corruption

Romania Ranked 69th In Transparency International 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index

14:41, 26 Oct. 2010
Romania is ranked 69th with a score of 3.7 points in the 2010 corruption perceptions index conducted by Transparency International.

Over 73% Of Romanians Say Media Is Reliable Information Source On Corruption – Poll

14:58, 25 Aug. 2010
Over 73% of Romanians said mass-media is the first most credible source of information regarding corruption cases, according to a survey conducted by the National Agency of Public Servants, as part of a project regarding corruption.

Corruption Is Main Problem In Romanian Healthcare, Medic And Patient To Blame – Poll

20:57, 22 Iul. 2010
Corruption is seen as the Romanian healthcare system’s biggest issue and both doctor and patient are to blame for bribery, says a poll conducted by the non-governmental Association for the Implementation of Democracy, published Thursday.

EC Says Romania’s Anticorruption Department Shows Good Results In Fighting Corruption

14:06, 20 Iul. 2010
The European Commission said, in its justice report on Romania released Tuesday, that the country’s National Anticorruption Department (DNA) continued to show a steady and convincing track record of investigations and indictments in high-level corruption cases.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Indict Fmr Prosecutor, Two Lawyers, One Judge

14:00, 16 Iul. 2010
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Friday indicted former prosecutor Nelu Carpen for corruption, along 12 others, including two lawyers and a judge.

Romanian Suspended Craiova Mayor To Be Tried For Corruption In Custody

12:44, 16 Iul. 2010
The suspended mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, Antonie Solomon, indicted on charges of corruption and intellectual forgery, will be tried while held in custody, as the Galati Court of Appeals denied his request for release Friday.

Romanian PM Threatens To Sack Fin Min Unless Tax Evasion Is Countered

16:28, 15 Iul. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday he explicitly required the finance minister and the head of the country’s fiscal authority ANAF to be efficiently involved in fighting tax evasion and threaten to sack both unless he sees results.

Romanian Graft-Indicted Senator Stays In Custody, Trial Starts In Sept

11:20, 15 Iul. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday graft-indicted senator Catalin Voicu is to remain in custody, after it moved the start of the trail to September on Wednesday.

Romanian Democrat Liberal MEP Accuses Own Party Of Corruption

16:19, 25 Mai 2010
Romanian democrat liberal MEP Monica Macovei said Tuesday during a talk-show on national station B1TV that “everybody steals”, and while she expected this of the opposition social democrats, she finds it “very serious” that the liberal democrats “are doing the exact same thing”.

Romanian Referees, Football Financer, Businessman Indicted For Corruption

13:26, 21 Mai 2010
The sponsor of Romanian football team FC Arges, Cornel Penescu, the former general manager of SC PIC SA Pitesti, Liviu Facaleata, former referee Ionica Serea and football referee Marius Martis were indicted by anticorruption prosecutors on bribe-related charges.

Romanian Referees To Remain Under Arrest For 29 Days

16:21, 05 Mai 2010
A Romanian court of appeals ruled Wednesday Romanian First League football referee Marius Martis and former referee Ionica Serea, placed into custody for 29 days on charges of corruption, will remain under arrest.

Romanian Senate Chairman Summoned To Witness In Corruption Case

11:08, 03 Mai 2010
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana Monday morning was summoned to the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) to witness in the case of social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under arrest for corruption.

Cluj Court Of Appeals Overrules Former Mayor’s Jail Time Suspension Contestation

16:17, 29 Apr. 2010
The former mayor of the northern Romanian city of Baia Mare, Cristian Anghel, sentenced to two and a half years in prison for corruption, will serve his jail term as the Cluj Court of Appeals overruled Thursday a contestation against its previous ruling.

Romanian Politician Nati Meir Placed Under Preventive Arrest In Corruption File

15:04, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian Politician Nati Meir has been placed under preventive arrest for one month in a corruption file that also involves his son, Or Meir, arrested late last week.

Romanian High Court Judge Panel Rules Graft-Charged Senator To Remain Under Arrest

09:58, 27 Apr. 2010
The Romanian High Court panel of nine judges overruled Monday evening the appeal made by social democrat senator Catalin Voicu to the decision of the Court to extend his preventive arrest by 30 days.

Romanian Prosecutor, Fmr Lawyer Arrested One Month For Corruption

11:39, 24 Apr. 2010
A Romanian prosecutor and a former lawyer were placed under preventive arrest for one month late Friday on charges of corruption.

Romanian Prosecutor, Police Officers, Lawyers Detained For Corruption

10:28, 23 Apr. 2010
A Romanian prosecutor, two police officers and two lawyers have been detained for 24 hours on charges of corruption and making up a criminal group.

Romania President: Govt Will Issue Emergency Decree To Keep Integrity Agency Running

21:00, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday in Brussels that the government will issue an emergency decree allowing the country’s integrity agency to operate again, as soon as it takes note of the motivation of the Constitution Court ruling that stripped the anticorruption body of its main role.

Romania Fmr Judge Probed In Corruption Case Asks For Retirement

11:47, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s former Supreme Court judge Florin Costiniu, investigated at large in a corruption case involving senator Catalin Voicu and two businessmen, has asked for retirement and the country’s High Council of Magistrates allowed his request Thursday.

Romanian Senator Arrested For Graft Stays In Custody

13:10, 12 Apr. 2010
Romanian social democrat Senator Catalin Voicu, arrested for corruption late March, stays in custody after the Supreme Court denied his request for parole Monday.

Romanian Businessmen, Supreme Court Judge Arrested For 29 Days On Corruption Charges

11:36, 10 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Court Friday night ruled to place businessmen Marius Locic and Costel Casuneanu and Supreme Court civil department chief Florin Costiniu under preventive arrest for 29 days on corruption charges.

Romania’s Supreme Court Puts Off Ruling On Prosecutors’ Arrest Proposals In Graft Case

21:10, 08 Apr. 2010
Romania’s High Court of Justice postponed until Friday its ruling on anticorruption prosecutors' proposal to place under arrest High Court of Justice civil department chief Florin Costiniu and businessmen Marius Locic and Costel Casuneanu, all three investigated in a corruption file.

Fmr Romanian Mayor Convicted For Corruption Gets One Month Out Of Prison

12:12, 02 Apr. 2010
A local court ruled Friday to release for one month Cristian Anghel, former mayor of the northern Romanian city of Baia Mare, who is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for corruption.

Romanian Senate Clears Path For Senator’s Prosecution

16:01, 24 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Senate approved Wednesday in plenary session anticorruption prosecutors’ request to have social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under preventive arrest on charges of influence peddling and fraud.

Romanian Senator Facing Influence Peddling Charges, In Hospital Over Heart Problems

10:42, 24 Mart. 2010
Romanian social democrat senator Catalin Voicu, for whom the Parliament is holding a vote Wednesday deciding whether to allow anticorruption prosecutors to have him arrested on charges of influence peddling and fraud, has been admitted to hospital over heart problems.

EC Report: Penalties For Top-Level Corruption In Romania Too Lenient

14:19, 23 Mart. 2010
The European Commission’s interim justice report on Romania, released Tuesday, notes the good track record of the country’s Anticorruption Department (DNA) and an increase in convictions for high-level corruption, but states convictions continue to be too lenient.

Romanian Mayor Indicted On Corruption Charges

12:34, 19 Mart. 2010
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors Friday indicted Antonie Solomn, the suspended mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, on charges of bribery and intellectual forgery.

Romanian Mayor Sentenced To Two And A Half Years In Prison For Corruption

17:36, 17 Mart. 2010
Liberal Cristian Anghel, mayor of the northern Romanian city of Baia Mare, was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in prison for corruption, Cluj Court of Appeals spokeswoman Claudia Ilies said.

Romanian Court Denies Parole To Mayor Arrested For Corruption

12:17, 16 Mart. 2010
Antonie Solomon, mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, suspended from public office following his arrest on corruption charges, remains in custody as the court denied his request for parole Tuesday.

Romanian Mayor Suspended Following His Arrest On Corruption Charges

09:54, 10 Mart. 2010
Democrat liberal Antonie Solomon, mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, was suspended from public office Wednesday following his arrest on corruption charges.

Corruption Still Serious Issue In Romania – USA State Dept Report

14:43, 02 Mart. 2010
Corruption was still a serious issue in Romanian institutions in 2009, including the judiciary and law enforcement branches, according to the U.S. Department of State’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, which criticized the difficulty in obtaining convictions.

EIU: Romania-EU Relations Still Tense Over Thin Progress In Fighting Corruption

17:06, 19 Nov. 2009
Romania’s relations with the European Union remain complicated due to long-delayed reforms of the judiciary and high corruption levels, a report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) showed.

TI: Romania Seen As Most Corrupted EU Country, No Progress Since 2008

15:06, 17 Nov. 2009
Romania ranks last among European Union member states in 2009 in the Global Corruption Barometer by Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI), which indicates Romania has made no progress in its fight against corruption since 2008.

Romanian President Blasts Local Authorities For Poor Management Of State Funds

15:49, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Saturday said corruption is not the one eating up state funds in some sectors, but the bureaucracy in the respective sectors, and stressed most local authorities spend funds irresponsibly and then turn to the government for more money.

Romania Faces Unprecedented Institutional, Social Crisis – Transparency International

13:40, 23 Sept. 2009
Romania faces an unprecedented institutional and social crisis, being affected by decisions that perturb the system and contribute to public sector’s vulnerability to corruption, Victor Alistar, head of Transparency International Romania, said Wednesday.

Romania’s President Accuses Parliament Of Blocking Corruption Files

10:22, 16 Sept. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in a speech in Parliament that “during the last five years the constitutional reform has not been concluded and no dignitary was convicted” while the Parliament is still blocking certain corruption files.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Ex-Youth&Sports Min In Corruption Case

12:15, 14 Aug. 2009
Romania’s former youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi went Friday morning to the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) for hearings in connection with contracts concluded between the Youth Ministry and companies Artisan and Mark for organizing the festivities on the “Youth Day” on May 2.

Romanians Associate Public Institutions With Bureaucracy, Corruption – Report

15:24, 06 Aug. 2009
Romanians associate local institutions with bureaucracy, corruption and disrespect toward citizens, according to a survey of the National Agency of Public Servants (ANFP) regarding citizens’ satisfaction with the work of local authorities and public institutions.

Romanian Businessman Arpad Paszkany Indicted On Corruption Charges

13:03, 30 Iul. 2009
Romanian organized crime prosecutors in Cluj county, northwestern Romania, on Thursday indicted businessman Arpad Paszkany on charges of backing an organized crime group and resorting to blackmail to obtain illicit gains.

EC Report Notes Local Authorities Lack Initiative In Fight Against Corruption

18:34, 21 Iul. 2009
Territorial prosecution offices and local education, healthcare and fiscal authorities show lack of initiative in detecting local corruption, but the initiative of Romania’s General Prosecutor to adopt local anticorruption strategies is appreciated in the EC’s draft report on justice.