Romania
Mass protests bring down Romanian government
By Peter Schwarz, February 7, 2012
The Romanian government resigned on Monday following weeks of protests against its austerity measures.
Protests in Romania enter their second week
By a correspondent in Bucharest, January 23, 2012
As protests in Romania enter their second week, workers are facing increased pressure and threats from the ruling elite.
Demonstrations spread in Romania against austerity policies
By Diana Toma and Stefan Steinberg, January 18, 2012
Last weekend Romania witnessed some of the biggest and most violent confrontations between demonstrators and the state since the overthrow of the country’s Stalinist regime over two decades ago.
Romanian unemployment climbs as companies move abroad
By Diana Toma, January 6, 2012
Unemployment is rising in Romania following the decision by a number of major companies to shift their operations abroad.
CIA prison exposed in Romania
By Sybille Fuchs, December 12, 2011
German journalists have uncovered the location of one of the notorious “black site” torture prisons run in Europe by the CIA.
900 miners sacked in Romania
By Diana Toma, November 15, 2011
The sacking of 900 miners in Romania is the beginning of a new offensive by the right-wing government led Premier Emil Boc.
Romania: Nokia trade unions in the pocket of management
By Diana Toma, October 20, 2011
While the rights of workers are ignored, the contract agreed by Romanian trade unions provides considerable favors for the union bureaucracy.
Romania: Closure of Nokia plant leaves 2,200 jobless
By Diana Toma and Markus Salzmann, October 7, 2011
Nokia, which closed down a plant in Bochum, Germany, in 2008 and switched production to a Romanian location, has just announced it is closing the Romanian factory.
The interests behind Romania’s Roşia Montana project
By Diana Toma and Marc Wells, September 16, 2011
The Roşia Montana gold mining project marks a new stage in the process of privatization of a substantial economic sector, which subordinates workers and the environment to harsher conditions of exploitation.
The plight of the Roma in Romania
By Diana Toma, June 15, 2011
Especially hard hit in Romania is the Roma minority, which already faces discriminatory treatment and suffers from extreme poverty.
Border scandal exposes Romanian union corruption
By Diana Toma, May 20, 2011
A series of scandals in Romania have revealed the union leaders’ immense wealth and their connections to the ruling class.
The consequences of privatization for the Romanian working class
By Diana Toma, March 11, 2011
During the past 20 years almost all major industries in Romania, including factories, research centers and coalmines, have been closed down.
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