RomaniaCorruptionWatchWho’s Afraid of the DNA (3): The System Strikes BackA few hours Ago, Romania’s Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader delivered his “Report on the Management Activity of the DNA”. The report was an…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchOne bad Orange — Corruption in the Romanian Justice SystemHere at Romania Corruption Watch we have been accused of being paid sockpuppets for the “Romanian Government” (whatever that means) by the…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchDarius Vâlcov — The Architect of Fiscal ChaosFor those following the debacle at the heart of the Romanian justice system it might seem that the governing coalition of the PSD and its…Feb 13, 2018Feb 13, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchDaniel Dragomir: Wagging a Guilty Finger at the DNAOne would believe “secret” to be the operational word for a Secret Service employee. One would also think that when intelligence agencies’…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchMihai Lucan, the Pay for Play DoctorAfter many years of communist rule, the widespread consensus for many is that corruption is part and parcel of the Romanian ethos. It is…Jan 26, 2018Jan 26, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchRadu Mazare II: Smile and Wave, Boys!When he discovered Madagascar in 2011, Radu Mazare was the three-time mayor of the seaside Romanian city Constanta. He was also a…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchCătălin Rădulescu: The “Machinegun MP” takes a shot at the Justice SystemWith the whole debacle that is the package of anti-reform legislation commonly known as the “Justice Laws” in full swing, and with the laws…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchPolitics is Hell: Trench Warfare in the Lower House of ParliamentDecember 6th 2017 was not a day like any other in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies. It was a day of open warfare, the first day the…Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchLeeching off European funds, Constantin Nicolescu-styleHow do the Romanian corrupt pick their next targets? Picture it like an app’s radar screen. When there are no relevant targets in the…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
RomaniaCorruptionWatchinRomania Corruption WatchThe man behind the Committee: Who is Florin Iordache?As we pull into the third day of the attempted dismantling of Romania’s anticorruption framework via parliamentary committee, we should…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017