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A week after Romania’s Social Democrats (PSD) took action to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, the country’s two most popular parties are getting ready to present a no-confidence motion.

As Romania’s top judge faces increasing public scrutiny over her alleged leniency toward organized crime, a new investigation has uncovered that she presided over the 2013 acquittal of a convicted robber while co-owning real estate with the man’s uncle.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) conducted searches on Wednesday as part of an investigation into potential fraud related to two projects for the production of lithium-ion battery units and prefabricated metal modular structures, each valued at approximately €10 million and co-funded by the EU.

Josip Heit, a convicted scammer, is under investigation in Croatia for laundering money.

Josip Heit, a convicted fraudster, is under investigation in Croatia for money laundering.

The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Tate’s appeal, which challenged a judge’s decision last week to extend his arrest a fourth time for 30 days.