Upon accession of Romania on 1 January 2007, certain weaknesses remained in the areas of judicial reform and fight against corruption that could prevent an effective application of EU-laws, policies and programmes.
Romania will remain under the monitorisation of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism meant to verify progress measured against four benchmarks set for judiciary reform and the fight against corruption.
CE`s spokemen Mark Gray said that there is no connection between Romania `s accession in the Schengen treaty and the end of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.
The reports of the Commission are based on contributions by the Romanian authorities, the Commission's services, expert reports by Member States, and input from technical experts and civil society.
