EC Draft Justice Report: Romanian Govt Reacted Effectively, Changes Must Produce Practical Results

The draft report states the government had an effective reaction to previous concerns aided by an alliance in the prosecution and judiciary system.

The draft states Romania has undertaken a series of practical and legislative steps and a new momentum has been established to continue with the reform process.

Nevertheless, changes still have to produce practical results for Romanian citizens, the draft report notes.

Moreover, this reform drive is not mirrored by an unequivocal commitment across political parties, the draft report also noted.

The Parliament in particular, the report states, still seems to hesitate and does not always take consistent decisions to support the efforts of the government on judicial reform and eradicating corruption.

The EC invites Romania to take action to ensure that the procedure for allowing criminal investigations of lawmakers who are former and current members of government is applied in a uniform and swift manner by the Romanian Parliament.