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Get on your bike and see Romania
Another major asset that Romania has regarding cycling is its sleeper trains.
In my experience the cultural, ecological, hiking and biking types tend to love Romania.
Confessions of a Small Business Director
Why no Romanian documentary about 1989?
Romania should withstand the international adoptions pressure
Romania should continue to stand firm in the face of this intense lobby for international adoption.
There are thousands of grant funds in the world and there is one golden rule valid for all of them.
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Interview
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (DAZ):You are demanding the plantation of new trees in Romania. What benefits for the environment are you expecting with this measure?
Rupert Wolfe Murray (RWM): Due to global warming and successive heat-waves, much of Romania’s farmland is being abandoned or is becoming impossible to farm. Other areas cannot retain the water in the land – and the inability to retain water is the definition of a desert. read more…
The proposed ban against transhumance is symptomatic of the Romanian government’s attitude towards the peasantry, but it goes against the values of the EU.
It would be really tragic if Romania banned transhumance (the ancient practise of taking huge flocks of sheep to mountain pastures for the summer) . Although the practise may contravene some of the EU’s public health rules, there is a strong tendency within the EU to suport traditional cultural practises within EU member states, to encourage diversity as well as environmentally friendly activities.