"), formerly Dilema, is a Romania

Romania

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n weekly journal of culture, criticism

Criticism

Criticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...

 and opinion.

History

It was founded as Dilema in 1993 by art critic Andrei Pleşu

Andrei Plesu

Andrei Gabriel Pleşu is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic, and politician.- Biography :Born in Bucharest, the son of Radu Pleşu, a surgeon and Zoe Pleşu , he spent much of his early youth in the country side...

 and up until the end of 2003 it was edited by an independent cultural body, Fundaţia Culturală Română. On January 1, 2004, that foundation became the Romanian Cultural Institute

Romanian Cultural Institute

The Romanian Cultural Institute is a state-funded institution that promotes Romanian culture and civilization in Romania and abroad. The ICR was formerly set up through reorganization of the Romanian Cultural Foundation and Romanian Cultural Publishing Foundation...

, placed under the patronage of the Romanian Presidency

President of Romania

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 and Government

Government of Romania

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. In an effort to maintain a critical position and its independence, the entire editorial team quit the institute and founded a new publication, Dilema Veche, with the financial support of some of its columnists and of the poet and publicist Mircea Dinescu

Mircea Dinescu

Mircea Dinescu is a Romanian poet, journalist and editor.He was born in Slobozia, the son of Ştefan Dinescu, a metalworker and Aurelia . Dinescu studied at the Faculty of Journalism of the Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy, and was considered a gifted young poet during his youth, with several poetry...

. Dilema Veche is now member of Adevărul Holding

Adevarul Holding

Adevărul Holding is a media joint stock company owned by Romanian businessman and politician Dinu Patriciu and named after is main publication, the daily newspaper Adevărul. It currently owns newspapers and magazines, and has a television license...

, a major Romanian press trust owned by businessman Dinu Patriciu

Dinu Patriciu

Dan Costache "Dinu" Patriciu , is a billionaire businessman and entrepreneur with a long standing involvement in real estate. In 1998 he led an investor buyout of the previously state-owned Romanian oil company, Rompetrol...

. Dilema Veche is also a member of the Eurozine

Eurozine

Eurozine is a network of European cultural magazines based in Vienna, linking up more than 70 partner magazines and institutions from 34 European countries...

network.

External links

Official site (includes a comprehensive archive)

• The press communiqué of the editorial team announcing the establishment of the Dilema Veche journal.