Sweet Suceava

I’m talking about Suceava because Suceava is amazing. Continue reading Sweet Suceava

Sam Cel RomanJanuary 16, 2019January 16, 20191 Comment

Money, probability and predicting the future, People in Romania

Brexit Advice for UK Citizens in Romania

I regularly get emails about immigration issues in Romania, but lately, I’ve been hearing from British citizens worried about their future in Romania after Brexit. Literally, nobody knows what will happen with Brexit, so there’s no way for me to give any practical advice about what the future relations between Romania and the UK will be, but there is something British citizens can do now … Continue reading Brexit Advice for UK Citizens in Romania

Sam Cel RomanJanuary 15, 2019Leave a comment

Marketing, Advertising and Propaganda, Moldova - Republic of, Nistrenia

Seeing How the Propaganda Sausage Is Made

The Republic of Moldova is heading towards a pivotal parliamentary elections come the end of February, and so of course, too, are the propaganda outlets busy with their usual brand of scaremongering and made-up horseshit.
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Sam Cel RomanJanuary 14, 2019January 14, 20191 Comment

Marketing, Advertising and Propaganda

Did Laura Kovesi Just Tell Another Big Lie?

It’s cold and snowy right now in Romania, but yesterday, former DNA (the anti-corruption bureau) chief Laura Codruta Kovesi decided to give an impromptu press conference to two different television channels outside the ICCJ (court) where she works. You can read it in Romanian here and a summary here in English from the propaganda outlet Balkan Insight: The former head of Romania’s anti-corruption unit has … Continue reading Did Laura Kovesi Just Tell Another Big Lie?

Sam Cel RomanJanuary 10, 2019January 10, 20191 Comment