Romania’s anti-corruption drive might still fall short of cleaning up the country’s politics

In 2014-15 an anti-corruption drive, led by public prosecutor Laura Kövesi, has resulted in numerous high profile politicians and business figures being arrested in Romania. Daniel Brett writes on the roots of Romania’s corruption problem, noting that while many have attempted to draw a link to the country’s Communist past, the existence of several cases involving politicians who were too young to have played a role in the Communist regime casts doubt on this interpretation.

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The New York Times, 14.11.14: In a Soft-Spoken Romanian Prosecutor, Some See an ‘Earthquake’ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/world/europe/romania-prosecutor-laura-codruta-kovesi.html?_r=0

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