Press Release: Romania: Urgent action needed to demonstrate commitment to rule of law and judicial independence

Romania needs to ensure respect for the rule of law and judicial independence to win back the trust of its partners in the EU, says the report adopted by the Commission under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The report covers a period of five years since Romania's accession to the EU in 2007 and presents the Commission's assessment of progress achieved in Romania during this period, focusing on judicial reform and the fight against corruption.

European Commission: Memo/12/569: Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Romania http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/569&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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