After Poland and Hungary... Romania

Published on 03/10/2018 - 17:34•Updated 20:06

EU Commission and European Parliament warn Bucharest not to jettison rule-based democracy

In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: The European Parliament has debated Romania’s recent raft of controversial judicial reforms. The government in Bucharest was asked to respect the independence of justice and and to stop backsliding on corruption - or else.

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