On Wednesday 31 January, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, warned Romania against any attempt to deviate from its journey towards the rule of law, begun by the country in 2007. He assured the Romanian government that if certain controversial law bills remain on the table, the suppression of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism and accession to the Schengen zone would be raised in entirely different terms.
The Commission President received the Romanian...