Romania – The Barricade

1 March 2021 The Barricade

Misogyny – the other pandemic!

A manifesto for 8 March (2021 – Romania)The Barricade

28 February 2021 Vladimir Mitev

Aurelian Giugăl: The Romanian government is underfunding public services to discredit them

An interview with the political scientist from the University of Bucharest about the first two months of the Cîţu government, its policies and the draft budget, and its intentions to restart anti-corruption.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two

24 February 2021 Radu Stochiţa

The expendables: Romanian medics’ work is undervalued by Cîțu’s right-wing government

The coronavirus crisis and the emigration of medical cadres to the West should encourage higher wages and better working conditions for the medical personnel in Romania. The government thinks otherwise Radu StochiţaRadu Stochița is an international student at Bowdoin College, in the History & Sociology department. He is currently the creator,

23 January 2021 Vladimir Mitev

Lora Nenkovska: The Romanian Sofia Nădejde Awards are very much needed because women’s literature continues to go unnoticed

The Romanian language and literature professor talks about the richness and social commitment of contemporary Romanian culture, which is an integral part of European cultural processes.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of

6 January 2021 Enikő Vincze

The golden age of the right and the answer for the left in Romania

The repositioning of right-wing forces necessitates anti-nationalist and anti-racist class solidarity of all workers.Enikő VinczeProfessor of sociology at the Faculty of European Studies at the Babeș-Bolyai University. Activist for right to housing in the frame of the organisations Căși sociale ACUM! (Social housing now!) in Cluj and Blocul pentru Locuire

2 January 2021 Vladimir Mitev

The Romanian IT sector’s marvel of unionisation

Florentin Iancu of the labour union SITT told the story of his union to a community of Bulgarian labour activistsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which

22 December 2020 Maria Cernat

Bad joke! The far-right will lead the Romanian Parliamentary Commission for Equal Opportunities!

Postcard from Romania #3 Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in Philosophy. She is

9 December 2020 Maria Cernat

The fall of ‘Dracula politics’ in Romania

And the raise of conservatism on steroids.Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in Philosophy.

16 November 2020 Maria Cernat

Union Save Neoliberalism

Postcard from Romania #2Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in Philosophy. She is currently

15 November 2020 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

The great mishandling: Covid-19 in Eastern Europe and some usual colorful pathologies

On the Barricades Special Podcast , 15 November 2020Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”