Former Minister of Justice, USR deputy Stelian Ion said on Tuesday on Profit News TV that USR offers the text of the law, the proposal of the parliament to amend the laws on justice in the sense of harmonizing them with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, reports News.

Stelian Ion clarified that the mandate of President Klaus Iohannis was disastrous for justice, and that the justice laws in Catalin Predaju’s version are worse than those advanced under Liviu Dragnius.

“There are 600 articles in these laws, they have not been analyzed, there are many problems that have escaped the analysis of the Venice Commission, in the laws on justice, the UDR will propose the text of the law, the proposal of the parliament to amend these laws in the sense of alignment with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, let’s try make these laws better, more functional,” said Stelian Ion.

He clarified that the real chances of passing these laws will be when the parliamentary majority changes, when the PNL and PSD parties stop understanding each other. “So far, we see commotion, they quarrel, but they stick to each other, because they have the same political interests,” the UDR deputy also noted.

The former justice minister said that “Klaus Johannis’ mandate in terms of justice has been disastrous and that the MCV is being promoted is nothing short of great luck.”

About the laws of Minister Catalin Predaju, Stelian Ion said that “they are worse than Dragni’s laws” but “were presented in a better package and took advantage of a favorable geopolitical context.”

Romania has met the conditions of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (MCV) to monitor the judiciary, set up since 2007, so that it can be abolished and replaced by a rule of law mechanism, the European Commission said in a report on Tuesday. obtained by HotNews.ro.

The Commission says it will take into account the Council’s observations as well as the European Parliament’s observations before taking a final decision and will return to the issue in the case of Bulgaria and Romania in the coming months. Brussels also lists the debt that our country still has, which will be controlled through the rule of law mechanism.

Statements of the President:

• “Today is a very important day for Romania, which has taken a new significant step on the path of European integration. Today, the mechanism of cooperation and verification has been completed for our country.
• Thus, we have a clear confirmation that Romania has implemented the necessary reforms to consolidate the rule of law and embarked on an irreversible path of fighting corruption.
• The European Commission confirmed a few minutes ago in a published report the progress achieved by Romania within this mechanism, which means that we are fulfilling the recommendations and objectives set by the MCV, the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, as they were established at the time of accession to the European Union.
• This is the latest MCV report of the European Commission for our country.
• From now on, Romania, like all other member states, will be monitored only through the Common Rule of Law Mechanism.
• This year, the Romanian Parliament passed the main laws on the judiciary, which we published after the Constitutional Court declared them constitutional.
• Romania has shown the political will, but above all, the strong support of the citizens, to correct any deviations from the democratic course and quickly resume reforms, as happened in the last two years.
• I am glad that all these advances have been recorded in today’s MCV report, because these reforms are important, above all, for Romanians.
• Citizens have the right to an independent, functional, effective justice system, to a society where the fight against corruption and integrity is the goal.
• I congratulate the authorities – the Romanian government, the Minister of Justice, the Parliament and the institutions of the judicial system – for these results, and I express my gratitude for the diplomatic efforts, including those of the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union. Union, which contributed to the achievement of this goal.
• I also thank the European Commission, President Ursula von der Leyen, for her constant support and open dialogue.
• The dialogue also touched on the Venice Commission, which recently found that key elements of the justice package meet European standards.
• Today’s report completes a phase, but our joint efforts, at the level of government and society, must continue.
• I am convinced and confident that the achievements confirmed today by the European Commission will be followed by others, so that the independence and efficiency of justice, as well as the fight against corruption, remain irreversible constants for Romania.”