Mircea Vasilescu
Romanian author, journalist and historian, Mircea Vasilescu (b. 1960) is currently the editor in chief of the weekly Dilema Veche and the cultural monthly Dilemateca, and also writes a regular column in the national news daily Adevărul. A teacher of Romanian and cultural journalism at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of a number of books including Europa dumitale. Dus – întors între noi şi ei (Your Europe, from them to us), published by Polirom in 2007.
Giving in to demands from France and Italy, Brussels has recognised the principle of the temporary reinstatement of border controls within the EU. A Romanian columnist argues that final approval by the EU27, to be taken on 12 May, would mark a major step backwards. 
The EU's greatest and most beautiful idea? Sitting down at a table for talks that are conducted with tolerance and style, answers Romanian historian Mircea Vasilescu.