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Filipescu, Nicolae
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Shameful ignorance in the financial crisis
The weekly "22" paints a gloomy picture of the long-term consequences of the financial crisis: "Despite the efforts of the governments the West's capital market will not regain its former vitality for years to come. Inevitably the population will have to pay considerable taxes to cover the costs the current governments have incurred trying to limit the impact of the global economic recession. The stimulus packages of the various states may ensure not only the survival of viable companies but also that of other parasitic or inefficient entities that really deserve to be closed down or go bankrupt. And economics has long ceased to be a true 'science' in the sense of being capable of explaining what is happening. … The conflicting recommendations of experts as regards measures to restore confidence in the banking system and to mitigate the economic depression are testimony to a shameful ignorance."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Fiscal Policy, » Economic Policy, » Africa, » Europe, » North America, » Global, » Middle East
NATO membership does not automatically mean EU membership
At a meeting of NATO defence ministers in London the expansion of the defence alliance was discussed. The weekly Revista 22 notes that future entry into NATO does not necessarily lead to EU membership for a country. "In keeping with their motto the Euro-Atlantic democracies have extended the security zone in Eastern Europe to a new 'border' that stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. But two former Soviet republics, Ukraine and Georgia, are [also] unexpectedly making a bid for entry into NATO and EU membership. To categorically reject the two new candidates would contradict the founding principles of the Euro-Atlantic security structures according to which any country has the right to choose an independent [military] alliance. In the past a country's entry into NATO was often followed by accession to the EU. For our new neighbours this parallelism is no longer considered either urgent or obligatory. Accession to NATO gives new member states an extremely valuable guarantee of security without putting pressure on Brussels to grant the countries in question EU membership as well."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » EU enlargement, » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Russia, » Europe
A divided NATO
Nicolae Filipescu comments on the consequences of the Nato summit which took place in April in Bucharest: "The French-German intransigence forced NATO to withdraw its support for the candidacy of Ukraine and Georgia. This decision has aroused profound resentment in Eastern Europe. [Former Russian president] Putin was delighted at the 'success' of the NATO summit, insinuating that NATO could not take any important decisions without first considering Russia's interests. ... At the start of the summit the USA strongly supported the candidacy of both countries. ... But America did not use its influence in NATO to counter the French-German opposition. Central and Eastern European EU and NATO states must improve coordination of their political activities. ... Otherwise the 'Old Europe' led primarily by Germany and France will be tempted to negotiate separate arrangements with non-EU 'partners' behind closed doors. Such agreements would have a negative effect on the democracies of the 'new Europe'."
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