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ROMANIA MOVES TO RESTORE POWERS OF ANTI-GRAFT BODY
Romania’s lower house of parliament voted to restore the powers of an EU-backed anti-corruption agency on Monday, part of a reform plan to fight graft in one of the bloc’s most corrupt members. The legislation, approved by the lower house in an extraordinary session, still needs to clear Romania’s senate, where the government has only a slim majority, later this month. The EU’s executive has said changes stemming from a court ruling this year made the National Integrity Agency (ANI) - which checks politicians’ wealth - virtually impotent, violating Bucharest’s EU entry commitments...
Reuters 16/08/2010
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