Cristian Ghinea
Cristian Ghinea (b. 1977) is a Romanian journalist and political analyst. Director of the Romanian Centre for European Policies, he is also a columnist for the weekly Dilema Veche and the daily România liberă.
Updated: 9 December 2011
Weakened all over the world, democracy now appears to be under attack in Europe. Discussing the political crisis that has struck his country, a Romanian commentator remarks that the EU should perhaps be better equipped to defend such a core value. 
The secessionist region of Moldova is to hold presidential elections on 11 December — a vote that will be marked by a strange bargain between its Russian protector and Germany, which aims to resolve a conflict that has been deadlocked for 20 years.