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Europol conducts largest operation against bot systems in several EU countries, including Romania
Europol has taken control of over 100 servers in nine European countries, including Romania, in the largest operation against bot systems used for malware cyberattacks. Operation Endgame, as Europol titled the action, focused on disrupting criminal services by arresting High-Value Targets, taking down criminal infrastructures, and freezing illegal proceeds. It targeted droppers including IcedID, SystemBC,…
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Dynamism taking over the North-Western office market in Romania: 70% of COS’s shared offices & coworking space business comes from Stables Cluj, up 14% yoy
Stables space in Cluj, owned by COS, generated revenues of EUR 423,000 in 2023, accounting for 70% of the total COS shared offices and coworking business. Stables’ occupancy rate was 95% last year, up by 15 percentage points compared to the previous year. 75% of the demand for shared offices and coworking office comes…
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Survey: 54% of jobs in Romania likely to be augmented by generative AI, 4% fully or partially displaced
Romania’s GDP could increase by EUR 14 to EUR 16 billion over the next ten years if the country adopts generative AI extensively, the survey The Economic Opportunity of AI shows. The survey, covering the region of Central and Eastern Europe, was commissioned by Google and conducted by the Scandinavian management consultancy firm Implement Consulting…
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Romania inaugurates HIMARS Maintenance Center near the border with Ukraine
Romania inaugurated a National Maintenance Center for the HIMARS system in an event attended by defense minister Angel Tîlvăr. He argued that the center allows countries in the region whose armies are equipped with such systems to send their equipment for maintenance or repairs here. The HIMARS system is a US-made light multiple rocket launcher…
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Bucharest’s Museum of Immersive New Art hosts summer camp for kids
MINA, the Museum of Immersive New Art in Bucharest, opened registrations for the Summer Camp – a five-day creative camp for children aged 7 to 13. In the weeks of July 8-12 and July 22-26, children will participate in a variety of activities “designed to develop them artistically and emotionally,” museum representatives said. From drama…
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SIGNAL IDUNA extends flexibility for companies in Romania, offering two new options for private health insurance: co-payment and deductible systems
SIGNAL IDUNA, the leader in health insurance, offers its clients a new option for group health insurance – the possibility of co-payment – providing all companies in Romania with the opportunity to customize employee benefits. This option allows for the adaptation and configuration of covered medical services according to the specific needs of each team,…
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Habitat for Humanity: Vulnerable children in Buftea receive hot meals at newly opened BufKids cafeteria
Habitat for Humanity Romania, the Hercules Association, and partner companies inaugurated the BufKids cafeteria this week, offering hot meals to 50 vulnerable children in Buftea, a town roughly 20 km from Bucharest. The cafeteria has its own kitchen and is an extension of the BufKids Center. The initiative supports efforts to fight poverty and promote…
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Official statistics: Romania’s forest areas grew in 2023 due to reforestation
The area of forests in Romania increased by 3,159 hectares last year, totaling 6.45 million hectares, while the volume of harvested timber decreased by 5.3%, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). At the same time, the national forest fund increased by 2,284 hectares, reaching 6.6 million hectares. This increase is…
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Air pollution measured by health costs per capita in Bucharest, highest in Europe
Bucharest is the European city with the highest social costs per capita associated with air pollution, according to the report “Health costs of air pollution in European cities and the linkage with transport,” carried out by the Dutch environmental consulting company CE Delft in October 2020 and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. Thus, in 2018, these…
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Poll says NATO deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana would dominate presidential elections in Romania
Romanian diplomat Mircea Geoana, currently serving as NATO deputy Secretary General, would win the first round of the presidential elections and defeat all the leaders of the major political parties, according to the latest poll carried out by INSCOP for News.ro. In the tightest scenario for the second round, Geoana would defeat Social Democrat leader…