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The European Commission’s annual report on justice reform in Romania and Bulgaria comes out on 22 July, reports România Libera. Brussels notes that “the Romanian government has succeeded in implementing the justice reforms” demanded by the EU, but its slams parliament for “failing to cooperate with the executive”. The Commission also deplores “the incessant feuding between Romanian political parties, which makes them forget the consolidation of the rule of law”.
The report, adds the Bucharest daily, recommends continuing to keep tabs on developments in the two countries “at least till the summer of 2010”, but does not activate the “saving clauses”, particularly the non-recognition of judiciary decisions in the two countries by other EU members. For România Libera, this year’s report can be considered “positive”, even if “Romania’s admission to the Schengen zone remains contingent on progress in the field of justice and the fight against corruption”.
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