We may not like Britain, but you will love Romania

We have seen these stories about the possible campaign which should discourage people from Romania and Bulgaria from coming to the UK. And also a mocking anti-campaign from Romanian paper Gandul. What does it tell us about the UK perception of Romania and Bulgaria and vice versa?

Romania’s referendum on Basescu is not valid. What’s next?

It seems the society is polarized. PM Victor Ponta said, with a clear reference to Basescu, that he thinks that any politician who willingly ignores 9 million votes is out of touch with reality. On the other hand Traian Basescu says that he will try and generate a sentiment of reconciliation in society.

Will the referendum in Romania change something?

Romania holds a referendum Sunday on impeaching a suspended President Traian Basescu. Regardless of the result would you say the referendum can solve anything, or not and why?

Romania and Bulgaria denied entry to Schengen

The Netherlands and Finland have blocked them. What’s next?

Barbarians at the Gates: Schengen Remains Closed for Bulgaria and Romania

By Vihar Georgiev, PhD student at the European Studies Department of the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. He is also a lecturer at the Center for European Programs of the American University in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Institute for Public Administration. The article was originally published in Slovak daily Pravda in the op-ed section.

The process was a mockery but Ceausescu deserved his faith

Mircea Raceanu is so called the last political prisoner of Romanian dictator of Nicolae Ceausescu. He was released from the prison on December 23, 1989, Ceausescu was executed two days later. This is the short interview with Mr Raceanu.

Is Romania going to swallow up Moldova after the election?

Very unlikely. Moldova will hold early parliemanetary elections on 29th July, 2009.

Central Europe is not safe from the devastating earthquake

The magnitudes can be really high, perhaps so high as the Sichuan earthquake.