• Romania, the third largest oil producer in the EU

    The largest oil producers in the European Union were, in 2022, Italy (4.5 million tons), Denmark (3.2 million tons) and Romania (3 million tons), according to data published on Monday by Eurostat. According to this source, EU crude oil production continued to decline in 2022, despite a significant increase in oil prices following the Russian […]

  • EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model

    The European Union doesn't think you should have to choose between giving Meta and other major players your data or your money. In a statement, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) stated that "consent or pay" models often don't "comply with the requirements for valid consent" when a person must choose between providing their data for behavioral advertising purposes or pay for privacy. The EDPB argues that only offering a paid alternative to data collection shouldn't be the default for...

  • EU Commission president to visit Finnish-Russian border

    Ursula von der Leyen and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to the city of Lappeenranta on Friday.

  • Romania, through the RoTechMission delegation, at the EU-Startups Summit Malta

    Romania is present at the 10th edition of the EU-Startups Summit in Malta, the biggest event for tech startups in Europe, through RoTechMission, a delegation organized by DiFine PR, Techcelerator and ROTSA (Romanian Tech Startups Association). More than 2,000 people, including 1,000 entrepreneurs and 300 investors, will attend the event, which takes place from May […]

  • China promotes ‘no decoupling’ message amid US criticism

    Chinese mouthpiece reports US stated both sides do not look to ‘decouple’.

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    England's FA defends Cup replay scrapping amid criticism

    The Football Association (FA) has defended its decision to scrap replays for the FA Cup from the first round next season, saying they discussed the move with the Premier League and English Football League (EFL).

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    Ecuador President Orders National Shutdown Amid Electricity Crisis

    Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has blamed the unprecedented measure on drought, but also sabotage, without offering evidence.

  • Netanyahu: Israel ready for conflict amid concerns on attack by Iran

    Israel is preparing for conflict in sectors other than the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while visiting the Tel Nof airbase to the south of Tel Aviv on Thursday. "We are in challenging times. We are in the midst of the war in Gaza, which is continuing at full force, even as we are continuing our relentless efforts to return our hostages," Netanyahu told air force personnel at the base amid rising concerns of a revenge attack by Iran. "However, we are also prepared for...

  • Lithuania ready to support Armenia in developing closer relations with EU – PM

    The delegation headed by Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan was received by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė in Vilnius. The Prime Minister highly appreciated the relations between Lithuania and Armenia, welcoming the democratic reforms being implemented in Armenia. Alen Simonyan expressed gratitude to Lithuania for continuous support to institutional reforms …

  • Healthier ready-to-eat meals would have ‘huge’ EU climate benefits – report

    Co-authors say ‘no-regrets policy’ would save consumers €2.8bn a year while cutting emissions by 48m tonnes Healthier ready-to-eat meals could cut EU emissions by 48m tonnes annually and save customers €2.8bn (£2.4bn) each year, as well as reducing disease, a report has found.Fast food and ready meals provide more than a sixth of the EU’s calories but contain far more salt and meat than doctors recommend, according to an analysis from the consultancy Systemiq commissioned by environmental...

  • 'Be more Finnish', President Stubb urges EU countries in FT interview

    In his first interview with an international newspaper since taking office, Finnish President Alexander Stubb conceded that his call to Europe was a 'bit un-Finnish'.

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    Transfer Talk: Barca rate Raphinha at €80m amid Premier League interest

    Barcelona are holding out for a €80 million offer from an unnamed Premier League club for Raphinha. Transfer Talk has the latest.