EC Spokesman Deems Speculations On Romanian Justice Report Aftermath Premature

“I have seen the calls for reports on EU funds for Romania,” Gray said, adding he is referring to a recent report on the European Parliament in this respect.

“The EC has made no decision on this subject. It is premature to speculate on the question of what will happen after the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report,” the EC official explained.

“The EC is working extensively with Romanian authorities to ensure that EU funds are made available s quickly as possible to Romanian citizens in accord to the necessary controls and safeguards,” he added.

Romanian Senate chairman, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana, said earlier Monday that there is information which says European funds for Romania may be cut after the Commission’s report on the justice sector this summer and urged President Traian Basescu and relevant institutions to take measures to avoid this risk. 

Geoana added that the main cause is “the lack of reform in the Romanian justice system.”

Geoana said he calls on the head of state “as the main coordinator of institutions related to Justice in Romania of the last five years, to take every step necessary, through direct contact with the justice minister, prosecutor general, head of the National Anticorruption Department, the heads of the High Council of Magistrates and the High Court of Justice and to take every required measure to prevent this massive risk to the interests and reputation of Romania in Europe.”