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Romania must make progress in fighting corruption: EC president

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday said that the commission needs to see more results from Romania's effort to fight corruption and reform the judiciary, during a press conference with Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc. Romania is currently subject to increased scrutiny from the commission as a result of the country's failure to address the problems since joining the EU. If the commission is not satisfied with the progress made by Romania, it could be subject to a freeze in financial support. Recent criticisms stem in part from the country's inability to lift the immunity on corruption charges against former prime minister Adrian Nastase. During the briefing the Romanian officials said that the government hopes to have all scrutiny removed by the end of 2009. Romania has remained a target for criticism from the EU on corruption issues since it joined in January 2007. In June 2007, the EC issued a progress report, saying that Romania needed to do more to achieve judicial reform, and combat corruption and organized crime. In July 2008, Romania was again criticized for its failure to address the same issues.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).