On December 28th, on a Sunday, three days after Christmas, the nine CCR judges gathered to make a decision regarding the special pensions of the magistrates. The vote could not…
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Armand Goșu: Those who canceled the elections in Romania played into Russia's hands - Video Interview
Armand Goșu teaches at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest. He specializes in the history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, being the author…
A few Christmas thoughts for good people. Readers and journalists are not always right. Something else binds them
Since the end of December 1989, when Romania once again has a free press, not always independent and often influenced, society has changed profoundly, in many waves, and not for…
No Fake Diplomas in Kyiv - Why Anti-Corruption Is a Battlefield in Ukraine
Even though the pressure on the eastern front remains huge, society and politics in Ukraine continue to function at high levels, and the fight against corruption is perceived as an…
Why Europe is failing in Ukraine
After the EU failed to reach an agreement on the use of frozen Russian assets, Kiev will need more support from Brussels, and this will prove increasingly difficult. Russia’s war…
From Andrew Tate to Lia Savonea. Why an internal referendum and a new change in the Justice Laws are needed
Exactly on the day when the supreme misogynist was shattered in Dubai in a boxing match by an actor wearing pink gloves, causing a major identity crisis in the manosphere,…
Nicușor Dan and the mafia system in Justice
Judge Raluca Moroșanu recounted in an interview with Recorder, how Liana Arsenie, the head of the Court of Appeal Bucharest, organized the elections for the two positions in the management…
European funds are the key to saving Romania in 2026. We can receive 20 billion euros - Video Interview
The budget deficit will remain Romania’s main problem in the near future. It creates inflation, tax increases, and decisions to reduce it nullify economic growth. The deficit will remain unsustainable…
Sorin Grindeanu failed with the opposition strategy within the coalition. Simion announces him that he has no place next to AUR
For a week, Sorin Grindeanu, the leader of the PSD, has disappeared from the public eye. He has not made any statements about the crisis in Justice, has not commented…
America has become Europe's adversary. The two secret weapons with which the EU can paralyze Trump
The growth of the American economy and the political survival of President Trump are based on artificial intelligence. The EU must use its influence and stand up to the leader…
How Germany Demolished a Giant Pillar of the EU's Green Policy
A last-minute agreement in Berlin has sealed the end of the idea to ban internal combustion engines in the EU, an outcome inconceivable until now. It was the crown jewel…
Romanian judges freed from slavery following a lawsuit won by Cristi Danileț. What are the effects
Former judge Cristi Danileț’s victory at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case against Romanian Justice demonstrates how serious the crisis was long before the societal anger…
The EU’s problem isn’t Belgium - it’s Trump
An EU leaders summit, scheduled for Thursday, will test whether the bloc will stand united or if Donald Trump can divide it. A high-stakes disagreement among European governments regarding the…
A future without the far-right: Young people dream of the "United States of Europe"
The concern regarding the rise of extremists in Europe is justified to a certain extent. However, on social networks, future adults express more European solidarity than the continent has seen…
Diana Buzoianu: I was not born a minister. I can leave tomorrow peacefully and work in the private sector - Video Interview
The water crisis in Prahova County was used by PSD and AUR to destabilize the Environment Minister appointed by USR, publicly demanding his resignation and submitting a motion in Parliament. …
Running after Raluca
Yesterday I attended the most unexpected and sensational press conference of my career and there were many. In the ’90s, politicians like Ioan Gavra from Funar’s PUNR, Vadim Tudor, Romania…
Lia Savonea's network has intertwined. The documentary that brought people to the streets
Although I have been working for a long time, I have never before witnessed such a powerful, deep, and widespread reaction in society to a journalistic investigation. The Recorder documentary…
Nicușor Dan, a dangerously controversial start to his term. How hidden convictions skillfully take revenge on public opinion
25 years ago, with a few months before Romanians were called to the polls to choose between Ion Iliescu, a former communist activist with studies in Moscow, and Corneliu Vadim…
For PSD, it's not the defeat in Bucharest that's the issue, but its ramifications
Paradoxically, Ciprian Ciucu’s victory (PNL) in the Bucharest mayoral elections will provide enough ammunition to the PSD camp calling for departure from the coalition. Fear will overcome reason, and Sorin…
Politico: How Belgium gave Putin an unexpected victory
The European Union has entered a major deadlock just as the war in Ukraine approaches a crossroads. An extensive analysis by Politico shows how Belgium’s Prime Minister, Bart De Wever,…