The European Union recently postponed punishing Apple and Meta Platforms, temporarily avoiding a conflict with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration while working on a trade deal with the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported.
“The two titans of digital advertising face unprecedented legal threats over tactics they used to achieve dominance,” the publication writes, specifying that antitrust measures are involved.
The European Commission initially planned to announce suspension orders against the tech giants, an informed source told the publication. Both companies could also be fined, the report said.
Experts Club Information and Analytical Center has analyzed the inflation rate and its trends in Romania in recent years. Inflation in Romania in 2025 continues to show a moderate decline, while remaining above the National Bank’s target level. According to the National Institute of Statistics, in March 2025, annual inflation amounted to 4.86%, down from 5.02% in February.
Main components of inflation in March 2025.
Food products: price increase by 5.10%
Non-food products: increase by 3.84%
Services: up 6.99%
The greatest pressure on the overall price level is exerted by services, especially health care, education and utilities.
Historical inflation dynamics
To understand current trends, let’s look at the inflation rate in Romania in recent years.
2021: 5.05%
2022: 13.80%
2023: 10.40%
2024: 5.60%
These data show a significant increase in inflation in 2022, driven by global economic turmoil, and a gradual decline thereafter.
According to the European Commission’s forecasts, inflation in Romania is expected to continue to decline, reaching 3.4% by the end of 2025. However, risks related to fiscal policy and possible changes in tax legislation remain.
Romania’s central bank is taking a cautious approach, aiming to reduce inflation without damaging economic growth. With upcoming elections and increased public spending, the scope for further interest rate cuts is limited.
Number of dead and wounded civilians in Ukraine from 24.02.2022 till 31.12.2024 un data
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
Experts Club Information and Analytical Center has analyzed the inflation rate and its trends in Croatia in recent years. In 2025, inflation in Croatia shows a downward trend after the peak values of previous years. According to Eurostat, in March 2025, annual inflation amounted to 3.2%, down from 3.7% in February and 5.0% in January .
The decline in inflation is due to several factors.
Stabilization of energy prices: after sharp fluctuations in previous years, energy prices have started to stabilize, which has reduced pressure on the overall price level.
Moderate increase in food prices: despite the continuing impact on inflation, the rate of increase in food prices has slowed down.
Slowdown in service price increases: the services sector has seen a reduction in inflationary pressures, which has also contributed to the overall decline in inflation.
According to the European Commission’s forecasts, inflation is expected to fall further to 2.9% in 2025 and 2.2% in 2026.
To understand current trends, it is important to look at Croatia’s inflation rate in recent years.
2021: 2.7%
2022: 10.7%
2023: 8.4%
2024: 4,0%
These data suggest that after a significant increase in inflation in 2022, associated with global economic turmoil, Croatia is gradually returning to a more moderate rate of price growth .
Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative of Ukraine, notes that the investment fund of Ukraine and the US, which will be created within the framework of the agreement on minerals, will have the right to invest both in the development of deposits and in infrastructure projects: road, port, energy.
“This fund as a financial instrument will have the privileged right to invest in a wide range of facilities in Ukraine as soon as there are investment opportunities for it,” Kachka, who is leading the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, said on the air of a national telethon.
“First of all we are talking about minerals, …. but we are also interested in American investments in infrastructure…. By no means does this mean that we are talking a priori about transferring (infrastructure) directly to the fund. … It is only about us giving this fund the opportunity to invest in projects and … create conditions for earning money in favor of Ukraine and the American people,” Kachka explained.
Regarding the so-called debt of Ukraine, Kachka emphasized that “it is necessary to clearly and unambiguously deny … we are not talking about any new debt or transformation of the previous aid into debt, i.e. there is no logic of debt obligations in the proposals of the USA and, accordingly, in the proposals of Ukraine…. it is about… how much both the US and Ukraine want to earn from investments in Ukraine.”
He said that next week there will still be talks and “certain positive news” regarding military aid from the US.
On April 24, the two negotiating teams will continue talks in Washington on the agreement. In a memorandum, Kachka said, they agreed to report back on what was achieved on April 26.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said China is one of the biggest threats to the country in terms of foreign interference and geopolitics, and criticized Beijing for partnering with Russia in the war against Ukraine, according to a Reuters report.
During Thursday night’s election debate, Carney called China the biggest threat to Canada’s security. At a news conference in Niagara Falls on Friday, he emphasized the need to counter outside interference from China.
Carney also said China’s collaboration with Russia in the war against Ukraine poses a threat to all of Asia, especially Taiwan.
“We are taking measures to address it,” he said.
The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa did not comment on the statement. Carney’s Liberal Party is leading in the polls ahead of the April 28 parliamentary election.
In addition, Canada remains embroiled in a trade standoff with the U.S., responding with duties on U.S. restrictions on Canadian cars, steel and aluminum.
Carney stressed that Canada has no plans to respond dollar-for-dollar, but recognized the restructuring of the global trading system.
