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Aurelian Giugăl: Social problems arising from the transition were swept under the rug and are now exploding. But the elites are indifferent. It is enough to label dissatisfied people as “stupid” Romanian university professor and political scientist Aurelian Giugal

Romanian university professor and political scientist Aurelian Giugal

Aurelian Giugăl: Social problems arising from the transition were swept under the rug and are now exploding. But the elites are indifferent. It is enough to label dissatisfied people as “stupid”

Aurelian Giugăl 8 May, 2025

Hot take after the first round of the presidential elections in Romania on the structural problems of...

Poland: every taxpayer can redirect 1.5% of their total annual income tax to a public benefit organization

Tsvetelina Sokolova 7 May, 2025

Interview with Prof. Spasimir Domaradzki

“You arrive as nobody”: Kapka Kassabova’s Ode to the Balkans

Smaranda Șchiopu 26 April, 2025

A Romanian read of Kassabova’s quartet - Border, To the Lake, Elixir and Anima

The contours of post-liberalism in the West and in Southeast Europe: a conversation with David Bisset

Vladimir Mitev 25 April, 2025

As the centre of the world system implodes, the former internal periphery of the EU - Central...

Central and South-Eastern Europe: Times are not good for progressive projects, but we need to preserve and increase our potential. There are always changes

Vladimir Mitev 31 March, 2025

A wide-ranging interview with a Romanian professor of the history and theory of law at Ghent University:...

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Have Romanians always been conservative?

Alexandru Ionașcu 20 March, 2025

A comment on the occasion of Mircea Cărtărescu’s failure to become a member of the Romanian Academy

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Romania’s presidential candidates have a bridge element

Vladimir Mitev 13 March, 2025

In Romania there are two opinions on a number of issues - the attitude towards the US...

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Vladimir Mitev: There are two Romanias

Vladimir Mitev 10 March, 2025

Interview for Bulgaria on Air TV on the accusations against a group that conspired to take Romania...

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A Romanian donated a plaque with a picture of Kolyo Ficheto to the museum in Dryanovo

Janeta Iordanova 26 February, 2025

The donation was made thanks to the cross-border networking of the residents of Ruse and Giurgiu

Society

Romanian journalist: Authorities are trying to dismantle a functional funding system for media and NGOs

Poland: every taxpayer can redirect 1.5% of their total annual income tax to a public benefit organization

“You arrive as nobody”: Kapka Kassabova’s Ode to the Balkans

Have Romanians always been conservative?

Romania’s presidential candidates have a bridge element

Vladimir Mitev: There are two Romanias

A Romanian donated a plaque with a picture of Kolyo Ficheto to the museum in Dryanovo

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