The report on the progress made by Romania on the reform of justice and the fight against graft is still being worked on, with the document currently being discussed by the European commissioners' heads of cabinet.
According to EU sources, the document that is to be put forward to the Commissioners' College for approval on Wednesday before being made public, says the cooperation and checking mechanism, by which the reports of the European Union executive are being
worked out, will continue to be enforced both on Romania and Bulgaria.
The document is eagerly awaited in Bucharest, the more so since there has been recent information that the European Commission
will allegedly draw attention over the lack of progress on fighting high-profile corruption.
The same sources said special stress will be laid by the EC report on the need to depoliticise the fight against graft, notably against high-level graft, as the report mentions Romanian Parliament blocked the assent for the prosecution of four former dignitaries, a move
that had a negative influence on the efforts made in the preliminary phases of the judicial process.
Moreover, the EU executive believes Romania should lay the bases of an easy and comprehensive system enabling the citizens to file complaints related to the corruption cases, with norms being necessary to ensure the confidentiality related to the identity of the persons making such announcements.
The situation in Romania, however, is not as serious as the one in neighbouring Bulgaria, where there is clear proof of European funds having been defrauded. In fact, the Commission will present for the first time on Wednesday a separate report on Bulgaria referring the management of the European funds.
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