Grigore Cartianu
Editor in chief of the daily Adevărul (and a former deputy editor of Evenimentul Zilei), Grigore Cartianu is also a writer with a passion for the recent history of Romania. His books include Crimele Revolutiei ("Crimes of the Revolution) and Sfârsitul Ceausestilor ("The End of the Ceausescus"). He was awarded the Chirilă prize for sports journalism in 2006.
Updated: 14 June 2011
Upset by the Dutch refusal to accept Romania into the Schengen area, the Romanian authorities have decided on strict border controls for tulips. A reaction that's a trifle excessive, but justified, writes an angry editorialist. 
Persecuted during the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Sibiu has since bandaged its wounds and today it has become one of Romania’s leading cultural cities — a metamorphosis hailed by the editor in chief of Adevărul.