Herman von Hebel
On 5 March 2026, Parliament amended the procedure for appointing members of the commission, reducing the minimum number of votes required from 61 to 51. The amendment was adopted after the parliamentary majority had previously failed to secure sufficient votes for the appointment of Herman von Hebel, a Dutch national.
On 6 March, Parliament appointed Herman von Hebel and Bernard Lavigne as members of the External Evaluation Commission for Prosecutors. The decision was supported by 53 PAS MPs.
The Commission consists of nine members, five of whom were appointed by international partners. It assesses the ethical and financial integrity of several categories of prosecutors, including the leadership of the General Prosecutor’s Office and prosecutors in specialised prosecutor’s offices.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling of 15 October 2026 concerns provisions of Law No. 65/2023 on the external evaluation of judges and candidates for the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice, and of Law No. 252/2023 on the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors. Judge Liuba Șova delivered a separate opinion.
The judgment is final and shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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