British ambassador Paul Brummel said on Tuesday that Romania has made great efforts to fight corruption, but work is still to be done in order to finalize the reforms lagging from the past years.
The ambassador said that Romania joined the European Union aiming to fight for a cleaner, less corrupt society. He added that the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) reflects that, stressing out that Romania is committed to reform the judicial system, to fight corruption at all levels and to establish an Integrity Agency. The statements were made during the event organized by MEP Monica Macovei dedicated to anti-corruption.
The British Ambassador added that a significant step is represented by the adoption of the National Anti-corruption Strategy for the next four years by the Bucharest Executive, a document that focuses on a higher transparency and measures in order to grow the public institution’s integrity, but also to give more attention to the education in the anti-corruption spirit.
He added that the UK encourages the Romanian authorities to debate and endorse the most efficient ways to prevent and fight corruption.
The debate was also attended by the US Ambassador in Bucharest Hans Klemm.