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Welcome to My New Blog!

2008-09-10T15:45:00.004+02:00

Finally, some of my ideas have begun materializing. For now, in a new blog. As promised, I am inviting you to visit my new blog which is about corporate social responsibility entitled Corporate and Responsible Blog .

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In Transition with Moldova

2008-08-05T13:52:00.006+02:00

I haven’t done much blogging in the last months. There are several reasons for such an extreme case of procrastination. First, I’m not aware of any policy or initiative undertaken by prime-minister Greceanii and her government worth talking about....

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Moldova's New Prime Minister: What to Expect?

2008-04-01T09:37:00.015+02:00

After a seven-year-long disappointment with the leadership of Moldova's government - provided by the most-longevive Prime Minister, Mr. Tarlev - I can finally indulge in some optimism. The reason for such optimism is Moldova's new Prime Minister, Mrs....

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Corruption Haunts Romanian Politics

2008-03-28T16:27:00.003+01:00

Financial Times makes an analysis of the serious political impasse faced by Romania. In its effort to fight wide-spread high-level corruption, the public decision making process has suffered the most and has come to a deadlock. Public servants are so...

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NATO Membership: Catch Me If You Can

2008-03-13T14:45:00.008+01:00

The Moldovan President's recent interview to the Russian daily Kommersant made the headlines this week in local media. He announced that Moldova is soon to finally resolve the Transnistrian conflict with Russia's full support. Russia requires Moldova...

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Kosovo: Who Wants to Be in Serbia's Shoes?

2008-02-21T09:57:00.006+01:00

As someone interested in world politics, I find the Kosovo case extremely interesting from several points of view. It is unique. No other conflict in Europe attracted so much attention, involved so many interests and raised such controversy in the...

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Are Moldovan VIPs Really Very Important?

2008-02-08T12:21:00.000+01:00

Today I came across an article about something I, too, have been pondering lately, namely a relatively recent fashion of identifying and ranking Moldovan VIPs, practiced by local mass media outlets. In this article, Vadim Tataru of the Civic Action...

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Moldova's European Integration: How to Avoid Failure

2008-01-28T14:17:00.000+01:00

The timeframe allowed for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Action Plan (EUMAP) is bound to expire soon. This makes Moldovan analysts and think-tanks attempt to reveal the reasons why the implementation of EUMAP has failed. To date, there is an...

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Managing Teleradio-Moldova: Truth or Libel?

2008-01-12T19:50:00.001+01:00

Foto:www.deca.mdNow that the long Moldovan holidays are over, besides such events as abundant snowfall that made the traffic even more difficult, and the car accident caused by Mayor of Chisinau, I hear people talking and writing about failures. Failure...

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Moldovan Democracy II: The Amazing Story of the Christmas Tree

2007-12-10T15:40:00.000+01:00

Once upon a time, Chisinau Mayor issued a decision to have a beautiful Christmas tree installed in the central square of the city. The city agency in charge of such activities purchased the tree and installed it in the square. The municipal police was...

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Financial Times Joins Debate on Moldovan Identity

2007-12-10T10:39:00.000+01:00

In the previous posting I discussed Furman's opinion regarding the quality of democratic institutions in Moldova. One thing I agree with him is the existence and continuous exacerbation of the Moldovan identity crisis. It is like an active volcano that...

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Moldovan Democracy: How Amazing Is It?

2007-12-05T13:56:00.000+01:00

I came across an interesting, yet somewhat controversial article Amazing Moldova by D. Furman. The author looks at the situation of democracy in Moldova from a different perspective and finds that Moldova's metamorphosis from a Moscow-ruled Soviet...

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CSR for Moldova: Too Soon, Too Late?!

2007-11-09T16:18:00.000+01:00

Eurasia Foundation, American Chamber of Commerce and United Nations Development Programme in Moldova joined their efforts and organized an international conference Corporate Social Responsibility for Moldova on November 8 in Chisinau City. An outstanding...

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Searching for Truth in Moldova

2007-10-20T22:47:00.000+02:00

Lately, I’ve had a pressing desire to find reliable facts on several issues of public interest, or what media likes to call “scandals”. When I feel such need for truth, I remember a story of several blind men who attempted to describe an elephant. Each...

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Ukraine: Emerging as Regional ENP Leader

2007-09-17T14:56:00.000+02:00

High level EU officials paid an official visit to neighboring Ukraine for the EU-Ukraine Summit last Friday, 14 September. The delegation included the European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and EU's top diplomat, Javier Solana. The mere fact...

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Week-end in Tiraspol

2007-09-10T09:12:00.000+02:00

Transnistria is a must-see destination for foreigners visiting Moldova. At least this is what the guidebooks say. So, my friends and I decided to spend our Sunday visiting Tiraspol, the capital city of Transnistria. Today, Tiraspol is a quiet and green...

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How Much Moldovans Love Their Country

2007-08-30T20:01:00.000+02:00

Moldova’s Independence Day – 27th of August – serves an occasion for Moldovans to assess their level of patriotism and define their attitude towards their country of citizenship. A couple of local TV stations conducted random interviews with Moldovans,...

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Action by and for Youth with Disabilities

2007-08-20T16:42:00.000+02:00

An unusual event was launched today in Chisinau: Amprente Art Exhibition , which provides young people with disabilities the opportunity to display and sell their works of art and handicraft. This event is part of a broader Disability with Ability...

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Greece: A Model Tourist Destination

2007-08-13T20:52:00.000+02:00

Greece was the destination of my vacation this summer. Still overwhelmed with the poetic beauty of the Cycladic Islands, I'd like to share my favorite pictures that will talk for themselves. Santorini islandColorful boats Oia at duskWorld-famous...

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How Do Non-Profits Contribute to Moldova’s European Integration?

2007-08-09T15:28:00.000+02:00

Although the biggest role in the implementation of EU-Moldova Action Plan is reserved for the Government, Parliament and Judiciary of Moldova, there is still a lot that non-profit organizations could do to help bring Moldovan society closer to European...

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The Moldovan Non-Profit Sector in Perspective

2007-07-19T09:50:00.001+02:00

Am traveling to Belgrade, Serbia this week on a project that aims to develop a tool for assessing institutional and organizational capacities of non-profit organizations - or the non-governmental organizations - in the Western Balkans region. After first...

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Moldova's National Development Plan Open for Public Debate

2007-06-27T08:31:00.000+02:00

For the last several years, anyone interested in understanding the Moldovan national development priorities and objectives, has been referred to the famous Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (EGPRSP), developed with the support of the...

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Chisinau City Has a Non-Communist Mayor

2007-06-18T08:32:00.000+02:00

The results of the runoff elections for the mayor of Chisinau City are as follows:For Dorin Chirtoaca (pictured), the Liberal Party candidate, voted 61,17% of the electorate(130,181), and for the Communist candidate - 38,83 % (82,653 people). It is...

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European Union is on Guard, and Moldova Should Be, Too

2007-06-11T17:00:00.000+02:00

The EU Observer published an interesting article on Moldova's role in the EU-Russia tensions. EU special envoy to Moldova, Kalman Mizsei, thinks that there are two scenarios for solving the Transnistrian problem: positive and negative - both with high...

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Local Elections in Moldova Create Opportunities for Change

2007-06-05T09:51:00.000+02:00

The general local elections in Moldova held on Sunday, June 3, brought about the following developments: 1.Overall participation in the elections was low in comparison with previous years, and represented 48%. In Chisinau City participation was even...

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