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Extratereștrii nu au venit de nicăieri. Au crescut din noi
La sfârșitul lunii septembrie 2026, Bill Gates i-a spus lui Ezra Klein, în podcastul New York Times, că extratereștrii au sosit. Nu au venit cu nave spațiale. Au fost creați în laboratoare. Iar momentul, a adăugat el, seamănă cu istoria evoluției. Cu cincizeci de ani în urmă, Richard Dawkins ne spusese un lucru la fel de incomod: nu noi folosim genele, ci genele ne folosesc pe noi.
Fondurile europene au modernizat România, dar nu pot ține loc de economie
Din articol Absorbția nu este totuna cu dezvoltarea Noul buget european schimbă miza De la subcontractare la valoare adăugată Agricultura trebuie dusă până la raft Exportul este testul politicii economice O nouă regulă pentru fiecare euro european România trebuie să negocieze un loc în economie, nu doar o alocare Fondurile europene au schimbat România. Au finanțat drumuri, rețele de apă, transport public, școli, spitale, digitalizarea administrației și investițiile a zeci de mii de întreprinderi.
AI-ul: noua selecție naturală
Statul modern a fost construit pentru a administra populații, granițe, resurse și instituții. Statul secolului XXI trebuie să administreze fluxuri: fluxuri de date, energie, capital, semiconductori, modele AI, lanțuri logistice, narațiuni, atacuri cibernetice și dependențe tehnologice. Aceasta este noua suveranitate. Nu doar cine are steag. Nu doar cine are armată. Ci cine are capacitatea de a procesa informație, de a o transforma în decizie și de a transforma decizia în capacitate materială.
SAFE - 16,68 miliarde de euro și aceeași întrebare, cheltuim sau investim?
România poate accesa până la 16,68 miliarde de euro prin programul european Acțiunea pentru securitatea Europei, iar aceasta este a doua cea mai mare alocare provizorie anunțată pentru statele interesate.
Safeguard activation thresholds for highly sensitive products under the GSP revision
Question for written answer E-001286/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The ongoing revision of the EU’s generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) proposes lowering safeguard activation thresholds for highly sensitive products. While this is a step forward, concerns remain that the lower thresholds may still fail to prevent sudden, disruptive import surges in particularly vulnerable sectors such as poultry meat.
Supporting the development of leading companies in central and eastern Europe
Question for written answer E-001089/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) Over the past two decades, EU cohesion policy and structural funds have played a major role in modernising infrastructure and supporting economic convergence across central and eastern Europe. However, a structural imbalance persists within the European economy: most globally competitive European companies originate from a limited number of western European economies.
Când inteligența crește fără biologie
Există o propoziție care, odată rostită, îți schimbă unghiul din care privești totul: oamenii se nasc, roboții se construiesc, iar inteligența artificială se crește. (Sursa: The Atlantic - AI is Grown, Not Built, By Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares) Un om vine pe lume cu un corp fragil, cu o memorie care uită, cu o atenție care obosește și cu o viață care, de regulă, se închide după câteva decenii.
Application of newly adopted safeguard measures on imports of ferro-alloying elements to the Everything But Arms beneficiary countries
Question for written answer E-004954/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The Commission has recently adopted safeguard measures on the imports of certain ferro-alloying elements, citing serious injury or threat thereof to EU producers.
La răscrucea digitală: cum pot fi reconstruite instituțiile democratice în era post-jurnalistică (2)
După ani în care tehnologia a subminat încrederea în instituții, a venit momentul să trecem de la analiză la acțiune. Dacă prima parte a dezbaterii a diagnosticat „criza de autoritate” – generată de pierderea monopolului informațional al guvernelor și de prăbușirea vechiului model mediatic – acum trebuie să construim soluții. Ce politici publice concrete pot reconstrui instituțiile democratice în epoca media post-jurnalistică, marcată de rețele sociale și informație descentralizată?
Trade measures on steel products and their economic implications for the downstream industries and broader supply chain
Question for written answer E-004503/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The Commission’s recently proposed trade measures on steel products have raised concerns among the EU’s trading partners and among downstream industries within the EU. In this context: 1.Has the Commission carried out any impact assessment regarding the potential cost increases for downstream industries and, consequently, for EU consumers resulting from these measures?
La răscrucea digitală: curajul de a armoniza tehnologia cu democrația (1)
Suntem în 2025, într-o lume în care inovațiile tehnologice se succed cu o viteză amețitoare, remodelând profund modul în care trăim, comunicăm și guvernăm. În calitate de europarlamentar implicat în transformarea digitală a societății, am fost martor direct al decalajului care se mărește între ritmul tehnologiei și ritmul instituțiilor noastre democratice.
High airfares and possible cartel practices in the aviation sector
Question for written answer E-004142/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Adrian-George Axinia (ECR), Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN), Krzysztof Śmiszek (S&D), Andi Cristea (S&D), Roman Haider (PfE), Geadis Geadi (ECR), Nikola Bartůšek (PfE), Gheorghe Piperea (ECR), Maria Zacharia (NI), Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă (NI), Daniel Obajtek (ECR), Daniel Buda (PPE), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Claudiu-Richard Târziu (ECR), Paolo Inselvini (ECR) Caught between...
Clarifications necessary as regards protection of the best interests of the child and respect for parental rights
Question for written answer E-004108/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Gabriela Firea (S&D), Dragoş Benea (S&D), Gheorghe Cârciu (S&D), Andi Cristea (S&D), Maria Grapini (S&D), Mircea-Gheorghe Hava (PPE) The Commission recently published a document on the new Equality Strategy 2026-2030 in which it states that it will ‘facilitate exchanges of best practices among Member States to support the development of legal gender recognition procedures based on self-determination that are free from age...
EU stance on space
Question for written answer E-004130/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The EU is currently lagging behind the United States and China in the space race. Europe does not possess sufficient launch capacity, particularly for heavy payload satellites. One of the main reasons for this shortfall is the EU's lack of reusable rocket technology. As a consequence, European satellites have to be launched from US territory.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in the next multiannual financial framework
Question for written answer E-004057/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR), Fernand Kartheiser (NI), Adrian-George Axinia (ECR), Alvise Pérez (NI), Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Geadis Geadi (ECR), Nikola Bartůšek (PfE), Andi Cristea (S&D), Nora Junco García (ECR), Diego Solier (ECR), Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă (NI) The competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe is under massive pressure.
Un nou moment Marshall între UE și SUA: Curajul unei monede comune transatlantice
Suntem în 2025, într-o lume a volatilității geopolitice și a schimbărilor tehnologice accelerate. Cu toate acestea, ecoul anului 1947 reverberează din nou în relația transatlantică. Atunci, secretarul de stat american George Marshall rostea la Harvard un discurs care avea să schimbe soarta Europei postbelice – Planul Marshall. În anii ce au urmat, Statele Unite au injectat circa 13 miliarde de dolari (aprox. 5% din PIB-ul american de atunci) în reconstrucția Europei devastate de război.
Limitations on the use of Wi-Fi calling services (VoWiF) while on roaming in the EU
Question for written answer E-003604/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) Petition No 347/25[1], submitted by Bogdan Epure, draws attention to the fact that considerable restrictions are being imposed on most EU consumers when they try to make Wi-Fi calls while travelling outside their home countries – including when they are in other EU Member States.
Financial challenges for Europe’s space industry SMEs and supporting industrialisation through prefinancing of non-recurring costs (NRC)
Question for written answer E-003361/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The space sector plays a key strategic role for the European Union and SMEs play a key role in the space industry as essential contributors to Europe’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness. In an annual study by SME4SPACE, the group representing these SMEs, the financial data of approximately 2 000 SMEs were processed.
Direct (non-structural) EU funding for water infrastructure and associated cybersecurity in the context of drought and climate change
Priority question for written answer P-003002/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) Amid prolonged droughts and the impact of climate change, water infrastructure in central and eastern Europe is becoming vulnerable, both physically and in terms of cybersecurity. Small and medium-sized water sector operators face limited resources to make their digital systems secure and adapt their water supply networks quickly.
Recognition of expenses for demography as investment for budgetary balance
Question for written answer E-002128/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Paolo Inselvini (ECR), Romana Tomc (PPE), Vasile Dîncu (S&D), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Mario Mantovani (ECR), Sergio Berlato (ECR), Alessandro Ciriani (ECR), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE), Nicolas Bay (ECR), Antonella Sberna (ECR), Mariateresa Vivaldini (ECR), Chiara Gemma (ECR), Claudiu-Richard Târziu (ECR), Michele Picaro (ECR), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Branko Grims (PPE), Rihards Kols (ECR), Raúl de la Hoz Quintano (PPE),...
Integration of digital creativity and video game development into secondary education curricula in the EU
Question for written answer E-002063/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) Romania has recently approved a new high school curriculum entitled ‘Video Game Development’, as an integrated optional subject in upper secondary education (high school), under the ‘Curriculum at the School’s Decision’ framework. This curriculum fosters digital skills, creativity and project-based learning by combining programming, digital art, design, storytelling and teamwork.
Parliamentary question | Mandatory identity verification (KYC) for social media accounts as part of the review of the Digital Services Act – follow-up to Petition 1428/2024 | P-001727/2025 | European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-001727/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) In the context of Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, I am following up on Petition 1428/2024, submitted by EU citizen Daniel Tudor, which calls for the introduction of mandatory identity verification (KYC) for all social media accounts created and visible within the EU.
Introduction of a European passport for medical radioisotopes and its incorporation into European e-health records
Question for written answer E-000950/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) Sustainable prevention, early diagnosis, equal access to treatment and better quality of life are key priorities of the European Union in the fight against cancer. The use of medical radioisotopes is vital in the diagnosis and treatment of many oncological and non-oncological conditions.
Regulation of digital ride-hailing and home delivery platforms to protect consumers
Question for written answer E-000248/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) EU citizens are experiencing considerable problems on ride-hailing and home delivery platforms: 1.Drivers confirm rides but fail to arrive. They deliberately force customers to cancel rides in order to pocket penalty charges, meaning that consumers lose time and money. Such practices go unpunished and there is no effective way for customers to even report them.
Publication of the report on the investigation into TikTok under the DSA ahead of the May 2025 presidential election campaign in Romania
Priority question for written answer P-000253/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Andi Cristea (S&D) The presidential elections in Romania have been rescheduled for 4 May 2025 (first round) and 18 May 2025 (second round). The Commission opened formal proceedings in respect of the TikTok platform on 17 December 2024 in relation to the alleged violation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) during the presidential elections held in Romania on 24 November 2024.
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