Romanian PM defies Brussels to handpick prosecutors

Romania's prime minister handpicked six new chief and deputy prosecutors on 3 March 2013, defying EU calls for more transparency in a country where concerns about respect for the rule of law are growing.

The EU, which Romania joined in 2007, has put its justice system under special monitoring and asked Bucharest to pick chief prosecutors through a transparent process of applications and interviews, to ensure they were not political appointments.

ESO: Background information: Romania lobbies to bring down EU legal monitoring http://www.europeansources.info/record/romania-lobbies-to-bring-down-eu-legal-monitoring/

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