EC Draft Report: Reappointment Of Romania’s Anticorruption Chief Is Important Step For Stability

 However, the Commission noted, the Parliament sends mixed signals about its degree of commitment to authorities’ efforts to pursue the fight against corruption.

The continued existence of a specialized and efficient anticorruption framework is of vital importance for Romania,” the report states.

The EC also notes that the DNA has maintained its good track record of non-partisan investigations into high level corruption cases.

The report also notes that the Romanian Parliament’s procedure of requesting to initiate investigations of former ministers “appears to be neither uniform nor swift”.

"Since the last report, the Parliament had approved the opening of investigations in four cases but refused to do so in two other cases. In one of these latter cases, the Parliamentarian resigned, allowing the opening of the criminal investigation, while in the second case, Parliament found it inadmissible,” the report notes.

The draft report doesn’t mention any names of politicians or other public figures.