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Ranghel, Ciprian

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

Cotidianul - Romania | 14/07/2008

The poor situation of the Roma in Europe

An expert report by the European Commission concludes that the Roma ethnic minority is the victim of economic, social and political discrimination throughout Europe. Cotidianul newspaper sees it as the duty of the new EU states to take action: "The report describes the lives of the Roma in a very dark tone: their life expectancy is 10 to 15 years lower than the European average. They are extremely poor and are openly discriminated against both on the job market and within the education system. ... The new EU countries are praised for allowing the rest of Europe free trade without customs, but as far as problems like the integration of the Roma are concerned ... [these countries] are the ugly ducklings. Yet the integration [of the Roma minority] is a European problem. ... Even if Romania's public authorities are not taking extreme measures like Italy's fingerprinting of all Roma, they still treat the Roma like second-class citizens."

Cotidianul - Romania | 06/09/2007

A cathedral for the redemption of the Romanian people

It was the pet project of the recently deceased Patriarch Teoctist: the construction of an Orthodox "cathedral for the redemption of the people" - 90 metres high, 60 metres wide and 90 metres long. The discussion about whether such a church was needed went on for years. Now senate has obliged the government has agreed to cover 50 percent of the costs for the construction of the church. Ciprian Ranghel is disappointed. "It's sad that no one had the courage to speak out against the project. ... There are even Orthodox believers who don't support the construction of the cathedral. They have a representative in the senate, don't they? Why should taxpayers who hold different beliefs have to pay for the construction of the cathedral? A state must defend its principles. Does the Romanian state have the right to sponsor a cult? There wasn't the slightest murmur of protest, not even from the Romanian Orthodox Church, which didn't even ask the state for money for the cathedral."

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