A new tragic accident casts doubts on the activity of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in Romania.
Investigations into a restitution case have revealed other, equally serious instances of abuse.
A round-up of the main events of the week in Romania in politics, society, culture and sports.
Romania on Monday celebrated 96 years since the unification of December 1st 1918.
Further information emerges daily on the high level corruption cases in Romania
In an ironic turn of events, one of the latest high-profile corruption cases involves a high-ranking official in the countrys foremost organized crime fighting unit in the country.
Klaus Iohannis, the candidate of the Christian Liberal Alliance and mayor of Sibiu, has won the second round of the presidential race in Romania.
In the second round of presidential elections, Romanians living abroad have turned out massively by comparison with the first round.
Finance Minister Ioana Petrescu has given assurances that Romanias budget for 2015 will be finalized by mid January.
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In the run up to the second round of presidential election in Romania, the contenders are preparing new strategies.
In late September a budget surplus of 0.06% of the GDP was reported for Romanias public budget execution.
Presidential candidates in Romania now have less than a week to inspire Romanias increasingly apathetic electorate.
The Romanian political scene is again in turmoil because of a fresh corruption scandal.
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