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Environment

The Environment category brings the most important news about the environment, global warming, climate change, pollution, but we also present innovative people who have found solutions to protect nature.

Grim warning for boiling Europe: Over 4,500 deaths caused by the current heat wave

Grim warning for boiling Europe: Over 4,500 deaths caused by the current heat wave

Southern Europe is facing an unprecedented heatwave at the beginning of summer. In Spain, thermometers have reached 46°C in the Huelva region — a new national record for June. Suffocating…

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Von der Leyen "amputates" the Green Deal to save it

Von der Leyen "amputates" the Green Deal to save it

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is adjusting her political strategy to save the European Green Deal, her flagship project launched in 2019. Under pressure from…

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Tens of thousands of people will die this year due to pollution in a country where over 1.4 million Romanians live

Tens of thousands of people will die this year due to pollution in a country where over 1.4 million Romanians live

An alarming report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns that around 30,000 deaths in the UK in 2025 will be linked to exposure to toxic air. British doctors…

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The submerged tunnel that will revolutionize European transportation. It will cost 7.4 billion euros

The submerged tunnel that will revolutionize European transportation. It will cost 7.4 billion euros

A record-sized tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Germany. Once completed, it will significantly reduce travel time and improve the connection of the Scandinavian countries…

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The first steppe peonies have bloomed in a unique reserve in Romania, unmatched in Europe: The visiting season has begun (Photo)

The first steppe peonies have bloomed in a unique reserve in Romania, unmatched in Europe: The visiting season has begun (Photo)

The Guardian of the Steppe Peony Reserve at Zau de Câmpie, Ciprian Cenan, announced on Thursday the blooming of the first peonies, officially opening the visiting season. „With a slight…

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The most accurate study to date shows how many bears live in Romania

The most accurate study to date shows how many bears live in Romania

Finally, the first census of bears is ready, and we now know how many bears live in our country. Representatives of the Ministry of Environment announced on Thursday the preliminary…

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A rare flower, protected by law, has appeared in Timiș River Basin (Photo)

A rare flower, protected by law, has appeared in Timiș River Basin (Photo)

The checkered lily, a flower that blooms only at this time of year, has appeared in the Timiș River meadow. It lasts for about a week and is protected by…

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Building resilient cities: how to align competitiveness and sustainability in Europe's energy transition?

Building resilient cities: how to align competitiveness and sustainability in Europe's energy transition?

With the new European institutions taking over, it seems that the main discourse has shifted from the European Green Deal to competitiveness. This new narrative represents a challenge, but also…

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January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded anywhere in the world

January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded anywhere in the world

January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded worldwide, announced the European observatory Copernicus on Thursday, surpassing the record set last year, despite the end of the El Niño phenomenon…

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Greenpeace protest at the Neptun Deep drilling platform in the Black Sea

Greenpeace protest at the Neptun Deep drilling platform in the Black Sea

A Greenpeace pilot-activist carried out a peaceful protest on Wednesday in the port of Constanța Sud – Agigea, Romania, near the Transocean Barents platform, the offshore drilling unit contracted for…

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Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction

Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction

Construction works are usually a major source of pollution not only in the air, but also in terms of noise pollution, but things are different in Oslo, where conventional machinery…

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Greenpeace announces a new court victory against OMV Petrom

Greenpeace announces a new court victory against OMV Petrom

Greenpeace won a court case in which it requested an authorized technical expert to go on one of the oil and gas platforms operated (Pescăruș platform) by OMV Petrom in…

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The new Forestry Code adopted with an overwhelming majority

The new Forestry Code adopted with an overwhelming majority

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted the Forestry Code on Tuesday. The law had already been adopted by the Senate, so it is now going for promulgation. This is the…

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Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the past decade

Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the past decade

Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the last decade, according to a report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce. An analysis of…

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Cheap solar panels are changing the world: It's unstoppable

Cheap solar panels are changing the world: It's unstoppable

Energy analysts never imagined in their wildest dreams that by the mid-2020s, solar energy would meet all global electricity demand growth. And this process is poised to conquer the entire…

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We no longer breed minks to kill them! Parliament bans fur farms

We no longer breed minks to kill them! Parliament bans fur farms

The project to ban fur farms starting January 1, 2027 has passed through the Romanian Parliament and is heading for promulgation. The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Tuesday, as the…

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What happens if forests no longer absorb carbon: The answer is in Finland

What happens if forests no longer absorb carbon: The answer is in Finland

Natural forests and peatlands have been essential for Finland’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035. But now the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores.…

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Images of the day: Over 100 mice have taken over a woman's house (Video)

Images of the day: Over 100 mice have taken over a woman's house (Video)

A woman from the American state of Washington had been feeding raccoons that came into her yard for several years. Until one day, when over 100 animals invaded her property.…

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Data centers have a problem, and we need to choose: Less pollution or more Netflix?

Data centers have a problem, and we need to choose: Less pollution or more Netflix?

Environmental activists argue that large data centers consume too much electricity and contribute to pollution, so we need to make a choice: either focus on truly reducing emissions or spend…

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The last coal power plant in the UK could become a giant battery

The last coal power plant in the UK could become a giant battery

The closure of the last coal-fired power plant in the United Kingdom raises questions about how the fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure can be repurposed. One option would be to use…

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OPINIONS & ANALYSES
Beach, Please, festival de muzică, România
No minors, please! A festival with scandal
Emilian Isailă
Nicușor Dan și judecătoarele Elena Costache, Corina Corbu și Lia Savonea, România
War between magistrates and the President of Romania. Who wins?
Emilian Isailă
Liviu Dragnea, Klaus Iohannis, Marcel Ciolacu, Nicolae Ciucă, lideri România
How Romania lost 80 billion euros in ten years, the value of the PNRR and European funds combined
Emilian Isailă
Ion Iliescu, fost președinte al României
After 33 years, PSD loses control of the CCR. What does this mean for Romania?
Emilian Isailă
Ilie Bolojan, Parlamentul Rom]niei
Taxes and public support for AUR have increased. What are the dangers?
Emilian Isailă
Emilian Isailă, Spotmedia.ro
A document about the deficit indicates the toxic relationship between political leaders and intelligence services
Emilian Isailă
Ilie Bolojan, prim-ministru România
Bolojan’s Bet
Emilian Isailă
Emilian Isailă, Spotmedia.ro
The silence surrounding the buried children of Romania
Emilian Isailă
Nicușor Dan, președintele României
A missed CSAT. Nothing about canceling the elections and the security system crisis in Romania
Emilian Isailă
Donald Trump, Nicușor Dan, NATO
NATO Summit in The Hague, a celebration in honor of Trump for the alliance’s rescue
Emilian Isailă
BUSINESS
The EU has the response to Trump’s tariffs: A list of taxes totaling 72 billion euros, targeting airplanes, cars, food, and beverages from the USA
The EU has the response to Trump’s tariffs: A list of taxes totaling 72 billion euros, targeting airplanes, cars, food, and beverages from the USA
Trump announces customs duties of 30% for the EU and says it could have been worse. Reactions from Europe
Trump announces customs duties of 30% for the EU and says it could have been worse. Reactions from Europe
Redacția SpotMedia.ro
„No meter of new railway track.” Romania pays billions for trains that don’t reach the tracks
„No meter of new railway track.” Romania pays billions for trains that don’t reach the tracks
Redacția SpotMedia.ro
Council Fiscal: There is no alternative to a severe correction. The budget correction package can prevent Romania’s downgrade
Council Fiscal: There is no alternative to a severe correction. The budget correction package can prevent Romania’s downgrade
Dragoș Anastasiu
Fiscal package, ready „tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.” It will be a mini-ordinance, including a TVA modification. We are backed into a corner
Politico: Romania faces public backlash in its attempt to reduce the largest deficit in the EU
Politico: Romania faces public backlash in its attempt to reduce the largest deficit in the EU
Gabriela Pleș
POLITICS
The Presidential Administration will reduce its budget by 20%. What will happen to Nicușor Dan’s salary
The Presidential Administration will reduce its budget by 20%. What will happen to Nicușor Dan’s salary
Irina Olteanu
Nicușor Dan: Magistrates’ pensions, a huge mistake by politicians. I am not satisfied with either the DNA or the General Prosecutor’s Office. What he says about the new head of the SRI
Nicușor Dan: Magistrates’ pensions, a huge mistake by politicians. I am not satisfied with either the DNA or the General Prosecutor’s Office. What he says about the new head of the SRI
Irina Olteanu
The motion by Piperea fails to pass the vote. Ursula von der Leyen has been reconfirmed as the head of the European Commission
The motion by Piperea fails to pass the vote. Ursula von der Leyen has been reconfirmed as the head of the European Commission
Redacția SpotMedia.ro
Politico: Nicușor Dan, in a „love triangle” with Macron’s and Merz’s parties
Politico: Nicușor Dan, in a „love triangle” with Macron’s and Merz’s parties
Redacția SpotMedia.ro
Grindeanu criticizes some provisions from the package of fiscal measures: This thing with gambling seems a bit dubious to me
Grindeanu criticizes some provisions from the package of fiscal measures: This thing with gambling seems a bit dubious to me
More than one-third of Romanians totally disagree with the activity of President Nicușor Dan – INSCOP
More than one-third of Romanians totally disagree with the activity of President Nicușor Dan – INSCOP
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