The government is in a hurry to form the Anti-Corruption Commission, because shortly, in early February, the presidential election will be announced. It will not be a good message before Brussels, as Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs Bujar Osmani said, if another election is conducted without the Anti-Corruption Commission. The government has […]

The interim head of Romania’s anti-corruption agency said Tuesday (8 January) she was stepping down, citing a “hostile environment”, just as the country takes on the EU’s presidency. Anca Jurma had become the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) after her predecessor Laura Codruța Kövesi — considered a symbol of the country’s fight against graft — was controversially […]

  The High Judicial Council (HJC) has started on Thursday the selection of candidates for the establishment of the Special Anti-Corruption Court. The meeting in which some of the priorities we reviewed in connection with the functioning of the Special Courts against Corruption and Organized Crime, and the appointment of candidates for magistrates graduated from […]

A lawyer is arrested by Tirana Police as he tried to corrupt a judge. Oculus News sources suggest that the arrested lawyer is the citizen Sokol Gjini, who is accused of “active corruption of  judge”. Along with the lawyer with the same charge is arrested also his client Eriger Bushi, born and resident in Laç, while […]

A witness in the case against Zhivko Martinov has been placed under police protection by order of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The witness and his family will be guarded 24 hours a day, as there are reasons to believe that they are under threat in connection with his testimony, the Prosecutor’s Office said. The protection was requested […]

Romania’s Social Democrat-led government survived a no confidence vote on Thursday (20 December) as expected, days before taking over the European Union’s rotating presidency, but still faces concerns at home and abroad over its attempts to weaken a crackdown on corruption. Moves to overhaul judicial legislation and oust chief prosecutors and judges have dominated the […]

A bill on the prevention of corruption and conflict of interests was passed on Monday in its first reading. 58 MPs voted in favor with 16 voting against. The law regulates the two areas, corruption and conflict of interest, and it includes precise definitions of office-holder, family, close family members and friends as well as […]

The lawmakers adopted the amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act on 20th of December, reports BNT. The ruling power gave up the idea of eternal checks for unlawfully acquired property, and the unfinished proceedings would be completed according to the previous order. The draft was adopted at first reading in Parliament on 14th of December. It provided for […]

On Wednesday, The European Commission addressed to several Western European and Eastern European non-EU countries, including the Republic of Moldova, that in order to continue to benefit from the visa waiver regime for their citizens traveling to the EU, they need to make more efforts to combat corruption, organized crime and illegal migration. Citizens from […]

The European Parliament adopted a report supporting Romania and Bulgaria’s bids to join the border-free Schengen Zone, despite a lack of consensus among European Council members. The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted a report stressing that Romania and Bulgaria’s readiness to join the Schengen Agreement should not be linked to the rule of law in […]