With the IMF in town and the majority of the country against them, the sinister coalition led by Pavel “Mr. Midnight” Filip is putting a brave face on things. Yesterday the parliament published yet another piece of worthless paper. My translation: The document laid out by the Moldovan legislature states their intention to promote reforms demanded by their development partners [foreign financiers], to consolidate the … Continue reading High and Deep in Moldova
Hey kids, time for a Dragobete themed mailbag, even though not a single person mentioned the holiday to me today. Ah well, what can you do? Hey Sam, will you link to my bullshit 100 word article on your website? Sure, if it’s good, or has something useful or relevant to it. Or if it is written in at least halfway intelligible English. Or has … Continue reading Mailbag
It’s no secret that I have almost zero respect for Romanian journalists and bloggers. But I am starting to get a serious writer crush on Moldovan journalist Vitalie Calugareanu, who has been writing (literally!) the only decent analysis I’ve seen anywhere in the Romanian language on what’s going on in the Republic of Moldova. Because his latest article is so good, I decided to translate … Continue reading En Garde, IMF!
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