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20/07/2008

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Niculescu, Luca

4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Dilema Veche - Romania | 15/05/2008

Romanians in Italy contemplate going home

Most Roma living in Italy come from Romania, Luca Niculescu writes, adding that owing to the hostile climate in Italy many now want to return to their home country. Romania could benefit from this: "According to a report by the Agency for Government Strategies in Bucharest, over half of the Romanian immigrants now living in Italy are already thinking of returning owing to their growing unpopularity in Italy. ... The optimists hope that those Romanians who return will become more than just statistics or a migratory trend. Romanians who have spent time living abroad return with a different idea of the importance of citizenship and the functioning of authorities. Those who come back could be more active citizens than when they left the country. They could show that Romanian society is adapting to Europe more rapidly than the state leadership."

Dilema Veche - Romania | 09/05/2008

Optimistic Europe

Luca Niculescu refers to a study put out by the Robert-Schuman-Stiftung on Europe Day: "In general, Europeans have a good opinion of Europe. Two thirds feel their attitude to the future of the EU is optimistic. ... But it is interesting that young people under 25 are far more optimistic than older adults. For the young, Europe represents a borderless territory for holidays, study and work, very much like in Cédric Klapisch's film 'Euro Pudding' Europe is a place to meet people, and makes life, studies and travel all the easier. It is also interesting that politics plays no role whatsoever for the young. But can the dreams of the so-called 'European generation' come true without politics? That is hard to believe."

Dilema Veche - Romania | 29/01/2008

With Nokia, Romania catches up to the west

People called it "caravan capitalism," when Nokia announced it would close its factory in Bochum and move production to Romania. Germans were incensed, Romanians ecstatic. Luca Niculescu writes: "The Romanians should understand that they may be needed today but can also be cut loose tomorrow. Factories can be shifted to even cheaper countries, if production costs climb too high. There may well come a time in which we have to seriously consider a 'social Europe' with uniform taxes and working conditions. To reach that goal, the new EU countries have to overcome the economic differences that divide them from the west. Nokia will help us catch up."

Dilema Veche - Romania | 24/01/2008

Is Romania threatened with EU sanctions?

At the end of January, the EU Commission is to publish a new, interim progress report on justice reform in Romania. By June, the commission will decide whether protective clauses should be applied as a sanction. Luca Niculescu comments: "You don't have to be a keen observer to see that justice reform is failing. True, former Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu managed to get Parliament to approve the founding of an Integrity Authority, but thus far it has not worked. In the fight against corruption, too, nothing has changed: The so-called 'big fish' are not fried. ... So how should the EU Commission react to this gloomy situation? The January report is expected to be quite negative. Brussels certainly doesn't want to apply its painful sanctions for the first time, but Romania seems to be making every effort to achieve this."

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