If you think we have rough politics here, take a look at Romania.
Three weeks ago Feb. 1. 2017 The Romanian Government lead by PM Sorin Grindeanu which was only elected in December 2016, an ordinance repealing corruption enforcement regulations. Now before the Clintons, or any other western Politicians prepare to leave for this Balkan Paradise the Ordinance will (or would have ) only applied to damages not exceeding $30,000. This was later amended to included proceeds from corruption which did not exceed $47,000. I am assuming here that the 30K was for fines imposed and 47K was for the value of graft, but hey it’s Romania so it could be both. BTW the government has since rescinded the ordinance after continued, intense and often violent protests some lead by the President (of a different party the PM) but announced they were introducing regulations in Parliament.
The new regulations, in the in interests in curbing prison overcrowding, would provide amnesty for those who have been assigned prison terms of less than 5 years. Reduce by half those who are parents of young children, pregnant women, and those over 60. How many folks would this effect? Well, 15% of all MP’s elected in 2012, hundreds of government officials, and an additional 2000 folk currently under investigation for corruption.
Why should we care? after all Romania “is a far away country…people whom we know nothing about” One of the overt reasons why people in the UK voted for Brexit was Romanian immigration (not Commonwealth) through the use of the free movement of labor in the EU. regardless of how one feels about Brexit - I for one am pro-Freedom Wins - the effect of high levels of corruption in an EU nation has an effect on the trajectory of the entire Western Community. Not sure what the answer is here but it is very interesting to keep this in your memory next time some stupid drunken college SJW says “everything in Europe is better”
A shot of Tuica (Romania Brandy) if you were a remainder
A pint of Guinness if you were pro-Brexit
