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Romanian Lower Chamber Adopts Family Allowance Bill

16:09, 20 Dec. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Monday approved with 171 votes in favor, 49 votes against and five abstentions the draft law on family allowance, whose articles were adopted last week.

Romanian Govt Survives Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion Over 2011 Wage Law

13:45, 20 Dec. 2010
The Romanian opposition’s no-confidence motion over the wage law for 2011, which was debated in Parliament Monday, was rejected as the motion got only 190 votes in favor and one vote against and needed 236 votes to pass.

Romanian Lawmakers Start Debates On No-Confidence Motion Over 2011 Wage Law

11:31, 20 Dec. 2010
Romanian lawmakers on Monday started debates on the no-confidence motion over the wage law for 2011, submitted in parliament by opposition liberals and social democrats last week, after Prime Minister Emil Boc sought a confidence vote to pass the bill into legislation.

Romanian PM Says Govt Has Plan B To Keep IMF Loan On Track

12:48, 17 Dec. 2010
The Government has a plan B to deal with the delays in the adoption of the unitary wage law triggered by the Parliament’s decision to push back debates on a no-confidence motion until late next week, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Senate Chairman Suspends Parliament Meeting Over Quorum

12:20, 17 Dec. 2010
Romania’s Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana Friday suspended the plenary meeting where the opposition was supposed to read out a motion of no-confidence saying only 225 MPs are present and the meeting lacks quorum.

Romanian Lawmakers Convene To Read Out Opp Parties’ No-Confidence Motion Over Unitary Wage Law

11:55, 17 Dec. 2010
Romanian lawmakers on Friday convened in a plenary meeting to read out the opposition’s no-confidence motion over the public sector unitary wage law for 2011, for which the Government sought a confidence vote early this week.

Romania’s Education Law Adopted As Opposition Mps Pull Support For No-Confidence Motion

13:23, 14 Dec. 2010
The education law for which the Romanian Government sought a confidence vote in Parliament late October is considered adopted after opposition liberal lawmakers said in plenary they are pulling their signatures from the motion of no-confidence submitted over the bill, Chamber Speaker Roberta Anastase said Tuesday.

Romania’s Parliament To Continue Conf Vote Procedure For Education Bill

11:49, 14 Dec. 2010
Romania’s Parliament voted to continue procures for the adoption of the education bill Tuesday, despite protests from opposition lawmakers.

Romanian Draft 2011 State, Social Security Budgets Debated In Parliament Committees This Weekend

14:24, 13 Dec. 2010
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees will debate the draft 2011 state budget law and the draft social security budget for next year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the two acts will be up for plenary debates in Parliament staring next week.

Romanian PM Calls On Parliament To Set Date For No-Confidence Motion Vote

13:49, 04 Dec. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister asked the Parliament Saturday to set a date for the vote on a no-confidence motion and thus carry on with procedures for the adoption of the education law.

Romanian Parliament Sends Education Bill Back To Govt

16:33, 29 Nov. 2010
The Romanian Parliament’s Standing Bureaus decided Monday to send the education bill back to the Government, as well at its request for a vote of confidence to pass the bill into legislation, said social democrat deputy Mircea Dusa.

Romanian Opp Liberals Decide To Attend Parliament Plenary Meetings Debating Key Bills

14:53, 29 Nov. 2010
The Romanian opposition Liberal Party decided Monday that liberal lawmakers will participate in all Parliament plenary meetings which will debate major public interest bills, such as the education bill, the unitary wage bill and the draft state budget law for 2011.

Romanian President Regrets Sending Pension Bill Back To Parliament For Reexamination

14:00, 25 Nov. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday he regrets he sent the country’s pension bill back to the Parliament for reexamination, as he gave lawmakers “the opportunity to play the fool and act irresponsibly”.

Romanian President Calls On Parties To Stop Political Battle To Solve National Interest Issues

16:46, 09 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Tuesday addressed the legislature and proposed parliamentary parties to freeze political disputes in the next period, in order to unblock the activity of the Parliament and solve national interest issues.

Romanian President Basescu Sends Controversial Bills Back To Parliament

19:11, 02 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday sent the Parliament back two bills, one reducing the VAT on food, the other exempting low pensions from the income tax, requesting they be re-examined.

Romanian Parliament Denies Opposition’s Bid To Put Off Education Bill Adoption

11:18, 28 Oct. 2010
The standing offices of Romania’s Parliament denied Thursday the opposition’s bid to postpone the Government’s seeking a confidence vote to adopt the education bill bypassing parliamentary procedure.

Romanian Govt Seeks Confidence Vote To Pass Education Reform

10:44, 28 Oct. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc, whose Government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, arrived in Parliament Thursday to seek a new confidence vote to pass the education bill.

Romanian Lower Chamber Ratifies IMF Letter Of Intent Signed In June

12:40, 26 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted with 103 votes in favor, 80 votes against and five abstentions the draft law ratifying the Government's letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund, signed in June 2010.

Romanian PM Summons Ministers For Talks On Upcoming Confidence Vote On Education Bill

12:46, 22 Oct. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc summoned the members of his Cabinet and their advisers for talks on Friday on the confidence vote the Government will seek in Parliament to pass the education bill, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Move To Cut VAT, Lift Pension Tax Calls For Careful Assessment – IMF

16:09, 20 Oct. 2010
Romanian parliament’s decision to cut the value added tax for basic food items and lift a 16% tax on small pensions must be “carefully” analyzed to establish its possible effects on the economy, said Mihai Tanasescu, Romanian representative to the International Monetary Fund.

Romanian Parliament Assembles To Hear Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion

11:15, 20 Oct. 2010
Romania’s two chambers of Parliament have assembled in plenary meeting Wednesday to hear the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which is to be debated and put to the vote next Wednesday.

Romanian Lower House Adopts Decree On Incentives For State Employees

13:34, 19 Oct. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted a government emergency decree regarding the payment of bonuses and incentives in the public sector.

Romanian Govt To Seek Confidence Vote In Parliament Over Education Bill On Oct 28

19:06, 18 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament on October 28 to pass the country’s education bill, the standing offices of the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies decided Monday.

Romanian Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion To Be Debated In Parliament On Oct 27

17:38, 18 Oct. 2010
The standing offices of the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies decided Monday that the no-confidence motion submitted by opposition parties against the Government will be presented before the Parliament on October 20 and debated on October 27.

Romanian President Defends Govt’s Austerity Policy, Says Further Action Needed

16:30, 21 Sept. 2010
Romania cannot afford to pay wages for incompetent public servants and social aid to people claiming to be ill, when they just don’t want to work, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in a speech in Parliament.

Romanian President Traian Basescu To Address Parliament On Sept 21

15:07, 14 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu is expected to address the Parliament on September 21, at 3 p.m., the Standing Offices of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies decided Tuesday, following the president’s request.

Romania’s Govt Plans To Amend Labor Legislation, Introduce Postal Voting For Romanians Abroad

18:44, 30 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Government wants to amend the country’s labor legislation, introduce postal voting for Romanians living abroad, simplify privatization procedures and regulate aspects related to the checkup of public purchase contract award procedures.

Romanian Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committees Endorse National Defense Strategy

18:31, 23 Aug. 2010
The foreign policy committees in the Romanian Parliament endorsed Monday the country’s national defense strategy and preserved those paragraphs that picture “orchestrated media campaigns that denigrate state institutions” as vulnerabilities.

Romanian Labor Committee Assigned To Complete Pension Bill Report By Sept 1

14:50, 04 Aug. 2010
The Standing Bureau of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Wednesday to assign the labor committee to complete the report to the unitary pension law by September 1, said Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase.

Romanian President Basescu To Request Special Parliament Session On Integrity Agency Bill

18:23, 20 Iul. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he will request a special Parliament session in early August, mainly to discuss the law on the National Integrity Agency (ANI).

Romanian Parliament To Restart Debates On National Integrity Law’s Unconstitutional Provisions

18:21, 19 Iul. 2010
Toni Grebla, head of the Romanian Senate committee for legal matters, said Monday that the two chambers of the Parliament will restart debates on the provisions of the law regulating the activity of the country’s National Integrity Agency (ANI) which have been ruled unconstitutional.

Romanian President Rejects Law Extending Newborns’ Trousseau Until 2010

18:30, 09 Iul. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu has asked the Parliament to re-examine the law approving a Government Ordinance, which says the state will provide the equivalent of trousseaus for newborns until the end of 2010, as that act was repealed through the Government’s austerity plan.

Romania’s Parliament Adopts Revised Version Of Integrity Agency Bill

14:45, 30 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Senate Wednesday adopted with 115 votes and two abstentions the revised version of the draft law regulating the activity of the country’s National Integrity Agency (ANI).

Romania’s Parliament Eliminates Unconstitutional Provisions From Austerity Plan

11:28, 29 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Parliament Tuesday adopted with 321 to two votes the committee for legal matters’ report on the austerity law package, eliminating the articles that slash pensions, which were recently ruled unconstitutional.

Romanian Parliament Adopts Reexamined Civil Servants Statute

16:09, 23 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted the report drafted by the Chamber’s committee for legal matters, which reexamined the law on the statute of public servants and left out provisions declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.

Romania’s National Defense Strategy Lists Media Pressure Among Weaknesses

15:32, 23 Iun. 2010
Romania’s National Defense Strategy, sent to the Parliament for debates and approval, states that Romania faces some weak points which affect the image of the country’s state institutions and hinder the enforcement of laws.

Romania Parliament To Debate Country’s Defense Strategy In Fall Session

11:39, 23 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate on Wednesday decided the report on the country’s National Defense Strategy will be drafted until September 1 and lawmakers will set off debates on the report in the Parliament's fall session.

Romania’s Opp May Submit Another No-Confidence Motion During Current Session – Party Leader

19:28, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Tuesday, after the no-confidence motion against the Government was rejected, that the opposition may submit a second motion in the current Parliament session, adding the party will do its utmost to fight against the Government’s austerity plan.

Romanian Unionists Cease Protests Outside Parliament, Rallies To Follow If Austerity Plan Approved

17:51, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian unionists, who gathered outside Parliament headquarters to support the opposition’s no-confidence motion, ended their protests at about 3.30 p.m. and decided to unblock the streets nearby the Parliament.

Thousands Of Romanian Unionists Rally In Support Of Opp No-Conf Motion Outside Parl HQ

11:07, 15 Iun. 2010
Thousands of Romanian unionists gathered Tuesday morning outside Parliament headquarters in capital Bucharest and started forming a human chain in the nearby park, in a show of support for the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which lawmakers put to the vote Tuesday.