Александр Романов, Author at logos-pres.md
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Александр Романов

Александр Романов

Editor-in-chief, journalist and analyst. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moldova State University and the Faculty of International Relations at the Academy of Public Administration under the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Over 40 years of experience in journalism. For more than 20 years, he wrote about Moldova's foreign economic relations. One of the first in Moldova to write about European integration. Since 2016, editor of the newspaper Economic Review Logos Press, and since 2024, editor of the Logos Press portal. Twice named one of Moldova's top 10 journalists. In 2018, he received the ‘Person of the Year in Mass Media’ award from the Personalitatea Foundation. He taught ‘Investigative Journalism’ at the International Free University (ULIM). He is the co-author of the textbooks ‘Economic Journalism’ and ‘Investigative Journalism’. He is the author of the book ‘Statesman’ from the series ‘Personality of the Country’ about former Minister of Defence and former Ambassador to Poland Boris Gamurar.

Articles

    The world’s most popular soccer player, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo left Saudi Arabia on his private jet after a drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and flew to Madrid.

    3 March 2026
    Did Cristiano Ronaldo run away from the war?

    The European Commission will organize an information day for the European research ecosystem on March 18, 2026 on the Horizon Europe calls for proposals.

    3 March 2026
    Advanced science will get a chance for funding through the Orizont Europa program

    From March 1, 2026, a fully digitalized urban transport network will be launched in Ungheni. The cost of the project is estimated at 24 million lei.

    2 March 2026
    Ungheni switched to electronic payment for transportation: first 7 days free of charge

    The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova (SCJ) obliged the Comrat Mayor’s Office to authorize “GagauzCOOP” to operate a market in the capital of ATU Gagauzia.

    1 March 2026
    The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice brought the Comrat City Hall to a deadlock

    Today, March 1, 2026, Chisinau officially opens the international music festival “Mărcisor 2026”, which will be the main cultural event of the country of spring and will last until March 12. The organizers promise a rich program, including 26 events only in the capital and dozens of events all over Moldova, united by the theme of the meeting of spring and the community of cultures.

    1 March 2026
    The jubilee international music festival “Mărcisor 2026” starts in Chisinau

    On February 27, the Brussels authorities announced the launch of an in-depth investigation into the Oltenia energy complex in Romania. The reason was doubts as to whether Bucharest had complied with EU conditions in the process of restructuring the complex or had abused state aid and violated competition rules on the domestic market.

    1 March 2026
    European Commission may penalize Romania for state aid in the energy sector

    Starting from Monday, March 2, 2026, the Consumer Relations Center of “Moldovagaz” JSC, located in Chisinau at 64, Pushkin St., will suspend its activity.

    27 February 2026
    “Moldovagaz” transfers consumer relations to “Energocom”

    Tesla Corporation has officially gone on the counterattack against the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The lawsuit, filed on February 13, 2026 in the state Supreme Court, could set a precedent that will determine the future of autonomous driving systems and the boundaries of marketing promises in the AI era, according to Logos Press.

    26 February 2026
    Tesla vs. California: Musk goes all-in on ‘autopilot’ battle

    The Chisinau International Airport will invest about 180 million lei in the first stage of modernization and expansion of the main air harbor of the country, Logos Press reports.

    26 February 2026
    Chisinau airport begins large-scale modernization

    Foreign trade relations between Moldova and Ukraine have become the subject of heated economic discussions in recent years. And this is against the background of the fact that Chisinau constantly emphasizes Kiev’s unconditional support in the war with Russia, claims “brotherly ties” with its neighbors and unity of European integration aspirations.

    26 February 2026
    Moldova-Ukraine: “fraternal ties” and trade asymmetry

    Beijing is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on duties and urged Washington to abandon unilateral trade measures amid growing global trade uncertainty, Logos Press reported.

    23 February 2026
    China warns: trade conflict with US ‘harmful to both sides’ and demands tariffs be lifted

    The European Parliament’s IT security service has concluded that cybersecurity and data protection cannot be fully guaranteed on devices with integrated artificial intelligence features, Logos Press reports.

    21 February 2026
    European Parliament fears artificial intelligence and strengthens cyber defenses

    The Chinese government sees the current risks of the United States imposing tariffs against many countries as a chance to reshape international supply chains in its favor, reducing dependence on the U.S. market and strengthening its position in the European Union, the Persian Gulf and North America, Logos Press reported.

    20 February 2026
    China is turning Trump’s tariffs into a tool for global trade

    The artificial intelligence market is experiencing unprecedented growth in investment and company valuations, but with that comes increased worries from experts about a possible financial bubble that could lead to a sharp correction in the markets, according to Logos Press.

    20 February 2026
    AI market: financial bubble or long-term strategy?

    The European natural gas market has crossed a milestone: on February 18, gas reserves made in the summer of 2025 were fully withdrawn from underground gas storage facilities (UGS), according to Logos Press.

    19 February 2026
    European gas market: low reserves and geopolitical risks

    With the financial support of the World Bank, within the framework of the project “Higher Education in Moldova”, a web platform has been launched to promote the educational offers of a number of educational institutions in the country, reports Logos Press.

    14 February 2026
    Moldova invites foreign applicants for studies

    UPDATED. On the morning of Feb. 12, Belgian police searched several European Commission buildings as part of an investigation into the sale of real estate properties, Logos Press reported.

    12 February 2026
    European Commission buildings are being searched

    American technology giant Microsoft at the auction on February 10 became the epicenter of a large-scale sell-off in the IT stock market: quotes of the company fell by 16%, losing almost $400 billion of market capitalization, according to Logos Press.

    11 February 2026
    Shock on Wall Street over AI: Microsoft shares crash 16%

    The top ten highest-paid female athletes in the world for 2025, according to Forbes, are eight female tennis players, one female golfer and American Eileen Gu, who competes in freestyle skiing, according to Logos Press.

    9 February 2026
    Unique female athlete at the Olympics: the most popular and the richest

    Europe urgently needs to reduce its dependence on US payment systems such as Visa and Mastercard, otherwise their market dominance could be used as a weapon if transatlantic relations deteriorate, according to Logos Press.

    9 February 2026
    Europe fears Visa and Mastercard being used as weapons