• Dossiers by AIM on Corruption in the Countries of South-Eastern Europe (October, 2001) with information on Slovenia, Croatia, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Macedonia. AIM (Alternativna Informativna Mreza) is a network of independent journalists in former Yugoslavia and the southern Balkans which provides a service of in-depth information in the local languages and in English. 

• Legal anti-corruption measures in the Romanian public sector  by Raluca Pruna -- Study commenced by by Management Systems International (MSI) withing USAIDs ponsored program in 1999.

• Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe:
  Evaluation reports on Poland, Romania and Lithuania --

  The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe issued evaluation reports on Lithuania, Poland and Romania.  The reports were prepared in the framework of the first evaluation round and adopted by the GRECO at its 8th plenary meeting (4-8 March 2002). The principal objective of the report is to evaluate the measures adopted by the Lithuanian, Polish, and Romanian authorities, and wherever possible their effectiveness, in order to comply with the requirements deriving from Guiding Principles for the fight against corruption (GPCs) #3, #6 and #7. The reports  first describe the situation of corruption in the respective countries, the general anti-corruption policy, the institutions and authorities in charge of combating it - their functioning, structures, powers, expertise, means and specialization - and the system of immunities preventing the prosecution of certain persons for acts of corruption. The second part contains a critical analysis of the situation described previously, assessing, in particular, whether the system in place in Lithuania is fully compatible with the undertakings resulting from GPCs 3, 6 and 7. Finally, the report includes a list of recommendations to respective countries in order for this country to improve its level of compliance with the GPCs under consideration.

   

  The Governments of Lithuania, Poland and Romania authorized the publication of these reports on their respective countries. The reports are available in PDF format.

  • Evaluation report on Lithuania (17 April 2002)

  • Evaluation report on Poland (12 April 2002)

  • Evaluation report on Romania (28 March 2002)

• Romania - The Media Sustainability Index 2001 (MSI) analyzes and measures the current status and sustainability of independent media systems in twenty countries throughout Europe and Eurasia. Research for the country chapters and panel discussions of experts for each chapter were undertaken in May and June of 2001.

• Taking Action against Corruption and Organized Crime -- a strategy aimed at fighting corruption and organised crime developed by the Media Monitoring Agency in partnership with TI-Romania and the National Federation of Trade Unions (BNS). The purpose of the Strategy is to raise public awareness on corruption and organised crime through national and regional campaigns, to promote transparency by developing a regional network of investigative journalists, and to strengthen the co-operation between relevant actors within civil society and local/central governments to fight corruption and organised crime.

• When Socialism Meets Capitalism: Corrupt Practices and Post-Communist Transition. A Comparative Analysis -- by Alin M. Ceobanu (1998). A Thesis Presented to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska.

• Presentations at the Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: Safeguarding Integrity Among Justice and Security Officials hosted by U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Washington, DC, February 24-26, 1999:

  1. Flavius Baias, State Secretary, Justice of Ministry, Romania (document in PDF format)

  2. The Judiciary System in Romania -- by Hon. Judge Viorica Kostiniu, Bucharest Tribunal, Secretary General of the Romanian Magistrates' Association (document in PDF format)

• Presentations at the Regional Conference of Central and East European Countries on Fighting Corruption (Bucharest, Romania, March 30 –31, 2000:

  1. Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Petre Roman, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania.

  2. Institution Building and Strengthening of Corruption Control Capacity in Romania by Mrs. Ioana Cornescu, Director, Ministry of Justice, Romania.

  3. Closing Remarks by Mr. Valeriu Stoica, Minister of State, Minister Of Justice, Romania.

• Romanian President

• Romanian Government

• Romanian Parliament: Chamber of Deputies and Senate

• Ministry of Justice and its Anti-Corruption website

• Ministry of Justice - Superlex, the legislative database (in Romanian only)

• Ministry of Public Administration

• Ministry of Public Information

• Office for Public Information and Relations with Civil Sociey of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies

• Constitutional Court

• Office of the Ombudsman of Romania.

• Ministry of Finances

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Ministry of Interior

• Ministry of Home Affairs

• Ministry of Public Service
  

• Transparency International - Romania (TI Romania) -- The Romanian Chapter of Transparency International was established on June 24, 1999 with objectives to monitor and assess national and local developments in its field of interest; to build intersectoral partnerships and operate as a resource center for its partners; to become involved in regional networks of TI National Chapters and organizations with similar goals and ways of action; to spread information, campaign and raise awareness and access to the information of public interest; and to support and participate in the international campaigns of Transparency International.

• Open Society Foundation -- The Open Society Foundation Romania is a non-governmental, non-profit and apolitical organization promoting the values of an open society in Romania. The Foundation was established in 1990 by the philantropist George Soros, as a response to the necessities born out of the transition process towards a democratic system. Through its programs, the Foundation supports the development of democratic institutions, respect for human and minority rights, pluralism within the political public space. The Foundation's policy is to support the reform of public policies in all essential areas of the polis and to actively contribute to the integration in the European structures.

• Civil Society Development Foundation -- Civil Society Development Foundation (CSDF) is a non-governmental organisation based in Bucharest, Romania. CSDF promotes the active involvement of individuals in their communities and encourages the efforts of non-profit organisations to improve the quality of life and to strengthen democracy in Romania. CSDF places a very high value on transparency and take very seriously the issues of accountability, financial honesty, and conflict of interest in all activities we undertake.

• Pro Democracy Association -- is a non-goverrnmental, non-profit making, politically unbiased civic organisation. Its aim is to strengthten democracy in Romania through civic participation.

• Romanian Academic Society -- The Romanian Academic Society (SAR) was founded in 1995 as a Bucharest-based think tank with the mission of advancing the ideas of liberty, democracy and sound government. In their publications, public awareness campaigns and consultancy work, they promotes the notion of government accountability through transparency and the reform of the public sector through deregulation, the introduction of clear standards and the implementation of market-type mechanisms.

• The Romanian Foundation for Democracy -- is an independent, non-governmental non-partisan, non-profit organization, created in November 1992, at the initiative of the President of Romania, Prof. Dr. Emil Constantinescu.  The aim of the Romanian Foundation for Democracy is to contribute to the development of a progressive, democratic and prosperous Romania by means of promoting the dialogue between civil society and political class representatives; informing and educating young politicians; organizing public debates on the main problems of Romania’s development; organizing public debates and promotional activities related to environmental protection and environmental education; maintaining the contacts among various groups interested in the progress of market economy and of democracy, both at the national level and with similar persons, groups and institutions from countries with a democratic tradition; cooperating with organizations, institutions and persons that aim at objectives meant to develop democracy and the civic spirit in Romania.

• Romanian Academic Society -- The Romanian Academic Society (SAR) was founded in 1995 as a Bucharest-based think tank with the mission of advancing the ideas of liberty, democracy and sound government. In their publications, public awareness campaigns and consultancy work, they promotes the notion of government accountability through transparency and the reform of the public sector through deregulation, the introduction of clear standards and the implementation of market-type mechanisms.

• Euroregional Center for Democracy (CED) -- is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, that promotes democracy and stability in Central and South - Eastern Europe. CED is located in Timisoara, a city in the Western part of Romania. Timisoara represents an ideal learning location for a laboratory seeking to devise programs of great importance for the future of democracy and regional stability. This multi-ethnic and multi-cultural space encourages the dialogue between individuals and institutions that promote democratic values. Euroregional Center for Democracy is a member of Soros Open Network, a network of Romanian independent organizations whose common aim is to promote the  open society values. CED was founded by the Open Society Foundation Romania(OSF).

• The Group for Social Dialogue (GDS) -- GDS promotes the values of democracy, democratic state and the man's fundamental freedoms and civil rights.  It is actively involves in public and cultural life through the agency of "22 Review", organizing meetings, symposiums, round tables with both diverse and unitary subjects centered on social conflicts, legislative initiatives, the freedom of press and television, local and general elections. 

• Media Monitoring Agency - Academia Catavencu

• Center for Independent Journalism

• Center for Economic Development (CDE)

• Center for Legal Resources

• TACTIC Logistical Centre - EuroAtlantic Forum

• Association for Protecting Human Rights in Romania - Helsinki Commitee (APADOR-CH)

• "Step by Step" Centre for Education and Professional Development

• Community Safety and Mediation Group -- The Community Safety and Mediation Center (CSMC) develops community safety strategies and protocols aiming to facilitate the implementation of these strategies by all actors involved in the local community safety programs. CSMC offers financial and logistical support, consulting and training services in order to create, run and evaluate community safety and mediation programs on a local and national level. The Center is also introducing new standards and assistance services for victims through a common referral system of cases inside communities.

• Internet Communications and Resource Center for Nongovernmental Organizations (CRCI-ONG) -- is a project cofinanced by FDSC (The Civil Society Development Foundation), GDS (The Group for Social Dialogue) and GURU (The Romanian UNIX Users Group) under the PHARE Programme. It provides  Internet access (in GDS library with 12 Internet connected computers), Internet initiations courses for NGO's, web hosting (on www.ong.ro server, with org.ong.ro virtual address for each organization and an on-line files up-loader) and technical support for NGO who willing to be on-line.

• Links to the number of the NGOs in Romania from the Political Resources on the Net.
  

• Assistance Programs -- from the OECD AnCorR Website to support Anti-Corruption Initiative for South Eastern Europe.

• Regional Center for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) in Bucharest. 

• Links to the number of websites in Romania and about Romania - by Gunnar Anzinger.

Adoption of the SPAI civil society report for Romania

• The SPAI civil society report for FYROM, discussed at the Cavtat Conference on Civil Society on September 17-19, 2001, was adopted on January 24, 2002 via the written procedure. It can be downloaded in Word-format.

• This report completes the general assessment report of FYROM under the first four pillars of action of the SPAI, adopted in Tirana in April 2001 (see below).

Evaluation Reports and Compliance Reports adopted by GRECO

• http://www.greco.coe.int/evaluations/cycle1/GrecoEval1Rep(2001)13E-Romania.pdf

• Diagnostic Surveys of Corruption in Romania, 2001, (615K pdf)
  The diagnostic in Romania was prepared in cooperation with Management Systems International, an implementing partner of USAID. The report was released in a workshop hosted by the Minsitry of Justice in 2001. The surveys were undertaken by CURS.