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Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu announced Tuesday, after coming out of Senate President Calin Popescu Tariceanu's office, that Parliament is going to make a public communication about the message of the US Department of State.
"The United States notes with concern that the Parliament of Romania is considering legislation that could undermine the fight against corruption and weaken judicial independence in Romania," reads a press statement called "Romania: Proposals Affecting the Independence of the Judiciary," belonging to US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert.
"This legislation, which was originally proposed by the Ministry of Justice, threatens the progress Romania has made in recent years to build strong judicial institutions shielded from political interference," the spokesperson points out in the statement released on the US Department of State website.
The US "We urge the Parliament of Romania to reject proposals that weaken the rule of law and endanger the fight against corruption," the spokesperson added.
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