A standing committee for monitoring cases of increased social interest was set up within the Cabinet by order of Prime Minister Pavel Filip. In the first meeting on April 1, the committee that consists of representatives of different state institutions discussed the bank fraud, IPN reports.

After the meeting, the Premier told the press that the committee is designed to coordinate the actions between the state authorities. The Committee’s decisions will be recommendatory in character. “This platform was created in order to ensure discussions on the horizontal. The committee does not have a legal status. It will discuss the loud cases, while the responsible state authorities will analyze and monitor the management of these cases,” stated Pavel Filip.

The Premier said that in the first meeting the committee discussed the bank fraud, including its investigation, possibilities of recovering the money and the amendment of the legislation for preventing such cases in the future. “There were emphasized a number of constrains and impediments. We considered possibilities of influencing these constrains by the existing instruments,” stated the Premier.

Pavel Filip also said that the bank fraud is investigated from a number of angles, namely the action or inaction of decision makers of the three banks where the fraud was committed, of the competent surveillance state institutions and the responsibility of those who illegally obtained loans.

The Premier noted that the committee will meet once a month.