Public Procurement Corruption in Romania (Special Reports)

Special reports published by EurActiv in November 2014.

+ Journalism project uncovers public procurement fraud in Romania
Public procurement in Romania is a €17 billion market, but more than 60% of procedures are hit by complaints. A new project has highlighted fraud and irregularities in the system, and suggested how to improve the situation.

+ Fraud complainants in Romania face €100,000 bill
Romanian public procurement legislation was modified significantly this year by the government, which introduced restrictive conditions for lodging a complaint against suspected fraud.

+ Romanian civil society requests public tenders oversight
Public procurement should be monitored in real time by civil society, in order to detect violations, the director of Freedom House Romania has recommended.

+ Confiscation of criminal profits reluctantly applied in Romania
The European Commission considers confiscation a strategic priority in the fight against organised crime and corruption. However, Bucharest is still hesitant to introduce this practice.

+ Romanian anti-corruption chief: Fraud often begins when tenders are written
Often those who write the technical specifications of tenders play a key role in the corruption schemes for public procurement, the Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Directorate of Romania (DNA) Laura Codruța Kövesi told EurActiv Romania.

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ESO: Background information: Find all futher information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=corruption%20romania%20&searchOption=all

EurActiv, 10.11.14: Journalism project uncovers public procurement fraud in Romania http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-procurement-corruption-romania/romanian-journalism-project-uncovers-public

EurActiv, 11.11.14: Fraud complainants in Romania face €100,000 bill http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-procurement-corruption-romania/fraud-complainants-romania-face-eu100000-bill-309858

EurActiv, 12.11.14: Romanian civil society requests public tenders oversight http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-procurement-corruption-romania/civil-society-romania-asks-monitor-public-tendering

EurActiv, 13.11.14: Confiscation of criminal profits reluctantly applied in Romania http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-procurement-corruption-romania/confiscation-criminal-profits-reluctantly-applied

EurActiv, 14.11.14: Romanian anti-corruption chief: Fraud often begins when tenders are written http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-procurement-corruption-romania/anti-corruption-chief-fraud-often-begins-when-tender

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