Romanian president Klaus Iohannis refused to sign into the law the government’s judicial reform package, referring them instead to the Constitutional Court and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission. Klaus... read more →
Scandalous new allegations have been made against Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and its Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi by a former employee of the organisation and a former member of... read more →
Former Romanian finance minister Darius Valcov has been sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption. The High Court in Bucharest on Thursday found Valcov guilty of influence peddling, money... read more →
More than 50,000 Romanians protested in Bucharest on Saturday against controversial justice reforms passed by Parliament in December that critics say will undermine the independence of the judiciary. Protesters chanted... read more →
