Refinery Fires in Europe Are Part of EU Crusade Against Russian Oil and Gas

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Turkish Airlines to Launch Flights from Istanbul to Timișoara in April 2026

Turkish Airlines has announced the launch of a new route connecting Istanbul with Timișoara, Romania, effective April 2026. The service will operate five times per week using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with tickets already available for booking....

IEA Report Claims Fossil Fuel Imports Have Declined In More Than 100 Countries

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In the executive summary to its annual renewable energy report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, “Global renewable power capacity is expected to double between...

EU produces 35.3kg of plastic packaging waste per person each year: Which country recycles the most?

Published on 23/10/2025 - 14:04 GMT+2 The European Union’s best recyclers have been revealed, with several countries smashing waste targets ahead of their 2030 goal. New data from Eurostat shows that the EU generated almost 80 million tonnes of...

South Korea to become 4th-largest global defence power, President Lee says

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said today the country will devote a “larger-than-expected budget” in defence and aerospace research until 2030 as it seeks to build the world’s fourth-largest defence industry. Lee was...

New Report Sets Baseline for EU SAF Monitoring

EASA released its latest ReFuelEU Aviation Technical Report Wednesday, providing the first comprehensive review of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) activity across the European Union. Covering data from 2024, the report identifies Finland, France,...

Europe must walk the walk on Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Council President Antonio Costa at a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg via Getty Images) On Sept. 9, Russia violated Polish airspace with...

Poland Escalates Crackdown on Russian Espionage Networks Amid Rising Hybrid Threats

Warsaw, October 22, 2025 – In a stark revelation underscoring the deepening shadows of hybrid warfare across Europe, Polish authorities announced Tuesday that internal security forces have detained 55 individuals in recent months on suspicions of...

Mass Demonstrations in Budapest Highlight Growing Tensions Ahead of Hungary’s National Election

BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians flooded the streets of Budapest on Thursday as rival political movements staged competing demonstrations, signaling the mounting intensity of the country’s political landscape ahead of next...

Estonia joins the Nuclear Alliance

Estonia is joining the European Union Member States’ nuclear energy cooperation format, the Nuclear Alliance (NA), announced the Estonian Ministry of Climate. The Nuclear Alliance was set up by France in 2023 to promote the interests of the...

Opinion: I live in one of the UK's most multicultural areas. Immigrants are not the enemy

I LIVE IN one of the UK’s most multicultural areas. People with different backgrounds and beliefs are piled on top of one another, jostling for position. On my street there’s a Romanian seafood restaurant, a Polish delicatessen, a Mauritian...

IMF warns of slower growth across Southeast Europe

TIRANA, Oct. 20 — After two years of fast growth from tourism and construction, Southeast Europe’s economies are losing pace, the IMF said in its latest outlook. Post-pandemic demand is fading. Investment is cooling under higher interest rates. EU...

Unmet medical needs: Where are children most likely to skip health care in Europe?

By&nbspEuronews Published on 17/10/2025 - 7:00 GMT+2 Almost all European children receive the health care they need, new data shows — but in some countries, they are more likely to skip care than in others. Last year, 3.2 per cent of children in...

European Union adopts 19th sanctions package against Russia: EU foreign policy chief Kallas

Brussels [Belgium], October 23 (ANI): The European Union has formally adopted its latest sanctions package against Russia, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced on Thursday after a meeting in Brussels of the leaders of the bloc's member...

Over 4.69 million pensioners, at the end of September 2025

Monday, October 20, 2025 A number of 4,692,810 pensioners was registered in September 2025 in Romania with 3,548 more compared to the previous month, and average pension was 2,773 lei according to the centralised data by the National House for...

Turkey’s gas shift threatens Russia and Iran’s last big European market

Turkey could meet more than half of its gas needs by the end of 2028 by ramping up production and increasing U.S. imports, in a shift that threatens to shrink the last major European market for Russian and Iranian suppliers. Washington has...

Intermarium between NATO, Russia and the Great Powers

Romania’s Role in the Security Architecture from the Baltic to the Black, Caspian and Adriatic Seas By Lieutenant (ret) General Corneliu Pivariu The concept of Intermarium—originally conceived by Józef Piłsudski[1] during the interwar...

Carrefour’s focus on price stabilises growth in its Western Europe markets, says GlobalData

Following today’s release of Carrefour’s figures for the three months ending 30 September 2025; Eleanor Simpson-Gould, senior retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Carrefour has delivered a...

Concelex to modernize Arad Penitentiary under RON 49 mln contract

Romanian construction company Concelex has secured a contract worth over RON 49 million (EUR 9.7 million), excluding VAT, to modernize the Arad Penitentiary. The project will focus on improving living conditions, energy efficiency, and safety...

Spain's National Day celebrated in Chișinău

Spain's National Day was celebrated in Chișinău through an event organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Attending the event were Spanish ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, based in Bucharest,...