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At the end of 2025, former Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan announced that the project has entered the final stage of design and feasibility studies and that it will create over 2,000 jobs during the construction period and over 230 permanent jobs for the operation of the plant. #Energie #ReactoareNucleare #Doicești (translated)

The Patria Prima Association announced that it had sent 85 emails that morning to the parliamentarians of Bucharest and the city councilors of the Capital, to find out whether they supported or opposed plans to eliminate some traffic lanes and parking spaces in favor of bike lanes and areas with restricted auto access. The Association argued that traffic in Bucharest was already choked and that millions of people depended on cars for work, family, shopping, and commutes between Bucharest and Ilfov. It also criticized the possibility of introducing fees for car access, questioning how those who could not afford them would get around and invoking the financial situation of STB, which it said was in insolvency. Patria Prima demanded explanations regarding the circulation of ambulances and fire trucks, evacuations in the event of earthquakes or disasters, and the existence of studies or simulations about the effects of the measures on emergency interventions. The Association stated that it would publish the responses from the elected officials and that it had placed the email addresses of Bucharest parliamentarians and city councilors on its website. In the post, the organization stated that small groups of activists could influence the decisions of authorities through debates, petitions, and pressure, while the majority of citizens did not make their voices heard. It urged people to write to their local elected officials and parliamentarians about issues such as traffic, parking, fees, and infrastructure, and to ask for explanations, documents, and written responses. #București #Trafic #DrepturiCivile (translated)

Adriana Vitan Balint accused Nicu of being a crooked person lacking principles and scruples, willing to overlook anything to pursue his interests. She claimed that he met with Emmanuel Macron accompanied by Dacian Cioloș, who would have served as a translator, as Nicu's French was not good enough for a high-level discussion. Balint stated that Nicu removed Cioloș from the photo to hide the need for a companion and to create the impression of a tête-à-tête meeting with Macron. She also said that, in her opinion, Nicu had embarrassed Romania in the world for a year and a half and harshly criticized him for his character. #politică #Nicu #corupție (translated)

The journal Remote Sensing retracted a study that claimed twenty previously unmapped structures in the Cheops pyramid were discovered using Doppler tomography and satellite data, after finding serious methodological and statistical shortcomings. #CheopsovaPyramida #DopplerovskáTomografie #Věda (translated)

The author stated that Meta released Muse Spark Open, which the company claimed to be its strongest American model with open weights. The model had 816 billion parameters, of which 42 billion were active, and it was designed for coding and agents. According to the author, it was fine-tuned for operation on two connected Mac Studios, allowing a state-of-the-art model to run locally. #Meta #AI #technologie #US (translated)

Nathalie Tocci, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, warns that the simultaneous rise to power of nationalist right-wing parties in Spain, France, Poland, and Italy could put an end to the European Union in its current form. #AlegeriEU #ExtremaDreapta #PoliticaEuropeana (translated)

Numerous rigorous studies conducted by teams of researchers from around the world have strengthened the confidence in the reality and seriousness of human-caused climate change," said Professor Susan Solomon from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). #schimbări_climatice #încălzire_globală #impact_uman (translated)

From the perspective of the ANO movement, the result of the municipal elections is not a great defeat, but it is also not a success considering the losses, especially in the large cities. This is how political scientist Lubomír Kopeček from the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University comments on the municipal elections in an interview for Aktuálně.cz. #volby2026 #politika #ANO (translated)

At the end of 2025, former Minister of Energy, Bogdan Ivan, announced that the project has entered the final stage of design and feasibility studies and that it will create over 2,000 jobs during the construction period and over 230 permanent jobs for the operation of the power plant. #SMR #Nuclearelectrica #Doicești (translated)

Things became complicated after the first day of negotiations. Although "it initially seemed that there would be a compromise" between parties for the investment of the government, the situation changed after the first day of negotiations between the designated prime minister and PSD, PNL, and UDMR, says Sergiu Mișcoiu, a professor of political science at the Faculty of European Studies of UBB Cluj, in an interview for HotNews audience. #LucaNiculescu #negocieri #politicaRomania (translated)

Denik P – Paukner Media addressed Filip Turek's apology for his statements about the DUHA Movement in a post. It stated that Turek repeated the wording of the court ruling in the video, but also mentioned which people he believed left the original team at the Ministry of the Environment. The author focused on their professional backgrounds and attitudes towards energy. Regarding Martin Sedlák, an advisor to Petr Hladík, it was written that he previously worked in the DUHA Movement and later led the Union of Modern Energy and the Alliance for a Zero-Emission Future. He attributed to him statements from 2009 and 2011 against the need for nuclear energy and stated that he collaborated with DUHA on delaying the completion of Temelín. Martin Ander, another former DUHA employee and advisor to the minister, was identified as a proponent of a zero-emission economy and strict measures against both coal and nuclear power plants. It was claimed that Ander advocated for the termination of Czech nuclear energy and that similar policies in Germany contributed to the consequences of the energy crisis. The head of the climate protection section at the ministry, Petr Holub, was also linked by the author to the DUHA Movement and opposition to nuclear energy. It was noted that Holub promoted climate education at the ministry and participated in the National Climate and Energy Plan, which, according to the post, set a 30% share of production from renewable sources. It was also claimed that Holub advocated for subsidy support in the law for the creation of renewable energy capacity corresponding to ten times the installed capacity of Dukovany. The author estimated the investment costs from 2023 to 2030 at 100 billion crowns per year and referred to a SEEPIA study. Eva Lejsalová, the director of PR at the ministry, was described by the author as a former director of the political institute of KDU-ČSL, not an environmental expert. Regarding communication director Martin Polívka, it was written that he was Hladík's chief of staff in Brno; according to the author, he did not have the necessary education and called himself a political marketing expert. Petr Holub's advisor, Edvard Sequens, was labeled as an anti-nuclear activist and a member of the Calla association. He attributed to him support for the rapid end of coal energy and industrial contraction and stated that the association opposed new reactors in Dukovany and Temelín even in 2025. According to the author, Sequens considered nuclear energy an outdated technology that could be replaced by renewable sources and lower energy consumption in industries. Regarding Radim Misiaček, the project director of acceleration zones, the author stated that his contract with the ministry included a fee of 7,000 crowns daily for selecting experts, without a specified working time. Among the selected, he mentioned Martin Abel, a candidate from the Greens and a member of the Climate Lawsuit association, and Eva Volfová, a politician from STAN, whom he claimed had gained a stake in a company drawing state contracts. He added that he believed the case was being investigated by the police. In conclusion, the author refused to assess whether they were experts. He reacted to the media's labeling of their departure from the ministry as an "exodus of experts" and "dismantling of the expert team," stating that he wanted to present the people Turek claimed to have "scraped" from the ministry. #HnutíDUHA #energetika #odborníci (translated)

The newspaper P – Paukner Media claimed that the Kolín company Draslovka continued to operate in the Russian market despite a statement from March 2022 about halting supplies to Russia. It identified Jan Dobrovský as a co-owner, describing him as a significant supporter of the STAN movement and other politicians. The author stated that according to a study by the Russian institute Агентство Плодородия, Draslovka's exports to Russia increased from 300 tons of pesticides worth $500,000 in 2021 to 1,000 tons for $1.9 million in 2022. Records from the customs database Volza reportedly also captured shipments of the product Retacel 750 in 2022, including three shipments of 21,396 units, valued at $49,817.25, $49,414.29, and $49,168.93. The post further claimed that Draslovka made additional supplies in 2023 and obtained an extension of its license to sell pesticides in Russia until 2034 in 2024. According to the author, the company collaborated with Russian authorities during the licensing process, and its products were sold to both farmers and retail in Russia. The newspaper P – Paukner Media also stated that the owners of Draslovka and Dobrovský supported political entities and personalities that, according to him, acted against Russia. It attributed a donation of over 300,000 crowns to Dobrovský for Petr Pavel and noted that the group BPD Partners was the largest patron of STAN. In 2025, Dobrovský was reported to contribute 1.7 million crowns to the movement from his own funds. The author also mentioned support for the coalition SPOLU, Danuše Nerudová, and Jan Farský. The post criticized the contradiction between the declared termination of operations in Russia and the described supplies and licensing process. It noted that neither the group BPD Partners nor Draslovka responded to its inquiries about business in Russia. It also asked whether STAN or the coalition SPOLU would take a stance on their supporter’s business activities. #RuskáFederace #Politika #STAN (translated)

Paramount Skydance has completed a merger with Warner Bros. Discovery worth $110 billion, creating a new media group aimed at maintaining the independence of both studios and responding to challenges in streaming and competition. #ParamountSkydance #WarnerBrosDiscovery #Hollywood (translated)

"Now we have a library of 15 thousand films, everything from Harry Potter, DC Universe, Mission Impossible, Top Gun to The Godfather under one roof," Group head David Ellison stated last week that the purpose of the name Skydance is to maintain the separate identity of Paramount and Warner Bros. studios. #Skydance #Paramount #WarnerBros (translated)

Paramount Skydance completed the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new entity with an extensive library of films and streaming services, while also trying to preserve the identity of both studios and respond to the challenges in today's Hollywood. #Skydance #Paramount #WarnerBros (translated)

The author stated that the violent protests in France led to the arrest of 5,000 students and the closure of 400 high schools. He also mentioned that among the reasons for the protests was the introduction of tuition fees in certain fields and that numerous teachers' organizations had announced they would go on strike. #proteste #educație #grevă #FR (translated)