Codruta Kovesi

President Klaus Iohannis continues to blame the Social Democratic Party (PSD), his "forever scapegoat," instead of thinking about the problems facing Romanians and what needs to be done together with the government to revive the economy, PSD spokesman Lucian Romascanu said Tuesday. "Another press statement from President Iohannis ended a few minutes ago.

Several hundred politician and politically connected figures, from the powerful and famous to little-known officials, were investigated, indicted, or imprisoned last year in Romania, official data show.

Prosecutors from the Anti-Corruption Department, DNA, launched some 317 indictments in 2014.