Antoine Dewaest

INTERVIEW Corina Rebegea, CEPA’s Director for Democratic Resilience: What a Biden/Trump victory could mean for NATO / The US decision to remove troops from Germany affects overall solidarity within the alliance

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25 aug. • 3
There is a lot of speculation about how the United-States – Russia relations will evolve, depending first on who will win the 2020 US presidential elections according to Corina Rebegea, head of Democratic Resilience Programme at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). These speculations have taken ground in the wake of the recent US […]
INTERVIEW Corina Rebegea, CEPA’s Director for Democratic Resilience: What a Biden/Trump victory could mean for NATO / The US decision to remove troops from Germany affects overall solidarity within the alliance

Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: With the ongoing revolution in Belarus, Putin fears loss of influence, or even worse, that the Russian people follows suit

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18 aug. • 500
Belarus’s future depends on what Russia will do in the coming days, but the reverse is also true according to Janusz Bugajski, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), in a statement for G4media.ro. Belarus has seen unprecedented protests calling for President Lukashenko to quit in the wake of a contested […]
Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: With the ongoing revolution in Belarus, Putin fears loss of influence, or even worse, that the Russian people follows suit

INTERVIU Ben Hodges, fost comandant al armatei SUA în Europa: România este centrul de gravitație al NATO în regiunea Mării Negre / Numărul forțelor de rotație va crește în următorii ani

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18 aug. • 13
România este actor geopolitic NATO cu o importanță tot mai mare în regiunea Mării Negre, susține Ben Hodges, fost comandat al armatei SUA în Europa și analist CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis), unul dintre cele mai importante think-thank-uri americane specializate pe problemele Europei Centrale și de Est. ”România a devenit un aliat-cheie în regiune […]
INTERVIU Ben Hodges, fost comandant al armatei SUA în Europa: România este centrul de gravitație al NATO în regiunea Mării Negre / Numărul forțelor de rotație va crește în următorii ani

INTERVIEW Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the US Army Europe: Romania is the NATO center of gravity in the Black Sea region / Unit rotations to Romania will keep increasing in the coming years

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18 aug. • 2
Romania is a geopolitical NATO actor that assumes increasing importance in the Black Sea region according to Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the US Army Europe (2014-2017) and holding today the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). On August 13, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman – Maria Zaharova […]
INTERVIEW Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the US Army Europe: Romania is the NATO center of gravity in the Black Sea region / Unit rotations to Romania will keep increasing in the coming years

How does Europe stimulate consumption as household expenditure dropped sharply due to COVID-19

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14 aug. • 1
It will take years for the European economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and it will depend, among other things, on the return of the consumers to their pre-Covid pattern. According to Eurostat, the household real consumption per capita declined by 3% in the first semester, a record since 1999. Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Belgium, […]
How does Europe stimulate consumption as household expenditure dropped sharply due to COVID-19

How COVID-19 is affecting the globe: Country profiles / The USA and Brazil represent together more than 40% of the cases around the world / Critical situation in Spain

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12 aug. • 1
The number of Covid-19 cases has surpassed 20 million worldwide according to AFP based on countries’ official numbers and their applied case definitions as of Tuesday, August 11. More than 20 million cases have been reported across the globe, including 741,380 deaths. The United States and Brazil are the two worst-hit countries with 5 million […]
How COVID-19 is affecting the globe: Country profiles / The USA and Brazil represent together more than 40% of the cases around the world / Critical situation in Spain

Ce ar trebui să învețe România din exemplul Franței: cum pot fi organizate alegerile locale în contextul pandemiei COVID-19

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10 aug. • 7
În timp ce guvernul nu a luat încă o decizie oficială privind amânarea sau menținerea alegerilor locale în 27 septembrie, Franța a început să își analizeze propria experiență privind desfășurarea lor în contextul pandemiei. G4Media.ro a vorbit cu primari și politologi francezi pe această temă. Problema nr.1: Comunicarea guvernamentală și declarații contradictorii Într-un discurs televizat […]
Ce ar trebui să învețe România din exemplul Franței: cum pot fi organizate alegerile locale în contextul pandemiei COVID-19

What should Romania learn from the French case: How the local elections could be organized?

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10 aug. • 1
While the government has yet to take a formal decision on whether to postpone or hold them on September 27, France has begun analyzing its own experience in organizing polls in the context of a pandemic. G4Media.ro discussed that issue with French mayors and political scientists. Government communication and guidelines In his televised speech of […]
What should Romania learn from the French case: How the local elections could be organized?

Ce știm despre COVID-19, rezumat de Universitatea din San Francisco: Peste 30 de simptome identificate / Rata mortalității virusului pare a fi de aproximativ 10 ori mai mare decât cea a gripei

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08 aug. • 15
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) a publicat recent un articol în revista de vară 2020 care raportează cunoștințele curente despre despre coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, intitulat „Noi am crezut că era doar un virus respirator: Am greșit”. Potrivit acestui articol, Covid-19 se caracterizează prin cantitățile  importante de proteine care acționează ca niște cuțite pentru a se […]
Ce știm despre COVID-19, rezumat de Universitatea din San Francisco: Peste 30 de simptome identificate / Rata mortalității virusului pare a fi de aproximativ 10 ori mai mare decât cea a gripei

France has recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases since late May / The surge relates to the number of PCR tests carried out but also to contact tracing flaws, and slow decision-making

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07 aug. • 1
On Wednesday, France reported 1,695 new Covid-19 cases, marking the biggest jump since May 30. Up to now, 195,633 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in France, while the official death toll has risen to 30,312 according to Santé Publique France. “One of the reasons of such sharp rise is the recent large-scaling PCR testing”, […]
France has recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases since late May / The surge relates to the number of PCR tests carried out but also to contact tracing flaws, and slow decision-making

“Child Trafficking in Paris”: a documentary about the Romanian theft rings operating in Paris / Almost 1 million euros has been transferred to Romania by 38 families

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05 aug.
Being culprits and victims at the same time, this is the paradoxical duality of these children –mostly from the Roma community. The European Culture Channel ARTE broadcasted a 57-minute documentary entitled “Child trafficking in Paris” available online until September 19 in French and German with English, Spanish, Italian and Polish subtitles. Exploited by their own […]
“Child Trafficking in Paris”: a documentary about the Romanian theft rings operating in Paris / Almost 1 million euros has been transferred to Romania by 38 families

”Trafic de minori în Paris”, un documentar despre rețelele de hoți din România care operează în capitala Franței/ Aproape 1 milion de euro transferați în România prin intermediul a 38 de familii

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05 aug. • 10
Inculpați și victime în același timp – acesta este paradoxul acestor copii, majoritatea romi. Postul de televiziune Arte a difuzat un documentar de 57 de minute intitulat „Trafic de minori în Paris”, disponibil online  până la data de 19 septembrie, în franceză si germană, cu subtitrare in spaniolă, italiană si poloneză. Exploatați de parinții lor, […]
”Trafic de minori în Paris”, un documentar despre rețelele de hoți din România care operează în capitala Franței/ Aproape 1 milion de euro transferați în România prin intermediul a 38 de familii

Yves Coppieters, epidemiologist and professor at the Free University of Brussels: If Romanians respect the rules, elections can be held without fear, if they don’t, then the risk of COVID-19 spreading is high and real

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01 aug. • 5
The zero-risk option does not exist but organizing elections in September 27 is feasible if preventive measures are strictly applied by everyone from now on, according to Yves Coppieters, an epidemiologist and professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), School of Public Health, in a statement for G4media.ro. As the number of Covid-19 cases […]
Yves Coppieters, epidemiologist and professor at the Free University of Brussels: If Romanians respect the rules, elections can be held without fear, if they don’t, then the risk of COVID-19 spreading is high and real

Janusz Bugajski, analist CEPA: România, cel mai bun candidat din regiune pentru relocarea trupelor americane din Germania / Ar reprezenta o mutare frumoasă pentru a contracara expansionismul Rusiei

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29 iul. • 15
România ar putea fi unul dintre candidații importanți pentru relocarea trupelor americane din Germania, susține analistul CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis), unul dintre cele mai importante think-thank-uri americane specializate pe problemele Europei Centrale și de Est, într-un interviu pentru G4Media.ro Totuși, deși țările care ar putea găzdui trupe americane la Marea Neagră – Bulgaria, […]
Janusz Bugajski, analist CEPA: România, cel mai bun candidat din regiune pentru relocarea trupelor americane din Germania / Ar reprezenta o mutare frumoasă pentru a contracara expansionismul Rusiei

Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: Romania is one of the potential hosting countries along with Poland and the Baltic States for the US troops removed from Germany

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29 iul. • 2
Romania could be on the top of the candidates regarding the relocation of US troops, according to Janusz Bugajski, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), in a statement for G4media.ro Following the Trump’s announcement to withdraw troops from Germany, the United States will relocate 5,400 forces to other European countries, […]
Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis: Romania is one of the potential hosting countries along with Poland and the Baltic States for the US troops removed from Germany

Is it safe to travel to France despite the Covid-19 pandemic? / What are the current travel restrictions and safe places to go

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29 iul.
While Europe has been through some difficult times since the pandemic started, many people have experienced emotional, physical and mental fatigue, a KFF study says.  So, why not enjoy the summer season to take a break … without taking any risks? France could be an option worth considering since Romanians coming to France are no […]
Is it safe to travel to France despite the Covid-19 pandemic? / What are the current travel restrictions and safe places to go

The Economist: „Gypsy Lives Matter” / Romii din Marea Britanie se inspiră din Mișcarea Black Lives Matter în căutarea dreptății şi în lupta lor împotriva prejudecății şi rasismului

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28 iul. • 31
Succesul recent al mișcării „Black Lives Matter” a influențat modul în care romii luptă împotriva resentimentelor anti-rome in Marea Britanie, relatează The Economist. Amintind de discursurile „Black Lives Matter”, comunitatea romă subliniază că în secolul 17 și 19, strămoșii lor erau aruncați în sclavie și apoi vânduți în Caraibe. Totodată, unii compară uciderea lui George […]
The Economist: „Gypsy Lives Matter” / Romii din Marea Britanie se inspiră din Mișcarea Black Lives Matter în căutarea dreptății şi în lupta lor împotriva prejudecății şi rasismului

Radical shift in strategy: the US wants to get Russia on its side in the open confrontation with China. Such change could have major consequences even for Romania

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28 iul.
Moscow responded to Secretary of State Pompeo’s statement in which he suggested that Russia and the US could work together on the world stage to oppose China’s policy. To no one’s surprise, the response was negative says pravda.ru, reported by Rador. On July 23, Mike Pompeo delivered a speech at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, […]
Radical shift in strategy: the US wants to get Russia on its side in the open confrontation with China. Such change could have major consequences even for Romania

COVID-19 resurgence fueled by young adults: Studies and data from several countries suggest young people play a key role in the virus’s spread / They also make up a growing portion of new cases

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25 iul. • 5
Romania reported 1,284 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, a record number since the start of the pandemic. While most of Europe is slowly going through a second wave, the latest statistics show that the situation is yet quite different from that of February as the average age of people getting infected is […]
COVID-19 resurgence fueled by young adults: Studies and data from several countries suggest young people play a key role in the virus’s spread / They also make up a growing portion of new cases

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Russia and Turkey compete to exert influence. Romania wants to secure its gas development projects. Overview of the peripheral actors and the interests they defend

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22 iul. • 2
On July 12, Armenian and Azerbaijani troops fought with heavy artillery, killing at least 16 people in the worst border clashes in years. These fights stem from the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan since the late 1980’. After the fall of the USSR, the Azerbaijani region, with an Armenian ethnic majority, […]
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Russia and Turkey compete to exert influence. Romania wants to secure its gas development projects. Overview of the peripheral actors and the interests they defend

EXCLUSIVE Simona, 24-year-old, recently diagnosed with Covid-19: “Let God enlighten your mind” they said, “the virus does not exist”. For me, the worst is not the pandemic itself, but the negation of it

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18 iul. • 14
When Simona shared her story on Internet a month ago, she wanted it to be anonymous. Today, she decided to speak openly about it because, she says, people don’t believe a faceless story. Her name is Simona Chitoroaga and she is a social media specialist and copywriter from the Republic of Moldova. After she met […]
EXCLUSIVE Simona, 24-year-old, recently diagnosed with Covid-19: “Let God enlighten your mind” they said, “the virus does not exist”. For me, the worst is not the pandemic itself, but the negation of it