Laura Codruta Kovesi

Fired Chief Prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura-Codruta Kovesi had a crucial role in the progress made by Romania with the rule of law and the fight against corruption, and France attributes great importance to the irreversibility of those reforms, the spokesman for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says.

Romania's government is set to nominate a new anti-graft chief prosecutor by the end of July, after the country's President announced early on Monday that he was dismissing anti-chief corruption prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi following a ruling of the Constitutional Court.

Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar on Monday issued the order through which Anca Jurma has been delegated as chief prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA).

Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Monday after President Klaus Iohannis signed a decree removing her from the office of chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) that at this point in time the political will is not for an independent justice, but for stymieing investigations.

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis bowed to government pressure and signed a decree on Monday, firing the country's chief anti-graft prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi.

She was axed after months of mounting political tensions between her, the President and the Social Democrat-led government .

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Monday a decree removing Laura Codruta Kovesi as chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA).

Romanian protesters scuffled with police on Wednesday night as over 4,000 people demonstrated in central Bucharest, angered by newly adopted changes to the criminal code that they say threaten investigations into corruption and organised crime.

Romania's ruling Social Democrats are mulling the possible suspension of the country's President, Klaus Iohannis, over his refusal to fire the anti-graft chief prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi.

The main ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) believes that the recent statements made by President of Romania Klaus Iohannis in reference to the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) regarding the resolution of the conflict between the Justice Minister and the President, undermine the CCR's authority, adding that the Court's decisions are mandatory, not be debat

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Monday that talks with a Venice Commission delegation will focus on Romania's justice legislation, amendments to the criminal codes, the transposition of European directives into the Romanian legislation, and getting other pieces of legislation in line with the rulings of the Constitutional Court.