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The gov’t officials of climatic disasters

Some of the political decision makers are so naïve they claim having countless achievements under their belt, including discovering… the wheel. So much so that truths that have been known for quite some time are only acknowledged now, and not as such, but also raising a claim for personal research “abilities”. A derisory claim unless so [...]

Published by mihai.iordanescu on February 22nd, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Power without spirit

A more efficient nature, the latter had someone close to him – Laurentiu Streza – elected as the head of the Orthodox Church in Transylvania. Annoyed by the move and also mastering the weaknesses of the nonagenarian Patriarch Teoctist, Bartolomeu obtained the confirmation of the secession of the eparchies in the north, west and centre [...]

Published by catalin.bogdan on February 21st, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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The chaos of corruption

A recent Eurobarometer ranks Romania among the EU countries where corruption is a “major problem”. The rating is rather mild if we relate it to the statistical indicators of the survey concerned, which shows 96 per cent of Romanians by and large sharing that view and 31 per cent acknowledging they had to pay bribe, [...]

Published by mihai.iordanescu on February 20th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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A normal resignation

Friday morning, on February 7, 2012, German President Christian Wulff resigned live on TV. In a five-minute statement he explained the reasons of his decision, of which the main one stands out: the highest ranking office in the German state can no longer be correctly fulfilled given the circumstances he is in. A similar resignation in [...]

Published by mihai.hareshan on February 19th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Powerful and yet inhuman state

After the relative change of tone of the Power in the communication with the public, these past few days we have noticed a return in force to the rigid language and disdainful attitude towards the citizens. In spite of the almost general discontentment with Emil Boc (7.3 per cent confidence rate at the end of [...]

Published by rodica.pricop on February 16th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Where do we stand?

Where do we stand? What are the landmarks we conduct ourselves by, apart from political instinct and wish to remain or get to power? The crisis hit Romania, as well as other European states, in 2008. It was also in 2008 that the Emil Boc Government took over power riding a wave of electoral promises [...]

Published by victor.lupu on February 15th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Intellectual in power

At some point, President Traian Basescu introduced his successor in cryptic manner. Asked who the following president might be, he made a vague sketch, insisting on his more academic dimension, compared to him, seen as someone at the antipode of an intellectual politician. Invited to read between the lines, commentators though they were discerning Teodor [...]

Published by catalin.bogdan on February 14th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Europe: Fear of Germany?

When, on December 9, 2011, British MP David Cameron took a step back from the solution of the European Council regarding the sovereign debt crisis in the EU, the Eurosceptical British media bloated and started using phrases such as ‘the fourth Reich’, ‘benign hegemon’ etc. They were addressed to ‘the German solution’ to the crisis [...]

Published by mihai.hareshan on February 13th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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Poverty stifles Romania

“Such train of thought can no longer notice that Romania’s demographic collapse, and the consequent aging of its population is an issue more pressing than pollution or global warming. ” Romania’s government officials are overwhelmed by the current social and economic woes, which are very pressing, and made more difficult by decision makers’ contradictory reactions. [...]

Published by mihai.iordanescu on February 12th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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The Government and the restless…

Starting today, Romania has a new government. Boc and the old team left the stage, making room for the second tier of PDL people, ‘the young wolves’ as the press called them. After over three years of discretionary rule, ignoring the needs and the suffering of the public, while blocking dialogue and co-operation with the [...]

Published by rodica.pricop on February 9th, 2012 at 9:00 PM
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