Romanian Prime Minister Assigned Lead role in Team Responsible for Revamping Corporate Management within State-Owned Enterprises
Ilie Bolojan, the Romanian Prime Minister, has made a series of statements in response to allegations of corruption within the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) and state-owned enterprises.
In a recent development, Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu admitted that his companies paid bribes to an employee of ANAF for eight years. Despite these allegations, Anastasiu remained in office initially, with the government defending him by emphasizing that he was only a witness in the case and not formally accused or convicted. However, following mounting public and political pressure, Anastasiu eventually resigned on July 27.
In response to these corruption allegations, Bolojan has reiterated his stance against bribery and protection fees, stating "we must not accept" such practices. He has also called on entrepreneurs to denounce such practices, echoing a similar call made earlier by the prime minister.
Regarding state-owned enterprises, Bolojan has announced that he will take over the task of reorganizing them, along with the agency supervising them (AMEPIP). In addition, he has changed the leadership of ANAF and sent control teams to verify these practices. However, there is no clear public record indicating that he has announced a replacement for Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu.
It is also reported that Bolojan has information about employees of the Finance Ministry who have relatives with companies delivering accounting or consulting services to private companies controlled by ANAF. Whether he has notified the prosecutor's office in these cases remains unclear.
Despite the allegations involving Anastasiu, there is no evidence from the search results indicating that Bolojan took additional formal actions specifically against ANAF corruption following his deputy’s resignation. The focus appears to have been on handling the political fallout around Anastasiu’s position rather than broader institutional reforms or actions targeting ANAF corruption triggered by this event.
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- The current political scenario in Romania, following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu, has led to discussions around policy-and-legislation, as Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan vows to crack down on bribery and protection fees.
- With the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Dragos̝ Anastasiu, the focus has largely remained on politics, rather than substantial changes in the general-news area, such as more stringent policies against corruption within the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) or state-owned enterprises.
