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Romanian women: more educated than men but still less well paid
Written by Andreea Vasile
42% of Romanian women live in severe poverty. This is the worrying conclusion of a 2013 European Union Report on Gender Equality. I wanted to find out more on how women in my country got there, so I spoke to Prof. Oana Băluță, associate professor at the Faculty of Journalism […]
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Andreea Vasile
I am 28 years old, I work as reporter and editor at Digi24, a Romanian news TV station, also the most cheered for its objectivity and I write for both print (Marie Claire Romania) and online (redbull.ro).
I believe stories can change people's behavior.
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Roşia Montană – the symbol of a new social and political Romanian conscience
Written by Andreea Vasile
Romanian opponents of the grandiose mining scheme at Roşia Montană were delighted when a photo of American actor Woody Harrelson supporting their cause circulated for days on the Internet. Harelson is just one of the many people opposed to the project. But pressure on the Government is not yet enough […]
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Austerity measures sap the passion of dedicated professionals
Written by Andreea Vasile
In 2010, the Boc government implemented austerity measures in Romania’s public sector, introducing 25% cuts in salaries and 15% cuts in pensions. Mrs. B. is one of many who was cut to the quick by this move. A high school teacher with over 10 years’ of experience, Mrs. B was […]
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Free trade in Romania after 1989: open borders, closed down industries
Written by Andreea Vasile
Workers used to be the most valuable resource of any industrialized country. Photo: Paul Stang No good can come of it when proper planning is lacking is how we could sum up the past 20 years of Romanian industry. Until 1989, Romania was the fourth country in the world […]
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Keep calm Brits, the Romanians are coming!
Written by Andreea Vasile
It’s been seven years since Romania joined the European Union and even though this event sounded like arriving in the promised land, this wasn’t quite the case. Great Britain didn’t give work permits to Romanian citizens as the government was afraid of what they called a potential … “invasion”. We’re […]
