Romania's Justice Minister, Monica MACOVEIToday, the Romanian Senate voted against a bill aimed to give more power to the National Anti-Corruption Department (DNA) in issues dealing with indictment of MPs and ministers.
The Social Democrat Party (PSD), Romania's biggest opposition party, successfully obstructed the bill to strengthen the powers of an independent anti-corruption prosecutor (DNA) arguing that the legislation was unnecessary.
Romanian Justice Minister Monica Macovei said Thursday's decision was a 'reason to worry' as Romania struggles to convince the European Union that it is fighting hard to stamp out graft.
The EU delegation in Bucharest and the U.S. Embassy both released press statements to support the Govt’s reforms in fighting top-level corruption.
The US Embassy in Bucharest expressed concern with the Senate’s rejection of the Govt' ordinance allowing the national corruption court to probe MPs and urges Romania to make sure that high-level corruption is still efficiently fought against.
Romanian President, Traian Basescu, may send back the bill to the Parliament for another vote.
Romania Report
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