august 10 rally

The controversial former Bucharest Prefect, Speranta Cliseru, was appointed contractual counsellor on issues of mobility and infrastructure for Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea, Bucharest Town Hall representatives told MEDIAFAX.

The United Nations has launched an inquiry into the violent intervention of the Romanian Gendarmerie at last year’s anti-government rally in Bucharest, on August 10, and requested explanations from the Romanian Government, according to civil activism platform Declic.