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Romania jails lawmaker for corruption [Mar 27, 2012] BUCHAREST - Romania jailed a serving lawmaker for the first time on March 27, an indication the southeast European country is getting more serious about cracking down on graft after pressure from Brussels. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Romania PM handed two-year sentence for graft [Jan 30, 2012] (BUCHAREST ) - Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase was sentenced Monday by the Supreme Court to a two-year jail term for graft, at the end of a trial closely monitored by the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian graft cases face excessive delays: experts [Dec 09, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - High-level graft cases in Romania have been plagued by excessive delays in court, a foot-dragging that might help the accused to escape justice, experts said Friday on world anti-corruption day. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania restores old powers of key agency combatting corruption [Aug 25, 2010] Reuters/Bucharest Romanias senate yesterday restored the powers of a European Union-mandated anti-corruption agency which is key to fighting graft in one of the blocs most corrupt members. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anticorruption agency left unchanged [Jul 01, 2010] Lawmakers have rejected proposals to make Romania's anti-corruption agency more efficient in fighting graft. The Senate's vote late Wednesday effectively lessened the National Integrity Agency's powers to monitor public officials' wealth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's anti-graft crusader calls for change of mentality (Eu Business) [Mar 25, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - The change of mentality needed to eradicate graft in Romania "has not happened yet", the country's top anti-corruption prosecutor told AFP, two days after a critical EU report. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Urges Bulgaria, Romania to Step Up Fighting Crime (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Says Bulgaria, Romania Show ?Poor Results? in Fighting Crime (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its reform efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Says Bulgaria, Romania Show ?Poor Results? in Fighting Crime (Bloomberg) [Mar 23, 2010] March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria is showing ?poor results? in its fight against graft and organized crime, while Romania has ?not been able to keep the momentum? going on its reform efforts, the European Union said in a report today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Young Romanian magistrates hopeful of change (Eu Business) [Mar 22, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - They are the new judges and lawyers of Romania, a country plagued by graft and under EU surveillance because of slow justice reforms. But for this new generation, the verdict from Brussels represents not a threat, as portrayed by some Romanian politicians, but a challenge. [via YahooNews] More >>