Challanging corruption at the top level

Romanian Justice Minister Monica Macovei said on 4 January that combating "corruption at the top level" must be a priority for the National Anticorruption Prosecution (PNA). She said the PNA must investigate "correctly, allowing no political interference."

Head of one of Romania's most influential NGOs prior to her appointment, Macovei told journalists she accepted the ministerial position in order to implement "the reforms I was demanding when I was on the other side of the barricade."