Our investigation reveals how the European Union’s €1.114 billion investment to save the Danube Delta passed into the hands of a network of Romanian politicians, NGOs and businessmen. By Tristen Taylor, Andreea Pavel, Cristian Leonte, Ingrid Gercama and Nathalie Bertrams On the 12th of June 2017, a high-level delegation from the European Commission arrived in […]
What the “Super Tuesday” looked like in the US primaries: Donald Trump and Joe Biden won California, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina, the day’s biggest prizes
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump scored commanding victories in nearly every state that held presidential nominating contests on the so-called “Super Tuesday” and strengthened the likelihood of a rematch between the two in the November general election, CBS News reports. Both men scored victories in delegate-rich states such as California, Texas, […]
How much is news and how much is fake in the grain scandal: Do Ukrainian carriers have priority in the Port of Constanța? How much grain remains in the country after the bans? And how are the European parliamentary elections being influenced
This article is part of a series of explanatory materials on the importance of the European Parliament elections, especially for young first-time voters, and how to identify and combat fake news. You’ve most likely heard about the “grain crisis” or “wheat from Ukraine which has impoverished Romanian farmers” and finally about the farmers’ protests. It […]
The “Cinderella” of voting becomes a princess: Why the European Parliament elections are more important than you think / What first-time voters say
Romanians will be called upon to vote four times in 2024. The first time is on th of the 9June, when we elect our MEPs, the people we send to Brussels to represent us in the European Union. These elections, the Europarliamentary elections, are the “Cinderella” of Romanian votes because they have the lowest turnout. […]
AUDIO How we bought bachelors’ theses in Medicine and Law from “cover and consultancy ” websites / Listen to the negotiation / What the regulatory body with the authority to close down the websites says/ The police is making checks after the Info Sud-Est investigation
Reporters from Info Sud-Est and G4Media posed as students and spoke to people behind several websites that sell undergraduate papers for between 1,200 and 1,600 lei each. All the websites we contacted claim to provide “cover services” for bachelor, master and doctoral papers. In reality, they take orders for the whole paper. The Education Act […]
Comorova landowners: How the only forest on the Romanian coast is disappearing/ The DNA case on land retrocessions and sales closed due to statute of limitations (I)
Dozens of investors in real estate, construction, HoReCa, gambling or energy have become owners in the only forest on the Romanian coastline. Unique in Romania, the Comorova Forest has been developed since 1890 to beautify and protect the beach and the surrounding area. While the forest awaits the authorities’ approval for deforestation and builing of […]
How much more do we pay men just because they are not women? Romania has the second lowest gender pay gap in the EU/ In Bulgaria, the gap is almost three times higher
With economist Claudia Goldin winning the Nobel Prize in economics “for advances in understanding the outcomes of women’s labour market participation”, the gender earnings gap is becoming a more widely discussed topic in both the US and Europe. Goldin’s report looks at women’s earnings and labour market participation over the centuries and is based on […]