{"id":19269,"date":"2023-04-16T11:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T09:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseproject.ro\/?page_id=19269"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:50:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<!-- Section: Trend publications -->\r\n<section class=\"trend-publications section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row gy-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<!-- Post Card XL -->\r\n<article class=\"card card-post card-post-xl post-type-investigations\">\r\n\t<div class=\"card-body img-animated\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/investigations\/\" class=\"post-type\">Investigation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/investigations\/uncategorized\/prayers-for-calin-georgescu-the-networks-behind-a-political-cult\/\">Prayers for C\u0103lin Georgescu: The Networks Behind a Political Cult<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/?s=&#038;author=31\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrei Ciurcanu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"published\">May 22, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-photo img-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-1024x584.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prayers for C\u0103lin Georgescu: The Networks Behind a Political Cult\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COVER-ALTARUL-POLITIC-2048x1167.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"card-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\u201cGOD EXISTS!\u201d March 24, 2026. 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Chinese companies worked with Hora\u021biu Potra, a former mercenary<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/?s=&#038;author=41\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRise Project\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"published\">Feb 5, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-photo img-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/potra-2-300x227.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Chinese companies worked with Hora\u021biu Potra, a former mercenary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/potra-2-300x227.png 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/investigations\/uncategorized\/calin-georgescu-and-his-army-of-bodyguards\/\">Calin Georgescu and his army of bodyguards<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/?s=&#038;author=31\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrei Ciurcanu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"published\">Dec 5, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-photo img-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Calin Georgescu and his army of bodyguards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8011362-Mediafax_Foto-Alexandru_Dobre-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- Post Card END -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-8 col-lg-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<!-- Post Card -->\r\n<article class=\"card card-post post-type-investigations h-full\">\r\n\t<div class=\"card-body img-animated\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/investigations\/\" class=\"post-type\">Investigation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/investigations\/uncategorized\/calin-georgescu-the-first-million\/\">C\u0102LIN GEORGESCU, THE FIRST MILLION<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/en\/?s=&#038;author=41\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRise Project\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"published\">Nov 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-photo img-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"C\u0102LIN GEORGESCU, THE FIRST MILLION\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8010667-Mediafax_Foto-Andreea_Alexandru-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- Post Card END 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2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"card-body-photo img-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-300x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"HUMANA &#8211; HOW COMPANIES CONNECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.riseproject.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_102241-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- Post Card END 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