The endless conflict between president Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu on who should be the next Justice Minister has finally came to an end: the Constitutional Court (CCR) decided that the president has the right to refuse a nomination, therefore PM Tariceanu has to make another suggestion.

The head of state demanded the prime minister to nominate another person for the seat - which represents a critical position in the Romanian government to the continuous European pressure in the anti-graft fight field - arguing that former prosecutor Norica Nicolai, PM's first choice, has to important flaws in her professional history.