The victory of Friedrich Merz’s party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in the recent German federal elections virtually guarantees that Merz will become the country’s new chancellor, and this is an optimistic development for the European Union. A high degree of policy coherence between the German and EU leaders will make it possible to implement economic reforms in Europe, find ways to increase public spending in critical areas, and develop new budget rules.
It has never been clearer that Europe must become self-reliant. But in discussing how to achieve this, European leaders should not make a deceptive choice between security and competitiveness on the one hand and climate goals on the other. Such a move would deprive Europe of one of its main strategic advantages: a significant lead in the pace of transition to a low-carbon economy.
Moldova celebrated the National Reading Day on February 14. The date coincides with the International Book Giving Day, as well as the birthday of poet Grigore Vieru, who would have turned 90 this year.
This week, several news portals in Moldova reported about a significant increase in the price of products of one of the largest domestic producers of confectionery and sweets, Bucuria. Representatives of this company explain the price increase, first of all, by the actions of distributors and trade networks. In addition, they refer to the fact that cocoa and sugar are becoming more expensive.
