GRECO

Romania has developed an institutional and legal integrity framework to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the top executive functions of the central government and in the law enforcement agencies. However, improvement is still…

The Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO)  published today a follow-up report assessing Romania's progress in implementing the recommendations issued to the country in a 4th round evaluation report adopted in…

The Council of Europe asked Romania to declassify the contracts based on which parties give money to media institutions. At the same time, it requested that the justice laws be amended in accordance with the opinions of the Venice…

European governments should increase the transparency and the accountability around lobbying to ensure that members of the public know which actors seek to influence political decisions so that the risk of corrupt practices can be reduced,…

In a report published today, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body (GRECO) concludes that Romania's level of compliance with its recommendations to prevent corruption in respect of MPs, judges and prosecutors remains globally…

JusMin Ana Birchal has announced on Tuesday that the inter-ministerial working group coordinated by the Justice Ministry has reached the preliminary conclusion that the existence of the Special Section for Investigating Magistrates is not…

Justice Ministry has released the GRECO reports today, both on its website and also on the GRECO page, in Romanian ad English. "Justice Minister, Ana Birchall, has officially informed the Executive Secretariat of the GRECO about the…

The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body (GRECO) warned on Tuesday that public perceptions of low levels of corruption in certain countries may lead to underestimating the need for measures to combat corrupt practices. GRECO also…

Seven members of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), including vice-president Nicole  Solomon have boycotted the past two sittings, publicly asking for the delays of all debates on the special department for the investigation of…

The Ambassador of Germany in Bucharest, Cord Meier-Klodt, has reacted to the statement of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, who said the diplomats did not want to discuss with her individually. “We wanted to express our opinion as a group,…