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The European Parliament rejected a vote of no confidence in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Babel
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The European Parliament on July 10 rejected a vote of no confidence in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, keeping her in office. It was the first attempt at a vote of no confidence since 2014. Euronews writes about this. Babel...
PM meets with Vietnamese, international female diplomats
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his spouse on Thursday evening met with Vietnamese and international female diplomats on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy of the UN (June 24), towards celebrating the upcoming...
Inter-Church Interaction and the International Agenda in the Letters of Patriarch Alexey I(80 years since the end of the schism over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church) {part 1}
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
“The unification of the world must be preceded by the unification of Europe, and the latter is unthinkable without the prior unification of the Slavic world.” Exarch STEPHEN I, 1947 In his address, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, opening the...
Romania issues EUR 5 bln FX bonds amid strong demand after fiscal package
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Romania raised approximately EUR 5 billion on July 9 in its first FX bonds issued after the political normalization and the fiscal corrective package aimed at addressing its major fiscal slippage, amid reported robust demand. The country's...
Romanian police target group of hackers who obtained tax refunds from the UK
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Romanian police conducted 13 house searches in Bucharest and the counties of Ilfov, Giurgiu, and Călărași on Thursday, July 10, in a case involving a group of hackers that defrauded the tax system in the United Kingdom. The suspects allegedly...
Romania to implement Iron Dome air defense system, minister says
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Romanian defense minister Ionuț Moșteanu announced this week that the government aims to import the air defense system also used by Israel, known as the Iron Dome, G4media.ro reported. The Iron Dome will protect Romania from attacks with short and...
Treat Iranian kidnap and murder plots as an attack on Britain, government urged
Politico Europe
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July 10, 2025
Since the committee took evidence, two Romanians have been charged after an Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London. Separately, three Iranian men have appeared in court charged with plotting violence against journalists under...
Romania to raise fines for feeding bears by the roadside, environment minister says
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced plans to toughen penalties for individuals who feed wild bears from their cars, following growing concerns over human-wildlife interactions along the scenic Transfăgărășan road. Speaking on Wednesday,...
Romania bans Schengen entry for alleged pro-Russian Chisinau mayor
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
The mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, was banned from entering Romania, as well as the entire Schengen area, for a period of 5 years, according to Ziarul de Garda, quoting official sources in Romania. The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced...
Romania's 10-year borrowing cost at year's lowest level
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
The interest rates at which the Romanian state borrows for 10 years - the benchmark for financing costs - fell on July 9 to the lowest level this year, to 7.15% per year from 7.52% a week ago, according to Ziarul Financiar. The interest rate cut...
The Parliament’s President comments on the ban applied to Mayor Ceban
IPN
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July 10, 2025
0 The President of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, asserts that the authorities in Chisinau have not received any official notification regarding the entry ban of the capital’s mayor, Ion Ceban, into Romania and the Schengen area. At the same time,...
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...
Chisinau will host the Transylvania International Film Festival, on July 25-27
IPN
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July 10, 2025
0 The latest Romanian and international productions are set to be screened in Chisinau as part of the Transylvania International Film Festival – TIFF. The event will be organized between July 25 and 27, with free admission, reports IPN. Three days...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survives no-confidence vote
The Journal
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July 10, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 3 hrs ago EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT Ursula von der Leyen has survived no- confidence vote in the European Parliament. MEPs voted on the rare challenge pushed by a far-right faction against the European Commission president in...
Iran threat to UK is significant: lawmakers
BDNews24
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Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain and, while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one that is rising and for which the UK government is not fully prepared, British lawmakers said in a report released on...
Peruvian Ambassador presents credentials to Romanian President
Andina
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July 10, 2025
During the meeting, Ambassador Olivares highlighted the excellent state of bilateral relations between the two countries, which are based on a historic friendship, shared values and principles, and multilateral cooperation. In turn, President Dan...
Top news of the day: Supreme Court tells Election Commission to consider Aadhaar, voter id, ration card as proof for Bihar roll revision; Maharashtra introduces bill to ‘curb’ Left-wing extremism, and more
The Hindu
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July 10, 2025
ECI may consider Aadhaar, voter id, ration card as valid proof for SIR, says Supreme Court A Supreme Court Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider Aadhaar, EPIC or Voter ID,...
European Commission President survives no-confidence vote
Malta Today
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in her on Thursday. A majority of members of the European Parliament, who voted on a motion submitted by the far-right, backed the Commission president. If she had...
Viewpoint: Robert Beck — Foreign elections: the Trump effect
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - New Hampshire
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October 7, 2025
Robert Beck COURTESY PHOTO In an interview in the June 2025 edition of The Atlantic magazine, President Donald Trump boasted of his second term, “I run the country and the world.” While our putative American Caesar may believe he possesses...
Romanian citizen accused of sexually exploiting a minor from Moldova
IPN
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July 10, 2025
0 A citizen of Romania will be tried for allegedly coercing an 11-year-old girl from Moldova into sending him sexually explicit images via the mobile app SnapChat, reports IPN. According to prosecutors, the accused initially received five photos...