ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Radu Cornea

Radu Cornea is an independent researcher. He holds an LLB in International and European Law from the University of Groningen and an LLM in European Law from Maastricht University.

POSTS BY Radu Cornea

03 September 2026

Radu Cornea

Romania’s Retroactive Amendment Constitutionally Upheld

At the end of this month, German-Romanian mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, is set to lose his mayorship. His removal comes as a consequence of a newly enacted amendment to the law governing Romania’s National Integrity Agency, which violates both the principle of nonretroactivity and the electoral rights of European Union citizens. Urgent action is necessary at Union level in order to prevent serious harm to the values and principles underpinning the Union’s constitutional order flowing from Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. Continue reading >>

01 April 2025

Radu Cornea

Romanian Militant Democracy in Action

On March 11, 2025, the Romanian Constitutional Court definitively barred far-right extremist Călin Georgescu from running as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election. This decision represents the culmination of a series of landmark decisions through which the Court has strengthened the principle of militant democracy. Moreover, the Court has affirmed the EU and NATO membership as a central component of Romania’s democracy and rule of law, shielding it from subversion by the principles of non-regression and militant democracy. Continue reading >>

Radu Cornea

Romania’s Retroactive Amendment Constitutionally Upheld

Romanian Militant Democracy in Action

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