European summit in Brussels

The EU bloc is considering new financial support for Ukraine. Photo: presidency.ro Leyla Cheamil, 24.10.2025, 14:00 The leaders of the EU member states met in Brussels, within the European Council, where they discussed the competitiveness of the...

The Orient Express is making a comeback with new route announced for 2026

The revamped interior of the newly named L’Orient Express (Picture: Alixe Lay) On October 4, 1883 the Orient Express Train set its wheels in motion and left Paris, bound for Constantinople for the very first time. With just 40 passengers aboard,...

Health care spending: Where are out-of-pocket costs highest across Europe?

The European Union describes access to health care as a fundamental human right, but who bears the cost? According to Eurostat, mandatory health insurance contributions account for slightly more than half (51 per cent) of total health care...

Arkady Moshes: ‘Strengthening Europe’s Defence Is the Only Way Forward’

In an exclusive interview with To Vima, Arkady Moshes — Program Director of Russia, the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood and Eurasia at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs — explains how Finland’s view of Russia and Vladimir Putin has evolved...

VLADIMIR BOLEA: MOLDOVA IS MODERNIZING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS

The current Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Vladimir Bolea, summed up the work over the past four years. At a press conference on Friday, he stressed that excellent results had been achieved in the modernization of...

Bulgaria Moves to Control Lukoil Sale Amid US Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants

Bulgaria’s Parliament has adopted amendments to the Investment Promotion Act, introducing new rules governing the potential sale of Lukoil’s assets in the country. The vote followed intense debates and coincided with an extraordinary session of...

EU toughens driving license rules in bid to curb road deaths

Digital licences, cross-border penalties and stricter tests for learning drivers — can the EU's latest reform close the gap between Europe's safest and deadliest roads? Road deaths in the European Union reached nearly 20,000 last year and the bloc...

Prague Airport’s 2025/26 winter schedule expands to 127 destinations

Prague Airport’s 2025/26 winter schedule expands to 127 destinations, adding 15 new routes and 12 new carriers with 12% growth. PRAGUE – Václav Havel Airport Prague has unveiled its 2025/2026 winter flight schedule, valid from 26 October 2025 to...

Winvia to float on London's AIM market

Winvia, the second largest prize draw operator in the UK by market share, offers prizes such as cars, luxury watches, holidays, gadgets and properties via its Click and Best of the Best prize draw offerings. However, Winvia makes most of its...

Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2025 Ready to Kick Off

BUCHAREST: Over 40 new films, most of them presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, will screen at the 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, a film festival founded by the acclaimed director/writer/producer Cristian Mungiu. The event...

Denmark versus a shadow fleet

Back in the 16th and 17th centuries, two-thirds of the Danish kingdom’s income came from taxes paid by every ship passing through the Øresund Strait, or “the Sound,” the only exit from the Baltic Sea. Each ship had to declare the value of its...

October 23, 2025 UPDATE

A roundup of local and international news. October 23, 2025 UPDATE Newsroom, 23.10.2025, 19:48 EU. It’s important to press ahead with the implementation of security and defence projects in close cooperation with the European Union and NATO, said...

Brugal launches passion-driven campaign

Edrington-owned Brugal Rum has launched a creative campaign inspired by the passion and dedication of five generations of the brand’s family craft. Brugal Rum’s new creative campaign makes its debut in New York and Miami Through standout visuals...

President Nicusor Dan, meeting at the Cotroceni Palace with representatives of the Airbus company

Thursday, September 25, 2025 The Romanian Defense Industry must play an active role in European partnerships, and this is an opportunity and a responsibility, President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday. He reported on the X platform that he had "a...

Dr Reddy’s Q2 Results | Net profit up 7%, revenue climbs 10% to ₹8,828 crore; beats estimates

Hyderabad-based drug major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Friday (October 24) reported a net profit of ₹1,347 crore for the September quarter (Q2 FY26), up 7.3% year-on-year from ₹1,256 crore, though slightly below the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of...

DropWorks debuts Distiller’s Drops

The first limited edition release in English rum distillery DropWorks’ new Distiller’s Drops series was aged in English sweet chestnut casks. The first DropWorks Distiller’s Drops release is limited to 450 bottles The new series will showcase...

The Call That Killed the Trump–Putin Meeting

Something happened that caused Donald Trump to “cancel” the expected meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in Budapest. Consider this: Plans were moving ahead for the meeting. Hungary’s Foreign Minister arrived in Washington to work on...

GoCritic! Review: Lonely in your nightmare – The horror of knowing the unknowable in God is Shy

24/10/2025 - The debut animated short of Jocelyn Charles expertly weaves haunting imagery and existential unrest Humanity has always been in pursuit of the answer to the ultimate questions of life, the universe and everything. Where do we come...

EU Commission greenlights FrieslandCampina-Milcobel dairy mega-merger

The European Commission has approved the merger between FrieslandCampina and Milcobel, signaling a move forward for the deal. The agreement is part of the Dutch dairy cooperative’s reorganization program, launched in 2023 to optimize its business...

Hungary under attack for working on peace summit? Fires hit refineries processing Russian oil

Explosions occurred at oil refineries in Romania and Hungary on the evening of October 20, both of which process Russian crude oil, local media reported on October 21. The incidents come as Budapest prepares to host a potential Putin-Trump summit,...