Bucharest
Romania became part of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast Europe’s sub-region in the early 1990s. The regional SEE office was already established 1999 in Bucharest when in 2006, the entire central coordination of FNF’s work was moved to Sofia. In 2014 FNF re-opened a bureau for Romania and its sister-country of Moldova in Bucharest. In over 20 years of ceaseless activity, the FNF has worked with all the local liberal parties, forces and NGO’s, and by doing so, made thousands of young people interested in liberalism. Today the main political partner is the USRPLUS party. The FNF is also in contact with all the local NGO’s who fight for the ideal of freedom.
News
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Champions of Change
Champions of Change is a project organized by LID Moldova in cooperation with FNF Romania and Moldova, which rewards people with innovative ideas, outstanding initiatives and impactful actions, who despite all the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and regardless of circumstances or political contexts, have managed to continue developing projects in their fields of activity.
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Meet Rodica Crudu from Moldova
Moldovan university professor and entrepreneurship expert Rodica Crudu on the challenges of staying in your home country and making your way in a male-dominated environment. She is an associate professor, a European economic policies expert at a NGO, and editor-in-chief of the Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies.
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Meet Ramona Strugariu from Romania
Ramona Strugariu is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Renew Europe Group and a law graduate with more than a decade of experience in the NGO sector. She ran for office on the ticket of the liberal PLUS (Freedom, Unity, and Solidarity Party) fraction, a movement born on the squares of Bucharest in 2018.
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Meet Mihaela Miroiu from Romania
Mihaela Miroiu is Romanian, a professor at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest. She has taught students for 42 years. She has marched in protests, helped with female rights legislation, and inspired the new generation of feminists.
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Meet Diana Mureșan from Romania
Diana Mureșan on the joys and hardships of joining a brand-new party and the conscious choice of not skipping steps when climbing the political ladder. Four years down the road, she is heading the local branch of the USR party, in Sibiu and has become a representative in the city’s municipal council.
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Journalism in 2021: an obstacle course with fewer and fewer winners
The new report released by The Center for Independent Journalism, supported by FNF Romania, reveals the true price of the profession of journalist, but also the cost society has to pay when lacking credible sources of information. The report may be read in full here.
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What do Romanians think about same-sex marriage?
This sociological research was carried out in 2021 and it gives exact numbers and statistical data on what Romanians think about same-sex marriage. The results are surprisingly satisfying. They show that the public opinion in Romania has changed, especially among young people. You can download the brochure here.
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Trans in Romania
This report describes, through multiple research methods, how the lives of trans people in Romania have been affected by discrimination in a multitude of contexts: family, professional, medical, legal, bureaucratic. It also brings us closer to trans people’s lives, very different from each other, but striving for the same thing: for their identity to be accepted and respected in society.
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Expressing Civil and Political Liberties in Times of Crisis
This research on the limitation of civil and political rights in Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, and Romania during the first wave of the pandemic focuses on three main pillars: it gives a first-hand insight into the context in which the various governmental measures were introduced; the extent to which those individual rights were affected; and the shape and strength of the citizen’s response to the government-led measures.
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Illiberal discourse in Romania: the year of exception 2020
This report published by the Center for Independent Journalism, presents the elements of the illiberal discourse practiced in Romania during the coronavirus pandemic, how this discourse is being disseminated in public and by whom, sets the health crisis management and the results of the 2020 parliamentary elections.
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"Romania is the fastest changing society in Europe“
The Oscar-nominated film "Colectiv" follows authorities, the victims and the whistleblower and uncovers gradually the corrupt structures of the Romanian health system. Director Alexander Nanau explains in this interview the motivation behind his new film and why he rejected the Romanian Order of Merit for Culture.
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Moldova: fighting corruption
As corruption continues to be a serious issue on all levels in the Republic of Moldova, our partner Cu Sens Media Project decided to focus their activities on investigations that aim to raise awareness among Moldovan citizens about how the public money are spent and take journalism out of its comfort zone. You can watch here both investigative stories.
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Moldova: fighting disinformation
In recent years, the Moldovan press, especially the online media, abounds with fake information and propaganda. The press reports unverfied facts and, consequently, misinforms the public. In this context, a team of investigative journalists from Republic of Moldova developed and delivered a project which tackles the political discourse misinformation.
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Our Partners
Over the years, FNF Romania and Moldova has established strong bonds of friendship with political friends and partners. Together with our local project partners we aim to promote liberal values through multidimensional activities and events, to provide civic education and to create political dialogue. Here you can meet our partners and visit their homepages.
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Our Work
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) is a German political foundation committed to liberal democracy, rule of law, economic freedom and respect for human rights. Working hand-in-hand with local partner organisations, FNF provides civic education, creates political dialogue and offers political consultancy. Moreover, it contributes to the public debate with publications and media contributions.
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🦸♀️ Decizia de a rămâne, puterea de a acționa 🚺 Un model grăitor pentru ce înseamnă să faci mai multe lucruri în același timp: expertă în domeniul antreprenoriatului și cadru universitar, doamna Rodica Crudu din Republica #Moldova ne vorbește despre provocările de a rămâne în țara natală și de a-și croi drumul într-un mediu dominat de bărbați. 👉 Află povestea ei: https://www.freiheit.org/ro/east-and-southeast-europe/decizia-de-ramane-puterea-de-actiona 🌏 Prin campania globală #FemaleForwardInternational, FNF prezintă poveștile celor mai puternice și inspiraționale femei. FNF East and Southeast Europe #fnfesee
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🦸♀️ Faceți cunoștință cu dna Dr. Rodica Crudu din Republica Moldova. 🚺 Rodica Crudu este conferențiar universitar, expertă în domeniul politicilor economice europene în cadrul unei organizații non-profit, Laboratory of Initiatives for Development, și redactor-șef al publicației „Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies”. Expertă în domeniul antreprenoriatului și cadru universitar, Rodica ne vorbește despre provocările de a rămâne în țara natală și de a-și croi drumul într-un mediu dominat de bărbați. 👉 Află povestea ei: https://www.freiheit.org/ro/east-and-southeast-europe/decizia-de-ramane-puterea-de-actiona 🌏 Prin campania globală #FemaleForwardInternational, FNF prezintă poveștile celor mai puternice și inspiraționale femei. FNF East and Southeast Europee #fnfesee
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🦸 Champions of Change este un proiect care premiază persoane cu idei inovatoare, inițiative remarcabile și acțiuni cu impact din Republica #Moldova, care în ciuda tuturor provocărilor cauzate de pandemia de COVID-19 și indiferent de circumstanțe sau contexte politice, au reușit să continue dezvoltarea proiectelor în domeniile în care își desfășoară activitatea. În 2021, Gala Champions of Change, a avut loc pe 22 septembrie la Chișinău. Un adevărat succes, în cadrul căreia au fost desemnați și premiați 15 campioni ai schimbării. Descoperă povestea lor aici: 👇 **** Proiect organizat de Laboratory of Initiatives for Development în cooperare cu Friedrich Naumann Foundation Romania and Moldova.
