Romanian Deputy Premier Resigns Over Past Tax Fraud Probe

Romania’s deputy prime minister in charge with overseeing state reforms resigned on Sunday over his past involvement in a closed tax fraud probe into his companies.

Dragos Anastasiu, a businessman without political affiliation who was tasked by Premier Ilie Bolojan to help clean up the administration, said he’s stepping down to avoid the scandal around him harming the one-month-old government.

Dragos Anastasiu

Source: Presidential Administration of Romania

“Me leaving the government doesn’t mean that the reforms will stop and I know the premier is fully determined to continue them,” Anastasiu said during a press conference in Bucharest on Sunday. “Reforms must continue because it’s the only ...