Romania launched investigations on 20 February against the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, and the European Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, on charges of abuse of power, including the implementation of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), which has been responsible since 2007 for assessing judicial reforms and the fight against corruption in the country.
The Magistrates’ Section, according to the Romanian media, has also initiated...