Nicolae Stefanuta

Nicolae Stefanuta is a master's student at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. Prior to joining Georgetown, he has been working with the European Union since 2007, in various public policy areas, budget, agriculture and international affairs. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's in advanced international studies at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria and in European studies from the University of Vienna.

The People vs. Gold: How Legal Action Can Rid Romania of a Bad Deal

By Nicolae Stefanuta “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights,” oil industrialist John Paul Getty reportedly proclaimed. The combination of resource wealth and dubious public policy is at play these days in Romania, the site of Europe’s largest gold, silver, and rare earth deposits. Discontent over policy […]