Cooperation and Verification Mechanism

Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă told an interview for Bloomberg that Romania is expected to join Schengen this year and that Brussels will lift the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for our country. It is an "illusion"…

The evolution of the judicial reform, anti-corruption fight in the first months of 2019 "was a source of great concern", the EC underlines. The European Commission adopted today its latest report on developments in Romania on…

A European Commission delegation has arrived on Tuesday in Bucharest for an assessment mission of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The European officials were welcomed by Justice Minister Ana Birchall. The minister has…

The Brasov Court of Appeals has notified the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in order to find out of the Cooperation and verification Mechanism (CVM) recommendations and mandatory for Romania and if the provisions of the…

The Social-Democratic Party argues clarification is needed on the ways to collect data for drafting the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) and requests the European Commission rigour in connection to the concerns expressed by the…

Unprecedented decision made by a court in Romania. The Olt County Court refers to the Court of Justice of the European Union to find out is the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) demands are mandatory for the Romanian state,…

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has reacted on Wednesday to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report issued on Tuesday by the European Commission, arguing it will continue to fight the high level corruption.…

The European Commission adopted on Tuesday its latest report on developments in Romania to meet its commitments on judicial reform and the fight against corruption, in the context of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), a…

The European Commission is closely following, with concern, the changes made to the Romanian justice laws and will analyze them all very carefully, an EC spokesman said on Wednesday for hotnews.ro. Christian Wigand, spokesperson for the…

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Wednesday evening she hopes the European Parliament will not adopt a resolution on Romania, arguing the MEPs have learned about the actual situation in Romania. Dancila said she would never accept a ‘to…