The European Commission is not yet in a position to decide on the end of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanisms (CVM), which have applied since 2007 to Bulgaria and Romania, said the Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vera Jourova, before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties on Thursday 10 September. On Wednesday 23 September, it will publish a first report on respect for the rule of law in all Member States.
The Vice-President pointed out that the...