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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 »
The European Parliament has adopted the resolution on the rule of law in Romania: an indictment in 12 points
The European Parliament voted with 473 votes in favor, 151 against, and 40 abstentions, a resolution that severely criticizes the Romanian Government’s and Parliament’s conduct… Mai departe »
EXCLUSIVE: The PSD wants to reimburse from the EU funds the projects of the local barons. A solution to reduce the budget deficit
The PSD wants to reimburse from the European funds the unfinished projects awarded to the local barons via the National Local Development Program (PNDL), a… Mai departe »
New pieces of evidence show that Emergency Decree 13 was written outside the premises of the Government, in Dragnea’s office at the Chamber of Deputies. „Initiativa Romania” is in possession of hitherto unknown details from behind the scenes of the episode that sent the country into a downward spiral
“Initiativa Romania” has discovered that the two emergency decrees prepared by the former Minister of Justice, Florin Iordache, and providing the basis for Emergency Decree… Mai departe »
Voices strongly promoted by Russian propaganda make the prime time agenda on Antena 3 and Romania TV
PSD political figure Liviu Pleşoianu, Daniel Dragomir, former Romanian Information Service (RIS) convicted for corruption in a first instance, journalist Bogdan Duca, and lawyer Dan… Mai departe »
Effects of the Constitutional Court decision regarding the conflict with the High Court on final sentences: Sentenced offenders may appeal for anulment within maximum 30 days
Among the various effects of Wednesday’s Constitutional Court’s ruling in the case of the conflict between the Parliament and the High Court, one counts the… Mai departe »
The Romanian Constitutional Court admits Dăncilă’s referral regarding the five-judge panels from the High Court: There is a conflict between the Parliament and the High Court / All ongoing trials will be resumed
On Thursday, 6 November 2018, the Romanian Constitutional Court (RCC) admitted 7 votes “for” and 2 votes “against” Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă’s referral regarding the… Mai departe »
Draft resolution of the European Parliament on the rule of law in Romania: „deep concern” about undermining the independence of the judiciary, condemns the violent intervention of gendarmes, condemns the political restrictions on media freedom and calls for the restoration of legislation on NGOs
The draft resolution of the European Parliament on the rule of law in Romania, consulted by G4Media.ro, uses extremely harsh formulations when referring to Romanian… Mai departe »
An exemplary execution
In mafia movies, traitors always end-up dying a painful death at the boss’s order, as a way of making a point to other would-be traitors…. Mai departe »
SOURCES A new purging method: the withdrawal of the ORNSSI certificate/ Dozens of senior police officers were left without the certificate authorizing them to access classified information
Dozens of policemen were stripped of the certificate that allowed them access to classified information, and after the withdrawal of the ONRSSI (Office of the… Mai departe »
„13 criminals from Parliament vs. an advertising agency”. The administrator of Papaya Advertising cited by police to give explanations with regards to the video clip „Children of the Referendum” inspired by a dystopia.
13 lawmakers filed a police complaint against the advertising agency Papaya Advertising – maker of several ads with a powerful social message – for making… Mai departe »
The „Reptile”. The brute force behind the struggle for the amnesty and pardon of thugs
The SDP’s “restitutio ad integrum” operation in the judiciary, aiming to bring the latter to a state of submission and obedience to politics, as it… Mai departe »
Survey: Romania, among the countries least influent and relevant in the EU, two months before taking over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union
A survey by the influential think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) that measures the level of influence Member States have within the European Union… Mai departe »
The Monster
Yesterday, Liviu Dragnea was the only political figure who dared to use politically the commemoration of the “Colectiv” tragedy. The main political benefactor of that… Mai departe »
The protocols’ untold truth
All those who today denounce the collaboration protocols between various institutions of the judiciary and intelligence services are the ones to have laid the foundations… Mai departe »
The decade of the Barons. How did Romania sacrifice its development under SDP rule
2019 looks likely to be another year lost for Romania’s development, just like the Centenary Year, just like the past six years with the SDP… Mai departe »
Dragnea’s plan to get rid of Tudorel Toader
The time has come for Tudorel Toader to be evaluated. After evaluating others, which essentially meant inventing a simple pretext to oust them from a… Mai departe »
Experts: Harmful changes in the Penal Code, operated by SDP-ALDE and passed by the Constitutional Court. Criminal legislation is relaxed, defendants are favored
Even if they are considered to have a negative impact on criminal investigations, some of the legislative changes introduced by the SDP-ALDE Coalition to the… Mai departe »
The big robbery in the forests, encouraged by the Government. Custodians administering the protected areas have been left without power and the theft of wood has already begun. The state took over their work with institutions which are non-functioning and without budget
End of August. At dusk. Márk Nagy János runs along with several colleagues in a hilly area next to the forest in the Tur River… Mai departe »
Why President Iohannis and the PPE want to bury the European Parliament’s resolution on un-democratic excesses in Romania
On Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis said in Strasbourg that it would be „extremely unusual” for the European Parliament to vote on a resolution on a… Mai departe »
How the Anticorruption Directorate got into a coma
The new conditions for a prosecutor to be appointed at the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) are merely the last blows that de facto paralyze the… Mai departe »
A dramatic drop in euro-optimism in Romania: only 49% of the citizens support EU membership, ten points less than in April
The latest Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Parliament shows that only 49% of Romanians (representing10 points fewer on the previous Eurobarometer in April 2018)… Mai departe »
The new law on judicial organization combined with Tudorel Toader’s Government Emergency Plan Risks to Blow Up DNA Activity / A little detail slipped into the law has a potentially destructive effect of corruption files / The SCM is expected to make an interpretive decision
Law 304 on Judicial Organization, promulgated by President Klaus Iohannis on July 20, contains a provision that could send home all the 140 prosecutors working… Mai departe »
Experts: What are the harmful changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure that have passed the Constitutional Court filter, or have not been challenged before the Court
Expert practitioners consulted by G4Media.ro have drawn attention to the fact that the Constitutional Court decision on the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code is… Mai departe »
Everything for Dragnea, short of amnesty and pardon
The good news is that Tudorel Toader did not provide the much dreamt of amnesty and pardon ardently fantasized by Liviu Dragnea. Did he force… Mai departe »
Who is Florin Păsătoiu, the man who used Russian propaganda to launch the fake-news about a bilateral co-operation agreement between Russia and Romania
The recasting of Russian-Romanian relations at the scientific, cultural and diplomatic level through an agreement between the University of Craiova and the Diplomatic Academy of… Mai departe »
The Constitutional Court partially or totally rejected over 60 amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and accepted about 30 / Some of the most important changes for Dragnea, declared unconstitutional
According to a press release issued by the institution, at the end of two days of debates the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected 64 of the… Mai departe »
Defrauding the state budget in 5 steps: Dragnea and Vâlcov’s strategy to get rid of the EU verification nightmare
Liviu Dragnea’s big problem with Tel Drum stems from the alleged fraud of European funds. Since he took over SDP from Victor Ponta, and started… Mai departe »
Sources: Liviu Dragnea’s plan if the referendum were valid
Several sources from within the SDP told G4Media.ro that, had the referendum been valid, as some opinion poll announced it would, the SDP leader Liviu… Mai departe »
The big winners of the referendum
Politically, the winners of the failed referendum on the redefinition of the family as exclusively the marriage between a man and a woman have been… Mai departe »
The Romanian Orthodox Church’s failure on the referendum: more humility would not go amiss
It is hard to imagine a more difficult context for the inauguration of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation than the one given… Mai departe »
The referendum’s big losers and who is gaining from a major failure
The failure of the referendum for the family represents a striking defeat for several political leaders, with Liviu Dragnea featuring at the top of the… Mai departe »
How to steal a referendum: three methods
First, by amending the law. Specifically, by Government Emergency Decree 86/2018 amending the law on the organization and conduct of the referendum. The Decree entered… Mai departe »
„Save Dragnea from Prison” series, season 3. In which Dragnea needs two emergency decrees for his ambitious plan
The new season in the „Save Dragnea from Prison” series has started, the most dramatic and thrilling to date. The previous seasons, those of January… Mai departe »
How fair are the key messages on the judiciary and on the 10th of August protests transmitted by Viorica Dăncilă and SDP-ALDE in the European Parliament
In the past few days, Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, the SDP, and ALDE leaders, served and supported by some TV stations, have flooded the public… Mai departe »
Romanian Judges’ Forum Association – White Paper – Cooperation protocols between the Romanian Information Service and various judicial authorities
Romanian Judges’ Forum Association – White Paper – Cooperation protocols between the Romanian Information Service and various judicial authorities with jurisdiction in criminal matters: In… Mai departe »
Romania takes a shortcut to the exit
When some drivers break all traffic rules in order to move faster than others, traffic gets worse. Due to a small number of rule-breakers intersections… Mai departe »
Operation ROEXIT: Former Secret Service agent Daniel Dragomir, convicted in a first instance and investigated in the Black Cube case, wants Romania to leave the EU
A violent anti-EU speech was deployed for the first time in Romania on Monday night, introducing the idea that Romania should exit the European Union…. Mai departe »
Protest: Romanian mass-media under Attack
The endorsers of this petition ask for the intervention of democratic forces in Romania by taking a public stance regarding the statements made yesterday by… Mai departe »
Another step toward autocracy: Dragnea wants to control independent media. G4Media.ro’s position
Liviu Dragnea has announced that he is requesting the Dăncilă government to elaborate a bill on „the transparency of funding and the modalities of spending… Mai departe »
Constitutional Court decision or Emergency Decree: Dragnea’s options for changing the High Court 5 judge panel supposed to try him in the fictitious employment case
Sources from SDP told G4Media.ro that Liviu Dragnea is currently considering two ways which could serve his intention of changing the composition of five judge… Mai departe »
Ska Keller, after discussions with Viorica Dăncilă: She said that the protesters supposedly were sent by abroad and were on drugs
”She said that the protesters supposedly were sent by abroad and were on drugs. Ms Kövesi was fired by the president, according to her. We… Mai departe »
Tensions between ALDE and SDP. Dragnea’s veiled threats and Tariceanu’s billion Romanian Lei reply
Over the last week, Liviu Dragnea has had a couple of extremely hostile political gestures towards ALDE, and Calin Popescu Tariceanu’s party started to fight… Mai departe »
Sources: The SDP deferred discussions on the law of the Black Sea gas because it is much worse for Romania as compared to the promises made publicly by Liviu Dragnea
On Tuesday, deputy Iulian Iancu (SDP) – head of the Commission for Industries, postponed by a week the debates on the offshore law, which is… Mai departe »
Industry giants cause friction between SDP and ALDE: the Ministry of Energy, controlled by Tariceanu’s party, does not want big state-owned companies to lose corporate leadership
The Ministry of Energy, headed by Anton Anton (ALDE), has rejected an official SDP initiative to remove corporate governance from the largest state-owned companies. The… Mai departe »