A former Romanian intelligence officer has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for Holocaust denial in the first-ever conviction under the country’s 2002 law.
Read further in The Jerusalem Post.
A former Romanian intelligence officer has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for Holocaust denial in the first-ever conviction under the country’s 2002 law.
Read further in The Jerusalem Post.
The Cîţu government finally presented a draft budget for 2021, but it looks like few are happy about it, including his own ministers. Among other things, the budget foresees cuts in the many bonuses and other benefits for public servants. And new data show that Romania experienced a mini-babyboom in December. This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch.
Romanian Dispatch #19 (February 6 —12, 2021)
Good morning. After some delay the national vaccination campaign against the SARS-CoV-2 virus has resumed with new supplies of the Moderna vaccin. The 2021 budget should be ready soon, although coalition partners disagree on the direction for sustainable economic growth. And 2021 looks to be a good year for coffee lovers. That and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch.
Romanian Dispatch #18 (January 30 – February 5, 2021)
Een voormalige Roemeense inlichtingenofficier is veroordeeld tot 13 maanden gevangenisstraf wegens ontkenning van de Holocaust in de allereerste veroordeling op grond van een wet uit 2002.
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Memoires van Roemeense politici zijn bijna op een hand te tellen. Gelukkig verschijnen binnenkort de memoires van Viorica Dăncilă, Roemenië’s eerste vrouwelijke premier. Zij leidde van januari 2018 tot november 2019 een kabinet van sociaal-democraten (PSD) en de liberale afsplitsing ALDE.
Lees verder in Donau Magazine.
After a short hiatus and a long holiday break we are back! And back with mostly good news: daily corona infections are down, vaccinations are up, and the new centre-right government, which was formed at the end of 2020, seems to be on track to reverse legislation that undermines the rule of law and tackle economic challenges.
Romanian Dispatch #17 (January 16 – 22, 2021)
Bij een historisch lage opkomst heeft in Roemenië de liberale minderheidsregering van PNL onvoldoende stemmen gehaald om een centrum-rechts kabinet te vormen. Omdat er geen duidelijke parlementaire meerderheid is voor een linkse noch rechtse regering is de verwachting dat een zakenkabinet Roemenië uit de coronapandemie moet leiden.
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And the polls are open! An estimated 740,000 Romanians in the diaspora have two days to vote in the parliamentary elections. At 07:00 this morning, 21,500 Romanians abroad had already cast their ballot. This issue of Romanian Dispatch is dedicated to the elections. We interviewed renowned sociologist Dumitru Sandu about the Romanian electorate and what the likely outcome of the elections will be.
Romanian Dispatch #16 (November 28 – December 4, 2020)
Roemenië is het centrum van de mensenhandel in Europa. Elk jaar worden duizenden, voornamelijk jonge Roemeense vrouwen tot commerciële seks gedwongen. Maar daar gaat een nieuwe regering in Boekarest verandering in brengen.
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Here is your weekly roundup, featuring highlights of news and events in Romania, not over the past seven but 14 days as we have been pre-occupied with reporting the presidential elections in Moldova and the tragedy in Piatra Neamț.
Romanian Dispatch #15 (November 8 – 20, 2020)