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BUCHAREST BLOG: What the Andrew Tate case says about corruption in Romania
January 12, 2023
Disgraced influencer said he wanted to live “where corruption is accessible”. Then he got caught.
bneGREEN: Brussels labels both gas and nuclear as green
January 5, 2022
Commission says there is a role for natural gas and nuclear as a means to facilitate the transition towards a predominantly renewable-based future.
BUCHAREST BLOG: The life expectancy of Romania’s grand coalition mark 2
November 27, 2021
Political rivals the PSD and PNL have united to end the political deadlock in Romania. But their previous short-lived grand coalition doesn’t bode well.
BUCHAREST BLOG: Romania’s anti-corruption struggle still inspiring its neighbours
September 19, 2021
With relatively few true success stories in the fight against corruption in emerging Europe, the efforts of the Romanian DNA to bring corrupt officials to book remain one of the few shining lights of the anti-corruption struggle in the region.
BUCHAREST BLOG: Three days that plunged Romania into chaos
September 6, 2021
Romania moved from having a relatively stable and functioning centre-right ruling coalition to an explosive political situation with no credible mediator to defuse it.