Romania Accused of Inaction Over ‘Slavery’ in Italy

Αrt2901 Παρασκευή 24 Μαρτίου 2017
Romania Accused of Inaction Over ‘Slavery’ in Italy

After the latest UK media exposure of the slave-like conditions endured by Romanian migrant workers in Sicily, the government has been accused of making an inadequate response.
Ana Maria Touma
BIRN Bucharest

Why corruption is the number one political issue in Romania

Αrt2486 Παρασκευή 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
Why corruption is the number one political issue in Romania
David Clark explains why Romanians have taken to the street.
BYDAVID CLARK

Protestors who have thronged the streets of Bucharest and other Romanian cities over the last week scored a notable victory when they forced the government to withdraw its controversial decree limiting the scope of anti-corruption prosecutions at the weekend. Yet the fight is far from over. The government is

THE MUDDY WATERS OF ROMANIAN POLITICS

Αrt2399 Παρασκευη 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
THE MUDDY WATERS OF ROMANIAN POLITICS
Bogdan Herzog

The Romanian elections held on December 11th produced a landslide victory for the center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) who managed to secure almost 50% of the seats in the new parliament. Together with its junior partner, ALDE, the social democrats managed to assure the necessary majority in order to impose a prime minister of their own liking.