Comentariu: Romania trebuie sa-si ia la suturi obiceiurile

Christian Science Monitor, un ziar american cunoscut pentru jurnalismul extern pe care il publica, are in numarul de luni un editorial despre Romania.

Subiectul e momentul tipic romanesc care se intampla la nivelul strazii, al consumatorului sau al cetateanului -- locul in care legi bine gandite si menite sa aduca Romania la standarde europene nu sunt luate in serios si nu sunt respectate (uneori chiar cu cei care ar trebui sa imparta legea stand de garda).

Articolul complet in limba engleza

TIRGU-MURES, ROMANIA - If all political promises and hopes come true, Romania just tumbled into its last year as a postcommunist republic few people can accurately place on a world map. In 2007, Romania is supposed to join the European Union table. Yet my visit to the motherland to ring in the New Year had little to do with Romanian politics. I came to see family for the second time since leaving more than two years ago for Washington. When I arrived after Christmas, I was convinced my Romania wouldn't still be the repository of orphans, vile wild dogs, or secret prisons that foreign media makes it out to be.

Sursa: Christian Science Monitor