Romania's first year in the EU

Cristian Pirvulescu takes a look at the first year of Romanian membership in the EU: "Paradoxically, we have distanced ourselves from the EU more in 2007 than in previous years. Because Europe is neither a purely geographical location nor a market. It is a state of mind. And to live and think this way, based on values, is foreign to the politicians in Bucharest. Romania started out as a curiosity [in Europe] and then became a disappointment. The Polish democracy deficit is no longer so sensational, after the October elections and the clear victory of pro-European liberals. The Treaty of Lisbon has been signed and can be ratified quickly. Even in Belgium, there seems to be a solution on the horizon. So Romania has all the chances in the world to become Europe's problem country in 2008.

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