“The operation was successful, but the patient died”: Romania, the EU and the far right
Carmen Rafanell, Florentin Cassonnet, Réalité (in French), 30 May 2025 Critic Atac (in Romanian), 5 June 2025 This dialogue...
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Wolves in sheep’s clothing
For several years, I accompanied the descendants of the Romanian legionaries to commemorations and memorial services, and spoke with leaders...
Vladimir Mitev: ‘It is an interesting utopia that the development of our region should take place as a “whole” (in ensemble), in dialogue and mutual enrichment’
Kalina Drenska, dVERSIA, 11 May 2025 In 2025, dVERSIA magazine will publish a new issue. Dversia is celebrating its 10th anniversary!...
Just Transition: Mission Impossible? Chapter One: Stories from Romania and Bulgaria
December 2022, announcement on the European Commission's website: Romania will receive €2.14 billion from Just Transition Fund to diversify the...
Vladimir Mitev: Bulgaria is part of both Western policy towards Ukraine and Western policy towards Russia
Mihai Isac, Karadeniz Press, 26 March 2025 The Bridge of Friendship, 26 March 2025 Vladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian Romanian-speaking journalist...
Alin Munteanu, Cartel Alfa: Mining will not be completely closed, but neither will it be reopened. I don’t trust sovereignists
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Alin Munteanu is the president of Cartel Alfa Gorj at Complex Energetic Oltenia. He spoke to...
Florian Marin: We cannot talk about achievements when we talk about just transition in Romania
Vladimir Mitev Florian Marin is a Romanian economist, expert in management, social policy and labor market. He holds a PhD...
Corina Murafa: So far the just transition is a missed opportunity in Romania
An interview with the leading Romanian expert on just transition about the challenges and accomplishments of the decarbonization process in...
Romania at a crossroads: can its frail democracy endure the season of discontent?
A political earthquake hit Romanian society a few weeks ago when the first tour of the presidential race ended with...
A country like the West – but which West?
The presidential elections and their annulment have brought the political polarization in Romania to a peak unseen in the last...
