Venice Commission

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban stated on Tuesday that one of new government's main objectives is to close the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) "in the shortest time possible while," which can only be achieved if the recommendations made by the European Commission are met.

Acting Justice Minister Ana Birchall said on Tuesday that she will convene the committee dealing with the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) in an urgent meeting to devise an action plan for the implementation of the recommendations contained in the European Commission report on Romania's progress under CVM, showing that one explicit aim in the report is the disbandment of the Specia

Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban stated on Tuesday that, after a very thorough analysis of all the criticisms, the recommendations of the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) should be put into practice so that Romania "can get rid of being under the CVM" as soon as possible.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaking at his party headquarters on 30 June 2019. Photo: Gent Shkullaku/LSA

The Commission statement came after the final report of the Commission, expected to be published on Monday, was partially leaked to the Albanian media.

The National Liberal Party announces in a Facebook post, that the censure motion against the government has cleared Parliament.

Regulating incompatibility between the office of judge and that of minister of justice depends on the option of the national legislator and not on the standards established by the Venice Commission, the Judges' Section of the Supreme Council of Magistracy (CSM) explained on Friday.

The Presidential Administration on Thursday pointed out, in reply to the stand of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) regarding Dana Girbovan, that the head of state 'didn't justify the rejection of the proposal for Justice Minister of judge Dana-Cristiana Girbovan, but of Romanian citizen Dana-Cristiana Girbovan.' "Romania's President didn't justify the rejection of the proposal for Justi

Moldovan deputies voted on Wednesday to scrap their much criticised "mixed" voting system, made it easier for Moldovans living abroad to vote, and restored the former proportional voting system.

About the recent tragic event in Caracal, where a hitch-hiking teenage girl was reportedly kidnapped, raped and murdered as the authorities took a long time to act on her emergency calls, the Prosecutors' Section of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) on Monday said that "the legal truth and responsibilities should be proven and established on the basis of evidence and in no way under the

President Klaus Iohannis on Sunday evening demanded the PSD-ALDE (Social Democratic Party - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats) ruling coalition to abrogate the amendments brought in the past years to the laws of justice and to the criminal codes.