Social/Politics
EU Report: Sanctions Applied After ANI Findings Rarely Dissuasive
Few sanctions have been applied as a result of the Romanian National Integrity Agency's findings and those applied are rarely dissuasive, while court rulings on conflicts of interest in the...
Commission Report: Many Romanian High-Level Corruption Cases Near Statute of Limitations
The track record of the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) in investigating and prosecuting high-level corruption cases has remained convincing, but a significant number of important c...
EU Report: Romania Not Yet Engaged In Thorough Reform Of Justice Disciplinary System
Improving the Romanian judiciary's accountability remains an important challenge, as Romania has not yet engaged in a thorough reform of the disciplinary system, says the European Commission...
EU Report: Romania Took Steps To Improve Judicial Procedures
Romania has taken steps to improve the efficiency of its judiciary and prepared the implementation of the four new codes, the foundation of a modern judicial process, while the National Anti...
Military Prosecutors Start Criminal Investigation In Warhead Theft Case
Romanian military prosecutors have started criminal investigations and heard over 50 people in a case regarding 64 warheads stolen Saturday from a train heading to Bulgaria, authorities said...
PAID Sold 724,000 Mandatory Home Insurance Policies In 12 Months
Romanian insurer PAID sold 723,735 mandatory home insurance policies from July 15, 2010 until Friday, for 8.63% of the homes in the country, way below expectations, and paid damages for 16 c...
GfK: Romanian Economic Expectations Improve, But Concern Remains
Romanian economic expectations have improved significantly over the past twelve months, but the indicator stays in negative territory, a survey from market researcher GfK showed Monday.
OLAF Monitors Case Regarding Former Romanian Labor Minister Involved In EU Fund Scandal
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) addressed the European Commission concerning the impact on the EU budget of the case regarding Romanian former Labor Minister Ioan Botis, who resigned i...
Romania Expects Scorching Heat, Heavy Rain, Storms This Week
Romanian weather authorities have revised and extended a yellow code advisory expecting temperatures of 35-38 degrees Celsius in the south and east of the country Tuesday, followed by torren...