Stories about Romania from May, 2007
Lithuania: Homophobia
Music and Life – Everywhere! writes about homophobia in Lithuania and a few other EU member states.
Romania: Pilgrimage to Csiksomlyo
About half a million Catholics from Hungary and Romania make an annual pilgrimage to see Our Lady of Csiksomlyo, Csikszereda Musings reports.
Romania: Referendum's Low Turnout
Csikszereda Musings writes on the results of the impeachment referendum and offers a few reasons for a low turnout: “This huge defeat to the sponsors of the referendum was, however,...
Romania: Impeachment Referendum
Transatlantic Politics and Edward Lucas – on the referendum on president Traian Basescu's impeachment.
Romania: “Urban Contrast”
Owlspotting posts pictures of Romania's old and new neighborhoods: “As metal rusts on one edge of town, metal gives birth to new neighborhoods at the other. Cities are expanding, people...
The EU: “The ‘Balkans’ They Love to Hate”
TOL's The nEUrosis critiques a Times’ story on the EU's newest members: “But rather than explaining the situation, the article goes on to provide no explanation or example why Bulgaria...
Moldova, Romania: Travel Notes
The Economist's Edward Lucas writes about his recent trip to Moldova, Transdniestria, Romania and Ukraine – here, here, here and here (the last installment is due to be posted Friday).
Ukraine, Romania: Bukovyna
Citizenshift travels through Bukovyna, posting pictures and sharing stories of the Hutsuls living in a village on the Ukrainian-Romanian border.
Romania: Political Crisis
A week ago, Kosmopolit posted an overview of the political crisis in Romania.
