Romania Will Draw Up Report To Clarify Issues Regarding Its Accession Commitments - President

The head of state told a news conference that the report, which will be drawn up by the Government, aims to show Romania observes its accession commitments. The report comes as a reaction to the European Commission's claim that Romania breaches its accession commitments, which the president deemed "unacceptable."

The head of state said Romania must have "decent" relations with the EC, but added he will not accept statements that do not reflect reality.

The EC justice report on Romania released Tuesday reads that "Romania does not show sufficient political commitment to support the reform process. The amendments to the law on the National Integrity Agency voted on 30 June represent a serious step back. The law puts at risk the positive track-record which ANI had achieved and puts Romania in clear breach of its accession commitments. The Commission calls upon Romania to honor its commitments by finding the most appropriate legal means to re-establish ANI's powers to propose the effective forfeiture of unjustified wealth."

Last week, Basescu challenged with the Constitutional Court the revised version of the ANI law voted on June 30, citing breaches of certain constitutional provisions regarding law adoption procedures and the powers of the two chambers of the Parliament. The Romanian Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional the revised version of the ANI law and the Parliament will restart debates on the normative act.

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