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Now playing Next Romania Romania: is the corruption decree about to be dropped? The leader of Romania's governing Social Democrats (PSD) says the government might withdraw the corruption decree that has triggered massive street protests and international condemnation since it was 04/02/2017
Now playing Next Romania Euroviews. All Eyes on Romania: Democracy’s Improbable Beacon of Hope? -View Whether Romania can shine as a beacon of hope for democracy in Europe and beyond depends on how the current crisis will be resolved. The clock is ticking: the emergency ordinance’s provisions come into full effect on February 11 at midnight. 04/02/2017
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Now playing Next Romania Romania anti-corruption protests enter fourth day as political crisis deepens Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Romania have rallied for a fourth night to protest against the government’s controversial corruption decree. 04/02/2017
Now playing Next Romania Inside Romania's battle against corruption A new decree threatens the work of Romania's Anti-Corruption Directorate, but the government argues it must tackle prison overcrowding. 03/02/2017
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Now playing Next Romania Romania : Government opposition mounts Opposition to a controversial draft bill to decriminalise certain abuses of power in Romania continues to grow as the country's Ombudsman has asked a Constitutional Court to rule on its legality. 03/02/2017
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Now playing Next Romania What do Romanians think of country's corruption controversy? Romanians have been writing to Euronews giving their views on the corruption controversy engulfing their country: Ion Sava, 35, a civil engineer, told Euronews: “The protests stems from the sneaky and 02/02/2017
Now playing Next Romania Romanian minister quits over government corruption stance *NB: an updated version of Thursday’s events in Romania is available here. 02/02/2017
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Now playing Next Romania EU Commission warns Romania against 'backtracking' on corruption The European Commission has warned Romania not to backtrack on fighting corruption after its government issued a decree decriminalising some offences. 01/02/2017
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Now playing Next Romania Anger as Romania decriminalises some corruption offences *An updated version of this story incorporating events on Wednesday February 1 is available here. 01/02/2017