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EU elections in Romania : local politics on trial
More than ever, Liviu Dragnea’s political fate depends on the EU elections’s outcome and on the PSD-ALDE, which its numbers will convey to the system…. Mai departe »
Radu Mazare’s bad luck: the new president of Madagascar just unleashed „the war on corruption”
Radu Mazare was arrested and will be extradited to Romania after a quick decision by the authorities in Madagascar, although the former mayor of Constanta… Mai departe »
The Knight of Tomatoes and the return of the four assassins
Dragnea has hit a rough patch : his weapons – total victimization and extreme populism – had to be activated. On Sunday, he swung them… Mai departe »
Europe Day in Romania – same time, different place: a historic achievement and and a resounding crash
Thursday, May 9th, was a day of great contrasts. On Europe Day, at the EU Sibiu summit, President Klaus Iohannis succeeded in projecting the bright… Mai departe »
Dragnea’s „fixer” in the judiciary system and at the Constitutional Court
The appointment of an opportunist judge and of an obedient prosecutor at the Constitutional Court secures a PSD controlled majority in one of the most… Mai departe »
The feast with the public sector salaries, a time-bomb set by the PSD. Who will defuse it?
The expenditure on public sector salaries has exploded. It is apparent even from the statistics put out by the PSD government. The question now is… Mai departe »
A party that is toxic for press freedom. Dragnea has pushed censorship and self-censorship in the media to new heights
On World Press Freedom Day we must be able to say loudly and clearly that PSD was and is toxic for the Romanian press. Whenever… Mai departe »
The Chamber of Deputies, the decision forum, adopted the amendments to the Criminal Codes / The Minister for Development stood among the members of the UDMR party during to voting procedure, without the votes of which the changes would not have passed
The amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code were adopted on Wednesday by the Chamber of Deputies, the decision-making body in this… Mai departe »
Et tu, Viorica?
On Wednesday, following proof of a working PSD-ALDE majority in Parliament, PSD leader Liviu Dragnea gave Prime Minister Dăncilă an ultimatum: either a government restructuration… Mai departe »
The EU Commission’s preventive strike: Article 7 veiled threat if the government releases the emergency decree meant to save Dragnea
On Tuesday evening, the European Commission made an unusual gesture, on the far outskirts of diplomatic practice. Faced with Liviu Dragnea’s pressures for the release… Mai departe »
The „greed tax” – PSD’s great failure. Dragnea’s conqueror aura is dimming and Vâlcov is one step closer to being ousted
Emergency decree 114, branded by PSD’s false Robin Hoods as the „greed tax”, was neutralized today by its very same prophets, who were seriously impacted… Mai departe »
How the PSD became beholden to Dan Voiculescu. The virulent anti-EU discourse exported from Antena 3 studios directly to Brussels
Of the nine eligible positions allotted to the PSD for the EU elections, three are taken by Dan Voiculescu’s people: Carmen Avram, Chris Terhes and… Mai departe »
Major change in tactics. The emergency decree meant to save Dragnea – announced, owned, and negotiated in Brussels
This time it’s different : the attempts at amending criminal law and saving Liviu Dragnea &co from the long arm of the law are performed… Mai departe »
A petition to exclude PSD from the family of European socialists was filed in the European Parliament: the exclusion of PSD would be a reaffirmation of the values and goals of the S&D Alliance
A delegation of Romanians living abroad filed on Tuesday a petition signed by nearly 18,000 people at the European Parliament, calling for the exclusion of… Mai departe »
The Aprozar revival vs Artificial Intelligence. Why Dragnea tries to get us back into the arms of the daddy state
Don’t be fooled: Dragnea hates the proverbial communist Aprozar (grocery store) full of Vietnamese shrimp and homegrown tomatoes. For a merchant who literally put water… Mai departe »
A Unique moment: How Kovesi found out that she won and why the MEPs preferred her
I stumbled upon her at the airport in Brussels as she was heading to the boarding gate, accompanied only by an aide. The flight has… Mai departe »
The miscalculations of Mr. Dragnea
Why did the PSD’s leader attend the Congress of the European Socialists in Madrid, anyway, where he was basically „slaughtered” and publicly humiliated by his… Mai departe »
The link between Toader’s Decree and Dragnea
With the newly adopted emergency decree, Liviu Dragnea takes one of the last steps towards the takeover of the Prosecutor’s Office, setting a specific deadline… Mai departe »
Kovesi’s investigation: another step towards the Republic of Thugs
Laura Codruţa Kovesi’s investigation confirms all the fears expressed last year by the Venice Commission, the GRECO report and the CVM warnings, and the alarm… Mai departe »
VIDEO The head of the Foreign Investors Council: „Decree 114 is toxic for business”. On demonizing the companies with foreign ownership: „It’s an opportunistic game of looking for scapegoats”
Franz Weiler, the chairman of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC), in an interview with G4Media.ro, said that the government’s adoption overnight of the emergency decree… Mai departe »
DOCUMENTS Prosecutor Tudorel Toader in the Communist Party archives: As a member of the Communist Party, he conscientiously fulfills the tasks entrusted to him, showing spirit of initiative and being combative in the general assemblies
Romania’s current Minister of Justice, Tudorel Toader, was born in 1960, in the Vulturul village of Vrancea County. He completed his primary and secondary education… Mai departe »
What Tudorel Toader knows
The former prosecutor in Panciu knows, since the time he was investigating petty crimes, that with time, evidence becomes obsolete, that witnesses start forgetting things,… Mai departe »
Call of the Romanian Judges and Prosecutors to the European Union Members States’ Justice Ministers
Call of the Romanian Judges and Prosecutors to the European Union Members States’ Justice Ministers Your Excellencies, In the context of your 6th to 8th… Mai departe »
The danger facing the anti-PSD movement: A war of attrition between Klaus Iohannis and Dacian Ciolos, PNL, USR, and PLUS
One of the greatest dangers threatening the right’s chances of reporting victories in the upcoming electoral battles against the PSD, and to banding together eventually,… Mai departe »
The real parallel state. How Darius Vîlcov takes over one institution after another, building an army of orcs
Darius Vîlcov is turning out to be a serious threat to Romania’s financial stability. Sentenced to 8 years in the lower courts for corruption, an… Mai departe »
Who destabilizes the Balkans: Putin or the Americans?
Ahead of his visit to Serbia on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview for „Politika” and „Novosti” accused the United States and other… Mai departe »
The missing piece in the judiciary puzzle. Next step: the colonization of the system
The latest decision of the Constitutional Court, which paves the way for the voiding of evidence gathered on the basis of protocols signed with the… Mai departe »
G4Media.ro condemns the sanctioning of Realitatea TV on political grounds
G4Media.ro condemns the double standards, the manifestly disproportionate sanction in relation to alleged violations, and the behavior of National Audiovisual Council towards a TV station… Mai departe »
Rheinmetall denounces opaque bidding in a large military contract. The big weapon endowment scandals provoked by PSD
Over the past two years, the PSD-led government has provoked several major scandals related to the endowment of the army, involving billions of euros. The… Mai departe »
The budget of state bankruptcy. Miners Dragnea and Teodorovici are giving the private sector the pick hammer treatment
Promises made to captive voters and projects earmarked for political clients brought PSD face to face with reality: the government has no money for the… Mai departe »
The National Anticorruption Directorate: Coroner’s Report
The time of death of the famous National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) was officially called on October 29, 2018 by a DNA prosecutor talking with the… Mai departe »
Mission Impossible: where will Dancila’s government find the money for all the pension and salary increases, plus billions for barons
With the budget for 2019 left hanging in the air, the debacle created by the PSD in the central administration has reached new heights. Populism… Mai departe »
The emergency decree is coming! Why we cannot wait and see what will appear in the Official Gazette
This time around, Liviu Dragnea has decided to play with his cards on the table. He summoned, overnight, another National Executive Committee (CEX) to push… Mai departe »
They broke one of his fingers
By the action in Parliament on Wednesday, the opposition seems to have aimed for an artistic effect when burning the supreme leader’s effigy. After ramming… Mai departe »
The PSD government is hanging by 11 MPs. This notwithstanding, a dismissal is unlikely
The PSD-ALDE coalition lost its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, keeping a total of 244 MPs, only 11 more than the number needed for… Mai departe »
SOURCES Amnesty and pardon. Tudorel Toader would be willing to put his approval on the decree, on the condition that it be initiated by another ministry.
Sources within the government have told G4Media.ro. that Tudorel Toader would be willing to put his seal of legal approval on the decree for amnesty… Mai departe »
The four dunces in charge of Romania’s economic policy
As far as fiscal policy and the economy are concerned, the PSD relies on four individuals : Darius Vâlcov, Eugen Teodorovici, Ion Ghizdeanu (head of… Mai departe »
Decree 13 reloaded? PSD announces massive giveaways, same as in January 2017
Talk of a new emergency decree on amnesty and pardon is growing by the day. And the PSD’s conduct is a carbon copy of that… Mai departe »
A Centenary-worthy gift for thugs: amnesty and land bondage
Teodorovici, the eternal public sector official, the friend of club owners, and the enemy of private enterprise, has inadvertently leaked PSD’s true thinking regarding members… Mai departe »
The effects of Stanescu’s resignation. How does Dragnea manage to always be two steps ahead?
Paul Stanescu’s resignation from the Ministry of Development, a week after the party’s decision to replace him, has determined the winner in this new Iohannis-… Mai departe »
EXCLUSIVE The real stakes of the government reshuffle: the adoption of the emergency decree on amnesty and pardon. A two-step plan
Liviu Dragnea wants to remove Paul Stănescu from the Government in order to eliminate the last opponents to an emergency decree on amnesty and pardon…. Mai departe »
PSD’s dangerous game: anti-Semitism as political weapon
On Tuesday evening, PSD clocked one of the most dangerous transgressions in its recent history, when Ilan Laufer publicly accused President Klaus Johannis of anti-Semitism…. Mai departe »
ALDE Group Leader in the European Parliament responds to Tariceanu: Dear Călin, let me hear your answer – will you support the full implementation of the recommendations of the Venice Commission? Do not pursue the illiberal path. Not in our name, and certainly not with our name!
On Tuesday, Guy Verhofstadt – leader of the ALDE group in the European Parliament – sent a harsh letter to Calin Popescu Tariceanu, rejecting the… Mai departe »
Why Klaus Iohannis rejected Laufer and Vasilescu, and kept Stanescu
The President rejected two nominations for the Dancila Government’s team, and refused two revocation requests from the same. Most likely, he did this in order… Mai departe »
The PSD’s „hushed” government style: Three cabinets and over 70 ministers changed in less than two years
The PSD won the 2016 parliamentary election with the biggest score the party has ever recorded, and yet, it generated the biggest government-instability in the… Mai departe »
All PSD-ALDE attacks on the EU after the CVM and resolution: From a „punch to national sovereigny” to „when Brâncuşi built statues, they taught homosexuality” and „dear EU, you are a Satanist whore”
The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report on the independence of the judiciary and the anti-corruption fight in Romania, as well as the European Parliament’s… Mai departe »
This is what cowardice and baseness look like in politics
Put cowardice for president Iohannis, and baseness for the others. The latest cowardice: the appointment of Ecaterina Andronescu, Romania’s education grave-digger, and champion at stepping… Mai departe »
How the government countered Brussels’ harshest criticism and political sanctions since joining the EU. The main avenues of misinformation
Dancila’s government, Dragnea, Tariceanu, the PSD and Antena 3, quite the last remaining combatants in the anti-EU trenches, began circulating, on Tuesday, a series of… Mai departe »
EXCLUSIVE Dragnea met „system man” Gabriel Oprea in a restaurant to discuss a possible PSD – UNPR alliance
Liviu Dragnea and Gabriel Oprea met in a restaurant in Bucharest to discuss a possible alliance between PSD and UNPR, sources told G4Media.ro. The meeting… Mai departe »
The harshest Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report on the state of the judiciary in Romania: eight additional recommendations by the European Commission, including the immediate suspension of the implementation of the Justice laws, of the changes to the Criminal Codes, and of the ongoing procedures of appointment and dismissal of the chief-prosecutors
The CVM report on the judiciary and the fight against corruption in Romania, published by the European Commision on Tuesday, is the harshest and most… Mai departe »