Monthly Archives: January 2026

New Rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Fatca Pop

According to the Independent, there will be new rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK. Now, we don’t always know if the Independent is truly independent politically.  Some of their reporting on Eastern Europe in the past seemed, … Continue reading →

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How to renounce US citizenship

Posted on January 15, 2026 by eReporter

Should you renounce? It is understandable that many people want to renounce their US citizenship.  When I renounced over eight years ago, I was told that people were renouncing “every single day.”  Despite natural charisma that helped him as a … Continue reading →

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History: Americans at home and in Romania

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Fatca Pop

So, Americans have recently celebrated 15 years of FATCA. Fatca is one of the strangest laws ever to get in the books, but some say it was started in Romania.  How?  With a tax agreement between Nixon and Ceausescu, that … Continue reading →

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12 angry men – review of Romanian theatre in Cluj

Posted on January 10, 2026 by James

The Romanian Theatre in Cluj, now called Lucian Blaga, is such a beautiful building, it is worth going to a play just to see the internal architecture.  According to a guided tour, the building was controversial from its inception. The … Continue reading →

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Worst Hungarian lesson ever

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Fatca Pop

If you live in Cluj, you might want to learn Romanian before Hungarian.  And there are some adequate Romanian lessons that we covered elsewhere. However, Hungarian is a slightly easier language.  It doesn’t have genders, and therefore there are fewer … Continue reading →

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