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Romania's PM Dancila Viorica welcomes EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker at the start of her country's EU presidency (Photo: European Commission)

Romanian candidate faces battle for EU prosecutor job

The European Parliament will hear candidates on Tuesday (26 February) for the EU's new top prosecutor job, amid ongoing demonstrations in Romania against what protesters see as the Bucharest government's latest efforts to rein in prosecutors and curb the rule of law.

At the centre of the hearing is Romania's Laura Codruta Kovesi, a former top anti-corruption prosecutor, who was forced out of office by the current Socialist-led government last July, which accused her of abusing her powe...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Romania's PM Dancila Viorica welcomes EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker at the start of her country's EU presidency (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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