Annual report of anti-corruption prosecutors
The chief anti-corruption prosecutor Marius Voineag presented the institution's annual report
Sorin Iordan, 20.02.2026, 13:50
The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has once again become a strong institution, which is attracting to professionals and now has unprecedented technical capabilities, said chief prosecutor Marius Voineag when presenting the institution’s work report for last year.
Voineag, whose term in office ends on March 31, said the strengthening of the most powerful anti-corruption structure in Romania is probably his greatest achievement, in addition to recruiting 18 new prosecutors and over 40 judicial police officers in 2025 alone.
Last year, almost 2,600 cases were registered with the Directorate, 114 indictments reached courts, and plea agreements were signed in 250 cases. Almost 800 people were sent to court last year, 16% more than in 2024.
However, the head of the institution points to legislative instability as the most serious threat to the effectiveness of the work of anti-corruption prosecutors.
Marius Voineag: “Legislative instability remains the most serious threat to the effectiveness of our work. The lack of a prompt response in Parliament following the rulings of the Constitutional Court pushed hundreds of cases beyond their statute of limitations terms, and in 2025 the courts also ordered the termination of criminal proceedings, including on grounds of statute-barring, in 64 cases. For us, each such case means wasted work and eroded trust.”
Attending the event, the Romanian minister of justice Radu Marinescu said that the DNA’s work contributes not only to punishing the offences, but also to a correct understanding of corruption. He explained that the new anti-corruption strategy put together by the government will be based on DNA reports, among other things, in order to identify where institutional intervention is required and where prevention mechanisms need strengthening.
Radu Marinescu: “The justice ministry looks with confidence at our cooperation with DNA, with all prosecutors’ offices, we look with confidence at our future cooperation with magistrates, as our common interest is to have an efficient judicial system, in which professionals can take pride and citizens can regain confidence in the administration of justice.”
The recent legislative amendments regarding magistrates’ pensions, including the phased increase of their retirement age to 65 and a cap on pension benefits at 70% of the income received in the last month of work, were described by the vice-president of the Higher Council of Magistrates, prosecutor Bogdan Staicu, as drastic and unfair. However, he urged anti-corruption prosecutors to pursue their mission and not stray from their goal of representing the general interests of Romanian society.
In 2025, the National Anti-Corruption Directorate seized almost EUR 50 million worth of assets. The institution’s budget, in the same period, was approx. EUR 57 million from public sources and over EUR 820,000 from non-reimbursable foreign funds. (AMP)
