Thursday, April 16, 2009

‘TV screens desecrate the façades on every thoroughfare’

by Craig Turp April 16, 2009 Bucharest

 Roger Scruton may be a bit too fond of a time when people worked the land for 18 hours a day before dropping dead at the age of 30, but he’s right about the desecration of Bucharest’s facades. Roger Scruton on Romanian wine in the New Statesman

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Just Fancy That!

by Craig Turp April 16, 2009 Romania

 “Hungarians in Romania will never have autonomy. They should be proud to be Romanian citizens.” Traian Basescu, February 3rd, 2009 “The government should make it easier for Moldovan citizens to become Romanians.” Traian Basescu, April 15, 2009

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AC/DC: Going both wayswith the truth

by Craig Turp April 16, 2009 Bucharest

 If you’re going to pull a scam, make it a big one. A couple of weeks or so ago, posters advertising an AC/DC concert at something called the Bucharest Rock Arena began appearing all over Romania. Tickets for the gig went on sale, and, if reports are true, more than €300,000 worth of tickets were [...]

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