The government is making insufficient effort to have corruption legislation approved, the report said. It demands that Parliament identify “unequivocal consensus” on the issue, EC spokesman Johannes Laitenberger told a press conference in which reports for Romania and Bulgaria, EU’s newest members, were presented.
“The stability of DNA [Ed. n: National Anti-Corruption Department, a body established to investigate high-level corruption cases] must be maintained and investigations of former ministers and members of Parliament must continue, Laitenberger added.
According to the report, no “real progress” has been registered in 10 key cases involving former ministers. “Institutional and procedural changes in the past years to resolve problems are beginning to yield results. However achievements are fragile,” the report said. Laitenberger added that, although progress has been made, “there must be proof that sanctions have been enforced.”
