Romanian Migrants Stage Protest Against Government
(WorldNews Germany)

Thousands joined a rally in Bucharest on Friday staged by Romanians working abroad to protest against entrenched corruption, low wages and attempts by the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) to weaken the judiciary, Reuters reports. Among the protesters who crossed Europe to take part were truck driver Daniel Ostafi, 42, who moved to Italy 15 years ago in search of a future he says Romania could not offer his family, and Mihai Podut, 27, a construction worker who left in 2014, first for France and later Germany. They joined more than 7,000 protesters waving Romanian and European Union flags under a scorching sun, chanting `Party of thieves` and calling on the government to resign. More...