
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi’s article “Controlling CorruptionThrough Collective action” has been published in Journal of Democracy (Number 1, Volume 24, January 2013). Read the full article here.
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi’s article “Controlling CorruptionThrough Collective action” has been published in Journal of Democracy (Number 1, Volume 24, January 2013). Read the full article here.
“The anti-corruption policy implemented by successive governments with support from the EU is not only ineffective, but actually aggravates the problem, argues a Romanian editorialist. The solution is a full scale overhaul of the state. But this will only happen
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The debate regarding the new 2013-2014 National Anti-Corruption Strategy, organized by the Alliance for a Clean Romania and the Justice Ministry on Monday, October 3, was picked up by the central press. Hotnews.ro – Debate on 2013-2014 National Anti-Corruption Strategy/
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The most recent SAR policy brief “How Can Romania Meet European Energy Requirements? Three Scenarios” by Corina Murafa got a wide cover in the press.The policy brief was taken by some of the most important economic sources of information, partially
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Alina Mungiu-Pippidi was recently invited by Ramona Avramescu to appear on the latter’s show, Unconventional Interviews and discussed the lesson we ought to learn from the disappointing results of the latest Baccalaureate exam. Watch the interview here (Romanian only).
One of the major deficiencies of the Romanian legal system is the slow speed of its procedures. Cases lag behind for years and years before various courts, while, in the case of the criminal system, punishing those who break the
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Taxing real estate property by their market value will bring extra income ranging from EUR600 million to EUR1 billion, given the current real estate market situation, and this amount might even increase in the future, says an analysis by the
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Changing the oldest democratic voting system in Romania is not in the least justifiable, underscores Romanian Academic Society President Alina Mungiu Pippidi, in her comment on the Parliament’s decision to elect mayors in a single round of elections. See the
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The Romanian Academic Society (SAR) suggests that the National Authority for Regulating the Energy Field (ANRE) should be granted a status comparable to that of the Central Bank. Specifically, it should answer before Parliament, submit its yearly report for Parliament
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