German-Romanian Desk, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for integrated cross-border tax and legal support between...
How Romanian startup Bible Chat turned Christian AI into a global phenomenon
Tech.eu
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June 20, 2025
When you're thinking of novel uses of AI, the Bible might not be the first that springs to mind. But a Romanian-founded company has developed Bible Chat, the 5th most downloaded app worldwide, outpacing WhatsApp and Instagram and challenging...
Balkanik Festival: Bucharest event announces lineup of this year's edition
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and...
Wazdan Amplifies European Gaming Presence Through Strategic VivaBet Online Casino Partnership in Romania
Top News
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In a significant stride for European gaming expansion, Wazdan—an acclaimed iGaming content developer—has partnered with Romanian operator VivaBet to deepen its market penetration in Eastern Europe. The agreement marks the official rollout of...
Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania has many advantages for attracting investments in data centers
Romania Insider
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June 19, 2025
Romania benefits from a series of favorable factors that facilitate the growth and expansion of data center capacity and could emerge as a developing market, according to an analysis conducted by the real estate consultancy company Cushman &...
2025 WSOP Day 45: All-Star Cast Hunts $2.68M Prize in the $50K High Roller
Poker News
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The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) continued on July 10, the 45th day of the series. As has been the case for the past five days, Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship was at the forefront of everyone's minds, not least because...
EY counts 54% more FDI projects in Romania last year, particularly in manufacturing
Romania Insider
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June 19, 2025
FDI inflows to Romania decreased by 14% y/y in value to EUR 5.7 billion in 2024 (1.6% of GDP), more than the 11% y/y decline across Europe. But, against negative dynamics (-5% y/y) in Europe, the number of FDI projects in the country surged by 57%...
“The key is evolution”: Inside the making of UNTOLD, one of Europe's biggest electronic festivals
Mixmag
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July 9, 2025
With just four weeks to go until hundreds of thousands of eager music fans descend upon Cluj-Napoca, the capital of Romania's Transylvania region, final preparations for one of Europe's biggest music festivals are going full steam ahead. This is...
Hungary powers up largest battery energy storage in green transition push
Interesting Engineering - New York
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June 19, 2025
Hungary has just switched on its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date, stepping up its role in Central Europe’s growing grid-scale energy transition. The new 40 MW / 80 MWh system, installed at the Dunamenti gas power plant near...