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Action 2012

Action 2012 ( ), officially Unionist Platform Action 2012 ( ) or Civic Platform Action 2012 ( ), is a coalition of non-governmental organizations striving for the unification of Moldova and Romania operating in both Moldova and Romania. It was established on 17 April 2011, bringing together more than 30 unionist NGOs from Romania, Moldova, the United States and several other European countries. Action 2012 takes its name from the year 2012, which marked the 200th anniversary of the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire away from the Romanian principality of Moldavia. The coalition was founded by George Simion, then a Romanian activist who later became a politician. Action 2012 has undertaken a large number of activities and initiatives to support the unification of Moldova and Romania. On 10 February 2015, by the initiative of Action 2012, the Friends of the Union Parliamentary Group ( ) was created. This entity sought dialogue between parliamentarians of all Romanian parties to ensure the approval of projects between Moldova and Romania and in support of Romanian diaspora. As of 2017, over 100 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Romania, which form the Parliament of Romania, were members of the group.…

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Action 2012 ( ), officially Unionist Platform Action 2012 ( ) or Civic Platform Action 2012 ( ), is a coalition of non-governmental organizations striving for the unification of Moldova and Romania operating in both Moldova and Romania. It was established on 17 April 2011, bringing together more than 30 unionist NGOs from Romania, Moldova, the United States and several other European countries. Action 2012 takes its name from the year 2012, which marked the 200th anniversary of the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire away from the Romanian principality of Moldavia. The coalition was founded by George Simion, then a Romanian activist who later became a politician. Action 2012 has undertaken a large number of activities and initiatives to support the unification of Moldova and Romania. On 10 February 2015, by the initiative of Action 2012, the Friends of the Union Parliamentary Group ( ) was created. This entity sought dialogue between parliamentarians of all Romanian parties to ensure the approval of projects between Moldova and Romania and in support of Romanian diaspora. As of 2017, over 100 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Romania, which form the Parliament of Romania, were members of the group.…

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2011-04-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. members: 100 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2011-04-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the members is "100 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350366242

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