An opportunity seized

By Paul Radu

In its zeal to please U.S., Romania tramples foreigners' rights

Excerpts from this story referencing "European Union":

"… he willing."Serving as a transit point, according to investigations by the European Union and the Council of Europe, for CIA-operated aircraft that transported terr …"

"… agree not to extradite Americans to the International Criminal Court, the European Union chided Romania for acting unilaterally without Brussels' blessing.But the …"

"… was no routine business flight. According to a later investigation by the European Union, the aircraft was owned by Centurion Aviation Services, a company with a s …"

"… special permit authorizing it to land at U.S. military bases worldwide. To European Union investigators, that would be a tipoff that the aircraft's actual operator …"

Private interests

By Paul Radu

The privatization of Romania's oil industry has enriched the well-connected—and corrupt

Excerpts from this story referencing "Romanian intelligence":

"… re dropped. In addition, one of the major bidders had apparent ties to the Romanian intelligence community, while a Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service officer seemed to …"

"… n.The Dutch investigation also revealed that Tender had strong ties to the Romanian intelligence community.In written testimony to Romanian prosecutors obtained by the Cen …"

"… the Tender SA transaction fell through, Matser still did business with the Romanian intelligence services. The Dutch company Tranwood NL, of which Matser is a shareholder, …"