No problem! ET has contributors all over Europe, though not every country is represented. I think several aspects of these contributions are useful: one is to simply hear - as your diary - about local situations. Another is to compare the effects of EU policies or other issues - such as transport -  locally. And a third is to discover that we aren't really all that different ;-)

We do spend a lot of time on global issues, but ET was founded primarily to specialize on European issues - as the name makes obvious.

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Thank you, pereulok for this diary, very interesting reading. Don't worry about the local, after all Romania is part of Europe and this site is called European Tribune. :-)

Would be nice if you could overcome the lazy thing once in a while and post more diaries.

In no way...in fact, as an ex-Californian, this article grabbed me from the first word. Thanks.

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland