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Cristian Chivu on winning: "It's never a given"

The former Romanian international, now a coach, reflects on the leadership lessons drawn from winning two trophies.

  • Chivu: winning two trophies is never easy or guaranteed.
  • The former international places humility and consistency above raw talent.
  • Reflections come after a top playing career and his debut as a coach.

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Romania's national exam: we ask if it was hard, not if it works

Every year after the eighth-grade national exam, the debate fixates on difficulty. The real question — whether the test actually measures what it claims to — goes unasked.

  • The annual Evaluarea Națională debate focuses on question difficulty, not on test quality.
  • A good exam differentiates students by real competence, not by the element of surprise.
  • Test design and discriminatory power remain absent from public discussion.

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Tonight's vote and the Romania worth discovering

A foreign observer watches the Veștea cabinet investiture vote while recommending Romania to Dutch friends regardless of the political noise.

  • Parliament votes Monday evening on the Veștea government investiture, the key to ending the political crisis.
  • A second failed investiture could prompt the president to dissolve Parliament.
  • Beyond politics, a foreign observer keeps recommending Romania as a travel destination.

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The Veștea gamble that left Nicușor Dan exposed

By nominating a premier rejected by his own party, Romania's new president has handed George Simion an unexpected political leverage.

  • Veștea's nomination was rejected by PNL leadership before the parliamentary vote.
  • AUR's refusal to back Veștea leaves the required majority uncertain.
  • A second failed vote within 60 days could allow the president to dissolve Parliament.

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George Simion isn't negotiating — he's humiliating

A commentary on the political logic of the AUR leader toward the new president and those who voted for him.

  • AUR refuses to back the Veștea government, nominated by President Nicușor Dan.
  • Leader George Simion pursues total obstruction, not negotiation.
  • The underlying logic appears to be the symbolic delegitimisation of the president and his electorate.

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An open letter to Nicușor Dan: what will he say in 2030?

Inaugurated just three days ago, Romania's new president is already being asked the question that will define his term: what will he actually have changed?

  • Dan, inaugurated June 19, faces his first substantive public challenge within days.
  • The letter asks him to state now what he will be able to report at the end of his term in 2030.
  • His mandate opens in crisis: caretaker government, investiture vote today, a divided PNL.

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Nicușor Dan and the demagogy recipe: who picks up the tab

A commentary on the cost of governing through closed circles — and on the only real antidote: genuine civic participation in public decisions.

  • Presidential decisions in the first days of the mandate followed the logic of closed circles.
  • Genuine political reconciliation requires real civil society involvement, not token consultations.
  • The real risk is not the immediate political crisis, but indifference to citizens' concrete problems.

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Who Saves Us?

A theological editorial rooted in a seminary examination scene from early 20th-century Serbia poses an old and enduring question.

  • A Serbian seminary examination becomes the pretext for a reflection on salvation.
  • The piece examines the gap between institutional doctrine and personally lived faith.
  • The editorial deliberately leaves its central question without a definitive answer.

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Keir Starmer resigns. Labour searches for a new leader

The British prime minister announced his departure on Monday, less than two years after Labour's landslide general election victory in July 2024.

  • Keir Starmer resigns after less than two years as British prime minister.
  • Andy Burnham, former Mayor of Manchester, is the frontrunner to succeed him.
  • Labour, which won a historic mandate in 2024, now faces a leadership crisis.

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