Vasile Puşcaş
Historian and politician Vasile Puşcaş (b. 1952) was Romania’s chief negotiator with the EU in 2000-2004 and the country’s Minister for European Affairs in 2008-2009. He is also the author of several books on international relations, including Managing Global Interdepencies ( Eikon, 2010), and a laureate of the 2005 Media Gala Prize for his contribution to the integration of Romania in the EU.
Updated: 28 March 2011
The attacks in Oslo and on Utøya came as a shock to the Norwegians. For the EU, they are a call to finally take up a real policy of diversity, writes a columnist in Romania. 
The EU’s 27 member states have adopted a pact for the euro that will provide a collective guarantee for the single currency. However, a former Romanian diplomat argues that Brussels will still have to find the courage and the means to implement it.