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Author Profile: Raluca Besliu
Can the courts save Romania from selling its state owned industry on the cheap?
Shortly after my post on Romania’s paradox of plenty, the recently appointed Romanian Prime Minister came out with another mind-boggling announcement: the government had secretly sold Cupru Min, Romania’s largest copper mine, possessing over 60 percent of the country’s copper … Continue reading
On the line: in Romania, mining brings foreign investment at a cost
Many people instantly associate the ‘resource curse’ with images of African blood diamonds and mining-induced population displacement in Latin America. Few think Western countries are susceptible to such problems. But Romania, and other countries in Eastern Europe, are experiencing their … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, Mining, Romania
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Romania’s Rosia Montana Mining Project: another example of the policy pitfalls of resource extraction
On January 28, a freezing day in Bucharest, hundreds of Romanian citizens protested against a government-approved gold mining project in Rosia Montana by a Canadian corporation, Gabriel Resources Ltd. It was not the first protest against the project: as I mentioned … Continue reading
Cyber-statements: Internet protesting and the 2012 Romanian protests
Internet protesting is a concept that has yet to be coined and theoretically conceptualized, even though it exists in practice and has been extensively used during the 2011-2 mass protests that have swept a number of countries in the Arab … Continue reading
Honour and Solidarity: The 2012 Romanian Protests
On January 12, over 1,000 Romanian citizens came out on the streets of Bucharest to protest against the resignation of Raed Arafat, the Minister of Health. Mr. Arafat’s resignation was triggered by his discontent over proposed reforms to the emergency … Continue reading
