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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Traian Ungureanu: Atacuri contra regimului comunist, fugă din ţară şi susţinere activă pentru Traian Băsescu". RomaniaTV.net (in Romanian). 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Country Reports on Human Rights. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2003. p. 1498.
  3. ^ a b "Traian UNGUREANU". European Parliament. 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hannus, Martha (2012). Counterjihadrörelsen– en del av den antimuslimska miljön (PDF) (in Swedish). Expo Research. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ Lazaridis, Gabriella; Polymeropoulou, Marilou; Tsagkroni, Vasiliki (2016). "Networks and alliances against the Islamisation of Europe: the case of the Counter-Jihad Movement". In Lazaridis, Gabriella; Campani, Giovanna (eds.). Understanding the Populist Shift: Othering in a Europe in Crisis. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.4324/9781315656779-12. ISBN 9781317326069. Graph 1. CJM-N Brussels 2007.
  6. ^ "Counter Jihad Brussels: 18-19 October 2007". International Civil Liberties Alliance. 20 October 2007.
  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).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Ungureanu
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