A journalist who won an award for documenting Craiova's pollution finds the air is more toxic today than in 2020, while authorities keep passing the blame.
Since 2020, Craiova's ash pollution has worsened, not improved.
Local, county and central authorities have accepted no concrete responsibility.
Journalism has documented the problem; the political decision is still absent.
An argued economic commentary puts a price tag on the irresponsible consumption-driven policies adopted by successive Romanian governments since EU accession.
Romania has spent more than one billion euros a week on politically driven consumption since EU accession.
An economist criticises all post-accession governments for unsustainable fiscal policies.
Romania's structural budget deficit has deepened over nearly two decades of short-term spending.
An IMF economist's name is circulating as a potential prime minister candidate — and the reactions reveal more about Romanian politics than about the candidacy itself.
The Bolojan government has been in caretaker mode since May 5; the deadline for a new premier is June 19.
Economist Delia Velculescu appears on a short list of technocratic candidates — officially unconfirmed.
The mere mention of her Greece connection triggered alarm, before any concrete proposal was on the table.
Macroeconomic models are useful tools, but economic reality systematically outruns them — and that should be acknowledged before treating forecasts as certainties.
Macro models simplify reality and cannot account for unforeseen shocks.
Statistical data arrives late and is frequently revised.
Forecasts are useful scenarios, not certainties — and should be treated as such.