81. Calls on Latvia to accelerate the reform of the judiciary and support it with additional funds; recognises the efforts to simplify and modernise criminal procedure, and to improve detention conditions through amendments to existing legislation and infrastructure investments, but regrets that delays in the adoption of d
ecisive legislative measures, in particular the new Criminal Procedure Code, are complicating efforts to accelerate court proceedings, reduce the backlog of court cases and cut the length of pre-trial detention; stresses the importance of safeguarding the independence of the judiciary and the need to achieve results i
...[+++]n the fight against corruption; expects the incoming government to make this a priority and to take effective initiatives; underlines, also, the importance of timely introduction of the unified pay system for the civil service;