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Year 2014 is an electoral one. On 25th of May elections are to be held for the European Parliament and partial elections in some uninominal circumscriptions, and in November presidential elections. Against this background, there is the temptation for some candidates to adopt popular themes, aimed against fundamental rights, ranging from stigmatizing social groups to ···
Expert Forum, Freedom House, Grupul pentru Dialog Social and Centrul Roman de Politici Europene condemn the Parliament’s appointment procedure of the Ombudsman which was done in a non-transparent manner and without having a consensus from all political parties and the civil society. Transparently selecting a credible Ombudsman, politically independent, with a good professional reputation and immaculate integrity is ···
This report has been published within the project Cross-Country Legal and Institutional Framework for Suppression of Fraud in Public Procurement, implemented by Partnership for Social Development (Croația), in partnership with Expert Forum (Romania). This report reflects the vulnerabilities identified by the experts within the public procurement process and the results of the public consultations ···
The signers of this appeal demand the authorities to urgently investigate the threats and pressures made against the family of the director of the “Telegrama” newspaper, based in Ploiești. It is with grave concern that we notice that the cases involving pressures and threats made against journalists have multiplied, ending up today to also include physical ···
We, the signatories of this letter, ask the Romanian authorities to urgently investigate the threats and pressures that the family of the director of “The Telegram” newspaper in Ploiesti had to endure recently. We take note with concern that the pressures and direct threats to journalists are more frequent and serious lately, even amounting to ···
As fresh fighting broke out in Kiev on Thursday, and as the death toll rose, Romania’s President expressed concern and called for a peaceful solution to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine. “I am not supporting economic sanctions against Ukraine, but severe sanctions are needed against those responsible for the excessive use of force in Kiev,” ···
The EU spends millions of Euro to make its institutions and symbols better known, recognizable – and, maybe, just maybe, a little loved, please? From information programs to organized tours, from websites to visual propaganda, no (awkward) effort was spared to instill into the European citizenry a sense of belonging and create a modicum of ···
The co-signers of this appeal want to publicly condemn the decision of the Romanian National Broadcasting Council (CNA) to penalize the B1 TV station with the record fine of 70,000 RON ($23,000) for the opinions expressed by journalist Robert Turcescu. We also warn about repeated attempts to silence the Romanian journalists whose views differ from ···
Read the report here (RO only). On Feb 6, at 11.00, at Hilton Hotel, Bucharest, together with our special guest Andrei Plesu, we launch EFOR’s annual report analyzing the most important developments from the last year and making forecasts. In brief, the year 2013 confirmed the public’s worst expectations from 2012: it ended in a ···
