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Fortress Europe Secures Its Walls

Published on June 25, 2008 in Miscellaneous. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

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Photo: European Commission

June 20th was World Refugee Day. Plenty of celebrations all over the world. Cool things happened all over the world, even in Romania – where, surprisingly to some, there are quite a bunch of refugees, some living here for many years now (15000 refugees have received protection from the Romanian government since 199), and having become more attached to Romania than Romanians themselves. EVZ presented some of their stories, in a very nice Sunday article. Last week however was also the week when the European Parliament passed an highly debatable new laws on illegal migrants. Continue reading ‘Fortress Europe Secures Its Walls’

Italy’s going macaroni. Yet again, on migration

Published on April 30, 2008 in Miscellaneous. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

alemanno.jpgIf macaroni stood for “wacko”, “nuts”, “insane”, then Italy would surely qualify. Not because of Italian moods and mores (as charming as they might be… I’ve been to Rome twice, and I’d surely go back anytime), but because of politics.

Berlusconi’s won a third term as prime minister. Who’s Berlusconi? The guy who’s cornered the market in Italy, controlling everything from the media to football. Read some very interesting portraits of the guy here and here.

But wait. It gets only worse. Gianni Alemanno is Rome’s new mayor. Continue reading ‘Italy’s going macaroni. Yet again, on migration’