This week the European Commission presented its second annual EU Rule of Law Report. Although Romania has made progress, there is still room for improvement. The ruling coalition remains divided over if and how to abolish the “Special Section”, which is one of the problems highlighted in the Commission’s report.

This and more in this week’s Romanian Dispatch’s coverage of the past seven days. If you like it, why not pass it on? New readers can subscribe here.

Romanian Dispatch #39 (July 17—23, 2021)