Commissioner Cretu says end of MCV could consolidate Romania’s role in the EU

After the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker hinted on the possibility of ending the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (MCV) in Romania by 2019, Corina Cretu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, said that it “would be a step forward towards consolidating Romania’s integration into the union,” according to a press release from her cabinet.

Furthermore, she called it a project that Romania “has been working on for a long time and, finally, it would be well-earned victory, given the efforts [the country] has made.”

Also regarding Romania’s fight against corruption, the country was previously praised by the European Council’s anti-corruption body (GRECO) in a report from last month. Moreover, Romania ranked 58^th out of 175 countries on the Corruption Perception index (CPI) published by Transparency International earlier this year, improving from 2014 when it occupied the 69^th place on the index.

Andreea Tint

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