If you were cynical, you would say: The USA is perfectly fine with it. Do not fill the position. Without a real Secretary-General, the bureaucratic apparatus of the UN, the Secretariat, would lack a leader respected at the level of heads of state. And that would further weaken the UN. John Bolton, the US ambassador to the UN under President George W. Bush and later a member of the Trump administration before becoming a critic of it, suggested that the White House might not have anything against leaving the position vacant for a while. #SUA #ONU #Trump (translated)
This agreement does not help either the price of petroleum products or the unity of the transatlantic community. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys criticized the American administration's plan on Monday, stating that it does not contribute to reducing prices for petroleum products or to maintaining transatlantic unity. #AcordEnergetic #Rusia #Ucraina (translated)
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Kestutis Budrys, criticized the American administration's plan on Monday, stating that it does not contribute to lowering oil prices or maintaining transatlantic unity. #DonaldTrump #motorina #Rusia (translated)
On the other hand, the leader of the USR deputies, Diana Stoica, stated that the designated prime minister Luca Niculescu does not fit the definition of a technocrat, because, although he is an experienced professional in public administration and diplomacy, he has been politically supported by the PSD throughout his career, including for the position of state secretary. #SorinGrindeanu #PNL #PSD (translated)
The prices of gasoline will rise again starting Tuesday and approach their record high, while the price of heating oil will decrease, according to the Energy Administration of the Federal Public Service Economy. #PrixDeLEnergie #Essence #Gasoil (translated)
Six senators, four Republicans and two Democrats, have urged the Trump administration to immediately abandon the plan to purchase diesel from Russia to reduce high fuel prices, arguing that it violates existing laws and finances Russia's aggression in Ukraine. #Trump #Motorină #Rusia (translated)
The article discusses the Trump administration's decision to turn Nidal Hasan's execution into a public spectacle broadcasted on the internet, emphasizing, through the voice of criminologist Lidia Stoica, the risks of normalizing violence and the ineffectiveness of the death penalty in deterring crime. #ExecutiePublica #DonaldTrump #ViolențăDeStat (translated)

European officials are alarmed by the Trump administration's threats to suspend military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to force Kyiv to stop attacks on refineries in Russia. #Ucraina #Trump #Zelenski (translated)

You know, I can put the world at your feet. The newspaper also reported that during a dinner in March with Greek and American officials, Guilfoyle attributed the fall of the Romanian government led by Ilie Bolojan to pressures from the Trump administration and stated that Washington could impose similar changes in other countries, including Greece. #KimberlyGuilfoyle #Ambasador #Controverse (translated)
"restore and immediately reinstate" The White House restored the credentials on September 24, after U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the ban is likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to "restore and immediately reinstate" their access. #investigație #DonaldTrump #boicot (translated)
American Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Friday that Washington will prohibit any transaction with what he called a "dishonest entity," intensifying the Trump administration's campaign aimed at dismantling this jurisdiction. #SUA #CurteaPenalăInternațională #NaviPillay (translated)
President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the decision by the U.S. administration's opposition to the possibility of the court prosecuting U.S. citizens. #Trump #NobelPentruPace #CPI (translated)
Romania received a tranche of over 300 million euros from the PNRR, composed mainly of non-repayable grants, and Minister Nazare highlights the importance of reforms in the use of these funds for improving administration and the economy. #PNRR #România #fondurieuropene (translated)

An ICE officer shot a 28-year-old man from the Dominican Republic seven times while he was in a car with a 5-year-old child, the incident generating protests and controversy regarding the Trump administration's immigration policy. #incidenteviolente (translated)

An internal memo from the Antwerp police calls on members to make maximum use of administrative arrests against known nuisance offenders, which seriously concerns the trade unions and prompts them to request clarification, with the threat of a strike. #Anvers #Police #Syndicats (translated)
The attempt to livestream an execution by shooting is little more than an attempt to seek attention from the Trump administration and is unlikely to happen, let alone give any appearance of justice. Hasan's appeal process is not over, Mills said, and he is likely to request a review of his conviction and sentence in a federal court, which could stay the execution. #ExecuțiePublică #NidalHasan #PedeapsaCuMoartea (translated)
"The Russians are deliberately targeting civilians," said Vadîm Filașkin, head of the military administration of the Donetsk region. #Ucraina #AtacRus #VictimeCivile (translated)
The Board of Directors of BNR has decided to maintain the key interest rate at 6.50% per year, thus prioritizing the fight against inflation in an uncertain economic context, despite the recent decrease in the inflation rate. #BNR #inflație #economiaRomână (translated)

"We have three decisions in the party, already made, in which we stated that we will not vote for any government that includes PSD or people who were supported by PSD. Mr. Luca Niculescu, although he is a professional, a person with experience in public administration and diplomacy, has been supported throughout his professional career by PSD, including for the position of state secretary, an appointment, as you know, political, made in 2022 with the support of PSD. At the same time, we have always been open to dialogue, you should know, we will have discussions, we will ask Mr. Luca Niculescu what the program he proposes is, but more importantly, what is the majority that will support this government in Parliament. Because we can only see it if AUR is there as well. And we cannot be part of this majority alongside extremists." The leader of the USR deputies, Diana Stoica, stated on Wednesday that the designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu does not fit the definition of a technocrat, arguing that although he is a professional with experience in public administration and diplomacy, he has been politically supported by PSD throughout his career, including for the position of state secretary. #USR #LucaNiculescu #DianaStoica (translated)
Arend Jan Kamp asked whether the government and the House of Representatives had thought about that. He wrote that investors would keep their data carefully and report their returns after inflation. According to him, some would also record broker, transaction, and currency costs, subscriptions, data, and courses. He also mentioned "Tosti's Damrak" and asked who that would be. Kamp wished those involved success with the implementation and administration. #box3 #beleggen #inflatie #financiën (translated)