Romania Slightly Less Fucked Up Than Bulgaria

Bulgarian leaders got a sneak peek at the upcoming CVM report, and they are not happy: Romania will be assessed more positively than Bulgaria in a EU Commission report on justice and internal affairs, Bulgarian Deputy PM Ekaterina Zaharieva has said. – In an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, she has admitted Bucharest has performed far better than Bulgaria over the past year with … Continue reading Romania Slightly Less Fucked Up Than Bulgaria

Historian Asks Hard Questions About Romanian Holocaust

From the Jerusalem Post: I looked for the “Why?” in the archives of Romania, but I could not find it there. In all the survivors, and children of survivors that I have talked to I awkwardly asked “why do you think this happened?” Despite my current work for my thesis, I have also been working on a book on the Jassy Pogrom which has put … Continue reading Historian Asks Hard Questions About Romanian Holocaust

Moldovans Take to the Streets

The huge protests continue for a third day, loud enough I could hear them two kilometers away at my house. From here: Two of the Chisinau protests on January 16 were organized by pro-Russian parties, while the third was held by the Dignity and Truth (DA) anticorruption civic group. The protests came after President Nicolae Timofti on January 15 nominated Technology Minister Pavel Filip as … Continue reading Moldovans Take to the Streets

Adrian Mutu Gets Married Yet Again

The soccer (football) player who was once the Great White Hope of Romania managed to get married for the third time in his life. Mutu recently published photos taken in the Cuban resort of Varadero, where he apparently signed the marriage documents alongside his partner. It appears the two are alone, although Mutu said in an Instagram post that they were surrounded by friends. Mutu … Continue reading Adrian Mutu Gets Married Yet Again