Romania: government retracts controversial decree after protests

Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu announces repeal of decree as protests around the country continue for fifth dayRomania’s government is to scrap a decree decriminalising some corruption offences, Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu said on Saturday, after an estimated 140,000 demonstrators protested against the law a stone’s throw from his office. “We’ll hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to repeal the decree, withdraw, cancel it … you understand, and find a legal w