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European Commission Does Not Recommend Safeguarding Clause For Romania
BUCHAREST, Jun 25
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9)> The European Commission said Romania made progresses in the justice
reform and did not recommend the enforcement of the safeguarding clause,
according to the country report, quoted by radio station RFI Romania.
The document notes the progresses made by the High Council of the
Magistrates, or CSM, but also the worries concerning the efficiency of the
National Integrity Agency, or ANI, a body intended to act as an important
enforcement mechanism for anti-corruption laws.
The EC Commission is concerned about the independence of ANI, which should
function as of October.
Among the worries voiced in the report there is the absence of a unique
practice in property restitution field, although there is a credible pledge
of the authorities on assimilating the observations made by the magistrates
in the new variants of procedure codes.
The Romanian authorities are also expected to put more effort into human
resources policy. The Commission said the personnel policy is currently
complicated by the existence of certain legal guarantees on the judges and
prosecutor's security of tenure. The current practice to fill vacant
positions by rapid admission procedures at the same time with a high annual
competition raises question marks about the quality of the new employees in
the legal system, the document said.
RFI quotes the report variant which the European Commission is expected to
release Wednesday. As established by the Verification and Cooperation
Mechanism, the EC will draft a report every six months. The Commission will
update the report at the start of 2008.
C Mediafax 2004
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