Eufemisme contraproductive
Counterproductive Euphemisms

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on the 2003 Regular Report on Romania’s progress towards accession, released by the European Commission. The general colour of the Report is euphemistical, since Romania is ranked on the last place of the 12 candidates in the European Commission statistics. I argue that this has a negative impact on the progress of the Romanian society. After 1989 the reforms where realized almost exclusively due to the pressures of the EU, IMF and WB. A more critical Report would have determined the government to a less populistic way of governing in the electoral year 2004. Among others the article deals with the performance of Romania in a comparative perspective, the functioning market economy status, some difficult chapters which are still open, and the problem of discrimination in Romania.

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