After the changes operated on Tuesday on Parliament's Rules of Procedure, any request from the National Anti-Corruption Directorate for approval of prosecution, detention or pre-trial arrest of MPS will be solved on the basis of a simple majority vote.
Romanian MPs are resigning in droves after anti-corruption prosecutors have started investigation in a series of corruption cases.
The decision whether to arrest the former Social Democrat Minister Dan Sova as part of an investigation into corruption is hanging on the Constitutional Court's ruling on a controversial vote in Parliament.
The investigations into a former Constitutional Court judge and the MPs refusal to lift the immunity of one of their own are the latest episodes in the fight against corruption in Romania.
Organised crime is a rising threat in the EU, according to Europol director Rob Wainwright.
The National Anti-Corruption Directorates actions continue to make headlines in the Romanian media, as its prosecutors have for some time now prosecuted, tried and sent to court big names in politics and administration.
The fight against corruption brings to justice other major names in Romania, and the facts presented in those cases have brought to light incredible details.
Deputy Elena Udrea is the most spectacular catch of Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors this year. But the list of people targeted by investigators is still open.
This week looks like its going to be an eventful one in Romanian courts, with lots of cases opened, arrests and rulings issued
We must get rid of corruption and of corrupt people, says the President of Romania
Investigations into a restitution case have revealed other, equally serious instances of abuse.
The Anti-Corruption Directorate has managed to prove it deserves credit for its work.
Several Romanian senators and deputies have lost their parliamentary immunity, allowing the courts to prosecute them for involvement in various cases of corruption or incompatibility.
