:root{
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --paper-deep:#f2f3f5;
  --ink:#1c1f26;
  --ink-soft:#5b6472;
  --blue:#16264a;
  --blue-dark:#0d1830;
  --blue-soft:#5978a8;
  --line:#e2e4e8;
  --white:#fff;
  --footer:#101a30;
  --font-head:'Playfair Display',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --font-body:'Inter',system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0;padding:0}
body{font-family:var(--font-body);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.62;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;line-height:1.18;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:.1px}
h1{font-size:2.7rem}
h2{font-size:1.7rem}
h3{font-size:1.3rem;margin:0 0 6px}

/* ---------- header (masthead) ---------- */
.site-head{background:var(--paper);border-top:3px solid var(--blue);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.head-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:20px 20px 16px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px}
.brand{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:2.3rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:.2px}
.brand-accent{color:var(--blue)}
.nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 20px}
.nav a{color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:600;font-size:.8rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2px}
.nav a:hover{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{background:var(--paper-deep);padding:56px 20px 46px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;color:var(--blue);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:.78rem;margin-bottom:14px}
.hero h1{font-size:3rem;margin:0 0 16px;max-width:820px}
.hero .hl{color:var(--blue);font-style:italic}
.hero .lead{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:640px;font-size:1.12rem;margin:0 0 26px}
.hero-index{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 18px;padding:0;margin:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:18px}
.hero-index a{color:var(--ink);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px}
.hero-index a:hover{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none}

/* ---------- featured ---------- */
.featured{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--blue);border-radius:4px;margin:28px 20px 0;padding:32px 36px;max-width:1080px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.featured h3{font-size:2.1rem;margin:6px 0 12px}
.featured p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 18px;font-size:1.05rem}

/* ---------- cards / grid ---------- */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin:40px 0 20px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.sec-head h2{margin:0}
.card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:24px;margin-bottom:10px}
.card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;transition:box-shadow .2s,transform .2s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(22,38,74,.12);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.card a{color:inherit;display:block;padding:18px}
.card.has-thumb a{padding:0}
.card.has-thumb .card-cat,.card.has-thumb h3,.card.has-thumb p,.card.has-thumb .card-meta{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}
.card.has-thumb .card-cat{margin-top:16px}
.card-thumb{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.card-cat{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.1px;color:var(--cat,var(--blue));margin-bottom:8px}
.card h3{font-size:1.22rem}
.card p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 12px}
.card-meta{display:block;color:#7a8290;font-size:.8rem;padding-bottom:16px}
.muted{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.small{font-size:.85rem}

/* per-category accent (top border on card + kicker color) */
.card.cat-local{border-top:3px solid #1d3a63}
.card.cat-local .card-cat{--cat:#1d3a63}
.card.cat-politica{border-top:3px solid #5b3a5e}
.card.cat-politica .card-cat{--cat:#5b3a5e}
.card.cat-justitie{border-top:3px solid #262b33}
.card.cat-justitie .card-cat{--cat:#262b33}
.card.cat-bani-publici{border-top:3px solid #b8860b}
.card.cat-bani-publici .card-cat{--cat:#b8860b}
.card.cat-economie{border-top:3px solid #2f6b4f}
.card.cat-economie .card-cat{--cat:#2f6b4f}
.card.cat-social{border-top:3px solid #c1652f}
.card.cat-social .card-cat{--cat:#c1652f}
.card.cat-sport{border-top:3px solid #14795f}
.card.cat-sport .card-cat{--cat:#14795f}
.card.cat-cultura{border-top:3px solid #8b5a2b}
.card.cat-cultura .card-cat{--cat:#8b5a2b}

/* ---------- crumbs / category head ---------- */
.crumbs{margin:20px 0 6px;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.crumbs a{color:var(--ink-soft);text-decoration:underline}
.cat-head{margin-bottom:10px}
.cat-count{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.9rem;margin-top:-4px}
.grid-section{margin-top:18px}

/* ---------- pagination ---------- */
.pagination{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;align-items:center;margin:28px 0 40px}
.pg-btn,.pg-num{border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--white);padding:7px 13px;border-radius:4px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink)}
.pg-num.on{background:var(--blue);border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--white)}
.pg-gap{padding:0 4px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.pg-btn:hover,.pg-num:hover{text-decoration:none;border-color:var(--blue)}

/* ---------- article ---------- */
.post{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:36px 40px;margin-top:18px}
.post-head h1{margin:8px 0 12px}
.post-meta{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.86rem;margin:0 0 22px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 10px;align-items:center}
.verified{color:#1e824c;font-weight:600}
.post-hero{margin:0 0 24px}
.post-hero img{border-radius:4px}
.post-hero figcaption{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.8rem;margin-top:6px}
.post .lead{font-size:1.18rem;font-family:var(--font-head);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:20px}
.post-body{font-size:1.08rem}
.post-body h2{margin-top:34px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:8px}
.post-body p{margin:0 0 17px}
.post-body ul,.post-body ol{margin:0 0 17px;padding-left:24px}
.post-body table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0}
.post-body th,.post-body td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:9px 11px;text-align:left}
.post-body th{background:var(--paper-deep);font-family:var(--font-head)}
.post-body blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--blue);margin:0 0 17px;padding:10px 18px;background:var(--paper-deep);color:var(--ink);font-style:italic}

.sources{margin-top:28px;padding:18px 20px;background:var(--paper-deep);border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.sources strong{display:block;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--font-head)}
.sources ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px}

.author-box{margin-top:26px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.ab-name{font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--font-head);margin:0 0 4px}
.ab-bio{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem;margin:0}

.related{margin:30px 0 40px}
.related ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.related li{padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}

.about-blurb{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--blue);border-radius:4px;padding:26px 30px;margin:44px 0}
.about-blurb p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0}

/* ---------- legal / static pages ---------- */
.legal{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:36px 40px;margin-top:18px;max-width:820px}
.legal h1{margin-top:0}
.legal h2{margin-top:30px;font-size:1.3rem}
.legal .lead{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1.08rem}
.legal ul{padding-left:22px}
.notfound{text-align:center;padding:90px 20px}

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
.contact-form{max-width:520px;margin-top:20px}
.contact-form .field{margin-bottom:18px}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--ink)}
.contact-form input[type=text],.contact-form input[type=email],.contact-form input[type=url],
.contact-form input[type=password],.contact-form input[type=datetime-local],
.contact-form textarea,.contact-form select{
  width:100%;padding:11px 13px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-family:inherit;font-size:.97rem;background:var(--white)
}
.contact-form textarea{resize:vertical}
.contact-form .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.checkbox-field label{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-weight:500}
.checkbox-field input{width:auto}
.form-note{padding:13px 17px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:.92rem}
.form-note p{margin:4px 0}
.form-ok{background:#e6f4ea;color:#1e6b39;border:1px solid #b7dfc4}
.form-err{background:#f7e3d6;color:#a3441c;border:1px solid #ecc4a3}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:11px 24px;border-radius:3px;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;cursor:pointer;border:none;letter-spacing:.3px}
.btn-solid{background:var(--blue);color:var(--white)}
.btn-solid:hover{background:var(--blue-dark);text-decoration:none}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none}
.btn-sm{padding:7px 16px;font-size:.82rem}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.site-foot{background:var(--footer);color:#aab6c9;margin-top:64px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.foot-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:32px;padding:40px 20px}
.foot-inner strong{color:var(--white);font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1.5rem}
.foot-inner p{margin:10px 0 0;font-size:.88rem;max-width:340px}
.foot-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 18px;align-content:flex-start}
.foot-nav a{color:#aab6c9;font-size:.88rem}
.foot-nav a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.foot-bottom{text-align:center;font-size:.78rem;padding:16px 20px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:#77839a}

/* ---------- cookie bar ---------- */
.cookie-bar{position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:var(--footer);color:var(--white);padding:14px 20px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:50;box-shadow:0 -3px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.cookie-bar.hidden{display:none}
.cookie-bar span{font-size:.86rem;max-width:640px}
.cookie-bar a{color:#aab6c9;text-decoration:underline}

@media (max-width:640px){
  .hero h1{font-size:2.1rem}
  .post,.legal{padding:22px}
}