CVM board convenes to discuss preparations for EC's next progress report

Preparations for the next European Commission's evaluation mission under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (MCV) that reports on Romania's progress with judiciary reform and the fight against corruption were the objective of a meeting of the CVM board at the headquarters of the Justice Ministry (MJ).

According to an MJ press statement, the meeting was convened and coordinated by Justice Minister Tudorel Toader.

"The objective of the meeting was to prepare for the next European Commission evaluation mission in under the CVM, to be held March 14-16, 2018, both logistically and in terms of the contributions needed to prepare the progress report to be presented to the European institution."

The ministry mentions that each relevant body, through its representatives, presented the latest stage of the progress, as well as the measures for the preparation of the evaluation mission.

Toader is quoted as underlining the need for cooperation of all the relevant bodies, and pointing out that the progress report to be drawn up at the ministry level will be made on the basis of the contributions of the partner bodies.

Also attending were: Secretary of State with the Ministry of Justice Marieta Safta; Chair of the Legal, Discipline and Immunities Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Eugen Nicolicea; Oana Florea, deputy chair of the Legal, Discipline and Immunities Committee; Iulian Dragomir, deputy chair of the Supreme Court of Justice; Tabita Maftei, assistant magistrate with the Supreme Court; Laura Oprean, first deputy attorney general with the Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court; Laura Codruta Kovesi, chief prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption National Directorate (DNA); Daniel Horodniceanu, chief prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism; Marius Tudor, director at the European Affairs, International Relations and Programmes Directorate of the Supreme Council of Magistrates; Alina Barbulescu, legal specialist at the Supreme Council of Magistrates; Catrinel Brumar, Government Agent for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Oana Florentina Ezer, director at the Government Agent, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Octavian Melintescu, deputy director general of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Mihai Diaconu, secretary general of the Ministry of Public Finances; Dana Stan, deputy director-general with the Ministry of Public Finances; Lilian Ilie, director at the Operations Department for Use of Confiscated Assets of the National Tax Management Agency (ANAF); Bogdan Stan, chairman of the National Integrity Agency; Silviu Ioan Popa, secretary general of the National Integrity Agency; Cornel Virgil Calinescu, director general of the National Agency for the Management of Impounded Assets, as well as representatives of specialist departments within the Ministry of Justice.

The CVM board was established under Government Decision 216/2012 on speeding up the implementation of the benchmarks set out in the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism. The board is tasked with assessing how all the bodies involved in achieving CVM objectives fulfill their tasks, harmonising CVM-related efforts and ensuring dialogue and cooperation between the stakeholders. AGERPRES (RO - author: Mihai Stoica, editor: Antonia Nita; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Cocleriu, editor: Adina Panaitescu)