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  • An open-pit mining project (en)
  • Roșia Montană, a small town in Transylvania where the mining project is supposed to be built (en)
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  • Arrests: 118 (en)
  • Injuries: 2 (en)
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  • *Suspicion of long-time health effects due to cyanide *Pollution threat of water supplies and rivers *Destruction threat of local ecosystem *Large-scale deforestation threat *Doubtful environmental situation after the closing of Roșia Montană Project in event of exploitation *Destruction threat of landscape *Destruction threat of historic monuments *Suspicion of fake documentation regarding the mining project *Governmental attempts to break the Rule of Law *Governmental dismissal of public servants who opposed the project *Governmental intervention in Justice *Secret agreements between Government and Roșia Montană Gold Corporation *Governmental silence over royalties for rare-earth elements *Initial lack of governmental transparency over Roșia Montană Project *Low rate of royalties for minerals *Conviction that political class is not pursuing the national interest *Suspicion of political bribery *Uncertain position of lawmakers over the project *Indifference of authorities and lawmakers to citizens' requests *Insults brought by Prime Minister against protesters *Media blackout *Aggressive pro-mining propaganda *Doubtful local employment situation after the closing of Roșia Montană Project in event of exploitation (en)
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  • * Rejection of the bill as passed by the Government * Rejection of mining law (en)
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  • 0001-09-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • vertical (en)
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  • *Rejection of the bill *Banning gold cyanidation in Romania *Registration of Roșia Montană on Romania's tentative list for UNESCO *Rejection of the environmental agreement *Resignation of political supporters of the project including **the environment minister Rovana Plumb, **the culture minister Daniel Barbu and **the prime minister Victor Ponta (en)
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  • 0001-09-05 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Panorama Fan Festival crop.jpg (en)
  • Protests of September on Mediafax ZOOM (en)
  • Roșia Poieni open-pit copper mine.jpg (en)
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  • *Sit-in *Demonstration *Occupation *Protest march *Civil disobedience *Roadblock *Die-in *Boycott *Human chain *Flash mob *Online activism (en)
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  • 2012 (xsd:integer)
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  • 30 (xsd:integer)
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  • # Rejection by Parliament of all draft laws that provide special measures for the expropriation of Romanian citizens, and other measures derogating from the statutory of protection of environment, cultural heritage, water, meadows and agricultural land, public goods etc., in behalf of mining companies of any kind; # Legal prohibition of the use of cyanide in mining activities in Romania; # Inclusion of Roșia Montană on Romania's tentative list for UNESCO; # Rejection of emergency, by Government Decision, of the environmental permit for the mining project in Roșia Montană; # Declassification of all contracts and addenda signed by the Government, concerning alienation, lease and concession of Romania's mineral resources; # Resignation of initiators of special bill for Roșia Montană: Minister of Great Projects, Dan Șova, Environment Minister, Rovana Plumb, Minister of Culture, Daniel Barbu, Director of the National Agency for Mineral Resources, Gheorghe Duțu, and Prime Minister Victor Ponta; # Assumption by the Government of expertise and views on mining project in Roșia Montană expressed by: Romanian Academy, Ad Astra Association, Romanian Geological Institute, Order of Architects of Romania, Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Synod of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic and the other Christian churches in Romania, as well as independent experts; # Creation of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on Roșia Montană Project in all aspects: alienation of deposits; sponsorship of RMGC by public and private institutions, NGOs, individuals; influencing policy decisions; infringement of final judgment; manner in which advertising provided by the company affected press freedom and freedom of expression etc.; # Restoration and development of road infrastructure in the Apuseni Mountains and granting of tax incentives and other economic development activities in the following domains: tourism, woodworking and forest restoration, growing and processing of animal products, apiculture, other activities specific to the area; # Adoption by the Romanian Government of public policies, as development, with the aid of real civil society, of a strategy that provides measures in line with sustainable development, optimal use of resources, preservation of cultural and historical heritage and supporting local entrepreneurs; # Beginning by authorized institutions of criminal investigation in case of the people who have signed or participated in the development and approval of documents concerning the mining project in Roșia Montană; # Legal prohibition of the use of hydraulic fracturing method in shale gas exploitation and respecting, in target areas for this operation, the sovereign will of citizens, wherewith we express our full solidarity. (en)
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  • 0001-10-19 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 2013 (xsd:integer)
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  • 0001-09-15 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • 0001-10-19 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Roșia Montană protests (en)
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