Consiliul Afaceri Generale al Uniunii Europene asteapta de la Romania ca ministrii si parlamentarii sa dea un exemplu in privinta respectarii criteriilor de integritate, dupa cum arata concluziile Consiliului publicate luni pe site-ul institutiei. Consiliul arata ca Romania mai trebuie sa faca eforturi in privinta presiunii politice pe puterea judecatoreasca si pe institutiile anti-coruptie. Consiliul asteapta si apropiata numire a noilor sefi DNA si Parchetul General conform unei proceduri "deschise si transparente".

Vezi mai jos textul integral al Concluziilor Consiliului (lb. engleza) . Sublinierile apartin redactiei

"Council conclusions on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism

Brussels, 11 March 2013

The Council adopted the following conclusions:

1. Reaffirming its earlier conclusions, in particular those of 24 September 2012, the Council welcomes the report from the Commission on progress in Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. The Council commends the Commission on its work, on the methodology followed and fully shares the objective and balanced analysis and recommendations contained in the report. The Council notes that this report is a response to political events in Romania last summer. More generally, the Council appreciates the continued good co-operation of Bulgaria and Romania with the Commission and the other Member States under the mechanism.

2. The Council notes positively the steps taken by the Romanian government to address several of the Commission’s recommendations of July 2012 but notes that a number of the recommendations still need to be adequately implemented. The Council recalls the fundamental values on which the EU is founded, and welcomes the commitment of the Romanian government to ensure respect for the rule of law and th