Catégorie : Opinions
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From Nicușor to President Dan.
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By Cristian Preda, University of Bucharest. This article was first published in the review Comunitatea liberală 1848, on the 2nd of June 2025. Link of the original article in Romanian: De la Nicușor la președintele Dan – Comunitatea Liberala. It happened the same way back in 1996: during the campaign and on the night of…
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RE: Strategy Proposals to react to #TariffEscalation – To: Governments of the Western Balkans
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For the Western Balkan countries, the US market per se is not very relevant, only indirectly via the economies they sell to. They have little to offer for any kind of negotiation, at least not officially, except for Zero tariffs on US goods. The recommendation is to focus on new markets, regional and EU first,…
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A new Romanian nationalism.
By Cristian Preda, University of Bucharest. This article was first published in the review Comunitatea liberală 1848 on the 4th of March 2025. Link to the original publication, in romanian: Să venim împreună și să facem un push mare – Comunitatea Liberala. Even if she was in the spotlight for only a few days, Anamaria Gavrilă…
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Balkans: EU or not EU?
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By Johannes Heidecker, former economic advisor for North Macedonia’s PM. The Balkans are geographically located in Europe. Is this to say that they should necessarily become part of the EU? History brings no clear answer, or does it? A view on the perspectives, opportunities and difficulties. When we say Europe today, many think “European Union”,…