Romania

Homeownership, poverty, and legislative pitfalls in Romania

2 February 2021 - by Ioana Florea, Enikő Vincze

There is a myth about the Romanians being “natural” homeowners. It was propagated by the dominant right-wing anti-communist ideology after 1990, in an effort to legitimise the private property market as the only housing solution and to (...)
Romania: bad and good news from the EU periphery & social and trade union situation in CEE

24 June 2012 - by Peter Damo

1. INTRODUCTION The good news is that the much hated anti-social and anti-democratic Government that imposed some of the most aggressive Austerity measures in Europe long before similar measures would be taken in Greece, Portugal, Spain or (...)