{"id":82,"date":"2015-04-16T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T10:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.romaniancommunity.net\/rci\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2020-05-27T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T18:28:46","slug":"comunicate-de-presa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.romaniancommunity.net\/rci\/media\/comunicate-de-presa\/","title":{"rendered":"Comunicate de pres\u0103"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>26 mai 2020<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat AGM 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mar\u021bi, 26 mai 2020, a avut loc Adunarea General\u0103 a Membrilor organiza\u021biei Romanian Community of Ireland. \u00cen contextul pandemiei provocate de Covid-19 \u0219i pentru a respecta instruc\u021biunile autorit\u0103\u021bilor irlandeze, int\u00e2lnirea s-a desf\u0103\u0219urat online. Dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 introducere, Mari Preda a prezentat Raportul de activitate \u0219i Raportul Financiar pentru anul 2019. RCI \u0219i-a \u00eendeplinit obiectivele propuse prin Constitu\u021bia organiza\u021biei. Situa\u021bia financiar\u0103 a fost \u00eentocmit\u0103 cu sprijinul firmei de contabilitate &#8220;Donal Ryan &#038; Associates&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Componen\u021ba Comitetului Executiv este urm\u0103toarea:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte Onorific \u2013 Anca Lupu<\/li>\n<li>Vicepre\u0219edinte \u2013 Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li>Financiar \u2013 Cristina M\u00eer\u021b<\/li>\n<li>Secretar \u2013 Rodica Apopei<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Mari Preda<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniela Kocis Fitzgerald<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniela Jurj<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Cristina Balauca<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Nicoleta Gabriela Pavel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raportul de activitate poate fi consultat pe website-ul organizatiei- www.romaniancommunity.net, la rubrica Rapoarte Anuale ale RCI.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>4 septembrie 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat EGM 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>La data de 04.09.2019 a avut loc Adunarea Extraordinar\u0103 a Organiza\u021biei RCI, iar membrii Romanian Community of Ireland au ales o nou\u0103 echip\u0103 de conducere.<br \/>\nPe aceast\u0103 cale, RCI \u00ee\u0219i ia r\u0103mas bun de la Emanuel Silaghi, Pre\u0219edinte \u0219i Manuela Silaghi, Secretar \u0219i le ureaz\u0103 mult succes \u00een viitor. Mul\u021bumim pentru c\u0103 ne-a\u021bi fost al\u0103turi \u0219i a\u021bi adus energie \u0219i voie bun\u0103!<\/p>\n<p>De asemenea, \u00een urma deliber\u0103rilor membrilor a fost votat Comitetul Executiv, dup\u0103 cum urmeaz\u0103:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 Mari Preda<\/li>\n<li>Vicepre\u0219edinte \u2013 Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte Onorific \u2013 Anca Lupu<\/li>\n<li>Casier \u2013 Cristina Mirt<\/li>\n<li>Secretar \u2013 Rodica Apopei<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniela Jurj<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniel Balint<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniela Kocis Fitzgerald<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Rare\u0219 Nicula<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Anita Dumitrache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mul\u021bumim Dublin City Community Co-Op pentru g\u0103zduire, Unit 1, Killarney Court, Buckingham Street, Dublin 1.<\/p>\n<p>* V\u0103 reamintim c\u0103 pentru a deveni voluntar RCI, ne pute\u021bi contacta la adresa de email: info@romaniancommunity.net\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>30 mai 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat AGM 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>La data de 30 mai 2019 a avut loc Adunarea general\u0103 a membrilor organiza\u021biei Romanian Community of Ireland (AGM). \u00cent\u00e2lnirea s-a desf\u0103\u0219urat la Finglas Citizens Information Centre, Finglas Village, Dublin 11, de la ora 19:30. Mul\u021bumim tuturor participan\u021bilor \u0219i ne exprim\u0103m bucuria pentru entuziasmul manifestat de public privind activit\u0103\u021bile RCI, echipa de voluntari \u0219i modul de func\u021bionare a organiza\u021biei. Au fost prezentate Raportul financiar realizat pe baza Bilan\u021bului Contabil evaluat de c\u0103tre firma de contabilitate \u201dDonal Ryan &amp; Associates\u201d, Raportul activitate pentru anul 2018 \u0219i proiectele de viitor. Toate obiectivele au fost atinse cu succes: integrare, prezentarea unei imagini pozitive a comunit\u0103\u021bii rom\u00e2nilor din Irlanda \u0219i p\u0103strarea culturii \u0219i tradi\u021biilor rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti.<\/p>\n<p>De asemenea, \u00een urma deliber\u0103rilor membrilor a fost votat Comitetul Executiv, dup\u0103 cum urmeaz\u0103:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 Emanuel Silaghi<\/li>\n<li>Vicepre\u0219edinte \u2013Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte onorific \u2013 Anca Lupu<\/li>\n<li>Casier \u2013 Cristina Mirt<\/li>\n<li>Secretar \u2013 Manuela Silaghi<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Mari Preda<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniela Jurj<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Rodica Apopei<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Anita Dumitrache<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniel Balint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Echipa RCI v\u0103 mul\u021bume\u0219te pentru participare!<\/p>\n<p>* V\u0103 reamintim c\u0103 pentru a deveni voluntar RCI, ne pute\u021bi contacta la adresa de email: info@romaniancommunity.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>17 mai 2018<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat AGM 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Membrii \u0219i simpatizan\u021bii Romanian Community of Ireland s-au \u00eent\u00e2lnit joi, 17 mai 2018, de la ora 17:30, la Teachers&#8217; Club, 37 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. Participan\u021bii au avut ocazia s\u0103 discute despre activit\u0103\u021bile RCI de anul trecut, dar si despre planurile de viitor \u0219i situa\u021bia financiar\u0103 a organiza\u021biei.<br \/>\nRCI \u0219i-a \u00eendeplinit obiectivele propuse: integrare, reprezentare \u0219i leg\u0103tura cu comunitatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 din Irlanda. Raportul financiar a fost realizat pe baza Bilan\u021bului Contabil evaluat de c\u0103tre firma de contabilitate \u201dDonal Ryan &amp; Associates\u201d.<br \/>\nDe asemenea, \u00een urma deliber\u0103rilor membrilor a fost votat Comitetul Executiv, dup\u0103 cum urmeaz\u0103:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 George Br\u0103tulescu<\/li>\n<li>Vicepre\u0219edinte &#8211; Mari Preda<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte onorific &#8211; Anca Lupu<\/li>\n<li>Casier \u2013 Cristina Mirt<\/li>\n<li>Secretar \u2013 Cire\u0219ica Rus<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Emanuel Silaghi<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Manuela Silaghi<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniel Balint<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Antonela Butuc<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Anita Dumitrache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Echipa RCI v\u0103 mul\u021bume\u0219te pentru participare!<\/p>\n<p>* V\u0103 reamintim c\u0103 pentru a deveni voluntar RCI, ne pute\u021bi contacta la adresa de email: info@romaniancommunity.net<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>1 iunie 2017<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat AGM 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joi, 18 mai 2017, la sediul Romanian Community of Ireland a avut loc Adunarea General\u0103 a organiza\u021biei. \u00cen prezen\u021ba publicului \u0219i a voluntarilor RCI, Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula a prezentat Raportul Anual de Activitate pentru anul 2016, dup\u0103 o introducere a presedintelui organizatiei, George Br\u0103tulescu. Din Raportul General reiese c\u0103 RCI \u0219i-a \u00eendeplinit obiectivele propuse: integrare, reprezentare \u0219i leg\u0103tura cu comunitatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 din Irlanda.\u00a0Raportul financiar a fost realizat pe baza Bilan\u021bului Contabil evaluat de c\u0103tre firma de contabilitate \u201dDonal Ryan &amp; Associates\u201d care a apreciat ca pozitiv\u0103 conformitatea Bilan\u021bului cu legile \u00een vigoare. De asemenea, \u00een urma deliber\u0103rilor membrilor a fost votat Comitetul Executiv, dup\u0103 cum urmeaz\u0103:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 George Br\u0103tulescu<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u0219edinte Onorific \u2013 Anca Lupu<\/li>\n<li>Vicepre\u0219edinte &#8211; Mari Preda<\/li>\n<li>Financiar &#8211; Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula<\/li>\n<li>Secretar \u2013 Anita Dumitrache<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Sabina Stan<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Daniel Balint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adunarea General\u0103 s-a \u00eencheiat cu o sesiune de \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u0219i r\u0103spunsuri, \u00een care publicul participant a avut ocazia s\u0103 cunoasc\u0103 mai bine echipa de voluntari RCI precum \u0219i s\u0103 afle \u00een detaliu anumite aspecte ale muncii depuse de c\u0103tre ace\u0219tia si planurile de viitor.\u00a0Raportul de activitate poate fi consultat pe website-ul organizatiei- www.romaniancommunity.net, la rublrica <em>Rapoarte Anuale ale RCI<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Echipa RCI v\u0103 mul\u021bume\u0219te pentru participare!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>4 februarie 2017<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Comunicat al Romanian Community of Ireland, referitor la protestele de la Bucuresti \u00eempotriva\u00a0O.U.G. 13\/2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Urm\u0103rind evolu\u021bia evenimentelor care s-au petrecut \u00een ultimele zile \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, unde mase \u00a0numeroase de oameni au manifestat \u00een mod pa\u0219nic \u0219i civilizat \u00een toat\u0103 \u021bara, dar \u0219i \u00een diaspora, \u00eempotriva unei Ordonan\u021be de Urgen\u021b\u0103 care afecteaz\u0103 Codul Penal \u0219i Codul de Procedur\u0103 Penal\u0103, organiza\u021bia rom\u00e2nilor din Irlanda, Romanian Community of Ireland, \u00ee\u0219i exprim\u0103 \u00eengrijorarea cu privire la efectele ce pot altera buna func\u021bionare a democra\u021biei \u0219i a statului de drept, lini\u0219tea \u0219i stabilitatea societ\u0103\u021bii rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, dar \u0219i percep\u021bia statelor noastre de adop\u021bie asupra comunit\u0103\u021bilor de rom\u00e2ni din diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen\u021belegem c\u0103 oportunitatea lu\u0103rii acestei m\u0103suri a fost apanajul Guvernului, iar analizarea con\u021binutului Ordonan\u021bei revine \u00een sarcina speciali\u0219tilor \u00een domeniul justi\u021biei. Ceea ce este foarte greu de \u00een\u021beles este celeritatea cu care s-a recurs la adoptarea Ordonan\u021bei, \u00een \u00eemprejur\u0103ri cel pu\u021bin discutabile, \u00een condi\u021biile \u00een care mai multe voci din societatea civil\u0103, speciali\u0219ti \u00een drept, dar \u0219i reprezentan\u021bi la cel mai \u00eenalt nivel din institu\u021bii abilitate ale statului, s-au opus sau au dat un aviz negativ, solicit\u00e2ndu-se o dezbatere public\u0103 \u0219i parlamentar\u0103 pe baza con\u021binutului ce urma s\u0103 fie asumat, legiferat \u0219i publicat \u00een Monitorul Oficial. Lipsa comunic\u0103rii transparente \u0219i oneste a creat mari \u00eendoieli.<\/p>\n<p>Romanian Community of Ireland a ales de-a lungul timpului s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 impar\u021bial\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 nu fac\u0103 politica niciunui partid, indiferent de doctrina acestuia, politica organiza\u021biei noastre fiind una de natur\u0103 social\u0103, armonizat\u0103 \u00een permanen\u021b\u0103 cu agenda cet\u0103\u021beanului rom\u00e2n care a ales s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103, s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i creasc\u0103 copiii \u00een Irlanda, adaptat\u0103 mereu \u00een func\u021bie de priorit\u0103\u021bile \u0219i necesit\u0103\u021bile acestuia. Misiunea \u0219i viziunea organiza\u021biei noastre au rolul de a face vizibil\u0103 \u0219i credibil\u0103 comunitatea rom\u00e2nilor \u00een Irlanda \u0219i de a contribui la o bun\u0103 reputa\u021bie a rom\u00e2nilor \u00een lume. Prima valoare care \u00eencheag\u0103 Romanian Community of Ireland este INTEGRITATEA, desf\u0103\u0219ur\u00e2ndu-ne activit\u0103\u021bile \u00een mod etic \u0219i moral, transparent \u0219i onest.<\/p>\n<p>Din p\u0103cate, lipsa comunic\u0103rii coerente \u0219i sincere a Guvernului, cu privire la Ordonan\u021b\u0103, dar \u0219i atitudinea indiferent\u0103 a acestuia la mi\u0219c\u0103rile de protest care prin amploarea lor au cuprins \u00eentreaga Rom\u00e2nie, coroborate cu interpret\u0103rile \u0219i lu\u0103rile de pozi\u021bii ale multor oficiali europeni ce reclam\u0103 lipsa de transparen\u021b\u0103, dar \u0219i caracterul imoral al ac\u021biunii \u00een sine, ne-au determinat s\u0103 lu\u0103m atitudine \u0219i s\u0103 ne solidariz\u0103m cu cei din \u021bar\u0103, cei care protesteaz\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i manifest\u0103 civismul \u00een aceast\u0103 mi\u0219care de rezisten\u021b\u0103, pe care o consider\u0103m Mar\u0219ul Trezirii Con\u0219tiin\u021bei Na\u021bionale.<\/p>\n<p>Romanian Community of Ireland se al\u0103tur\u0103 astfel celorlalte comunit\u0103\u021bi din diaspora \u0219i se va implica activ \u00een organizarea \u0219i sus\u021binearea unor manifesta\u021bii pa\u0219nice ce au scopul de a atrage aten\u021bia Guvernului despre r\u0103ul incomensurabil deja s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it \u0219i afectarea grav\u0103 a percep\u021biei str\u0103inilor fa\u021b\u0103 de cet\u0103\u021benii rom\u00e2ni din diaspora \u0219i solicit\u0103m \u00een mod expres adoptarea imediat\u0103 a m\u0103surilor necesare pentru restabilirea normalit\u0103\u021bii \u00een societatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103, dar \u0219i a p\u0103cii sociale care a fost puternic zdruncinat\u0103 \u00een ultimele zile.<\/p>\n<p>Prin canalele proprii de comunicare Romanian Community of Ireland va informa cet\u0103\u021benii rom\u00e2ni din Irlanda despre programul ac\u021biunilor ce vor avea loc \u00een zilele ce vor urma \u0219i i\u0219i declar\u0103 disponibilitatea de a sus\u021bine acest manifest civic at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t condi\u021biile viitoare o vor impune.<\/p>\n<p>George Br\u0103tulescu<br \/>\nPre\u0219edinte Romanian Community of Ireland<br \/>\ne-mail: <a href=\"mailto:info@romaniancommunity.net\">info@romaniancommunity.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>1 iunie\u00a02016<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Rezultat AGM 2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miercuri, 1 iunie 2016, de la orele 19.30 a avut loc la sediul Romanian Community of Ireland Adunarea General\u0103 a organiza\u021biei voluntare. \u00cen prezen\u021ba publicului \u0219i a voluntarilor RCI, a fost prezentat Raportul Anual de Activitate pentru anul 2015 de c\u0103tre Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula, dup\u0103 o introducere a presedintei organizatiei, Daniela Jurj. Din Raportul General reiese c\u0103 RCI \u0219i-a \u00eendeplinit toate cele trei obiective propuse la AGM-ul trecut si anume: integrare, reprezentare \u0219i leg\u0103tura cu comunitatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 din Irlanda. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raportul financiar a fost prezentat de c\u0103tre Mirela M\u00e2nea, raportul fiind f\u0103cut pe baza Bilan\u021bului Contabil evaluat de c\u0103tre firma de contabilitate \u201dDonal Ryan &amp; Associates\u201d care a apreciat ca pozitiv\u0103 conformitatea Bilan\u021bului cu legile \u00een vigoare.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Totodat\u0103, \u00eencepand din data de 1 iunie 2106, Romanian Community of Ireland are un nou Comitet Executiv, ales la Adunarea General\u0103. \u00a0Componen\u021ba Comitetului RCI este dup\u0103 cum urmeaz\u0103:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre\u0219edinte \u2013 George Br\u0103tulescu<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vicepre\u0219edinte- Daniela Jurj<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretar \u2013 Anita Dumitrache<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casier \u2013 Mirela M\u00e2nea<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului &#8211; Rare\u0219-Mihai Nicula<\/li>\n<li>Membru al Comitetului- Florin Andreiu<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membru al Comitetului \u2013 Maria Nicula<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre\u0219edinte Onorific &#8211; Anca Lupu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adunarea General\u0103 s-a \u00eencheiat cu o sesiune de \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u0219i r\u0103spunsuri, \u00een care publicul participant a avut ocazia s\u0103 cunoasc\u0103 mai bine echipa de voluntari RCI precum \u0219i s\u0103 afle \u00een detaliu anumite aspecte ale muncii depuse de c\u0103tre ace\u0219tia si planurile de viitor. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raportul de activitate va putea fi g\u00e3sit \u00een cur\u00e2nd pe website-ul organizatiei- www.romaniancommunity.net.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echipa RCI v\u0103 mul\u021bume\u0219te pentru participare!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>12 mai 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>RCI AGM 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Miercuri, 1 iunie 2016, \u00eencep\u00e2nd cu ora 19.30, la sediul RCI din 53 Upper Dorset Street Dublin 1, <strong>Romanian Community of Ireland<\/strong> organizeaz\u0103 Int\u00e2lnirea Anual\u0103 a Membrilor (AGM). Participan\u021bii vor avea ocazia s\u0103 cunoasc\u0103 echipa de voluntari, s\u0103 afle mai multe despre activit\u0103\u021bile RCI din ultimul an dar \u0219i despre planurile de viitor.<\/p>\n<p>Cei doritori s\u0103 participe sunt ruga\u021bi s\u0103 confirme prezen\u021ba prin email la events@romaniancommunity.net p\u00e2n\u0103 la data de 26 mai 2016.<\/p>\n<p><em>V\u0103 a\u0219tept\u0103m cu mult drag.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Echipa RCI<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>8 ianuarie 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comunicat al Organiza\u0163iei Romanian Community of Ireland<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Romanian Community of Ireland<\/b> dore\u0219te s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exprime regretul \u0219i condamn\u0103 evenimentele petrecute ieri la redac\u021bia publica\u021biei franceze Charlie Hebdo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Libertatea de expresie este unul dintre Drepturile Fundametale ale Omului \u0219i un principiu fondator al democra\u021biilor contemporane, drepturi la care RCI se alinaz\u0103 \u0219i pe care le sus\u021bine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dorim s\u0103 transmitem condolean\u021be familiilor victimelor \u0219i un mesaj de solidaritate \u00een momentele prin care trec.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4 noiembrie 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rom\u00e2nii din Irlanda cer MAE \u00eenfiin\u021barea mai multor sec\u021bii de vot pentru turul doi al alegerilor preziden\u021biale<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ziarulprofit.ro\/index.php\/romanii-din-irlanda-ii-cer-ministrului-de-externe-infiintarea-mai-multor-sectii-de-vot-pentru-turul-doi-al-alegerilor-prezidentiale-este-inadmisibil-sa-existe-o-singura-sectie-de-votare\/\">http:\/\/www.ziarulprofit.ro\/index.php\/romanii-din-irlanda-ii-cer-ministrului-de-externe-infiintarea-mai-multor-sectii-de-vot-pentru-turul-doi-al-alegerilor-prezidentiale-este-inadmisibil-sa-existe-o-singura-sectie-de-votare\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revista22.ro\/romanii-din-irlanda-cer-mae-infiintarea-mai-multor-sectii-de-vot-pentru-turul-doi-al-prezidentialelor-49600.html\">http:\/\/www.revista22.ro\/romanii-din-irlanda-cer-mae-infiintarea-mai-multor-sectii-de-vot-pentru-turul-doi-al-prezidentialelor-49600.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/m.hotnews.ro\/stire\/18458247\">http:\/\/m.hotnews.ro\/stire\/18458247<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3 noiembrie 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scrisoare deschis\u0103 Ministrului Afacerilor Externe \u0219i Ministrului delegat pentru Rom\u00e2nii de Pretutindeni<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Organiza\u021bia\u00a0<\/b><a title=\"Pagina Romanian Community of Ireland\" href=\"http:\/\/www.romaniancommunity.net\/\">Romanian Community of Ireland<\/a><b>\u00a0a trimis ast\u0103zi o scrisoare deschis\u0103 Ministrului Afacerilor Externe \u0219i Ministrului delegat pentru Rom\u00e2nii de Pretutindeni, prin care solicit\u0103 \u00eenfiin\u021barea mai multor sec\u021bii de vot \u00een Irlanda pentru alegerile preziden\u021biale din 16 noiembrie 2014.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3 noiembrie 2014, Dublin, Republica Irlanda<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00cen aten\u021bia: Domnului Ministru Titus Corl\u0103\u021bean, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe<br \/>\nDomnului Ministru Bogdan Stanoevici, Ministru delegat pentru Rom\u00e2nii de\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pretutindeni<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stimate Domnule Ministru,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organiza\u021bia Romanian Community of Ireland (Comunitatea Rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 din Irlanda) dore\u0219te s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exprime, prin aceast\u0103 scrisoare deschis\u0103, dezam\u0103girea vis-a-vis de decizia Ministerului de Externe de a organiza \u00een Irlanda doar o singur\u0103 sec\u021bie de votare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Este inadmisibil ca, \u00een condi\u021biile \u00een care \u00een Irlanda locuiesc peste 40.000 de rom\u00e2ni, s\u0103 existe doar o singur\u0103 sec\u021bie de votare, la sediul Ambasadei Rom\u00e2niei la Dublin. Mul\u021bi dintre cei prezen\u021bi au a\u0219teptat la r\u00e2nd 2-3 ore, \u00een frig \u0219i ploaie, cu copii mici. Au f\u0103cut acest lucru pentru a-\u0219i exercita dreptul garantat de Constitu\u021bie la vot \u0219i din spirit de responsabilitate civic\u0103. Sec\u021bia de vot \u0219i comisia au func\u021bionat la capacitate maxim\u0103 \u0219i au f\u0103cut tot ceea ce se putea, date fiind condi\u021biile (sala destul de mic\u0103 pentru num\u0103rul mare de participan\u021bi). \u00cen final, doar 2275 dintre cei care s-au deplasat la sec\u021bia de votare au reu\u0219it s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exprime votul. Mul\u021bi dintre cei care \u00eenc\u0103 a\u0219teptau la coad\u0103 la orele 21.00, nu au mai putut intra \u00een sec\u021bia de votare, ace\u0219tia fiind ruga\u021bi de poli\u021bie s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103seasc\u0103 sediul sec\u021biei de votare, dup\u0103 \u00eendelungi insisten\u021be. Unii dintre ace\u0219tia au c\u0103l\u0103torit de la distan\u021be de peste 300 de km de Dublin. Mul\u021bi dintre cei care s-au deplasat la sec\u021bia de vot au plecat pentru c\u0103 nu au mai avut timpul necesar s\u0103 a\u0219tepte 2-3 ore, condi\u021biona\u021bi fiind de munc\u0103 \u0219i angajamente familiale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider\u0103m c\u0103, pentru a-\u0219i putea exercita drepturile civice garantate de Constitu\u021bia Rom\u00e2niei, este necesar s\u0103 se pun\u0103 la dispozi\u021bia cet\u0103\u021benilor rom\u00e2ni reziden\u021bi \u00een Republica Irlanda mai multe sec\u021bii de vot, \u00een special \u00een zonele din sudul \u0219i vestul \u021b\u0103rii (Cork si Limerick) \u0219i suplimentarea cu \u00eenc\u0103 o sec\u021bie de vot \u00een zona metropolitan\u0103 Dublin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firma Nahoi &amp;Co Law Firm, companie romaneasc\u0103 de avocatur\u0103, cu sediul \u00een 8 New Cabra Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 (zona accesibil\u0103 \u0219i cunoscut\u0103 multor rom\u00e2ni din Irlanda), av\u00e2nd spa\u021biul necesar, dore\u0219te s\u0103 \u00eel pun\u0103 la dispozi\u021bia Biroului Electoral Central, pentru deschiderea unei a doua sec\u021bii de vot, cu sprijinul organiza\u021biei Romanian Community of Ireland, cel mai vechi ONG legal constituit \u00een Irlanda. Comitetul Romanian Community of Ireland dore\u0219te s\u0103 sprijine Ambasada Rom\u00e2niei la Dublin \u0219i Biroul Electoral Central \u00een organizarea sec\u021biei de votare, pentru o mai bun\u0103 func\u021bionare \u0219i pentru a facilita accesul la vot al tuturor celor care vor dori s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exercite drepturile civice la data de 16 Noiembrie 2014.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">V\u0103 mul\u021bumim anticipat!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cu respect,<br \/>\nDaniela Jurj<br \/>\nPre\u0219edintele Comitetului organiza\u021biei Romanian Community of Ireland<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>15 octombrie 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comunicat oficial al organiza\u0163iei Romanian Community of Ireland<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echipa RCI o felicit\u0103 pe doamna Anca Lupu pentru noua sa func\u0163ie de Manager General al organiza\u0163iei New Communities Partnership, \u00eenfiin\u0163at\u0103 \u00een 2003, la nivel na\u0163ional, av\u00e2nd \u00een componen\u021b\u0103 peste 175 de grupuri etnice \u015fi minoritare de 70 de na\u0163ionalit\u0103\u0163i diferite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anca Lupu a dedicat 11 ani de munc\u0103 voluntar\u0103 organiza\u0163iei RCI, dintre care 7 ani ca Pre\u015fedinte al organiza\u0163iei, ani \u00een care a contribuit enorm la dezvoltarea, \u00eenchegarea \u015fi promovarea organiza\u0163iei noastre. Spiritul pozitiv, seriozitatea \u015fi devotamentul fa\u0163\u0103 de oamenii de l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea au f\u0103cut ca organiza\u0163ia \u015fi implicit comunitatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 s\u0103 fie cunoscut\u0103 \u015fi apreciat\u0103 \u00een societatea irlandez\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De\u015fi noua pozi\u0163ie \u00eei va solicit\u0103 foarte mult timp, Anca Lupu va r\u0103m\u00e2ne al\u0103turi de organiza\u0163ia noastr\u0103 \u00een calitate de Pre\u015fedinte Onorific \u015fi ne vom bucura de sprijinul ei \u00een continuare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00cei ur\u0103m Anc\u0103i mult, mult success \u00een carier\u0103 \u015fi mult\u0103 putere de munc\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ca echip\u0103, suntem m\u00e2ndri cu to\u0163ii de ea \u015fi de realiz\u0103rile ei.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2 februarie 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lansarea ghidului Noului Venit \u00een Irlanda 2014<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organiza\u021bia Romanian Community of Ireland (RCI) anun\u021b\u0103 lansarea &#8220;Ghidului Noului Venit \u00een Irlanda&#8221; \u00een portalul online &#8220;Informa\u021bia&#8221; &#8211; sec\u021biunea GHID din www.informa\u021bia.ie, proiect sus\u021binut de Departamentul Politici pentru Rom\u00e2nii de Pretutindeni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acest ghid cuprinde informa\u021bii utile noului sosit \u00een ceea ce prive\u0219te via\u021ba \u00een Irlanda (PPS, sistemul de educa\u021bie, s\u0103n\u0103tate, link-uri utile pentru locuri de munc\u0103 etc.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lansarea ghidului a avut loc la sediul organiza\u021biei RCI vineri, 24 ianuarie 2014, de la orele 18.30 \u00een prezen\u021ba domnului Dan Tudor, consulul Rom\u00e2niei \u00een Irlanda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghidul poate fi accesat \u00een variant\u0103 online. RCI \u00ee\u0219i propune s\u0103 continue seria de \u00eent\u00e2lniri lunare cu comunitatea pentru a discuta aceste informa\u021bii cu membrii comunit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i cu reprezenta\u021bi autoriza\u021bi din diferite domenii de activitate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dublin.mae.ro\/local-news\/1053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dublin.mae.ro\/local-news\/1053<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>16 septembrie 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">R\u0103spunsul RCI la articolul publicat de Sunday World \u2013 16 septembrie 2013<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Re: Article dated 10th September 2013:<a title=\"HSE clinic sparks anger as only non-nationals get complimentary service\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sundayworld.com\/top-stories\/news\/free-gp-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cHSE clinic sparks anger as only non-nationals get complimentary service\u201d<\/a> &#8211; (Articol retras)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Letter to the editor<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dear Madam\/Sir,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We, the Romanian Community of Ireland, a registered charity which \u201caims to develop and facilitate an interactive platform for Romanians to support their integration into Irish Society, to present a positive image of Romanians living in Ireland and to keep their connection to their culture and traditions alive\u201d (RCI Mission Statement) would like to solicit our right of reply in relation to an article entitled \u201cHSE clinic sparks anger as only non-nationals get complimentary service\u201d published on Tuesday, 10th September 2013.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, by using interchangeably the two terms \u201cRoma\u201d and \u201cRomanian\u201d the article in question clearly misinforms its readers. FYI, while the latter term refers to nationals of a country, namely Romania (i.e. it represents a symbol of national belonging), the former represents an ethnic group of people spread throughout Europe (which includes nationals of more countries). Hence your readers are left wondering which of the two you are referring to in your article.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secondly, by reporting on such facts in a superficial and biased manner, you are clearly failing your purpose of informing the population. In exchange, what you are accomplishing is to instigate people to more hate and suspicion against the ethnic\/national \u201cother\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last but not least, we would like to bring to your attention that the label \u201cnon-national\u201d is no longer accepted in the media language. This is precisely because the people you are reporting on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DO have a nationality even though they are not Irish. In this circumstance, the term \u201cforeign national\u201d would definitely be the fair term to use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We strongly believe that media plays a huge role in shaping the public\u2019s opinion and we believe that this time the article\u2019s role was to misinform and instigate hate towards both groups of people (Romanians and Roma). We ask that this clarification be made as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sincerely on behalf of RCI board,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anca Lupu,<br \/>\nChairperson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Emailul a fost trimis c\u0103tre:<\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Michael.Healy-Rae@oireachtas.ie<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Dear Sir,<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Romanian Community of Ireland is a voluntary organisation which aims to facilitate the integration of Romanians in Ireland.\u00a0<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Recently we read an article in Sunday World newspaper which we consider that brought a lot of misinformation and led to misinterpretation of Romanians among Irish citizens.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Please find attached our response which was sent to the newspaper. This letter serves as a point of clarification for the confusion created in the article.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Regards,<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Anca Lupu<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Chairperson<\/i><br \/>\n<i>RCI<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">news@sundayworld.com<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Dear Madam\/Sir,<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Romanian Community of Ireland is a voluntary organisation which aims to facilitate the integration of Romanians in Ireland.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Recently we read an article in your newspaper which we consider that brought a lot of misinformation and led to misinterpretation of Romanians among Irish citizens.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Please find attached our response which we kindly ask to be published.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Thank you!<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Regards,<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Anca Lupu<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Chairperson<\/i><br \/>\n<i>RCI<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">zuzana.tesarova@doddervalley.ie<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Dear Zuzana,<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Romanian Community of Ireland is a voluntary organisation which aims to facilitate the integration of Romanians in Ireland.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Recently we read an article in Sunday World newspaper which we consider that brought a lot of misinformation and led to misinterpretation of Romanians among Irish citizens.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Please find attached our response which we kindly asked the newspaper to publish asap.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>We also want to highlight to you that there are clear differences between Roma &amp; Romanian and that Roma people come from many countries in Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, etc.. not only Romania) and it is one of the most disadvantaged group in Europe. Roma is also considered an European Union challenge and there are EU efforts to integrate and support them (this should have been the argument in your conversation with the reporter).<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Regards,<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Anca Lupu<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Chairperson<\/i><br \/>\n<i>RCI<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>R\u0103spunsul oficial \u2013 TD Michael Healy-Rae:<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Michael.Healy-Rae@oireachtas.ie<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Thanks very much for that feel free to contact me anytime ml Healy \u2013Rae<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Noiembrie 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Macri, Diana Gloria (2012) Logging into diaspora? Online identity narratives among the Romanian migrants in Ireland.PhD thesis, Dublin City University<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doras.dcu.ie\/17108\/\">http:\/\/doras.dcu.ie\/17108\/<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Abstract<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Focusing on identity as a dynamic process, this research investigates the way members of the <b>Romanian Community in Ireland<\/b> narrate and perform their cultural identities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Identities are not just a matter of possessing a certain cultural inventory (Barth, 1969) and they should be understood as relations rather than objects (Madianou, 2005). The way people define themselves and the way they draw boundaries between who they are and who is the \u2018other\u2019, is what really gives contour to the blurry concept of identity. Thus I adopt a constructivist approach to identity, one that focuses not solely on the \u2018content\u2019 of the diasporic identity (its cultural values, rituals, beliefs, belonging etc.), but also on the boundaries with other groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is at the boundaries that symbolic space is negotiated and identities are fiercely debated, constructed and re-constructed. The role of media in shaping these identities is explored. Through the circulation of cultural values, media have an important impact on the way people view themselves and others. However, this research does not attribute media an all-powerful role in shaping cultures and identities of its audiences, but considers the process through which the audience (in this case ethnic minorities) actively create a meaning for media content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore media refer not only to the content transmitted, but also to mediation, creating and maintaining bonds between people and encouraging debate. Habermas widely discussed the idea of a media dominated \u2018public sphere\u2019 as a \u2018space\u2019 where cultural meanings are circulated and negotiated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From this perspective this research investigates in depth the role of the Romanian Community of Irleand Online Discussion Forum <b>(www.romaniancommunity.net)<\/b> as an essential space for lively debate, a \u2018round table\u2019 where Romanians discuss about their lives in Ireland, the \u2018fate\u2019 of the motherland, and their diasporic identities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>31 Octombrie 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Caz umanitar<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irlandezu.eu\/2012\/10\/31\/solidaritatea-romanilor-din-irlanda\/\">http:\/\/www.irlandezu.eu\/2012\/10\/31\/solidaritatea-romanilor-din-irlanda\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trinity College Immigration Research<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TCD Research Programme on Diversity, Integration and Policy<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/immigration\/css\/downloads\/Leadersppt.pdf\">https:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/immigration\/css\/downloads\/Leadersppt.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>23 iulie 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ireland\u2019s grim reality<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metroeireann.com\/authors\/metro-ireann,1\">By Metro \u00c9ireann<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Life is getting harder for Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants in recession-hit Ireland, with some turning to desperate measures to survive. Ronan Anderson investigates<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IT\u2019S A DESPERATE scene: a woman rummages through the skips beside a Dublin supermarket to find scrap food for her and her six children. She is separated from her husband, who lives in Romania, and begs every day to buy nappies for her young baby.<br \/>\nDespite this grim reality, the woman \u2013 Maria \u2013 comes to life as she talks about the wonderful contributions of the Roma peoples to European culture. \u201cThere is much flamenco in the Roma people,\u201d she says with a warm twinkle in her eyes, and there are \u201cgreat accordion players with much folktales\u201d.<br \/>\nMaria, an EU citizen by way of her Romanian nationality, likes Ireland because the people are kind, generous and have a lot of music in them, and she invokes blessings from heaven on those passers-by who give her some small change.<br \/>\nBut the Roma woman says begging and rummaging aren\u2019t her choice. \u201cI can\u2019t work without [a work permit] but I need to work,\u201d she says, casting her eyes down at the two punnets of cherry tomatoes she has just retrieved from the skip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The economic recession and strident work permit conditions are creating problems for Romanians and Bulgarian immigrants looking for jobs. Terms imposed on their entry into the EU require them to apply for a work permit before they can be employed in Ireland, and strict conditions must be met before the allocation of these permits.<br \/>\nHowever, now that Ireland\u2019s economy is contracting, many are finding it impossible to meet these criteria.<br \/>\nA spokesperson for the Romanian Community of Ireland told Metro \u00c9ireann: \u201cIt is truly unfair for Romanians and Bulgarians, as these restrictions were imposed on us while we were EU citizens, the same as the 10 countries that joined EU in 2004, countries [whose citizens] were given the right to come and work in Ireland.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is creating a second class of citizens within the EU. Where is the equality in that?\u201d<br \/>\nThe accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU gave Ireland entry to their markets of 30 million people, but treaty clauses mean that Irish work permits are granted only in certain eligible areas and not necessarily on labour market demands.<br \/>\nIf a Romanian finds a job and falls under the eligible criteria and the employer is willing to employ him\/her, it is very likely that a work permit is granted.<br \/>\nHowever, the terms stipulate that permits will be granted only for a job that pays a minimum of \u20ac30,000 per annum, is advertised for at least two to three weeks and for which the employer is willing to wait up to three months until the permit is granted.<br \/>\nThe drop in these highly paid jobs is now forcing some immigrants from these countries to resort to drastic measures to survive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only around 150 work permits were granted to Romanians bet-ween their joining the EU in January 2007 and the end of 2008, and the situation remains difficult as these restrictions have been extended until the end of 2011.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is no reciprocity as Irish workers are allowed to work in Romania without permits,\u201d commented Alex Ivaner of the Romanian Embassy in Dublin. Ivaner is eager for the Government to remove the restrictions \u201cas soon as it is possible\u201d.<br \/>\nThe Government says these restrictions were maintained due to the current global financial crisis, and that Romanians and Bulgarians are given preference for work permits over non-EU nationals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metroeireann.com\/article\/irelands-grim-reality,2010\">http:\/\/metroeireann.com\/article\/irelands-grim-reality,2010<\/a> &#8211; (Articol retras)<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear hrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>9 Iulie 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Understanding makes a world of difference<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ireland&#8217;s immigrant community unites over proposed Immigration Bill<br \/>\n<a 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