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The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

The core issue you're raising is whether Romania's heavy reliance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign ownership in key sectors amounts to exploitation, where profits flow out disproportionately, leaving the domestic economy dependent and weakened—like a colony extracting value for external powers. I'll strip this down to raw data from diverse sources (official stats, investor reports, economic analyses) and apply step-by-step logic, assuming all sources have potential biases: Official Romanian/EU data might downplay negatives to attract more FDI; foreign investor complaints could be self-interested lobbying; academic critiques might lean ideological. No propaganda spin—just facts and deduction.

Step 1: Establish the Scale of Foreign Ownership (Raw Data)

• FDI stock (total accumulated foreign investment) in Romania: ~€125–130 billion as of late 2024/early 2025 (from National Bank of Romania/BNR, EY, Foreign Investors Council).
• Share of economy controlled by foreigners: Foreign-owned ...