10.04.2012

Romanian MP Olosz Gergely, who was head of energy regulator ANRE between 2007 and 2008, has been indicted for influence peddling, the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) said in a press release more

08.22.2012

Hydropower producer Hidroelectrica, which filed for insolvency on June 20, is not the only Romanian state-owned enterprise plagued by bad management, as many of the companies controlled by the more

07.17.2012

Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Tuesday issued a 30-day travel ban against Sorin Blejnar, former head of Romania's tax authority ANAF, who is investigated in a tax evasion case. more

07.09.2012

Romania’s Ministry of Finance opened up Monday the Anti-Corruption TelVerde service, the toll free number targeting all citizens who discovered or were affected by corruption deeds or other more

06.20.2012

Romanian former prime minister Adrian Nastase has been sentenced to two years in prison by the High Court of Justice on charges of corruption in raising funds for his 2004 presidential election more

05.22.2012

Over 40% of Romania's general public and more than 36% of local authority officials say they are worse off than last year, and one third of the public expect things to get worse next year, says a more

04.11.2012

Ten billion euros spent yearly on public procurement contracts awarded through the Electronic Public Procurement System (SEAP) alone, over 80,000 procedures of awarding contracts through this more

03.20.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu will propose the signing by the Parliament of a political declaration on the application of the 2012-2015 National Anticorruption Strategy, which more

02.15.2012

About 96% of Romanians said corruption is a major problem in their country, and 78% of them think corruption is more widespread in Romania than in other EU member states, according to a Eurobarometer more

02.07.2012

Romanian former state secretary Silviu Bian, indicted on charges of corruption last year, has been released from arrest and will be tried at large. more

01.23.2012

Romania’s Supreme Court on Monday postponed a ruling in a case where former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase is accused of corruption in raising funds for his 2004 presidential election more

01.06.2012

About two thirds (67%) of Romanians consider that corruption in the country increased in 2011, 6% believe it decreased and 26% say the level of corruption remained unchanged, according to a survey more

12.19.2011

Romania’s former labor minister, liberal Paul Pacuraru, and former liberal MP Dan Ilie Morega have been acquitted by a panel of five judges with the High Court of Justice in a corruption trial, more

12.15.2011

Romania’s National Anticorruption Department has appealed the High Court of Justice’s ruling to acquit former prime minister Adrian Nastase of corruption charges. more

12.14.2011

The state can’t be uncompetitive or corrupt by itself and it has a partner in the private sector, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday, adding he is not blaming anyone but responsibility more

12.08.2011

Marius Petcu, the former leader of union federations CNSLR-Fratia and Sanitas, has ben sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption. more

12.01.2011

Romania is ranked 75th in the 2011 Transparency International corruption perception index, with 3.6 points, on a par with China, and down six positions compared to last year. more

11.09.2011

Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Silviu Bian, former state secretary and head of the National Employment Agency (ANOFM), on charges of corruption. more

10.16.2011

Romanian state secretary Silviu Bian, head of the national employment agency, was placed under 29-day preventive arrest Sunday on charges of bribe taking. more

10.16.2011

Romania’s National Employment Agency chief Silviu Bian was detained Saturday night by anticorruption prosecutors on charges of bribe taking and a court is expected to rule whether he should be more

10.16.2011

Romania’s National Employment Agency chief Silviu Bian was caught by anticorruption prosecutors Saturday as he was receiving 80,000 lei (EUR18,500) as bribe, people close to the matter told more

09.25.2011

The Bucharest Court on Sunday ordered the 29-day preventive arrest of Central Referee Commission head Vasile Avram and businessman Sorin Terbea for taking bribes to fix football matches in the local more

09.13.2011

Romania's Justice Ministry on Tuesday put up for public debate the draft National Anticorruption Strategy for 2011-2014, which incorporates the European Union's priorities: recovering the proceeds of more

08.31.2011

The head of Romania’s National Medicine and Medical Devices Agency, Daniel Boda, has been indicted for having allegedly accepted EUR5,000 as bribe to authorize a drug distributor that had had its more

07.20.2011

The fight against corruption should remain a top priority, with support from the Parliament, says the European Commission in its report on Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism more