Tag: Romania

  • Right now: Eurovision Song Contest – follow Semifinal 2

    Right now: Eurovision Song Contest – follow Semifinal 2

    Listen to the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from Liverpool on Sweden’s Radio P4. Carolina Norén is an expert commentator for all broadcasts from the Eurovision Song Contest. See the starting order for the second Eurovision semi-final below. In this semi-final, Sweden cannot vote. Starting order for the second semi-final of the…

  • On screens this spring: Bridgerton has a new bride, but what would the Indian matchmaking matriarch say?

    Seema Taparia can be seen as an unlikely star. The Mumbai marriage counselor rose to fame in the late 50s, so it’s not like she’s longed for fame, so why all the criticism, trolling and memes? Her show Indian Matchmaker (S3; Netflix; April 21) just keeps getting better. It has taken India and the world…

  • Voilà: Voltaire and friends are welcome! French-language play debuts this weekend

    Since Københavns Post is an English-language newspaper, it is natural that it tries to cover as much English-language theater as possible. But many of our readers are not American, British or Australian etc. They come from countries like Italy, Romania, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Portugal. And some of these countries no doubt have citizens based…

  • Huge increase in employment among women from non-Western countries

    Significantly more female immigrants from non-Western countries, and their descendants, are in employment compared to 2012, shows a new analysis by Dansk Industri (DI). A decade ago, approximately half had jobs. Today, the figure is 64 percent. The increase of approximately 14 percentage points far exceeds the increase in employment among ethnic Danes. In comparison,…

  • Poland reaches agreement on transit of Ukrainian grain

    Poland reaches agreement on transit of Ukrainian grain

    Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. The news came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the heavily shelled frontline town of Avdiivka in the country’s east, his official website…

  • China’s acquisition of foreign technology companies aimed at military modernization: Report

    China’s acquisition of foreign technology companies aimed at military modernization: Report

    Peking [China]April 16 (ANI): China is using imports, foreign investment, commercial joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and industrial and technological espionage to help achieve its military modernization goals, Geopolitica.info reported. The US Department of Defense (DoD) had underlined in its 2021 report that the Chinese strategy includes multiple methods of acquiring foreign technology, especially those…

  • Kazakhstan, France build 2-0 lead in Billie Jean King Cup

    Kazakhstan, France build 2-0 lead in Billie Jean King Cup

    Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Weronika Falkowska 6-3, 6-4 to help her native Kazakhstan take a 2-0 lead over Poland in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan. Rybakina’s win followed teammate Yulia Putintseva’s 7-5, 6-3 thrashing of Poland’s Magda Linette, the 19th-ranked player in the world. Qualifying takes place Friday…

  • EU countries approve laws to phase out cars that emit carbon dioxide by 2035

    EU countries approve laws to phase out cars that emit carbon dioxide by 2035

    BRUSSELS, Belgium: Energy ministers of EU member states have approved a landmark law to stop the sale of new carbon dioxide-emitting cars by 2035, despite Germany winning an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. After weeks of delays caused by last-minute opposition from Germany, Europe’s main climate policy for cars can now come into…

  • Swedish multinational Medicover sees India’s healthcare market triple over the next 10 years

    Swedish multinational Medicover sees India’s healthcare market triple over the next 10 years

    By Zain AwanNew Delhi [India]March 14 (ANI): Sweden-headquartered multinational hospital chain Medicover, which plans to double its footprint in India, expects the country’s healthcare market size to grow threefold a decade from now. With a bouquet of 24 hospitals in India, Medicover has indicated that in the next five years it intends to double the…

  • The Swedish-headquartered hospital chain Medicover plans to double India’s footprint

    The Swedish-headquartered hospital chain Medicover plans to double India’s footprint

    New Delhi [India]March 14 (ANI): Sweden-headquartered multinational hospital chain Medicover Hospitals, which currently has 24 hospitals in India, plans to double its footprint over a period of next five years. Medicover is a specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare services. The company operates through two divisions – Diagnostic Services and Healthcare Services. In its healthcare…

  • The EU extends the travel agreement to Kosovo

    The EU extends the travel agreement to Kosovo

    If approved by the European Parliament, residents of the disputed province would be able to enter the bloc freely for up to 90 days The European Council has adopted a measure to give Kosovo passport holders the freedom to enter the EU without a visa for up to 90 days. The move comes as Brussels…

  • France seeks ‘pro-nuclear alliance’ for EU energy talks

    France seeks ‘pro-nuclear alliance’ for EU energy talks

    France is planning a meeting in Sweden on Tuesday with 12 other EU countries, with the aim of building an alliance of states to advocate nuclear power in the EU’s energy policy. The meeting, initiated by French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher on the sidelines of a meeting of EU energy ministers in Stockholm, will focus…

  • International students can work while studying abroad, but regulations vary from country to country

    International students can work while studying abroad, but regulations vary from country to country

    According to the research, more than 6 million students studied abroad in 2019, which highlights the importance of the subject for students. Although some countries allow international students to work while studying, the number of hours allowed and the types of work may vary. In most cases, a work permit is required, and in some…

  • Letter from HE Deniz Çakari, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey

    Letter from HE Deniz Çakari, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey

    The earthquakes have affected a large area that consists of 10 cities and is home to a total of 13.5 million people, i.e. almost a sixth of the country’s total population. To give you a better idea of ​​the earthquake, the earthquake area is larger than several European countries, such as Austria, Switzerland or Bulgaria,…

  • Refugees from Ukraine are at risk of falling into poverty in neighboring countries, a study reveals

    Refugees from Ukraine are at risk of falling into poverty in neighboring countries, a study reveals

    The report found that refugees do not receive enough income and support to meet their basic needs, with 68 percent of respondents saying they cannot afford essentials such as food, water, clothing, shelter and healthcare. Mothers of children, pensioners, the disabled and those without regular income face the most financial pressure. The most common negative…

  • Denmark scores highly for driver satisfaction

    High costs for petrol and parkingThe Danes achieved an overall score of 6.06 out of 10 – a result largely driven by the quality of their road infrastructure and low levels of congestion in the capital. However, the country’s ranking was hampered by high prices for off-street parking and the highest price of petrol of…

  • Bulgaria is second in the EU in the number of people killed on the roads

    Romania and Bulgaria report the highest number of victims in road accidents in the EU in relation to the size of the population, according to data from the European Commission. The countries’ overall ranking by number of deaths has not changed significantly compared to the period before the pandemic – in 2022, the roads were…

  • Andrew Tate – the self-proclaimed knight of men

    Andrew Tate – the self-proclaimed knight of men

    Andrew Tate has been called both the internet’s scariest man and the face of male toxicity. He’s a former kickboxer who got kicked out of the reality show Big Brother, ran a webcam business and became a self-help guru to loads of guys and young men around the world. But it was in December that…

  • Concert Review: Aitch 2 Wow

    By Eric Maganga Set the stage, a packed Store Vega on a Tuesday night, anticipation building like an uncontrollable flame and Aitch’s DJ pouring gallons of petrol on it. The crowd was combustible and on this night Aitch was a pyromaniac. The Manchester MC with the big personality rocked the Copenhagen audience for over an…

  • Social media influencer Andrew Tate, brother remains in Romanian police custody until February 27

    Social media influencer Andrew Tate, brother remains in Romanian police custody until February 27

    Bucharest [Romania]January 21 (ANI): Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate will remain in police custody till February 27. This comes as a Romanian court on Friday extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers told CNN affiliate Antena 3. The brothers are currently being investigated over allegations of human trafficking and rape. According to…

  • Banned pesticides still widely used: How EU Member States misuse emergency authorizations

    Banned pesticides still widely used: How EU Member States misuse emergency authorizations

    Report “Banned pesticides are still in use in the EU” shows that many of these toxic substances were still in widespread use in recent years. This is done using an emergency loophole in the law. We analyzed the emergency permits for 24 pesticide active substances from 2019–2022. These pesticides have either been proven to be…

  • Romanian Member of Parliament: We have no chance for Schengen in 2023

    “Romania has no chance to enter Schengen in 2023,” said the leader of the Romanian People’s Movement Party (PMP) and member of the European Parliament, Eugen Tomac, in an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI). According to him, the government in Bucharest should consider suing the Court of the European Union, BTA reported. “I am…

  • Survey: Young Danes are against their children being educated with immigrants

    Survey: Young Danes are against their children being educated with immigrants

    It is often said that the Danes are fiercely protective of their culture, but that younger generations are far more open to societal changes and diversity. However. a new study of young ethnic Danes’ attitudes towards immigrants seems to contradict that theory. This suggests that while young Danes are generally sympathetic to the plight of…

  • Danish News Round-Up: The rising costs of parents who are forced to stay at home to care for their children

    Danish News Round-Up: The rising costs of parents who are forced to stay at home to care for their children

    Absenteeism costs society dearly and becomes a “desperate situation”, warns professor Mikael Thastum from Aarhus University, an expert on the subject, to DR. However, it is not a truancy problem, rather a failure to cater for children with special needs and disabilities together with a growing tendency to exclude problem children. Over 15,000 parents are…

  • Tennis recap: Novak Djokovic wins first win in 2023

    Tennis recap: Novak Djokovic wins first win in 2023

    Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his first singles match of the season on Tuesday, beating France’s Constant Lestienne 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Adelaide International 1 in Australia. Making his first appearance in the competition since claiming the title in 2007 at the age of 19, Djokovic won 44…

  • Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate detained for a month in Romania

    Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate detained for a month in Romania

    Bucharest [Romania]December 31 (ANI): A court in Romania ordered a month-long detention of divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother in connection with human trafficking and rape. Tate, his brother Tristan and two others had been detained for the first 24 hours, CNN reported, citing Romania’s Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime…

  • The World Cup that made Pele “immortal”

    The World Cup that made Pele “immortal”

    Football legend Pele, who died on December 29, went down in history not only as an incredible striker but also as the only man to win the World Cup three times. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the three World Cups that would result in Fifa naming Pele “the immortal”. PeleThe WC’s undisputed ambassador,…

  • Online influencer detained on suspicion of human trafficking Reuters

    Online influencer detained on suspicion of human trafficking Reuters

    Controversial ?manosphere? Guru Andrew Tate was handcuffed in Romania on Thursday Former British kickboxer and controversial social media star Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania along with his brother Tristan Tate on Thursday. Prosecutors suspect the couple of human trafficking and rape, Reuters has reported. Tate was photographed in handcuffs while being escorted by Romanian…

  • Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania for human trafficking

    Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania for human trafficking

    Bucharest [Romania]December 30 (ANI): Controversial social media star Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on Friday along with his brother Tristan Tate for investigation in a human trafficking case, Sports Bible, a British sports-focused social media publisher, reported. According to reports, the Directorate of Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest, or DIICOT, was…

  • Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Our authors traveled through Russia from the Chukotka Peninsula to the north to find the best stories for you, dug deep into history and revealed the most interesting episodes from the past. Below is a list of the best examples of our culture and lifestyle stories about Russia. And of course the best recipes. Enjoy!…

  • New: The Romanian murders and the master rhymer Ursut

    New: The Romanian murders and the master rhymer Ursut

    In the media, he is described as one of Sweden’s most dangerous criminals with a reputation for being a secret agent, being behind the “Romanian murders” and having murdered a mafia member. It all begins in the summer of 1986 when a dead body floats up in Sydhamnen in Helsingborg. Later, the police find two…

  • Guest opinion: More war or EU enlargement?

    Guest opinion: More war or EU enlargement?

    The time is now for the EU to show leadership and put forward – with maximum fanfare – a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia that will absorb both nations as full members of the EU. Proven peacemakerAt first glance, the very idea of ​​the EU stretching from Galway to Vladivostok would seem absurd to…

  • A home in tune with all your needs

    A home in tune with all your needs

    Moving to Copenhagen as an expat opens up all sorts of questions about where and how to live. Many opt for the city centre, others the countryside, but both can be lonely choices. What often eludes the internationals is a sense of community – a quality at the heart of the ethos of LIVING BY…