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UEFA Champions League 2025–26 Qualifying Kicks Off As Finland’s Kuopion Palloseur and Sweden’s Malmo Win First-Leg Games
Mumbai, July 9: Qualifying for next season's Champions League kicked off Tuesday even as freshly crowned title holder Paris Saint-Germain is still playing games at the Club World Cup. In Finland, KuPS Kuopio and Milsami of Moldova were the first...
CarePal Group Co-Founder & CEO Piyush Jain Awarded 2025 Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Innovation Award
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (NewsVoir) Piyush Jain, Co-Founder and CEO of CarePal Group and Impact Guru, has been awarded the 2025 Alumni Innovation Award from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Alumni Board at Harvard University. Piyush, a graduate...

Romania Faces Harsh Economic Measures to Avoid "Greek Scenario"
"We must admit that for years our country spent much more than it could afford," Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said last night on Antena 1 television, explaining the unpopular fiscal-budgetary measures that his government will implement in...

Super Eagles Slip In Latest FIFA Rankings Despite Unbeaten Friendly Run
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped to 44th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, released after the June international window, despite remaining unbeaten in their recent friendly matches. This slip represents a notable decline for the Super...

Business News | CarePal Group Co-Founder & CEO Piyush Jain Awarded 2025 Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Innovation Award
NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10: Piyush Jain, Co-Founder and CEO of CarePal Group and Impact Guru, has been awarded the 2025 Alumni Innovation Award from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Alumni Board at Harvard University. Piyush, a...

Romania’s Agricover Credit signs RON 100 mln loan agreement with European Fund for South-East Europe
Agricover Credit IFN, a financial institution specializing in financing farmers, part of Agricover Group, and the European Fund for South-East Europe, signed a new loan agreement worth RON 100 million. The financing is granted for seven years....

Von der Leyen survives no-confidence vote in European Comm. leadership
Ursula von der Leyen survives a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, exposing deep divisions over EU leadership and the Green Deal. Ursula von der Leyen retained her role as European Commission president after surviving a no-confidence...

Opposition files no-confidence motion against Romanian government
The far-right opposition party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) announced, in a press conference held on July 9, that it filed a no-confidence motion against the government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan in response to the executive's...

Societe Generale: Shares & Voting Rights As Of 30 June 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) NUMBER OF SHARES COMPOSING CURRENT SHARE CAPITAL AND TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2025 Regulated Information Paris, 8 July 2025 Information about the total number of voting rights and shares pursuant...

EU Chief Von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote, first in over a decade
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s chief executive, faces a confidence vote on Thursday that has little chance of success but has exposed tensions among her supporters and criticisms about her leadership style. At around midday (1000 GMT), European...
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Ando Glaso Roma Fest 2025: Roma culture festival returns to Glasgow for 2025 showcase
Scotland’s annual celebration of Roma culture, the Ando Glaso Roma Fest, has announced a packed programme of music, arts and dance for 2025. The Glasgow-based festival once again features an incredible line up of international performers, speakers...

Wizz Air Expands Bratislava Network with New Bucharest Route
Wizz Air, Europe’s most environmentally sustainable airline , is delighted to announce a new exciting direct route from Bratislava to Bucharest. Flights will operate from the 28th of October with tickets now available on wizzair.com and WIZZ...

UniCredit says Romania's rating downgrade averted, but yield compression needs more reforms
The adjustment generated by the fiscal corrective package drafted by the Romanian government could be sufficient to avoid a credit rating downgrade and maintain the country's access to EU funds, which could support a stabilization of the EUR-RON...

Jumbo sales in Cyprus rise 7 per cent in first half of 2025
Greek retail group Jumbo reported resilient sales growth across its network in the first half of 2025, with stores in Cyprus and Greece driving performance despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and planned tax changes in Romania.. At...

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania’s industrial rents still among lowest in EMEA despite upward trend
Industrial rents in Romania remain among the lowest in the EMEA region, despite a 15% increase since 2019, according to the latest Waypoint Global Industrial Dynamics Report released by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The...

Arctic wolf cubs born at Oradea Zoo in Romania
Two Arctic wolf cubs were born this year at the Oradea Zoo in western Romania and quickly became the main attraction for visitors. The two cubs, male and female, are a first for Romanian zoos. They are more active in the morning and are already 8...

Summer events in Romania: Film festivals and outdoor screenings
The summer months are filled with film festivals, many of them holding outdoor screenings to take advantage of the warm summer evenings. Below is a selection of upcoming events. Ceau, Cinema! July 16 – July 20, Timişoara The 12th edition of the...

Romania Remains a Top Travel Destination for Moldovans
Romania ranks among the most popular travel destinations for citizens of the Republic of Moldova. According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics of Romania, 37,867 Moldovan tourists stayed in Romanian tourist accommodations,...

Romanian PM confirms second fiscal corrective package by end of July
Romania's prime minister Ilie Bolojan, speaking in front of the Parliament on July 7 to assume responsibility for the first package of fiscal measures, outlined again the measures that will be included in the second package, which mainly targets...

EGEC: Poland and Hungary are the hot spots of geothermal energy developments
The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) expects to see a significant upturn in business activity linked to geothermal energy projects throughout Europe, starting in 2025. “The last few years have not been easy for the geothermal sector, with...