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lleiThe European Commission released reports this week on the progress of Romania and Bulgaria in tackling corruption. The CVM (Co-operation and Verification Mechanism) reports found that neither country has fulfilled requirements to have the CVM lifted. In the case of Bulgaria, the report found that the country’s efforts against graft “are fragmented and largely ineffective”. For Romania, the CVM report detailed deficiencies around judicial independence, judicial reform, the integrity framework and the country's anti-corruption measures which need to be resolved before Romania can complete the CVM process and have the mechanism lifted, escriu Helen Jones. 

The results have been met with disappointment in both countries.  In Romania in particular, there had been hopes that the findings would have been more positive.  The country’s Justice Minister had suggested earlier this month that Romania could be free of the CVM as early as the summer of 2017.  Given that the European Commission has said there will be no further review of either country until the end of this year, this means that such an early reprieve for Romania is now not possible.

There was additional disappointment in Romania as Transparency International also released their Corruption Index.  Although Romania had improved its listing by one place, this was less than had been hoped in light of Romania’s aspirations and efforts to have the European Commission’s CVM lifted.

Regarding the CVM report on Romania, Comissió First Vice President Frans Timmermans said dimecres (25 gener)"The speed of this process depends how quickly the Romanian authorities are able to take the remaining steps in an irreversible way, in a way that does not call into question the progress made so far. I hope in 2017 we will see the speed, determination and internal safeguards needed to complete the necessary reforms and ensure the irreversibility of the results."

Others commenting on the findings of the CVM report included MEP Iveta Grigule.  She described the report’s findings as “reasonable” and added: “Romania can clearly see the areas where the country must improve before they may have the CVM lifted. The report says that corruption represents a reputational risk for the country and acts as a deterrent for foreign investment. We all hope that the country's new government can work towards setting new standards.”

Ms Grigule also explained that Romania had gone through a damaging year in terms of the country’s reputation with foreign investors, adding: “The authorities seized the assets of Kazakh energy investors KazMunayGas, and lost court battles with the Czech Republic's CEZ, Italy's ENEL, Germany's E.on and of course Austria's Raiffeisen group. Romania has such great potential, especially around helping Europe with energy security and diversity of supply. 2017 could be the year for the country to improve, both on rule of law and in its treatment of foreign investors."

James Wilson, Director of the EU-Romania Business Society, was optimistic that the new administration in Romania would make more progress with both rule of law and the investment climate.  He said: “We are hopeful the new administration will look to engage with the world, to re-open markets for foreign investment flows, to increase job creation and build economic security. We are keen to see a renewed commitment to creating a positive climate for inward investment, with greater attention to attract much-needed foreign capital. We know De Romania potential is huge and we are fortunate in having a new government with a real mandate in place to tackle these challenges."

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