News archive of September 2020
Iohannis: I've explicitly agreed to make granting of European funds conditional on rule of law
President Klaus Iohannis said at the Cotroceni Palace on Wednesday that he was "explicitly in agreement with the condition that European funds be granted to respect for the rule of law" and that, together with the Executive, he wanted efforts to be made to make our country "an example to follow" in this regard.
JusMin Predoiu: Amendment of Justice laws - in public debate until March 31, 2021
Justice Minister, Catalin Predoiu, announced the start of the public debate, to last until March 31, 2021, of the proposals to amend the Justice laws - Law 303/2004 regarding the status of judges and prosecutors, Law 304/2004 regarding judicial organization and Law 317/2004 regarding the Supreme Council of Magistracy.
Greek T-bills auctioned at negative interest rate
The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) raised 487.5 million euros on Wednesday through the auction of 26-week treasury bills at a uniform yield of -0.10%.
The issue was originally for the auction of T-bills worth €375 million, but the amount raised increased as total bids reached €1.313 billion.
The settlement date is Friday.
Bosnian Serb Wartime Camp Guards Convicted of Abusing Prisoners
The Bosnian state court in Sarajevo on Wednesday convicted Boris Bosnjak, Miodrag Grubacic and Ilija Djajic of the abuse of non-Serb civilian prisoners at the Mosa Pijade barracks in Bileca during wartime in 1992.
In a first-instance verdict, the court sentenced Bosnjak to ten years in prison, Grubacic to five years and Djajic to six years.
Harsh Words on EU Rule of Law but Will Action Follow?
The Commission says the annual Rule of Law Report - which covers four pillars: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances - provides a process for an annual dialogue between the European Commission, the EU Council and the European Parliament, together with member states as well as national parliaments, civil
Iohannis: Second pandemic wave, imminent, therefore, please observe rules, avoid crowds, useless travels
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that, according to the specialists, a second wave of the pandemic is imminent in Europe, in which context he told Romanians to follow the rules with rigor, to avoid unnecessary crowding and travels. "The almost unanimous opinion of the specialists is that a second wave of the pandemic in Europe is imminent.