Press Release: Commission reports on progress in Romania under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

The Commission issued on 28 January 2015 its analysis on the steps Romania had taken in the previous twelve months in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption, under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The report showed continued progress towards the goals of the CVM and showed where further steps needed.

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ESO: Background information: Commission issues report on progress in Romania under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-issues-report-on-progress-in-romania-under-the-co-operation-and-verification-mechanism-2/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/3824, 28.01.15: Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Romania http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-3824_en.htm

EurActiv, 30.01.15: Romanian leaders endorse the Commission’s monitoring report conclusions http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/romanian-leaders-endorse-commissions-monitoring-report-conclusions

ESO: Background information: High profile Romanian arrest bodes well ahead of monitoring report http://www.europeansources.info/record/high-profile-romanian-arrest-bodes-well-ahead-of-monitoring-report/

Balkan Insight, 03.02.15: Romania Jails Four Judges and Mogul for Corruption http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-big-names-go-behind-bars-in-romanian-corruption-case

BBC News, 19.02.15: Romania anti-sleaze drive reaches elite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-31537338

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