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Romania’s Ex-PM Ponta In Court On Graft Charges

Victor Ponta, who quit as Romania’s prime minister this week after mass protests, made his first appearance in court on corruption charges. As thousands of people again took to the streets demanding the overhaul of a political system they see

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Robert Conquest and Freedom in Romania

Since the August 3 passing of Robert Conquest, the famed scholar of Stalin’s crimes, testimony has emerged that he played a critical role in the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu’s Communist regime in Romania.

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Cuba vs. Freedom: Let the War of Ideas Begin

With a move toward normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations on December 17, 2014, the war of ideas can now begin. This move by the Obama Administration is seen by some as an unwelcome endorsement of the regime of Raul Castro, or

Pro-European Parties Narrowly Win Moldova Polls

Pro-European Parties Narrowly Win Moldova Polls

Pro-European parties edged out those backing closer ties with Russia in weekend parliamentary elections in ex-Soviet Moldova, which took place against the backdrop of the bloody conflict in neighbouring Ukraine. With more than 87.7 percent of the votes counted, three

Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

A company that supplies vegetables to major UK supermarkets has claimed that Brits are too lazy to pick vegetables. The company has received planning permission from the government for 52 new caravans where it will house student migrant workers from

Romanian Foreign Minister Resigns in Election Row

Romanian Foreign Minister Resigns in Election Row

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu resigned on Tuesday after many Romanians abroad could not vote in Sunday’s presidential election run-off, triggering protests across the European Union state. Corlatean, who was told by leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta

The Book that Killed a Commie Tyrant

The Book that Killed a Commie Tyrant

It has often been remarked that the most lethal weapon the West had against Soviet Communism was the truth.  When the truth worked its way through the cracks of the barriers erected by the dictators who ran the place, the

Romania's New President Vows to Tackle Corruption

Romania's New President Vows to Tackle Corruption

Hours after pulling off Romania’s biggest political earthquake since the revolution which overthrew Nicolae Ceausescu, the country’s soft-spoken new president followed through Monday on his vow to tackle corruption. Klaus Iohannis, the ethnic German mayor of the medieval Transylvanian city