Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu questioned by anti-corruption prosecutors

Update: The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) announced that prosecutors have formally opened criminal proceedings against Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu and placed him under judicial supervision for 60 days on charges of bribery.

According to DNA, the allegations relate to November 2025, when Ciucu was serving as mayor of Bucharest's District 6. Prosecutors suspect that two businessmen allegedly provided him with undue benefits in the form of advertising and electoral consulting services intended to support his political and electoral activities. In exchange, prosecutors say the benefits were linked to administrative procedures concerning an urban planning certificate and a building permit for a real estate project in Bucharest.