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21 février 2011

Shocking news - the possible future destruction of Bucharest: URGENT INFO

(Photo: Aurelien Geldof) This evening, I received a very disturbing e-mail forwarding information re: future plans of the North-South Road to further tear through Bucharest. It concerns the zone of Pta Romana - Dacia - Cal. Victoriei - Polona - M. Eminescu...

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19 février 2011

Another day in Buzesti-Berzei & Dinu C. Giurescu

(Photo Source: Bad Politics) First off, the expulsions that have taken place in the Buzesti-Berzei area to make way for the Oprescu Highway are completely illegal. There is NO wiggle room for City Hall on this one. Article 578 of Law 202/2010 clearly...

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17 février 2011

After the bulldozers...

(Photo source: Libertatea) Tonight, I received an e-mail that made me feel the epitome of uselessness. 'What would you do if you were me?' I read. I could not answer. I couldn't think of anything constructive, except write and tell you about this terrible,...

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16 février 2011

'Another day, another demolition...

On February 9th, a number of buildings were demolished on M. Vulcanescu, amongst them, numbers 68 and 68A located at Buzesti-Berzei, deliberately ignoring the request of 29th January by the CNMI that all demolitions cease until the Commission had clarified...

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14 février 2011

No downgrade for Hala Matache BUT....

NEWS FLASH!!! Latest news from Matache - Ultima Ora (translated by me so excuse any screw-ups) Breaking News: Hala Matache remains on the map! Ministry of Culture supports the cause! February 14, 2011 2:05 · · Evenimentul Zilei announces in an article...

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12 février 2011

Silent protest - Arta la Matache

(Photo source: Mihaela Mihaila) 11am this morning saw 'Arta La Matache', a very unique demonstration opposing the demolition of Hala Matache, the historic indoor market (see post HERE dated 9th Feb) on str. Buzesti, central Bucharest. Gathered at Piata...

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9 février 2011

The plight of Hala Matache

Yet another scandalous act of destruction seems about to take place in Bucharest and we are powerless to do anything to stop it unless we do so 'en masse'. At this rate there will soon be nothing left of the city to destroy. This time, it's the Matache...

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4 février 2011

The valuable hostages: exchange for a cash-starved economy

Fascinating. Dreadful, but fascinating. I was aware of this, since a 95 year old friend of mine and her husband escaped from Roumania in 1947 with the help of Jacoba... her story is as incredible as the article found below. In fact, her life, like so...

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