Public policy

There is growing interest in technology for the implementation of smart cities projects, according to a new report by IDC, which provides a forecast for the market in the current and near years.

Romania's economy grew at record rates in 2017 due to an increase in consumption since fiscal relaxation.

But some analysts warn that while fast growth looks like good news, the government is neglecting investment and the country is bound to face difficulties in the future.

Outgoing Euro Working Group Thomas Wieser has said that no other government has embraced economic reforms linked to Greece's bailout program to the extent that the current coalition led by leftist SYRIZA.

Farmers from Trikala, central Greece, on Wednesday parked their tractors at the Megalohori junction on the E65 highway, stepping up their protests at the government's ongoing austerity drive.

Norway becomes the first Scandinavian state to decriminalize drugs, writes Independent.

The majority of MPs in the Norwegian Parliament support the historic change, including conservatives, liberals and two left-wing parties.

They entrust the government with the task of changing politics towards drugs.

The government on Wednesday submitted the 2018 budget in Parliament, predicting a higher-than-expected primary surplus, of 3.8 percent of gross domestic product, and a growth rate of 2.5 percent, as well as additional austerity with some 1 billion euros in new taxes. 

The government on Wednesday submitted the 2018 budget in Parliament, predicting a higher-than-expected primary surplus, of 3.8 percent of gross domestic product, and a growth rate of 2.5 percent, as well as additional austerity with some 1 billion euros in new taxes. 

One of the Investment Companies, owned by Bill Gates, made USD 80 million worth of investment in land which is 45 minutes away from Phoenix, Arizona. It is a desert location with the conditional name Belmont, which in the future will become an innovative city of the future, reports kaldata. 

The European Commission has proposed that the exhaust fumes of all new passenger cars and minibuses in the EU be 30 percent lower in 2030 compared to 2021, the EC press service said. The share of the EU in global sales of new passenger cars has fallen from 34 per cent before the financial crisis (2008-2009) to 20 per cent to date.

A draft budget for 2018 presented in Parliament on Monday predicted strong growth but also pointed to a significant revenue shortfall this year that is likely to result in nearly 2 billion euros in new austerity measures next year.