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About one-third of Romania’s National Program for Recovery and Reform (PNRR) is behind schedule, which could result in the loss of billions of euros in EU aid and billions more in penalties.
The dollar fell sharply against all key currencies, following a two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US. This agreement led to a significant drop in oil prices and weakened demand for the dollar as a defensive asset in the conflict.
On April 8, the price of the first cryptocurrency jumped 4.3%, breaking through the $71,000 level. At the time of writing, the asset is trading around $71,600.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 800 people after receiving information from the U.S. airport security agency. The figure covers the period from the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency until February 2026.
The eurozone private sector in March showed the weakest expansion in nine months. This follows from the business activity index (PMI) data published by S&P Global.
Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence (AI) technology company founded by former OpenAI employees and creator of a family of large language models collectively named Claude, has announced a partnership with Google and Broadcom for “several gigawatts” of next-generation TPU computing power planned to launch starting in 2027.
Moldova is at the final stage of implementing the European Directive PSD2 into the national legislation. The document envisages modernization of the payment services system, implementation of Open Banking and strengthening the security of online payments.
S&P Global Ratings affirmed Romania’s ‘BBB-‘ rating on April 3 with a negative outlook and noted that risks associated with the implementation of Romania’s public finance consolidation program will remain high in the coming years.
The European Commission (EC) has urged EU countries to limit large-scale measures to support economies, including energy subsidies and tax cuts, because of the risk of high inflation and budget deficits.
Donald Trump has declined an invitation to come to the Bucharest Nine summit in the Romanian capital scheduled for May 13.
More than 800 teams from all over the country registered for the question and answer contest about the European Union “EuroQuiz Moldova 2026”. Each team consists of 6 students and has a coordinating teacher.
Tour operators report that tourists are reconsidering or canceling plans for vacations in Turkey due to the aggravation of the situation.
The first cryptocurrency will collapse to $10,000 if buyers can’t overcome and hold the $75,000 level.
Donald Trump has issued a new ultimatum to Iran, giving it time to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or Tehran will face a “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day.”
In the April 2026 report “Institutions for Industrial Policy,” International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts discuss the shift away from pure free market principles in economic management. Industrial strategies require active government intervention and coordination, reminiscent of Soviet Gosplan methods to support key sectors of the economy in the new environment, according to the Fund’s working papers.
A total of eight countries, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Poland, reported PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 15 micrograms per cubic meter, well above the 5 µg/m³ level considered safe by WHO.
Finance ministers of five EU countries – Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria – called for the introduction of a tax on excess profits of energy companies amid a sharp rise in fuel prices due to the war in Iran. This is reported by Reuters with reference to their letter to the European Commissioner for Climate Vopka Hukstra.
Tungsten reserves, on which the U.S. military machine critically depends, are rapidly depleting due to the war with Iran. But it is impossible to replenish them quickly – China dominates supplies and has imposed export restrictions. The Trump administration is trying to solve the problem, but it could take up to 10 years.
Thursday was the last working day on major trading floors before the Catholic Good Friday, declared a holiday in the countries of the Western branch of Christianity. Before the long weekend, wheat and corn prices fell by an average of $0.16-0.21/bushel, $3-5/t.
A group of Moldovan MPs paid a visit to Georgia at the invitation of the Georgian side. The delegation consisted of Igor Dodon, Bogdan Tsirdia, Petru Burduja (PSRM), Vasile Costiuc, chairman of the parliamentary faction “Democrația Acasă” and Olga Ursu, deputy chairman of the parliamentary faction “Alternativa”.
