Romania
Brown, Sarkozy and gang - sceptic fantastics
Is Europe increasingly Eurosceptic as with the arrival of a new generation of new leaders?
romania, jaroslaw kaczynski, brussels, lech kaczynski, nicolas sarkozy, tony blair, united kingdom
EU elections shelved in Romania
Bulgaria is holding European parliamentary elections on 20 May, but Romania is delaying their own after PM Triceanu suspended his president. An internal referendum is due on 19 May
romania, budapest, referendum, central and eastern europe, politics
Bulgaria and Romania are Laurel and Hardy
The longtime neighbours and latest EU members know precious little about each other
romania, tourism, past enlargements, economy, bulgaria, central and eastern europe
Impending independence?
Independent from or autonomous within Serbia? Negotiations on Kosovo’s future status wound up in March
romania, kosovo, war, serbia, foreign policy, slovakia, spain
Bucharest: dictator's throne to democracy
Ceauescu erected the Romanian parliament in the second largest building in the world
romania, architecture, culture, cities, nicolae ceausescu, bucarest, central and eastern europe
Eastern ski resorts take centre piste
Longer hours of daylight, groomed slopes, cheap fares and a chance to explore über-foreign cuisine and culture. More and more are taking to Slovenian, Bulgarian, Czech and Bosnian slopes
romania, sport, bosnia and herzegovina, consumers, travel, czech republic, slovenia
Ceauescu, eternally shadowing Romania
For the first time, an exhibition in Bucharest lifts the veil on Romania’s Communist past
romania, past enlargements, nicolae ceausescu, communism, bucarest, democratisation, central and eastern europe
Join the Le Pen and Mussolini club
Representing a mere 2.5% of the EU chamber, the new far-right group in parliament is receiving the political cold shoulder
romania, right-wing, jean-marie le pen, right wing extremism, marine le pen, european parliament, strasbourg
Gypsy king: 'The EU offers new hope for the Roma'
Florin Cioaba, 'Roma King,' wants to unify the fragmented ethnic gypsy tribes and represent them politically
romania, men and women, human rights, roma, family, european commission, society
Romania: a wealth of poverty
Romania is regarded as the poorhouse of Europe. It's booming economy is dividing it into a small upper class and a larger emergent underclass
romania, corruption, economy, bucarest, central and eastern europe
‘12:08 East of Bucharest’: revolutionary rendevous
From the set of a local television station, three madcap characters attempt to understand what happened in their sleepy Romanian town the day that communism died
romania, cinema, revolution, post-soviet states, bucarest, democratisation
Sibiu: freestyling in the European arena
The Romanian city of Sibiu, in the Transylvania region, is making waves alongside Luxembourg as joint European Capitals of Culture 2007
romania, european capitals of culture, sibiu, post-soviet states, culture, cities, central and eastern europe
“The delayed implementation of laws is not a Romanian specificity”
Four questions to Antonela Capelle-Pogacean, an academic researcher working on Romanian politics at the CERI
romania, council of europe, society, democratisation, politics
Romania rife with low-level corruption
The European Commission wants to integrate Romania into the EU on 1 January 2007 – if the country can keep its corruption under control. A feature from Siebenbürgen.
romania, development, candidate countries, corruption, society, nicolae ceausescu, communism
War on huts, peace to the palaces!
Before long, demolition work will begin on the ‘Palace of the Republic’ in Berlin, a relic from GDR days. In other ex-socialist states there are similar buildings, and every one has its own story.
romania, berlin, warsaw, sofia, germany, architecture, poland
“Crises help the EU move forward”
One of Poland’s best known personalities is the politician, writer and journalist Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In an interview with cafebabel.com, he considers the effect of Polish accession and how Europe can move forward.
romania, enlargement, ukraine, turkey, russian federation, world affairs, europe
A decade of food hysteria
Many EU countries have ordered farmers to keep their chickens indoors. Such action has a familiar ring. The past decade has been marked by crises in the food chain in Europe.
romania, health, food, yum nyam, food security, germany, united kingdom
A message of hope for the Balkans
The Csango, ethnic Hungarians of the Moldavian region in Romania, have a history marked with bitter struggles for the recognition of their rights. They boast cultural and religious roots interwoven with those of all Europe.
romania, racism, discrimination, hungary, moldova republic of, balkans, world affairs
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