Thus, according to the document drafted by the CSM, the courts, at a rate of 43.75% stated that compared to 2012, the political factor has not tried to influence the judiciary, while the prosecution stated at a rate of 43.75% that in 2013, " the political factor has tried to influence the judiciary more", the main methods used being the following: public stances on the activity of both the courts and prosecutors in pending cases as well as on final judgments, legislative changes, the adoption of laws which are subsequently amended or declared unconstitutional, the underfunding of the judiciary and criminal cases of deputies or senators in Parliament being blocked.
However, although the report mentioned the "underfunding of the judicial system," the same document points out that the budget of the courts and the High Court of Cassation and Justice increased compared to 2011 and 2012, and the prosecution budget "has been steadily growing" since 2010, reaching 758.462 million lei in 2013. Nevertheless, prosecutors and courts have held that these budgets are unsatisfactory.
As far as the media is concerned, the courts have considered in a smaller percentage (37.5%) than the prosecution offices (56.25%) that the judiciary independence was threatened by the media channels. In 2013, the SCM Plenum reviewed 28 applications for the defense of professional reputation, independence and impartiality of judges and prosecutors, 11 of them being admitted. Other 17 applications concerned the defense of the judiciary independence and impartiality, of which 8 were admitted by the SCM Plenum.