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Frans Timmermans warns Romania that Commission will trigger the Rule of Law Framework without delay if the amendments to the Criminal Codes come into force. European Commission after Timmermans warns Romania: We won’t hesitate to rapidly trigger EU law infringement procedures

May 14, 2019

European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans has sent a letter to Romanian authorities, warning that a mechanism that is harsher than the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) will be adopted if the amendments to the Criminal Codes come into force. In his letter to Romanian authorities, Frans Timmermans points...

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