Romania: TV stations fined for disrespecting those who died in Coletiv nightclub fire
Eugen CojocariuOn 3 November 2015, the National Audiovisual Council (Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului, CNA) issued the Recommendation no. 4/2015, regarding the tragic night fire in the Colectiv Club in Bucharest on 30 October 2015, which resulted in 60 dead and over 150 injured. The death toll refers to the time of writing this article (29 November 2015).
The majority of the victims of the Colectiv Club were young people attending a rock concert. The reaction of the authorities and the emergency responders to the tragic accident triggered massive social protests, which ended with the resignation of the Prime Minister.
In the…