The European Commission seeks justice be made in Romania, according to its last report on the state of Romanian justice sector, one newspaper reads on Monday. Elsewhere in the news, Hungarians almost finished building their highway close to Romania's border while Romanian authorities are blocked by bureaucracy in their attempt to develop a continuation of the highway. Last but not least, Romania's tourism strategy after 1990 lags behind others.
According to a draft of the report to be published by the European Commission on Romanian justice, Romania registered some progress in its fight against corruption but there are no finished cases, Cotidianul reads on Monday.
Prosecutors are encouraged by the document to continue their battle while parliamentarians and judges are warned. The main conclusion of the report is that Romania has started off promising but without clear and visible results.
European officials underline the progress achieved by prosecutors within the system. Nonetheless, the draft report warns that prosecutors stumble upon judges and parliamentarians who block high corruption cases.
Moreover, Parliamentarians are urged to prove their involvement in the fight against corruption by supporting the efforts prosecutors make. As compared to the January report, the new document registers more positive signals. European officials thus declare that Romania is on the good track so far.
Even if the document concludes that no safeguarding procedure will be launched against Romania, the supervising mechanism will be maintained for an unlimited period. Plus, Romanians might fail to join the Schengen area or Euro zone if their fight against corruption does not offer valid results.
Gandul reads that Hungarians have almost reached Romania's border with their new highway, in an attempt to link the I
