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  • Do you agree with the controversial cyanide mining at Rosia Montana?
  • yes, the gold should be extracted
    39.9%
  • yes, the state budget will earn money from it as well
    49%
  • no, it is an environmental disaster
    6.3%
  • no, it is an archaeological disaster
    0.9%
  • I don't know
    3.9%
  • I'll spend my summer holiday:
  • at home
    31.4%
  • in my country
    19.6%
  • abroad
    21.6%
  • I won't have any holiday
    15.7%
  • I don't know yet
    11.7%
  • Do you buy fewer vegetables due to the E.coli bacteria contamination risk?
  • Yes, I stopped buying any
    19.4%
  • Yes, and I buy only local products
    12.9%
  • Not really, I always wash vegetables very well
    22.6%
  • No, I don't believe there is a risk
    29%
  • I don't care
    16.1%
  • What would you like to change about the Romanian Times?
  • More politics stories.
    14.4%
  • More business news.
    18.2%
  • More general news.
    15.8%
  • More articles about crime in Romania.
    18.2%
  • More sports news.
    4.2%
  • More information about upcoming events.
    7.7%
  • More comments and opinion.
    6.7%
  • I’m happy with the service as it is.
    14.8%
  • Do you think the Government should resign over its failed anti-crisis measures which have led to new austerity measures?
  • Yes, the government should take responsibility for its actions
    37%
  • Yes, a new government would mean a fresh start
    6.5%
  • No, a political crisis would be a disaster for Romania now
    39.1%
  • No, politicians are all the same, new ones wouldn't change a thing
    17.4%
  • I don't know
    0%
  • Do you think the cuts in pensions and salaries in the public sector, starting June, will help revive Romania's economy?
  • Yes, it is always good to make expenses cuts
    8.7%
  • Yes, it is better than raising taxes
    17.4%
  • No, the savings made this way are not significant
    26.1%
  • No, millions of people are affected by the cuts
    34.8%
  • I don't know
    13%
  • Who do you think is to blame after two patients ended up in a coma in a hospital in Bucharest?
  • The health ministry which is guilty of a severe lack of funding for the healthcare system
    21.1%
  • The medical system in Romania which has been paralysed by staff negligence and indifference
    47.4%
  • The doctors in the hospital concerned who didn't follow proper procedure
    10.5%
  • Nobody - it was just bad luck and these things happen
    21%
  • Do you agree that a policeman should visit people on medical leave at home to verify if they are really sick?
  • Yes, it would prevent people taking sick leave who don’t need it
    44.9%
  • Yes, health insurance money would be better spent than on unnecessary medical leave
    6.4%
  • No, it's an intrusion into one's private life
    28.2%
  • No, it's an abuse against the employee
    11.5%
  • I don't know
    9%

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