Romania has implemented only two of the 26 recommendations for the prevention of corruption, a report of the State Group against Corruption shows

The group of states against corruption (GRECO) asks the Romanian authorities to transmit information, by the end of next year, about the implementation of the 24 recommendations that have not been implemented so far. 22 recommendations were made only “partially”, and 2 not, according to a group report, published on Tuesday.

• GRECO is an body of the Council of Europe who aims to strengthen the ability of member countries to combat corruption, by monitoring compliance with anti -corruption standards. The group helps states identify the deficiencies of national anti -corruption policies, determining the necessary legislative, institutional and practical reforms. It consists of the 46 Member States of the Council of Europe, Kazakhstan and the United States.

The two recommendations that the Romanian authorities did not implement at all were referring to the Government emergency ordinances and to the management of conflicts of interest within the Gendarmerie.

Specifically, by the first recommendation ignored by the Romanian authorities GRECO demanded “a study to evaluate the practice of legislation through emergency ordinances, the existence of adequate and efficient guarantees and controls and, in the context of its content and conclusions that should be made, the regulatory framework and the practice to be reviewed in the consequence and to be provided Emergency ordinances projects and only the specific and limited exceptions to this rule are possible and clearly regulated ”, according to the report published on Tuesday.

The second recommendation that was not implemented by the authorities referred to “establishing norms and procedures that regulate the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest within the Gendarmerie”.

What recommendations did Romania implement

GRECO claims that our country has taken into account the recommendation aimed at modifying regulations for executive management functions: “Adopting Law no. 49/2025, which introduces ethics and conduct for government members, is crucial for the complete implementation of certain recommendations”.

However, the GRECO report states that the current law can be improved.

“The entry into force of this law should be supplemented by the elaboration of some guides, the organization of training sessions, the provision of confidential counseling and the establishment of an adequate monitoring and applications,” according to GRECO.

“The president, the prime minister and the presidential counselors are not subject to the obligation to disclose the conflicts of ad-hoc interests”

GRECO also mentions that at the level of the Presidential Administration “a Code of conduct has been published”, but here is needed “with documented guidance and information sessions”: “these being said, rules of conduct for the president are still missing, although it remains subject to the relevant legal provisions”.

“Although there are rules that govern interactions with lobbyists and third parties, the disclosure of these contacts is missing. The president, the prime minister and the presidential counselor are not subject to the obligation to disclose the ad-hoc interest conflicts, which applies to other persons with executive management positions. I do not do this, ”says Greco.

“DNA to make progress on verifying integrity for people with management positions”

The GRECO report also refers to the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA).

“The ability of DNA has increased and a platform has been launched capable of generating alarm signals based on in -depth checks of wealth and interest statements,” points out GRECO.

The group comes, however, specifying that in terms of DNA:

• Additional concrete progress is required regarding effective integrity checks for persons with executive management positions;
• Formulation of legislative proposals for the revision of the current integrity framework;
• establishing a supervisory mechanism dedicated to monitor the implementation of the legislation on access to information;
• limiting the legal practice through emergency ordinances;
• introduction of post-anging restrictions;
• ensuring the conduct of adequate and significant public consultations.

“Regarding the law enforcement authorities, the Gendarmerie created an internet page dedicated to the publication of all donations. A unified ethics code project for both the police and the gendarmerie, is in an advanced stage of elaboration. A comprehensive training program has been developed in the field of integrity, which will be updated after the Ethics Code,” GRECOs.

The group argues that the integrity checks in this field are “carried out during the initial recruitment”, but that two notable proposals for carrying out regular checks during the career of the law officers “are still in progress.

“A centralized recruitment portal for police and gendarmerie positions is operational, providing open and transparent competitions,” notes Greco.

“Additional measures are needed to reduce the use of the power to fill the management positions”

However, GRECO states that several measures are needed so that the practice of “empowerment for the occupancy of management” is reduced.

“The police and the gendarmerie have lined up their procedures regarding the protection of the warnings to the provisions of the Law on the protection of the warnings. Also, concrete measures are required to increase the representation of women at all levels and to introduce rules for the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest within the Gendarmerie,” according to the report.

The full report can be consulted below: