Traian Ungureanu

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Traian Ungureanu
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Ungureanu in 2013
Member of the European Parliament for Romania
In office
14 July 2009 1 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1958-03-01) 1 March 1958 (age 66)
Bucharest, Romania
Political party Democratic Liberal Party (until 2015)
National Liberal Party (from 2015)
Alma mater University of Bucharest (MA)
ProfessionJournalist

Traian Ungureanu (born 1 March 1958) is a Romanian former journalist and politician, who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019.

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Life and career

Ungureanu was born in Bucharest. [1] He fled the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1988, settling in London. [1]

He became a journalist at BBC World until he was dismissed in 2003 after fourteen years of service. [2] While respected for his political analyses, he was also known for frequent criticism of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), which press colleauges believed to be linked to his dismissal. [2] Several reporters and an editor at BBC resigned in protest against his dismissal. [2]

He thereafter turned to politics, and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019. [3] He represented the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) until it was dissolved in 2015, and the National Liberal Party (PNL) from 2015, both members of the centre-right European People's Party. [3]

He has additionally written his own blog, and for Radio Europa Libera. [4]

Views

Ungureanu has spoken out about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and the increasing number of mosques in Europe and adaptation of Muslim demands, [4] and he participated in the international counter-jihad conference in Brussels in 2007. [5] [6] He is a supporter of Donald Trump. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Traian Ungureanu: Atacuri contra regimului comunist, fugă din ţară şi susţinere activă pentru Traian Băsescu". RomaniaTV.net (in Romanian). 6 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Country Reports on Human Rights. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2003. p. 1498.
  3. 1 2 "Traian UNGUREANU". European Parliament. 19 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Hannus, Martha (2012). Counterjihadrörelsen– en del av den antimuslimska miljön (in Swedish). Expo Research. p. 94. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. "Counter Jihad Brussels: 18-19 October 2007". International Civil Liberties Alliance. 20 October 2007.
  6. Lazaridis, Gabriella; Campani, Giovanna (2016). Understanding the Populist Shift: Othering in a Europe in Crisis. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN   9781317326052.
  7. Geambașu, Cristian (17 July 2019). "INTERVIU Traian Ungureanu: "România este o țară pitorească, îndepărtată, cu zidari buni și fete frumoase. Se exagerează în privința zidarilor!"". GSP (in Romanian).