Top 12 stories of 2012 for Romania
The stand out story of 2012 had to be the political melodrama that kept the local and the international press enthralled, drew widespread criticism and eventually elicited firm rebukes from the European Commission. Along the way there were…
Romania Insider · Journalist
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The stand out story of 2012 had to be the political melodrama that kept the local and the international press enthralled, drew widespread criticism and eventually elicited firm rebukes from the European Commission. Along the way there were three new governments in the space of just a few months, botched privatizations and a referendum to impeach Romania's president Traian Băsescu. But perhaps some of the biggest stories were about what didn't happen: despite his unpopularity, president Basescu was not impeached, Oltchim wasn't privatized and Romania didn't join the Schengen area. Elsewhere, there have been plenty sporting highlights with the Olympic games in London and the Europa League finals in Bucharest. Plenty of corruption cases have hit the headlines in 2012, involving the great, but clearly not so good. The biggest fish of the lot in the anti corruption directorate's catch was former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, who is currently in jail for corruption. A hot summer and some big concerts and festivals in Romania, with a number of major names from the music world making stops in Romania this year. Romania-Insider.com chose the most important 12 stories of the year.
