The European Commission officially announces that Romania will no longer be monitored through the MCV from now on, our country managing to satisfactorily fulfill all the conditions and requirements imposed by the European body, so it will no longer be monitored through this mechanism in future.
Today, November 22, the European Commission adopted the latest report on the measures taken by Romania to fulfill its commitments regarding the reform of the judicial system and the fight against corruption within the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM).
The report reviews the progress made in terms of the outstanding recommendations and the fulfillment of MCV benchmarks since the June 2021 MCV report. The report notes with satisfaction the significant efforts made by Romania to implement these recommendations through new legislation, policies and tools aimed at strengthening the judiciary and fighting corruption.
The Commission concludes that Romania has made sufficient progress in meeting the commitments it undertook under the MCV at the time of its accession to the EU and that all benchmarks can be satisfactorily closed. The evaluation also takes into account the evolution of the rule of law situation in the EU and, in particular, Romania's full involvement in the rule of law report cycle.
From now on, the Commission will no longer monitor and report on Romania under the MCV, but monitoring will continue in the annual cycle on the rule of law. Reporting will be consolidated in the Commission's Annual Report on the Rule of Law, as is the case for all Member States.
Progress in reforming the judicial system and fighting corruption
Among the important reforms are the recently adopted justice laws and a new strategy for the development of the judicial system. The Commission also takes note of Romania's commitment to take into account to the greatest extent the opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the laws of justice and other, more general aspects, in the event that additional actions are necessary.
