A comment piece published in Scena9 During the negotiation process for Romania’s accession to the European Union in the early 2000s the question echoing through European capitals was: is Romania ready to join the EU? It was this word, repeated, again and again: ready. This was a subjective and emotive issue – there […]
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A comment piece in Romanian on Contributors.ro A petty argument in the British conservative party between supporters and enemies of the European Union has forced the UK into a disaster. If the country leaves the 28-member bloc, financial ruin will spread across the continent, far right groups will seize control and the peacetime success of 70 […]
Stepping through the minefield of history to probe the prospect of unity between two countries at the choke point between the EU and Russia. A feature published in The Black Sea, EU Observer and Moldova.Org European empires have spent centuries carving up the territory of today’s Moldova, bartering pieces back and forth, stitching them together, attaching a […]
An analysis of the mendacity of the British press in its relations with Romania – for Hotnews/Contributors.ro, Romania’s top news website published in March 2013 – http://www.contributors.ro/editorial/30-million-romanian-and-bulgarians-criminals-will-invade-the-uk-on-1-january-2014-how-the-british-press-terrorises-its-country-with-a-fear-the-east/ 30 million Romanian and Bulgarian criminals will invade the UK on 1 January 2014: How the British press terrorises its country with a fear of the east Britain’s […]
An opinion piece for Hotnews/Contributors.ro, Romania’s top news website published in January 2013. This satirical comment was hugely popular, registering over 4,300 likes on Facebook and around 32,000 visitors, plus creating heated debates online – http://www.contributors.ro/editorial/an-open-invitation-to-all-romanians-and-bulgarians-please-come-to-the-uk/ An Open Invitation to all Romanians and Bulgarians – Please Come to the UK As a British citizen, I would […]
Michael Bird Writer & Journalist 