* Sources: "The street protests against the exploitation of Roşia Montană follow the same model as those in January 2012"
The exploitation of Roşia Montană continues to shed light on the moves taking place on the Romanian political and social scene. Many of the games for the presidential elections and for the leadership of some of the most important institutions of the state are being played around this topic.
The Parliamentary Commission for the audit of the activity of the Romanian Intelligence Service, led by PSD deputy Georgian Pop, yesterday heard the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), George Maior, on the issue of the Roşia Montană project.
The statements of the two officials on this topic were however overshadowed by the apparently insignificant gesture of George Maior, at the end of the "debriefing" with the press. The head of the SRI left Georgian Pop with his hand hanging in the air when Pop held it out for a handshake.
The gesture of George Maior, caught by TV cameras, is surprising, given his diplomatic education, as well as his subordination to the Parliament, namely to the Commission for the Audit of the SRI led by Georgian Pop.
According to some political sources, though, the gesture of director George Maior isn't that surprising, as Georgian Pop has been looking to take the place of George Maior as the head of the SRI, and Pop has the support of several influential figures in Romania, as well as in the USA.
Our sources told us that after he stopped being considered for the position of Romanian ambassador in the US, George Maior began feeling increasingly threatened by the intentions of Georgian Pop to take over his position as head of the SRI.
Georgian Pop declined to comment on the gesture of George Maior.
* Scenarios concerning the "extremist factions" involved in the protests in the Un
