1.0European Western Balkanshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.comEWBhttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/author/ewb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GEg3PtYyjx"><a href="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/07/09/rule-of-law-report-2025-for-eu-candidates-pressures-on-judiciary-and-corruption-remain-issues-of-concern/">Pressures on judiciary and corruption remain issues of concern</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/07/09/rule-of-law-report-2025-for-eu-candidates-pressures-on-judiciary-and-corruption-remain-issues-of-concern/embed/#?secret=GEg3PtYyjx" width="600" height="338" title="“Pressures on judiciary and corruption remain issues of concern” — European Western Balkans" data-secret="GEg3PtYyjx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Berlaymont_building_in_Brussels.jpg19201440STRASBOURG – Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia continued implementing the reforms aimed at strengthening the judicial independence but there are still great pressures on the judicial systems, particularly by public officials and politicians, note the Rule of Law Reports 2025, published yesterday by the European Commission. In addition, the widespread corruption remains a matter […]