Anti-corruption in Romania: from an EU success story to an overlooked crisis of democracy

About the Event 

Launch event for the research paper ”The state of democracy in Romania: a future problem on the EU Agenda?” written by Cristian Ghinea & Maria Ionescu and published by the European Liberal Forum & think-tank O Țară ca Afară (OTCA). 

Programme  

13:15 – 13:30 Welcome & Registration 

13:30 – 14:00 Welcoming remarks 

Cristian Ghinea, President of OTCA, Public Policy Coordinator at USR 
Ilhan Kyuchyuk, MEP, Co-President of ALDE 
Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail Senator, Co-President of ALDE 
Dan Barna, Union Save Romania & ALDE Vice President 
Dr. Maria Alesina, Policy and Research Officer, ELF 

14:00 – 15:15 Round-table discussion 

Professor Cristian Preda, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bucharest Vlad Voiculescu, USR Vice President & former Health Minister 
Vlad Botos, MEP 
Giorgos Kyrtsos, MEP
Professor Cristian Preda, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bucharest
Vlad Voiculescu, USR Vice President & former Health Minister 
Clotilde Armand, USR Mayor of District 1 in Bucharest  

Moderated by Cristian Ghinea 

15:15 – 15:30 Conclusions