justice and home affairs

The Hungarian presidency of the EU Council demands that Bulgaria and Romania be full members of the Schengen zone by the end of the year, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the plenary session of the EU Parliament, in Strasbourg,…

A new state, Sweden, through the a state secretary for Migration, has stated that reforming the system is necessary before the expansion of the Schengen area. In Tuesday's meeting of EU interior ministers, there will be no vote on…

Romania and Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Area is on the agenda of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council on December 5. The issue has been placed back on the agenda despite Austria repeatedly stating that it has not…

US Attorney General William Barr has expressed hope, after the visit paid to Bucharest, that Romania will reverse the amendments brought to the laws of justice and that steps will be made for an efficient, transparent and impartial…

The European Commissioner for Justice Vera Jourova said on Wednesday, in Bucharest, that currently Romania is not facing the possibility of triggering Article 7, underscoring that the procedure starts when the rule of law is systematically…

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed on Tuesday, at Cotroceni Palace, US Attorney General William Barr, on the occasion if his visit to Romania, in the context of the EU-US ministerial meeting in the field of Justice and Home Affairs,…

The trade unions representing the police officers and the staff working in the penitentiaries will protest the Interior and Justice Ministries' HQs in early February during the Justice and Home Affairs meeting due in Bucharest. They argue…

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hold a debate on the situation in Romania, including the independence of judiciary, on Monday, October 1in Strasbourg. The debate will take place with the participation of…

The European Commission has mentioned Romania on Tuesday among the Member States requested to intensify the pace of receiving the refugees, according to the quotes set in September 2015. It mentions that Romania is ready to take over…

Romania has no chance to join Schengen in the upcoming two years, PM Ponta suggested told in Amman on Saturday during his official visit paid to Jordan. The Romanian premier said that Romania would not ask anymore to join the free zone,…