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08

12

2007

Last round : No miracle !

There has been no miracle after these 120 days of negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade on the definition of a status in Kosovo. No agreement came out of these three last days of hectic negotiations in Baden near Vienna, Austria. No independence or even autonomy. No settlement on the status. Only remain the international protectorate and fears for the future.

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06

12

2007

Romanian child needs suicide to make his will heard

Every single minute, one person commits suicide - worldwide. On Tuesday, 2 October, 06:02, this person was a 12 year old child from Romania. He decided not to live any more because he found no solution to his mother’s leaving. A potential scenario to be followed by any of the 60.000 children confronted with the same problem.

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30

11

2007

Romanian Roma’s Swiss Eldorado: One Step Away from Closure

In a few months’ time, Geneva has become the new Romanian Roma Eldorado. Taking advantage of the new cantonal penal law of 27 January 2007 that legalises beggary, some 200 Roma – 77% of whom are Romanian – have hit the road and filled Geneva’s Chanel-flagranced streets.

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23

11

2007

Bucharest – Paris Café

With more than 50 blogs all over Europe and 26 local offices, the Community of Babelians grew strong, providing us tools for a better interaction and a wider space for expressing our ideas and communicating easier in Europe our local news.

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13

11

2007

Electoral Campaign with European Personalities

25th November - the date for the European Parliament Elections is approaching, so the electoral campaign is becoming more intense. Besides of making use of the Romanian crisis in Italy for drawing the debate into their favour, two of the most important parties brought last week to Romania, international guests to support them.

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10

11

2007

Freedom of movement inside the EU endangered by the Italian fascist spirit

Freedom of movement inside the EU of European citizens is no longer guarenteed as Italian Government issued legislation contrary to this fundamental principle on which the European Union is built. According to this new law, the Italian authorities have already deported tens of Romanian citizens living in the peninsula, even though they enjoy the rights guarenteed by the European citizenship. The action came as a reaction against the Romanian minority living in Italy fallowing the killing of an Italian women by a Romanian immigrant.

Altare della Patria: the symbol of the reviving fascist spirit in Italy

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07

11

2007

The Romanian real estate market

In the past few years the Romanian real estate market has seen a soaring growth in terms of prices and number of transactions. What seemed a dead market almost 20 years ago is now a huge magnet for foreign capital investment. Only in the first quarter of 2007 real estate players have announced future investments of 22 billion Euro for the 2007 – 2013 period taking the total amount to a staggering level of 42.5 billion Euro to enter the market in the following 7 years.

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Failed an exam? Blame the interior design of Bucharest University

Can the external look of the chemistry and journalism departments of the oldest Romanian university have an impact on how you study? Can the lighting, colours, decoration, symbols or general 'look' of a department influence the education process?

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13

09

2007

NOT IN MY BACK YARD

This seems to be the expression that guided the British in their struggle against the undesired constructions situated close to their home. Shouted or not, this motto proves the interest of the Albion’s inhabitants towards the preservation of the green spaces.

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