Bucharest – Trust in the justice system in Romania continues to align with the average levels seen across European countries, according to measurements for 2025 reported by the Superior Council of Magistracy on Thursday (EU Justice Scoreboard and Eurobarometer on businesses’ perception of the independence of national justice systems in the EU published in July).
Among businesses, the perception of judicial independence remains positive at 51%, nearly identical to the 2024 figure of 52%. This positions Romania alongside France (53%) and ahead of Greece (49%), Italy (48%), Spain (40%), Hungary (38%), Portugal (32%), and Bulgaria (27%).
Concerning companies’ confidence in the courts’ ability to ensure investment security, a crucial indicator for Romania’s OECD accession process, the positive response rate is at 58%. This places Romania among seven countries nearing the 60% threshold, alongside France (62%), Czech Republic (61%), Belgium (60%), Lithuania (59%), Germany (58%), and Italy (58%), surpassing Portugal (44%), Poland (39%), and Greece (28%).
Citizens’ perception stands at 44%, situating Romania in the middle tier of EU nations, just behind France (51%) and Italy (46%), and ahead of Spain (39%), Greece (38%), Croatia (27%), and Bulgaria (27%).
“It is important to consider the extreme polarization of Romanian society during the presidential campaign, influenced by the annulment and reorganization of the election and the ongoing criticisms directed at the Constitutional Court and the traditional justice system regarding these elections,” emphasizes the Superior Council of Magistracy.
In terms of European evaluations regarding the national justice system’s standing in 2025, the aforementioned indicators (58%, 51%, and 44%) correlate with a trust level of 31% for Parliament, 34% for the Government, and 26% for the press.
The Superior Council of Magistracy concludes, “Despite persistent contrary claims in public discourse, objective assessments indicate that trust in the justice system remains within the middle range of the European Union’s reference framework, even amidst the exceptional national context of the annulment of the presidential elections and significant societal polarization.” (24.7.2025)
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