Romania slammed in EC's report on justice for blocked high-level corruption files

Romania will be harshly criticized by the European Commission for having blocked cases of high-level corruption, according to a European official close to the situation, who said the justice report on the country is being written in Brussels.

Romania should carry on with professional and objective investigations of high-level corruption cases, following the benchmarks set by the European Commission, the official said.

In the event the Cabinet fails to carry out the established objectives, the EC could recommend the triggering of the safeguard clause, which would mean that Romanian verdicts will not be acknowledged in the European area.

EU experts analyzed the country's legal system and especially recorded all the events which lately took place within the system, according to the EU officials's statements in December last year. Their focus was the country's magistracy body and the Anticorruption Department (DNA) which launched missiles and kept biting each other over controversial issues regarding their attributions.

The EU officials explained Romania could avoid a safeguard clause on the judiciary if it straightens up some of things until a decision in this respect slated for next summer.EC believes the National Integrity Agency, which should keep an eye on magistrates and their fortunes, is not functional while DNA must be fully independent and more efficient, according to the EU officials.


Source: NewsIn