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The two faces of Romania: how Bucharest became NATO's "capital" despite the lack of internal reforms

The two faces of Romania: how Bucharest became NATO’s „capital” despite the lack of internal reforms

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28 nov. • 1
This week, Bucharest became ground zero for global diplomacy. The capital is hosting a summit of NATO foreign ministers, a G7 meeting and the Munich Leaders’ Meeting. These are all major events and attest to Romania’s importance in security policies in the world’s hottest region. How do you explain this award, given the major shortcomings […]
President Iohannis talks about the possibility of postponing a decision on Romania's accession to Schengen: "If we don't have a certainty by 8 December, it is possible to postpone the decision by a month or two months"

President Iohannis talks about the possibility of postponing a decision on Romania’s accession to Schengen: „If we don’t have a certainty by 8 December, it is possible to postpone the decision by a month or two months”

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23 nov. • 1
The lifting of the CVM: a breath of fresh air for the Government and President Iohannis / What the European Commission's decision means for Romania

The lifting of the CVM: a breath of fresh air for the Government and President Iohannis / What the European Commission’s decision means for Romania

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22 nov. • 4
SOURCES Interior Minister Lucian Bode goes to Vienna for talks with Austrian Interior Minister / Gerhard Karner announced that Austria will not agree to Schengen expansion

SOURCES Interior Minister Lucian Bode goes to Vienna for talks with Austrian Interior Minister / Gerhard Karner announced that Austria will not agree to Schengen expansion

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22 nov.
Major decision expected today in Brussels: The College of Commissioners discusses the preliminary conclusions of the Verification and Cooperation Mechanism on Romania / Commission could take an important step towards lifting the CVM - sources

Major decision expected today in Brussels: The College of Commissioners discusses the preliminary conclusions of the Verification and Cooperation Mechanism on Romania / Commission could take an important step towards lifting the CVM – sources

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22 nov.
President Iohannis urges OMV management to start as soon as possible the offshore exploitation in the perimeter owned by Romgaz and OMV Petrom

President Iohannis urges OMV management to start as soon as possible the offshore exploitation in the perimeter owned by Romgaz and OMV Petrom

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21 nov.
PNL and PSD, in a tug-of-war over pension increases. What the two parties are proposing

PNL and PSD, in a tug-of-war over pension increases. What the two parties are proposing

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18 nov.
The PNL and PSD are at war with each other over pension increases, as they have been for the past two months, and over the energy price cap. This time, the bone of contention is the amount by which pensions are to be increased and a possible difference in treatment for small pensions. First of […]
BREAKING Austrian Interior Minister announces opposition to Schengen accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia / In January, Minister Bode thanked Austrian minister for "supporting" Schengen accession

BREAKING Austrian Interior Minister announces opposition to Schengen accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia / In January, Minister Bode thanked Austrian minister for „supporting” Schengen accession

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18 nov. • 2
SOURCES One of the scenarios for Romania's accession to Schengen: a monitoring programme similar to the CVM in justice

SOURCES One of the scenarios for Romania’s accession to Schengen: a monitoring programme similar to the CVM in justice

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18 nov.
Romania, the EU Member States and representatives of the European institutions are currently discussing several scenarios for Schengen accession to take place at the EU Council meeting on 8 December. One of the options under discussion is the establishment of a monitoring and cooperation mechanism, similar to the CVM, to provide additional guarantees that Romania […]
Do Romania and Bulgaria really deserve the keys to the EU unconditionally? A few observations on the glowing assessment of the European Commission of the Romanian border security

Do Romania and Bulgaria really deserve the keys to the EU unconditionally? A few observations on the glowing assessment of the European Commission of the Romanian border security

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17 nov. • 2
EXCLUSIVE The Netherlands has sent a Schengen evaluation mission to Romania. What the Dutch experts are checking

EXCLUSIVE The Netherlands has sent a Schengen evaluation mission to Romania. What the Dutch experts are checking

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16 nov. • 1
The Dutch government has sent an evaluation mission to Romania to verify the state of fulfilment of the necessary criteria for joining the Schengen area, official sources told G4Media. The mission is made up of experts and will last until the end of this week. The Dutch mission came to Bucharest at Romania’s invitation. Prime […]
BREAKING President Klaus Iohannis promulgates the three justice laws. The head of state did not wait for the opinion of the Venice Commission, as requested by the European Commissioner for Justice

BREAKING President Klaus Iohannis promulgates the three justice laws. The head of state did not wait for the opinion of the Venice Commission, as requested by the European Commissioner for Justice

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15 nov. • 1
BREAKING Massive blackout in Moldova, including Chisinau, after Russian bombing of Ukraine / Power supply from Romania cut off

BREAKING Massive blackout in Moldova, including Chisinau, after Russian bombing of Ukraine / Power supply from Romania cut off

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15 nov.
Several regions of the Republic of Moldova were left without electricity on Tuesday evening due to Russian shelling in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spînu announced. „Following Russia’s bombardment against the Ukrainian power system in the last hour, one of the power lines that provides electricity transmission for our country has disconnected in automatic mode […]
The risk of being the champion of integrity in politics / How USR raised the bar and what happened when it fell under it: the case of Clotilde Armand

The risk of being the champion of integrity in politics / How USR raised the bar and what happened when it fell under it: the case of Clotilde Armand

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09 nov. • 1
3 billion US loan for the construction of two new units at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant

3 billion US loan for the construction of two new units at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant

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09 nov.
Energy Minister Virgil Popescu will receive letters of intent for two loans of $50 million and $3 billion from the president of the US Exim Bank on Wednesday for the construction of two new units of the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, according to an announcement by the Presidential Administration. The ceremony in Egypt will be […]
"The employee profile has changed a lot recently. Expectations from our clients have increased a lot in terms of transferable knowledge", Alexandru Matei, Country Head Resource Management Organization Luxoft (P)

„The employee profile has changed a lot recently. Expectations from our clients have increased a lot in terms of transferable knowledge”, Alexandru Matei, Country Head Resource Management Organization Luxoft (P)

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08 nov.
Foreign Affairs Ministry, after Putin's statements: falsely suggesting that Romania has territorial claims over Ukraine / Russian President: large territories in Romania, in Hungary, have been taken (...) Russia can be the only real guarantor of Ukrainian statehood and sovereignty

Foreign Affairs Ministry, after Putin’s statements: falsely suggesting that Romania has territorial claims over Ukraine / Russian President: large territories in Romania, in Hungary, have been taken (…) Russia can be the only real guarantor of Ukrainian statehood and sovereignty

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07 nov. • 1
The media empire controlled by Viktor Orban's party FIDESZ in Transylvania is collapsing: 70% of journalists have been fired 

The media empire controlled by Viktor Orban’s party FIDESZ in Transylvania is collapsing: 70% of journalists have been fired 

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07 nov.
The Mediater association, through which Viktor Orban’s FIDESZ party controls much of the Hungarian-language press in Romania, is laying off two-thirds of the journalists working for its newspapers, and 70% of the group’s staff will be laid off as of January, the independent Transtelex reports. The layoffs come amid the economic crisis already unfolding in […]
The Emperor of empty words

The Emperor of empty words

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02 nov.
Rarely do we get to see a politician’s hollowness in all its glory. President Klaus Iohannis gave us this opportunity on Tuesday, during the pompous event entitled „International Conference on Women Parliamentarians in Romania and the Promotion of Gender Equality as a National Commitment”. Listen in again to this monarch of nothingness, the king of […]
The metastasis of the press. Elon Musk's case in Bran demonstrates un unprecedented vulnerability for Romania

The metastasis of the press. Elon Musk’s case in Bran demonstrates un unprecedented vulnerability for Romania

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01 nov.
The metastasis of the press. Elon Musk’s case in Bran demonstrates un unprecedented vulnerability for Romania   The press is considered the watchdog of society. It barks when it smells illegality, chases thieves, and digs for evidence. In Romania, however, most of the Romanian press looks like a fangless creature that is mocked by its […]
The ghost children: the Horahai, excluded by the Roma and the Turks, illiterate and undocumented, they do not exist for the Romanian state / How an NGO managed to increase the number of preschoolers from two to six preparatory classes

The ghost children: the Horahai, excluded by the Roma and the Turks, illiterate and undocumented, they do not exist for the Romanian state / How an NGO managed to increase the number of preschoolers from two to six preparatory classes

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25 oct.