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Hundreds of thousands of Romanians have been protesting daily against a government ordinance decriminalizing corruption. The president of Romania, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the ombudsperson all oppose it as well.
A senior legal adviser of the EU has said that same-sex partners of EU citizens enjoy the same free movement rights as partners of a different gender. Advocate general Melchior Wathelet at the Court of Justice of the...
Former high-profile anti-corruption chief Laura Codruta Kövesi, who is currently the European Parliament’s top pick for EU Public Prosecutor, was indicted by authorities on Thursday on charges of corruption. Kövesi is...
If you live in Romania, your Facebook page is now considered public space. The recent ruling by Romania's supreme court is the first of its kind in Romania, where there are over 7 million Facebook users.
After 15 years of court proceedings before the Court of Human Rights and Romanian national courts, Daniela Tarău was finally acquitted. Here is her side of the story.
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Romania made scant progress rooting out corruption in state institutions in 2017, according to a new report by the Council of Europe anti-corruption agency GRECO. Romania was able to fully meet only two of the 13...
The anti-corruption body of the Council of Europe has warned Romania that planned changes to judicial laws and the criminal code would violate European anti-corruption laws. Romania's Parliament has approved a plan to...
The interim head of Romania’s anti-corruption agency has stepped down. Anca Jurma blamed a “hostile environment” for her resignation, announced on 8 January, just days after Romania assumed the EU Presidency. Jurma...
The justice system in Romania seemed stacked against people who can't afford a private lawyer, as court appointed counsel are blocked from serving their clients properly.
Prior to the International Day against Drug Abuse (June 26), Vice published an article on the life of heroin addicts in Romania. These people are marginalized by society, rejected by families, ignored by medical staff...
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