Romania has seen its biggest protests since the 1989 revolution after the new leftist government pushed through controversial anti-corruption reforms.
Here we explain the changes, how they came about and why they are proving so contentious.
What has changed?
The social democrat (PSD) government announced a new decree that decriminalises some corruption offences (abuse of office) that cause less than 44,000 euros of financial damage.
A draft bill has also been approved that will grant prison pardons to around 2,500 convicts.
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