Romania’s justice ministry has opened a new investigation into the conduct of the country’s former anti-corruption chief, Laura Codruța Kövesi. Ms Kövesi (pictured...
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Romanian Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader has said that he will do all he can to block the appointment of a Romanian, Laura Codruța Kövesi (pictured above), as the...
No country has ever been less prepared, less qualified and less willing to assume the rotating presidency of the European Council than Romania, whose government is...
The European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority on November 13 to adopt a resolution highly critical of the Romanian government’s continued attacks on...
Romania’s government passed emergency legislation this week which threatens to bring the country’s fight against corruption to a grinding halt. The emergency...
Romania does not generally make the international news, and when it does, it’s for all the wrong reasons. Last week we learnt about a letter written by Rudy Giuliani, in...
The fight against corruption in Romania was dealt a severe blow on July 9 when the country’s increasingly weak president, Klaus Iohannis, fired Laura Codruta...
There are currently few areas where Romania can claim to be a world leader. Even the days when its female gymnasts ruled the roost are long gone, and its football team...
There were celebrations across Romania on June 21 after a court in Bucharest sentenced Liviu Dragnea, the leader of the country’s ruling party (the PSD) and de...
Romania’s government would like you to believe that hundreds of thousands of ordinary people took to the streets of the country’s capital Bucharest on the evening...
As widely expected, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis confirmed on April 16 that he would not be firing Laura Codruta Kovesi, the boss of the Romanian anti-corruption...
Bucharest’s metro system can often be notoriously, even dangerously overcrowded. During the weekday morning rush, which can last from 7am to 10am, the M2 line serving...
