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The paper provides an overview of the Chilotherium Ringström, 1924 fossils from Romania, which are recorded so far in three different Upper Miocene localities of the Eastern Carpathians Foreland: mammal localities of Reghiu, Bacău and Pogana. The fossils include a partial skull, several maxillary and mandible fragments and isolated teeth. They have been partially illustrated, but never described excepting the isolated teeth of Pogana. The previous assignments were confusing, ranging from Chilotherium schlosseri (Weber, 1905) and C. cf. sarmaticum for Reghiu specimens to an indeterminate species close to C. sarmaticum Korotkevich, 1958, C. kiliasi (Geraads & Koufos, 1990), and C. kowalevskii (Pavlow, 1913) for Pogana teeth. Based on descriptions and comparisons with other Chilotherium remains, all specimens from Romania can be referred to C. schlosseri. Chilotherium schlosseri is the most widespread species of the genus, ranging from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. The presence of this genus in Romania, and more globally in Eastern Europe, attests to a transition area between the more closed and wooded environments of Western Europe (where Chilotherium is absent) to the more open ones in Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Governance and socio-spatial fragmentations of water services in Romania. An analysis based on the notion of transition. This article lies in a specific standpoint to approach the governance change of public services. The transition approach presupposes deciphering the indicators of change, understanding their strenght, their shapes, driving forces and constraints. To do this, the focus is on the stakeholders for access to water services in Romania ; it asks as much the institutional change since the end of communist era than the spatial and economical development patterns since the European Union integration. If this country presents a real change in types of utilities management and tarification services, the regulatory system holds a centralization and the urban growth poles pattern as a " dependency path ". Thus the spatial indicators reveal a rising gap between the major towns and the rural areas or small towns. The atony of transition can be explained by social and political functioning in Romania, by norm's system in EU that support the existant framework and by a line of business lowly attracting. © 2023 Lavoisier, Paris. Tous droits réservés [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The victories on the battlefields resulted in the reintroduction of Romania in the strategic plans of the allies, a fact accelerated by Bulgaria’s exit from the war following the Armistice of Salonica (September 29, 1918). On November 9, 1918, the Romanian authorities sent an ultimatum to marshal August von Mackensen demanding his troops to evacuate the Romanian territory in 24 hours, otherwise having to be disarmed. On November 10, 1918, King Ferdinand ordered the remobilization of the Romanian army, so that, by the time of the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne (November 11, 1918), Romania found itself once again alongside the allies.

After bulls, buffaloes are the most important group of cattle. Buffalo populations have an obvious practical importance for milk production and, to a lesser extent, for muscle work (traction for various agricultural works). A geographical approach to the presence of water buffaloes in Romania has not been carried out until this day. On the territory of Romania, buffaloes are raised only in rural households. Between 1920 and 1980, the number of buffaloes varied between 135,000 and 180,000 head. The lowest number (135,000 specimens) was recorded in 1946, and the maximum population (almost 200,000 specimens) was reached in 1985, the largest in the previous century. Subsequently, the number of buffaloes decreased sharply, so that in 2019 the population was 90% smaller compared to that of 1985, the causes of this decrease being rather convoluted. The main breeding area of this mammal is Transylvania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The persecution of the Assumptionist Fathers under the Romanian communist regime is an exemplary case illustrating the mechanisms of totalitarianism. From the study of the archives of the Securitate, the physionomy of the modus operandi of its repressive apparatus is studied. It shows that it could only create artificial forms of control and life without capturing the attention and support of populations, especially those who were capable of spiritual resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article highlights the important role played by French geographer Emmanuel de Martonne in the process of drawing the western border of Romania, taking into account the separation between the Romanian and Hungarian ethnic units. The border was drawn following the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) and is still in place today. A good connoisseur of the Romanian status quo, which he researched in the field, Emmanuel de Martonne supported the union of Transylvania with the Kingdom of Romania in the geopolitical context of the First World War, as well as Romania's joining the War on the side of the Allies. Through his activity, but also through his friendship and devotion to Romania and to the Romanian people, Emmanuel de Martonne led the way to a long and fruitful cooperation between French and Romanian geographers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Si le réchauffement climatique est un fait observé, plusieurs incertitudes demeurent. Elles concernent les températures du passé et celles du futur. Après avoir vérifié que le réchauffement est bien avéré pour les deux stations de Bucarest et de Sibiu, nous montrons le caractère stochastique de cette tendance, et les difficultés rencontrées pour apprécier son intensité de 1880 à 2019. Enfin, nous mettons en relief quelques ruptures dans cette évolution.

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Pour le fascisme roumain comme pour la plupart des autres champs historiographiques, 1989 représenta une césure importante a plusieurs titres. Dans la production domestique, c’est la fin du national-communisme qui dédouanait le fascisme de la Garde de fer de ses origines autochtones et l’attribuait a l’influence étrangere, italienne et allemande. Dans la production occidentale, l’amplification d’une réflexion sur les traits d’un fascisme générique font du cas roumain un exemple important et finissent par influencer la production locale, qui se remarque par une sorte de rattrapage théorique rapide et une production abondante.

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L’article explore des opinions souvent contradictoires visant les principes sur lesquels devait reposer l’organisation du territoire de la Roumanie, après la Grande Union, au début de l’entre-deux-guerres. Fondé sur une tradition du centralisme, le pays désormais élargi se retrouvait en quête des modèles et des principes qui allaient inspirer la nouvelle Constitution de 1923. Nous nous concentrons notamment sur les idées du professeur Paul Negulescu sur la décentralisation, tout en montrant l’application de cette approche en fonction des unités territoriales traditionnelles du pays. Les conflits entre les partis politiques ont, cependant, compliqué le débat, puisque la réforme administrative a servi de prétexte dans la lutte pour le pouvoir.

L’article présente les débats sinueux autour des principes qui forment la base de l’approche constitutionnelle de l’administration publique en Roumanie, après la Grande Union, inscrits dans la Constitution de 1923. Puisque les provinces roumaines unies en 1918 avaient eu des systèmes administratifs essentiellement différents, des thèmes comme la décentralisation et le rôle des institutions locales, notamment les Conseils départementaux et locaux, ont été souvent traités en fonction du parti politique et de l’affiliation locale du représentant qui intervenait dans les débats au Sénat et à la Chambre des députés. Des progrès importants ont été atteints en matière d’institutionnalisation de la vie de l’État, tandis que les tentatives d’éliminer le contrôle exercé par le facteur politique sur le fonctionnaire public ont eu un succès modéré.

Cette contribution analyse l’émergence du rugby en Roumanie comme une discipline de l’élite, circonscrite à Bucarest. Nous argumentons que, alors que ce caractère élitiste vient des origines sociales des joueurs, l’échec à populariser ce sport au-delà des frontières de la capitale renvoie à un problème structurel. Cependant, la particularité la plus intéressante concernant le rugby roumain est son origine française, ce qui fut également et publiquement mis en avant durant la période communiste. Ces deux particularités (ascendance française et statut élitiste) furent excellemment visibles lors la participation de la Roumanie à deux tournois internationaux majeurs qui se tinrent à Paris au lendemain de la Première guerre mondiale, les Jeux interalliés de 1919 (Pershing Games) et les Jeux olympiques de 1924. Traduit de l'allemand par Joris Lehnert.

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In a changing world of work, platform workers struggle to gain adequate protection, and effective access to the benefits provided by the social security system form a part of this. Social security benefits in Romania are particular in that access is based on a person having a professional income, regardless of the legal status of the worker (subordinate or self‐employed). As a rule, all workers are covered in the event of illness and changing family circumstances as well as for pensions. In contrast, coverage for self‐employed workers for unemployment benefits, work injury and occupational disease benefits, paid leave in the event of illness, protection against the risks related to pregnancy or to care for a sick child is voluntary. Given the diffusion of platform work, the article addresses the specific situation of platform workers in Romania, formally covered by the social security system, but who face obstacles related to eligibility criteria, administrative formalities, the risk of the automatic termination of work and intermittent work patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Dans cet article, nous essaierons de déterminer la place de la culture de masse et les points d’articulations entre la culture élitaire, la culture de masse et la culture populaire/folklorique. Notre propos est structuré selon les axes suivants : d’une part, il reconstruit le processus au cours duquel la recherche scientifique a découvert et a identifié la culture populaire hongroise et ses diverses fonctions, et s’efforce ensuite de mettre en lumière les manières dont les récentes tendances du folklorisme et de la patrimonialisation ont essayé de ‘revitaliser’ cette culture. D’autre part, on attirera l’attention sur la façon dont les différents médias de masse ont été ‘domestiqués’ par les usagers dans la vie de tous les jours, produisant une sorte de culture populaire. Troisièmement, l’article rassemble également, à partir de l’exemple de la Roumanie, plus exactement du territoire transylvain, les caractéristiques d’une culture de masse du régime communiste/socialiste.

L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser l’Initiative route et ceinture et sa relevance pour l’Europe, avec un accent particulier sur la Roumanie. La politique consacrée de Xi Jinping a évolué considérablement au cours des trois dernières années, vers un outil complexe pour la réalisation des moyens économiques et politiques pour la Chine. À ce titre, l’article décrit les principaux objectifs de la politique et la réponse roumaine à ces objectifs, d’un point de vue critique.

L’article explore le contexte économique extrêmement riche en idées et convergences de courants de la Roumanie, pendant l’entre-deux-guerres. Tout en suivant la pensée des économistes notables de l’époque et leurs sources d’inspiration,on surprend le passage du modèle corporatiste, tel qu’il a été promu par Mihail Manoilescu, à la complexité du Planisme, largement débattu et fondé sur l’apport des élites. Dans le débat entre le capitalisme et le socialisme, notamment suite à la crise de ce premier, il est intéressant d’investiguer si le Planisme s’est avéré une troisième voie, ou bien l’expression d’une économie de transition.

Dans cet article on envisage d’analyser le contenu de l’un des discours du Premier ministre de la Roumanie à propos de la position officielle sur les investissements étrangers dans le cadre du lancement du Plan d’action dans le domaine des aides d’État pour 2018. Même si le discours a été présenté sur une note positive, tout en soulignant l’importance d’une augmentation de l’investissement étranger, il a été parsemé de nombreux éléments d’ambiguïté, qui n’ont apporté aucune solution cohérente à l’objectif fixé.

La première Présidence roumaine du Conseil de l’Union européenne est une occasion importante pour le gouvernement de Bucarest de promouvoir des thèmes régionaux dans le mécanisme décisionnel communautaire. Cependant, le contexte dans lequel la Présidence commencera est affecté par le climat intérieur du pays, notamment lié aux réformes du système de la justice, critiquées virulemment par les chancelleries occidentales. Cet article analyse le contexte de la Présidence roumaine, aussi bien que les préparations accomplies pour les six mois et les priorités majeures promues, tout en soulignant la manière dont le spécifique national a été reflété par l’agenda choisi et sa faisabilité.

L’article présente la situation de la politique fiscale roumaine pendant un intervalle très compliqué sur le plan économique et politique, non seulement en Roumanie,mais aussi dans la région central-est-européenne. L’entre-deux-guerres s’est avéré une période de transformations législatives dans le royaume, décidées en fonction de la vision des gouvernements et des changements intervenus dans la dynamique du budget, frappé notamment par la Grande dépression économique. Une attention particulière est accordée au tarif douanier, qui a exhibé des tendances protectionnistes en Roumanie, ajustées en fonction des besoins d’une économie au caractère agro-industriel.

Zsófia Molnár, doctor of theater studies, translator and supertitler, tells about her paradoxical position as “mediator of the immediate”. Supertitling is not just a textual matter: it is a live performance. As a result, the supertitler finds herself both inside the show (as close as possible to the performers onstage) and outside it, in a no-man’s-land between action and reaction. Such a position implies a delicate “negotiation” between both sides, to be carried anew every evening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The analysis of regional disparities has been the subject of many articles of researche, in particular in relation to the EU Cohesion Policy. However, many studies analyse disparities only from the perspective of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The objective of this article is to report the evolution of regional disparities from a multidimensional approach, by comparing the evolution of economic disparities with the evolution of socio-demographic ones. We take as case study the evolution of Romanian counties (42 NUTS3 units) between 2000-2016. The TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making method was employed for the calculation of two synthetic indices related to the economic and social development of NUTS3 units. The results show growing economic disparities. On the other hand, statistical analyses show a lack of correlation between economic performance and social development for the first part of the 2000s, followed by a gradual emergence of dependence between the two dimensions of development. Thus, during the period analysed, social development is becoming more and more associated with economic development, to the point that today this relationship is quite strong and significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The scientific collaboration between the French and Romanian geographers has had a long and rich history of over 120 years. Over time, it has gone through more or less favorable periods, depending on the political and historical context. This paper focuses on the post-1989 era, and highlights the academic relationships between the Faculty of Geography of the University of Bucharest and universities / research centers in France, with special regard to the fields of climatology, hydrology and geomorphology. Particular attention is paid to the memory of professor Gérard Beltrando, one of the French geographers (climatologist) strongly attached to Romania and to Romanians, and who, for more than 15 years, nurtured fruitful collaborations with geographers from the University of Bucharest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]