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France will back Romanian candidate Laura Codruța Kövesi to be the first EU public prosecutor, according to the leader of the European Parliament group that includes French President Emmanuel Macron's party, politico.eu informs. "The…

Sitting in a plush meeting room in the main government building in Bucharest, Viorica Dăncilă, the Romanian prime minister, is blunt about the beating her party took (in EP election – our note). “I consider these elections not as a victory…

The latest CURS survey comes with surprise rankings in terms of confidence in the alleged candidates for the position of President of Romania. The first two positions have changed as compared to the past survey in June. The highest…

President Klaus Iohannis met the PNL leaders for talks on presidential election, on Tuesday, at Vila Lac 3. PNL chairman Ludovic Orban announced at the end of the meeting that the head of the state has urged the liberals to be…

Judge Cristi Danilet wrote on the Facebook page that politicians should solve the situation after the vote on Sunday, justice should be regarded with confidence. “Justice was under assault and the magistrates almost brought to their…

The prosecutors’ association ‘Initiative for Justice’ has requested President Klaus Iohannis to attend the plenary sitting of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) on Tuesday, May 14, on reasons related to the contest for the Judicial…

Gunther Krichbaum, chairman of the European Affairs Committee with the German Bundestag, has sent a letter to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker requesting again the triggering of article 7 against Romania. The triggering…

Journalistic investigation platform Rise Project has released an audio recording between former Deputy Vlad Cosma (photo) and former National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutor Mircea Negulescu, aka Portocala (‘Orange’ – our note).…

The selection procedure for appointing the new Prosecutor General will be resumed, sources from the Justice Ministry have said on Wednesday. Justice Ministr Tudorel Toader announced on Wednesday that the decision on the candidate has…

The fourth round of negotiations on Wednesday, for the appointment of the European chief prosecutor, between the European Council and the European Parliament, has failed to reach a conclusion. No agreement has been reached and it will be on…