Corruption in Romania

Although there have been significant improvements, corruption remains a problem in Romania. Despite the fact that Romanian law and regulations have contained provisions intended to prevent corruption, enforcement has generally been weak until recently. This has however started to change since 2014, as the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) continued to increasingly investigate and prosecute corruption cases involving medium- and high-level political, judicial, and administrative officials. As of 2016, Romania is regarded as the fifth most corrupt country in the European Union, after Bulgaria, Greece, and Italy, and at the same level with Hungary, as revealed by the annual Corruption Perceptions Index conducted by Transparency International. According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, Romania ranks 57th place out of 176 countries. Corruption was cited among many issues that provoked the 2012–15 social unrest, the 2015 protests after the Colectiv nightclub fire, and the 2017 protests.

Corruption in Romania ranges from military, health care, church to low ranking bureaucrats and private businesses. Below is a list of notable corruption cases:

In 2014, 1,138 leading public figures, including top politicians, businessmen, judges and prosecutors, were indicted by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA). However, the number of court decisions on corruption cases has decreased in 2014, and 80% of indicted persons who received a suspended sentence remains however a high proportion. Nevertheless, the number of filed cases against high-level politicians and businessmen saw a significant increase, a shift in the anti-corruption drive that has continued into 2015 and has had a substantial social impact.

In 2015, 1,250 people were indicted by the DNA, including a Prime Minister, 5 ministers and 21 parliamentarians. There have been 970 final convictions throughout the year. The amount of damages recovered has increased to €431.6 million.

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