laura codruta kÖvesithere have been two effec from our work. one is preventative.ployees and politicians are demanding or taking bribes. the other is the change in mentality of the general population. people are no longer willing to accept corruption as a given. many are coming to us and reporting it. reporter: nicolae ceausescu's former palace now houses romania's parliament and senate. former prime minister cali popescu-tariceanu is now the present of theenate. he is furious abouthe arrests, but is careful not to show it. he knows that the eu has praised the work of the anticorruption directorate. and that bulgaria and moldova plan to follow romania's lead. it is only politicians like him who want to halt the investigations. calin popescu tariceanu: these are excesses and violations on the part of the justice system. i'm very pleased that the european commission has praised romania for tackling corruption. but the investigators are abusing their authority. reporter: they hope to stop this alleged abuse with a new law. it still must be passed by parliament, where